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WRITINQ. 

BY  L.    M.    THORNBURGH,  EVANSVILLE,  IND. 
No.  2. 

lO. — Our  December  lesson  called  for  and,  I  trust, 
received  yonr  very  best  effort.  However  hard  and 
faithfully  you  have  worked  during  the  month,  it  is 
not  expected  that  you  have  reached  proficiency  or 
that  you  have  extracted  all  the  nourishment  con- 
tained in  the  lesson.  The  ground  work  for  mind 
and  muscle  is  necessarily  extensive.  The  impoi- 
tance  of  plates  1  and  3  are  such  that  something  simi- 
lar to  their  practice  will  enter  into  every  lesson  for 
several  months.  These  exercises  have  a  direct  bear- 
Ingupon  everything  thatis  written,  andtheir  influence 
in  strengthening  muscle,  quickening  action,  quieting 
the  nerves  and  gaining  precision  and  quality  in  line 
is  simply  wonderful,  and  results  must  be  seen  to  be 
properly  appreciated.  Study  and  practice  them  as 
long  as  your  writing  is  lacking  in  any  respect  what- 
ever. Don't  fail  me  here  at  the  most  critical  time. 
The  sub.iect  matter  from  beginning  to  end  should  be 
eo  well  understood  that  you  can  repeat  it  almost 
word  for  word.  An  hour's  reading  and  thinking 
may  save  you  days  and  weeks  of  practice. 

Guarding  Against   Dangeroua   Tendencies, 

1 1  — If  your  arm  is  long  and  your  exercises  resem- 
ble those  in  line  1,  plate  4,  lose  no  time  in  making  a 
change.  Unless  well  cared  for  those  letters  can 
never  stand  the  kicks  and  cuffs  to  be  met  with  in  the 
business  world.  Poor  weak,  starved  things.  Feed 
them  the  "  remedy  "  by  beginning  with  a  dot ;  then 
circle  it  rapidly  and  they  will  soon  grow  fat. 


your  best  helpers.  Use  your  eyes  well  on  cuts.  Be 
sure  to  apply  these  remedies  to  letters  while  arm  is 
warm. 

13. — Now,  are  you  ready  for  plates  6  and  7? 
Your  answer  should  be:  "I  have  turned  out  more 
than  fifteen  pages  of  compact  ovals  and  straight 
lines,  as  per  plate  1  :  and,  as  a  result,  my  new  posi- 
tion of  body,  arm  and  hand  is  secure;  my  arm  is 
growing  rapidly  in  strength,  speed,  scope  and  ease 
of  movement ;  all  shade  has  disappeared,  kinks  in 
lines  are  no  more,  my  interest  in  writing  is  growing, 
too,  and  I  intend  to  stay  with  '  pony '  and  '  shaft '  to 
the  end."    Good. 

14.— And  again :  "I  have  not  neglected  plate  3 
in  the  least,  but  have  practiced  page  after  page  of 


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your  writing  is  sadly  deficient,  and  all  yonr  rapid 
writing  will  make  it  no  better.  "  What  shall  I  do? 
Must  write  neither  fast  nor  slow."  That  brings  us 
to  the  point.  Practice  rapidly  on  exercises  in  which 
you  can  make  nothing  but  well  bent  curve  lines  on 
upstrokes,  and  drill,  drill  until  these  curves  are  em- 
bedded deep  in  muscles  and  imprinted  indelibly  in 
the  mind.  Exercises  1.  2,  3,  plates  6  and  7,  will 
force  good  union  and  make  your  writing  safe  under 
all  circumstances. 

IG. — Make  exercise  in  columns  from  ten  to  fifteen 
in  group,  small,  on  good  slant,  from  twelve  to  twenty 
per  minute.  Raise  right  curve  ending  in  position 
for  loop  letters.  See  how  far  back  you  can  retrace 
straight  lines.   Don' the  afraid  to  exaggerate.   When 


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each  exercise  in  connection  with  the  '  Penman's 
Wheel  of  Fortune.'  All  letters  were  made  small  as 
directed — some  the  size  of  a  mustard  seed — and  I 
allow  nothing  to  interfere  with  easy  lateral  move- 
ment. The  hand  in  plate  3  did  its  duty  well  by 
constantly  reminding  me  of  the  importance  of  a 
good  ending,  and  consequently  I  will  be  better  pre- 
pared for  the  loop  letters  and  all  others  using  a 
right  curve  when  you  bring  them  on.  In  short,  I 
have  acted  upon  your  closing  advice  in  December 
lesson  to  the  best  of  my  ability,  and  am  anxious  to 
know  the  promised  secret." 

A  Speed  Secret   Worth  Knowing, 

15. — Well,  here  it  is,  illustrated  in  plates  6  and 
7,  and  a  number  of  specimens  from  old  and  new 
students  to  test  its  worth.    Legible  speed  writing  is 


f  12.— On  the  other  hand,  if  you  are  short  and  thick 
you  are  apt  to  have  an  easy  going  time  and  to  make 
letters  to  correspond,  as  per  line  1,  plate.').  Lively 
movement  on  straight  lines,  allowing  them  to  grad- 
nally_turn  at  ends  and  change  into  narrow  ovals  are 


dependent  upon  proper  spacing  and  union.  Letters 
acquired  slowly  lose  in  these  two  essentials  when 
written  rapidly,  for  the  simple  reason  that  we  can- 
not get  the  same  result  from  different  rates  of  speed. 
If  you  cannot  distinguish  between  your  it's  and  u's 


down  curves  have  served  their  purpose  in  inffneno- 
ing  up  curves  they  are  changed  into  straight  lines  by 
narrowing  the  loops,  as  seen  in  line  3.  In  nnion 
there  is  strength,  therefore  get  nnion.  Following 
union  your  next  step  is  spacing  by  locating  each 
letter  on  a  blue  line,  as  per  plate  8.  Count  on  down 
stroke  for  each  letter,  one-two.  Don't  destroy  anion 
of  letters  by  widening  too  much.  In  word  practice 
write  as  rapidly  as  you  can,  but  never  go  beyond 
your  ability  and  "stumble."  Be  a  merciless  critic 
of  your  own  results,  and  work  hard  to  strengthen 
your  weakest  points. 

Qood   Beginnings  and  Endings. 

17.— Plate  No.  9  illustrates  what  is  gained  frcnn 
good  beginning  and  ending.  Begin  at  the  left  end 
and  you  have  the  figure  six,  speed  exercise  for  nnion, 
and  the  end  gives  beginning  for  loops.  Invert  and 
reverse  and  you  have  speed  exercise  for  uniting  n'*, 
whde  the  ending  gives  foundation  for  capital  N  and 
family.  Yon  see,  we  anticipate  and  prepare  for  the 
more  difBcnlt— like  constructing  the  difficult  parts 
of  a  thing  before  we  put  it  together.  This  principle 
of  making  the  difficult  seem  easy — really  be  easy — 
is  the  keynote  of  our  method. 

Criticism,  and  Review  Column, 

18  —Since  the  December  issue  of  The  Joxjbnai. 
was  circulated  I  have  received  many  letters  relating 
to  this  course  of  lessons,  some  of  which  called  for 
lengthy  replies.  I  should  be  much  gratified  to  write 
in  full  to  all  who  write  me,  but  that  is  a  physical 
impossibility  in  connection  with  other  pressing 
diities.  I  have,  therefore,  thought  well  tocommence 
a  Criticism  and  Review  Column  in  connection  with 
the  lessons.  Fire  in  your  questions,  specimens,  etc., 
and  they  will  be  treated  through  The  Jocrnal.  I 
want  to  help  you  all  I  can. 

Of  the  hundreds  of  first  specimens  received  np  to 
date,  December  15,  I  would  not  hesitate  to  guarant«» 
to  every  one  an  excellent  hand.    I  want  more  sped- 


't.Jenman^Q:^cU'Q^a,tA/L& 


iiiena  from  farmer  boys,  Don't  be  backward.  Yonr 
hand  is  not  too  heavy  and  your  ideas  are  not  too 
cmde.  The  writer  was  an  ox  driver  and  log  hauler 
for  six  years  anil  knows  wliat  it  is  to  tramp  the  clods. 
'Hie  "unhaijpy  family  "  group  is  made  up  from  first 
npecimena  of  tliocc  who  are  now  among  my  best 
writers.     What  I  want  is  work — thought  and  action 


The  New  Pictorial  Art. 

Jlost  JorRNAL  readers  have  doubtless  noted  cer- 
tain recent  impulses  toward  the  unconventional  and 
the  bizarre  that  is  making  itself  very  much  felt  in 
illustrative  art.    The  most  pronounced,  and  perhaps 


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FAC-SIMILE  STUDENTS'  WORK. 

.   THORSBURCH.    SHOW 


ACCOMPANY  IKQ   1 

—and  plenty  of.it  on  just  those  exercises  that  come 
within  your  range.  If  you  are  not  afHicteil  with  St. 
Vitna'  dance  or  the  excessive  use  of  tobacco  and 
cigarettes  yon  are  all  right,  mv  boy. 

You  cant  get  the  cream  of  these  lessons  by  the 
skimming  process,  but  you  must  dig  as  yon  would 
in  search  of  gold  in  the  hills.  Quiok'and  lasting  re- 
sults come  from  level  headed  students  whose  bear's 
are  fired  with  ambition  to  excel. 


most  unique,  of  thess  late  developments  is  the 
black  to  white  ricochet,  see-saw  style,  flavored  with 
peacock  spats  and  other  things  Japanesy.  invented 
by  Aubrey  Beardsley.  an  English  artist,  who  has 
been  lately  very  much  in  evidence  in  some  of  the 
rahmhi  art  publications.  Mr.  Beardslev  uses  solid 
black  and  white  masses,  with  no  intermediate  tones, 
and  draws  almost  entirely  in  angles.    Some  of  his 


designs  are  unquestionably  striking,  whatever  may 
be  thought  of  the  "school"  he  heads.  The  clever 
satire  in  the  accompanying  verses  and  illustiations 
is  aimed  at  Mr.  Beardsley.  The  impulse  we  have 
noted  is  not  confined  to'our  artist  friends  on  the 
other  side  of  the  ocean.  Here  at  home  it  is  begin- 
ning to  be  seen  on  every  hand,  though  in  a  some- 
what mcdified  form.     Chief  of  the  home  school  is 

O'   O^    UP    C^    L^    Cs' 

/  ^  Q>  /  a  6>  /i^  &  /  a  &/  a  6/ 

that  very  clever  penciler  and  charming  colorist. 
Will  H.  Bradley  of  Chicago  He  applies  the  Beards- 
ley idea,  translating  the  angles  to  sweeping  curves 
(not  unlike,  in  a  general  way,  the  scheme  of  a  pen 
flourish),  and  infusing  the  whole  with  enough  new 
brain  matter  to  fairly  divide  with  BeardsU'y  what- 
ever credit  attaches  to  the  sort  of  art  which  they 
produce.  Some  of  Bradley's  show-posters  (we  have 
particularly  in  mind  recent  posters  advertising  the 
Chap  book)  are  simply  wonderful  in  the  richness 
and  harmonious  vividness  of  the  color  effects. 

Penmen  should  be  particularly  interested  in  this 
new  pictorial  art,  at  least  in  its  milder  phases,  as  it 
is  in  much  demand  for  advertising  designs  and  com-  ■ 
mercial  w(  rk  generally. 

"  The  WImlslei/  Kfghtmare." 


I  hear  the  Art  folks  jawing 
Of  the  modern  styles  of  drawing. 
The  work,  hnppy,  of  a  chappie  who  is  aU  straight  lines  and 

If  its  meaning  I  but  scented, 
I  might  feel  less  demented  ; 
My  toosipegs  are  all  on  edge,  and  shattered  are  my  nerves ! 


A  Wierdsley  nightmare  of  a  Thing,  with  monsti-i 
hair,  ,_^ 

In  attitude  so  strained,  V    - 

That  to  see  it  I  am  pained.  **" 

These  quips  and  pranks  of  modern  cranks  will  < 


If  you  want  to  be  the  craze 

Of  tlie  fashionable  maze. 
You  must  not  paint  Dame  Nature  as  she 

Ycm  must  go  to  hera-siiuinting. 

With.vc ■•  ■     ■■ 

And  when  the 


Will  tlio  world  believe  you  ?    N 

But  she'll  fancy  von  are  clever. 

And.  though  1  cannot  d'raw  a  bit,  I'll  ( 

tistic  jangles. 


I  with  martial  tread. 


■>  (ITUlt  O^IOAoS 


LESSONS  IN   PROFESSIONAL  WRITING. 

BY  C.   P.  ZANER,  COLUMBUS,  O. 
No.  1. 

Itemorfc.. 

The  object  of  these  lessons  la  to  give  the  home 
student  a  chance  to  learn  how  to  practice  in  order 
that  he  may  acquire  what  is  generally  termed  a  pro- 
fessional or  artistic  hand. 

I  will  do  what  I  can  toward  revealing  rather  than 
concealing  the  essentials  to  the  attainment  of  the 
style  so  widely  admired  both  for  its  beauty  and 
evidences  of  skill. 

Before  beginning  the  practice  of  this  art  each 
student  ought  to  have  a  knowledge  of  the  physiology 
of  the  hand  and  arm,  but  since  such  informatiou  can- 
not be  given  herewith,  the  best  we  can  do  is  to  ad- 
vise the  study  of  the  same  at  the  earliest  moment, 
for  without  this  knowledge  a  thorough  uuderst.and- 
ing  of  the  art  of  writing  is  well  nigh  impossible. 

There  are  two  things  I  wish  }  ou,  who  are  follow- 
ing this  series,  to  keep  constantly  and  clearly  in 
mind,  viz.:  the/orm  to  be  produced  and  the  ?««»- 
»<■/•  of  producing  it.  If  you  would  succeed  rightly, 
you  must  know  definitely  the  shape  of  the  form 
to  be  executed.  To  aid  you  in  this  I  have  pre- 
pared, with  no  little  labor,  a  plate  illustrating  the 
basis  forms,  with  their  widths,  slants,  heights, 
etc.,  indicated  by  dotted  lin>"8.  This  plate  is  not 
intended  for  practice  :  it  is  for  study  — for  the  pur- 
pose of  giviug  the  proper  mental  picture.  With 
the  e.xception  of  this  first  plate,  all  the  copies  were 
written  with  the  same  movements  that  we  advise, 
and  all  were  photo-engraved.  They  were  written 
one-half  larger  than  presented,  on  account  of  the 
necessities  i  f  engraving. 

Materialt 

You  should  provide  yourself  with  ink  suited  to 
light  line  and  black  shade  writing— an  ink  that  is 
thick  iind  pale  enough  to  make  a  light,  fine  line  or 
a  dense  or  brilliant  shade.  Arnold's  Japan  or  di- 
luted India  is  the  best.  You  should  have  half  inch, 
faint-ruled,  smooth-surfaced  (not  glossy),  sincle 
sheet.  8  by  10  inch,  10-pound  paper.  Use  Gillott's 
No.  1  pens  (  '  Our  Fini-st").  or,  it  you  prefer  a  pm 
not  quite  so  fine  and  flexible,  Ames'  Best  Pen,  or 
Gillott's  604  ("  Our  Ideal  Pen  for  Young  Penmen"). 
You  need,  to  complete  the  outfit,  an  oblique  holder 
—one  that  is  properly  balanced  and  adjusted  pre- 
ferred. 

Po  itlon. 

First,  don  a  light  weight,  loose  coat.  Second, 
shed  your  undersleeve  from  the  elbow  down  (by 
mears  of  scissors  or  knife)  and  remove  cuffs  and  un- 
button the  shirt  sleeve.  (Ladies  may  enlarge  dress 
sleeve  or  reverse  the  one,  end  for  end,  that  fashion 
dictates,  and  remove  undersleeve  as  advised  for  gen- 
tlemen.) Third,  sit  well  back  from  table  (which 
should  be  pretty  high),  and  lean  slightly  forward, 
bending  at  the  hips,  keeping  tlie  feet  uncrossed  and 
well  apart.  Place  both  arms  on  the  table,  elbows 
just  oft'  the  edge.  Hold  pen  as  illustrated  herewith, 
or  as  nearly  as  possible.  (Illustrations  of  the  body, 
hand,  paper,  etc.,  are  given  in  the  December,  1S9'3. 

.TulRN'AL.) 

Anyle  of   fap,r. 

This  is  very  important.  Upon  it  depends  the  kind 
of  movement  you  use.  If  you  e-xpect  to  follow  the 
instructioi  s  given,  then  see  that  the  bottom  of  the 
paper  is  at  an  angli  of  flfieen  degrees  with  the  eili,'n 
of  the  table,  providing  the  arm  crosses  the  table  at 
an  angle  of  forty-five  degrees.  But  a  better  wa\ , 
perhaps,  is  to  have  the  paper  turned  at  such  an  angle 
that  the  forearm  will  be  at  right  angles  with  the 
connective  slant.  The  two  methods  are  the  same  in 
principle,  but  the  latter  does  not  require  that  the 
arm  cross  the  table  at  a  specified  angle.  One 
more,  hold  the  pa/ier  in  such  marine'-  that  the  f'lie 
arm  loiU  be  at  right  anyles  uith  the  connective  sla  t 
(2,V). 

Bl-ecHonn  for   I'r'-rttce, 

Let  the  little  finger  glide  freely  on  the  side  be- 
tween joint  and  nail  in  all  forms  herewith.  Do  nor 
use  thumb  or  first  and  second  fingers  in  this  Ifssoii 
except  to  hold  the  pen.  If  you  rest  ou  side  if 
finger,  and  I  believe  it  htst  to  do  so,  alwnys  use  a 
blotter  to  rest  the  hand  upon.  After  wtiting  one- 
third  of  the  way  across  the  page  or  making  one  ex- 
ercise, either  draw  the  paptr  to  the  left  or  shift 
the  elbow  to  the  right.  Do  not  try  to  write  acrnss 
the  page  with  the  elbow  and  pnptr  in  one  place. 

Nos.  1,  3  and  a  ore  mide  with  the  forearm   acting 


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as  a  binge  at  the  elbow.  No3.  4,  5  and  6.  -with  the 
same  movement  in  conjunction  with  an  in-and-out 
action  nf  the  arm  in  the  sleeve  :  the  two  movements 
producing;  a  diagonal  action  of  the  arm  as  it  enters 
the  sleeve  at"-  the  wrist.  Nos.  7  and  8,  the  same  move- 
ments us  before,  combined  and  reversed,  producing 
a  compound  elliptical  action  ou  the  muscle  in  front 
of  the  elbow.  Nos.  9  and  10  are  produced  by  unit- 
ing the  former  separate,  simple  moMonf.  resulting  in 
a  compound  circular  exercise.  No.  11  is  produced 
wi!h  hinyeactiononihpstrHight  lines  with  a  gradual 
h  ickward  action  of  the  arm  in  the  sleeve  at  the  elbow 
— as  the  pen  moves  to  the  right— with  a  reversal  of 
this  same  backward  acrioii  in  coDJunction  with  a 
sliiiht rolling  action  to  produce  the  cctmpound  curve. 
Nos.  12.  13.  and  14  are  made  similarly  to  first  part  of 
preceding  form.  N"s.  15,  16.  17  and/ 18  are  purely 
railing  movement  with  a  lateral  and  backward  action 
uf  the  forearm  and  elbow.  Nos.  19.  20  and  21  same 
as  preceding,  with  les^i  of  the  circular  and  in-and- 
out,  and  more  of  the  hinge  and  direct  actions.  Nos. 
22.  23  and  24  are  hinge  and  backward  actions. 

Practice  witli  a  Irte  and  eas\-  action  on  these 
exercises  un'il  further  orders.  M  ke  from  300  to 
400  strokes  per  minute  in  mo-*t  of  the  forms.  Not 
that  many  each  and  every  minute,  but  at  that  rate 
of  speed.  No.J.  9,  10.  22,  23  and  24  not  so  fast. 
Study  as  well  as  practice.  The  lonns  given  serve 
in  establishing  the  S'mplest  movements  :  more  dififi* 
cult  ones  will  follow.  Your  efforts  will  be  criti- 
cised through  these  columns^  if  you  will  submit 
practice  that  is  carefully  executed  and  systemaiic- 
allv  arranged.  Send  such  practice  to  Zaner,  Colum 
bus,  Ohio. 

Tli«  Nati  .iml  Advei  tisinn  Cjaifuoy,  S^jueci  Falls,  N  Y., 
ire  offeriii;;  to  business  scbo->Is  a  particularly  attractive 
lin--  nf  bdvertisinRDOvelties.  A  leader  of  theirs  is  a  wooden 
meustirinij  ru'e,  wiih  or  without  bras*  edgf.  Toese  goods 
art*  S[eciallj  printeil  to  or-ler  with  ihf  advertisemeDt  of 
tbeseboi.1.  They  nre  ihe  Uiiid  "f  ibm^  ihat  is  not  de- 
srrovfd,  reojaimut;  /or  «  long  period  on  the  desk  of  the 
M'-ftw  ihtreiofe  the  adveriisernenti  bn*  a  much  more  perma 
iieut  value  iban  an>thiiig  «bcb  jui^bt  be  presented  in 
n  more  peri&bnble  form. 


COMMERCIAL  SCHOOL  HUMOR. 


A    GirVa    Idea   • 
In  the  Commercial  Law  cla 


allowed  to  make 


n  a  fouthern  school  for 
answer  to  the  question 
"  A  married  woman  not 
5  States "' 

A     Western    Definition   for  **  Muarular  "   Jtfovement. 

One  of  our  Western  writing  teachers  thought  that  as  his 
cowboy  students  had  learned  to  "  sling  a  good  pen  "  {as 
they  expresstd  it),  through  vigorous  drills  with  the  muscu- 
lar or  forearm  movement,  tbey  should  be  alilf*  to  give  an 
accurate  deflnitjnn  of  this  miu-b  talked  about  movement. 
One  of  bis  questions  prnpnunded  at  the  u&ual  terra  ex- 
aminations was  ;  "  What  is  the  muscular  or  forearm  move- 
ment/'' The  answer  of  one  student:  "It  is  a  Dazey,'^ 
while  very  expressive  and  showing  the  student.'.<  apprecia- 
tion of  its  merits,  was  somewhat  hazy  and  left  the  teacher 


A    Brace  of   Good   Ones. 
KNEW   HliUSELF. 

Clerk  :   "  I  really  cannot  read  this  letter  ;  the  writing  i 
ton  bad.'*  _ 

Eniployei-  Ompatiently)  ;  " 
pood  enough  ;  any  fool  could 
Woonsiocket,  K,  I,,  Reporter. 

A   CAPITALIST. 

*'  What  is  bis  profession  ? "  asked  one  girl, 
"  He's  a  capitalist,"  replied  the  other. 
*'  He  looks  Jibe  an  artist." 

"  Oh,  be  IS     He  makes  the  capital  letters  that  begii 
magazine  articles."— Washington  Star. 


I  am  mueh  pleased  to  learn  nf  the  course  of  lessons  to^be 
given  in  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  by  Mr.  Zaner. 

Tbat  feature  alone  will  make  each  issue  worth  the  cost 
of  a  year's  subscriution.— A.  H.  Barbour.  Hartford, 
Conn. 


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*'The  Journal's"  Public  School  Campaign. 

The  enlargement  of  The  Journal  gives  more  room  for 
features  of  special  interest  lo  public  school  teachers,  and 
we  promise  our  friendo  to  utilize  the  opportunity  to  the 
fullest  extent.  We  shall  endeavor  to  make  Thb  Journal 
ag  much  a  necesHity  for  the  grade  teacher  who  is  at  all 
Kenuinely  interested  in  the  work  of  writing  and  drawing  as 
for  the  supervitior  or  specialist.  Our  frieufis  in  the  public 
schools  who  are  now  subscribers  can  be  of  the  greatest  as- 
sistance to  us  by  pointing  out  to  their  fellow-teachers  the 
work  that  The  Journal  is  doing. 

Owing  to  the  overcrowded  condition  of  our  columns, 
«.nd  notwithhtanding  the  enlargement  of  The  Journal, 
we  are  compelled  to  defer  to  the  February  issue  the  beKiu- 
niug  of  Kr.  K.  M.  Wallace's  course  of  instruction  in  writ- 
ing,for  ungraded  schools.  Mr.  Wallace  has  had  much  ex- 
perience in  this  line,  and  Is  thoroughly  imbued  with  the 
necessity  for  blotter  work  iu  our  ungraded  schools.  From 
the  examination  we  have  given  the  lessons  now  in  our 
hando,  we  can  safely  promise  our  readers  something  helpful 
and  practical— genuine  experience,  not  finespun  theories. 


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rEACHINQ  by  the  use  of  illustrative- 
sketcliing  has  long  been  advocated 
by  philosophers  and  writers  on  edu- 
cation. Bnt  it  is  only  recently  that  any  considera- 
ble number  of  practical  teachers  have  been  induced 
to  try  the  experiment.  Several  conditions  have  un- 
doubtedly retarded  this  movement. 

First,  the  natural  conservatism  of  teachers  as  a 
class.  Before  the  time  of  Normal  .Schools  (perhaps 
too  much  80  since),  teachers  learned  to  teach  by  imi- 
tating their  own  teachers  ;  and  since  their  teachers 
had  nev(!r  used  illustrative-drawing,  they  had  no  ex- 
amples to  imitate. 

Second,  the  false  notion  that  only  a  favored  few 
can  learn  to  draw.  This  belief,  or  accepted  tradition, 
has  probably  been  more  effective  than  all  other 
hinderances  in  causing  teachers  to  hesitate.  But, 
while  only  a  comparatively  few  have  had  the 
courage  of  their  convictions,  it  is  a  matter  of  con- 
gratulation that  the  above  obstructions  are  gradu- 
ally giving  way  and  that  a  few  years  hence  we  may 
•expect  many  teachers  to  greatly  increase  their  teach- 
ing power  through  the  ixse  of  illustrative-drawing. 
Many  are  already  convinced  of  the  immense  aid  that 
might  be  offered  by  some  skill  in  drawing,  but  are 
holding  back  because  they  think  they  lack  the  so- 
called  special  talent  supposed  to  be  necessary. 

The  object  of  the  present  articles,  now  began  in 
The  Penman's  Art  Journal,  is  to  help  remove  this 
last  barrier  and  to  show  the  most  timid  teacher,  even 
iu  a  country  school,  that  she  can  learn  to  draw  well 
enough  to  illustrate  school  work  on  the  blackboard. 
For  the  immediate  encouragement  of  all  such,  if, 
should  be  stated  that  drawing  on  the  blackboard  is 
more  easily  executed  than  drawing  on  paper.  Both 
psychology  and  experience  testify  to  this  fact, 
Drrint'lion. 

What  is  ilhistrativesketching?  It  is  not  any  par- 
ticular kind  of  drawing,  exclusively.  It  is  any  and 
all  kimls  of  ilrawhig.  whether  (leeoratire.  pictorial 
or  eoiiceptional.  used  for  the  purpose  of  illustration 
It  is  aiiplied  drawing,  used  as  a  language  to  help 
learners  to  build  up  right  concepts  in  their  own 
minds. 

Since  it  is  osually  done  on  the  blackboard,  it  can- 
not claim  great  artistic  excellence  ;  and  since  it'is 
usually  done  in  the  presence  of  the  class,  it  must  be 
done  rapidly.  This  last  coadition,  and  the  fact  that 
pupils,  many  of  tbem,  are  at  a  considerable  distance 
from  the  blackboard,  would  indicate  that  it  must 
be  done  with  the  utmost  freedom  and  boldness. 

The  purpose  of  "the  drawing  then,  determines  the 
manner  of  its  execution,  while  the  subject  matter 
to  be  taught  determines  the  particular  drawings  to 


be  made.  And  since  our  modern  teachers,  even  in 
the  primary  grades,  'are  obliged  to  teach  at  least  the 
elements  of  all  subjects,  the  tield  for  illustrative- 
drawing  is  as  wide  as  the  universe.  We  may  find 
our  material,  then,  m  the  mineral,  the  vegetable, 
the  animal,  or  the  spiritual  kingdom. 

After  a  few  preliminary  lessons  in  crayon  holi- 
ing  and  free  movement  exercises,  the  student  uih}- 
begin  with  geography,  or  the  earth's  surf.ice.  As 
most  of  its  surface  is  water  in  a  horizontal  position, 
he  may  make  a  first  attempt  by  representing  an 
open  sea,  or  the  ocean  when  it  is  at  pence.  From 
this  he  may  proceed  to  lakes,  bays,  straits,  plains, 
prairies,  terraces,  bluffs,  hills,  mountains,  volcanoes, 
mountain  ridges  or  chains,  wigwams.  Esquimaux 
huts,  canals,  rivers,  roads,  valleys,  gorges,  canons, 
waves,  water-falls,  water  spouts,  icebergs,  clouds, 
vegetables,  fruits,  leaves,  plants,  flowers,  trees, 
birds  and  all  other  animals.  Most  of  the  above  list 
are  natural  objects,  but  artificial  objects,  as  tools, 
implements,  habitations,  and  whatever  else  man  has 
made  or  conceived,  may  be  represented. 

PB^CTtCAL    ZESSOKS. 

In  illustrative  as  in  all  other  drawing,  there  are 
two  phases  of  study  :  (1)  There  is  the  knowledge,  the 
scientific,  the  theoretical,  or  the  intellectual  side  : 
and  (2)  there  is  the  skill,  the  art.  the  practical,  or 
the  executive  side.  The  antl.or  having  fully  treated 
the  theoretical   phase  of  drawing    in   other   works 


(see  the  author's  "  Advanced  Freehand  Manual, " 
"Model  and  Object  Manual,"  '.Esthetic  Manual." 
and  "  Mechanical  Manual."  published  by  D.  C.  Heath 
&  Co..  Boston  aud  New  York),  his  chief  aim  now 
will  be  to  apply  these  principles  and  show  how  skill 
may  be  acquired.  While  tliese  principles  will  not 
be  ignored,  but  frequently  referred  to  aud  pointed 
out,  the  burden  of  these  lessons  will  be  draw,  draWy 

DRAW  ! 

First,  there  must  be  great  freedom  of  movement. 
This  does  not  mean  weakness,  or  careless  movement, 
however  spontaneous  ;  it  means  movement  compara. 
lively  rapid,  but  under  perfeet  control.  Constant 
practice  in  drawing  will  in  iiuje  uive  some  measure 
of  freedom  and  skill  :  but  this  freedom  and  ease  may 
l)e  more  quickly  acquired  by  the  use  of  movement 
exercises  specially  constructed  for  this  purpose  (See 
Plate  VI,  with  Circles  and  combinations  oi'  Circles.) 

Begin  with  Fig.  1.  Stand  firmly  on  the  feet,  in 
front  of  the  blackboard,  about  arm's  length  from  it. 
Place  a  point  on  the  board  about  opposite  the  right 
shoulder.  Around  this  imaginary  center,  with 
crayon  in  hand,  swing  the  arm  freely  from  the 
shoulder  joint,  io  a  large  circle  two  or  three  feet  in 
diameter,  without  tnarkir,^;  on  th?  board  at  first,  and 
with  but  little  motion  at  the  elbow  or  wrist  :iolnt. 
Keep  regular  time,  moving  no  faster  downward  than 
upward.  When  this  movement  in  the  air.  near  the 
surface  of  the  board,  is  divested  of  a  little  of  its 
awkwardness,  let  the  craj'on  touch  the  board  and 
continue  the  rotary  movement  around  and  around 
thirty  or  forty  times  wilhou':  interruption.  Prac- 
tice the  movement  many  tunes  in  both  directions. 
Now,  insideof  thelarge  c'ircle  a.  practice  the  smaller 
ones.  6.  c,  d  and  c,  in  the  same  way.     If  one  should 


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Methods    of    Teaching    Penman- 
ship  in   Graded   Schools. 

BY    D.    W.    HOFF— ADAPTED   TO    ANY    SYSTEM. 

Arllcle   1.5. 

THE   PRCSISG    PItOCESS. 

MANY    most  earnest   and  enthusiastic  teachers 
succeed  admirably  in  enthusing  pupils,  and  in 
working  up  a  free  movement  on  their  part 
Beyond  this  most  important  and  commendable  stage 
they  seem  tmable  to  lead  them. 

To  secure  rapid,  accurate  writing  is  the  aim  of  all 
true  teachers.  The  process  by  which  accuracy  and 
freedom  are  blended  in  the  manipulation  of  thu 
pupil's  writing  machinery,  the  writer  has  seen  fit  to 
style  the  pruiiingproccss. 

The  plan  adopted  for  grades  three  to  eight  in- 
clusive is  briefly  this  : 

First,  pupils  are  drilled  vigorously  upon  ezercise 
1  in  Article  13,  first  with  direct  then  with  reverse 
motion.  Following  this  is  an  exercise  identical  with 
No.  2  by  Professor  Thornburgh  in  the  December 
JODRNAL.  These  we  insist  shall  be  made  with  the 
fingers /(('Ws<(7/ (not  stiff),  and  with  wrist  running 
in  and  out  of  the  sleeve.  The  continuous  rapid 
repetition  of  this  s<?-e(c/ii;ig,  limbering-up  exercise 
produces  that  indispensable  habit,  the  rest-arm  vibra- 
tion, which  is  the  very  foundation  of  all  useful 
writing  skill.  This  must  be  kept  up  for  days,  and 
in  some  cases  for  weeks,  until  it  becomes  a  habit— 
until  it  is  easier  for  the  pupil  to  vibrate  his  arm  than 
to  let  it  lie  still  and  to  use  his  fingers.  This  point 
gained,  we  have  reached  the  first  stage  in  the  de- 
velopment of  skill.  And  just  here  begins  the  mold- 
ing process. 

Capital  Letter  Practice, 

Next  a  few  capital  letters  are  assigned  for  prac- 
tice. Those  which  necessitate  the  least  modification 
of  the  movements  already  ground  in  come  first. 
The  method  of  impressing  the  true  forms  of  the  let- 
ters to  be  written  upon  the  pupil's  mind  has  already 
been  fully  discussed  in  former  articles.  Then  by 
degrees  the  itruning  goes  on  as  other  letters  are  in- 
troduced which  necessitate  still  further  modifications 
and  combinations  of  fundamental  vibrations— the 
cutting  away  of  a  little  fullness  of  curvature  here, 
the  shortening  or  lengthening  of  a  familiar  curved 
or  straight  sweep  there,  etc. 

The   Critical   Slage. 

Now,  two  thoughts  must  be  uppermost  in  the  mind 
of  both  teacher  and  pupil  at  t  his  the  second  stage  of  the 
work,  viz.  :  There  must  be  definite  mental  copy  and  a 
fearless,  well  planned  effort  toward  its  reproduction. 
And  just  here  is  the  critical  stage.  Either  a  pupil 
will  be  inclined  to  timidity,  inspired  by  fear  of  the 
effect  of  unsubdued  motion  upon  form,  or  he  will 
neglect  to  properly  preplan  his  movements,  which 


feel  especially  awkward  in  beginning  this  exercise, 
there  would  be  no  objection  to  his  making  a  large , 
circle  on  the  board  by  means  of  a  string  or  pair  of 
compasses,  to  be  used  as  a  guide  for  the  first  few 
lessons.  But  the  effort,  of  course,  should  be  to  be- 
come independent  of  these  helps  as  soon  as  possible. 
Figures  '2,  3,  4,  .5,  etc.,  of  Plate  VI  will  aft'ord  a 
great  variety  of  movements  for  further  practice,  but 
they  need  not  all  be  mastered  before  taking  up  other 
exercises.  The  arrows  will  show  the  directions  for 
the  movements.  an<l  the  letters  in  each  figure  will 
show  the  order  in  which  each  part  is  to  be  made. 


■While  all  the  figures  in  Plate  I  are  well  adapted 
for  giving  freedom  of  movement,  they  are  also  very 
practical,  as  all  teachers  must  have  frequent  occa- 
sions when  they  can  use  drawings  of  banners  to 
great  advantage.  In  connection  with  the  exercises  of 
Plate  I,  construct  a  large  horizontal  figure  8  on  the 
board,  three  feet  in  length,  and  practice  on  it  with  a 
free,  swinging  and  continuous  movement  of  the 
whole  arm.  in  both  directions.  For  practice,  none 
of  these  banners  should  be  made  less  than  three  feet 
long.  The  arrows  indicate  the  directions  for  the 
various  movements. 

Siigfjestiona, 

1.  Begin  your  practice  to-day. 

2.  Practice  ten  or  fifteen  minutes  every  day, 

3.  Keep  the  form  to  be  made  vividly  in  your  'im- 
agination. 

4.  Do  not  be  discouraged  at  apparent  failure— it 
IS  only  apparent. 

5.  Begin,  at  once,  to  use  your  skill,  though  ever  so 
little,  in  illustrating  some  lesson  before  your  class. 

6.  Draw,  draw,  draw  ! 


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niav  liest  be  characterized  as  reckless  or  aimless. 
Jn»t  here,  too,  is  manifest  those  qualities  which  dis- 
tinKuish  the  strong  from  the  weak  teacher.  The 
one  will  insist  upon  freedom  but  starve  the  impil's 
mind  by  neglecting  to  put  into  it  such  thoughts  as 
vill  enable  him  to  work  out  the  problem  of  the 
n.ind's  management  of  the  physical  machine,  In 
the  hands  of  such  a  teacher  (?)  tlie  pupil's  movement 
■will  degenerate  into  a  mere  8cril)bling  habit.  The 
other— the  true  teacher— knows  how  to  put  these 
thonghU  into  the  mindthat  has  the  controlling  jmwer 
oier  the  scriptjiroduciny  muscles:  knows  how  to 
mske  the  work  progressive  ;  knows  how  to  inspire 
confidence  on  the  part  of  the  pupil. 

Taet  in   JIandliny  I'uptlt. 

The  true  teacher  knows  •'  how  to  put  India  to  my 
boys."  Should  a  pupil  say  :  '•Well,  I  can't  write 
this  way,"  at  this  stage  of  his  progress,  there  are  a 
hundred  ways  to  meet  his  statement.  Suppose,  for 
example,  tlie  statement  came  from  a  pnpil  in  the 
fourth  or  fifth  year,  the  weak  teacher  would  either 
flatly  contradict  it,  and  demand  that  he  jjroceed 
instanter,  or  would  say,  "  Well,  do  the  best  you 
can,"  and  stop  at  that.  The  erst  course  not  only 
fails  to  convince  the  pupil  that  he  can,  but  often 
deepens  his  determinatiou  not  to  try,  and  the  second 
course  is  virtually  an  admission  that  the  teacher  too 
is  of  lik(^  opinion.  How  soon  the  pupil  will  reason 
thus:  "You  (his  teacher)  promised  me  success.  Now 
yoQ  admit  that  I  have  failed."    How  encouraging  ! 

The  triie  teacher  instantly  finds  some  way  of 
meeting  the  statement  that  will  appeal  at  once  to 
his  reason  and  inspire  new  desire  and  courage. 
How?  Well,  just  an  example  or  two.  First,  one 
that  always  fits.  The  teacher  immediately  asks, 
"How  long  since  you  learned  to  write'/"  Ans. 
"Three  years."  "Have  you  always  written  with 
the  fingers?"  Ans.  "Yes."  "  How  long  have  you 
tried  to  write  with  the  arm?"  Ans.  "Two  months." 
"  Do  yon  expect  the  arm  to  mind  as  well  with  two 
months'  training  as  the  fingers  do  after  three  years' 
training 'f"  This  shows  the  reasmiable  pupil  the  ab- 
surdity of  his  statement.  Did  your  legs  mind  the 
first  time  you  tried  to  skate?  Did  yon  have  any 
trouble  in  teaching  yonr  fingers  where  the  piano 
keys  were,  and  how  to  strike  ihem'i'  Can  yon  ride 
your  wheel  "  hands  off "  the  first  week 't  etc. 

But  to  return  to  the  pruning. 

Itfilucltttf    the    Size. 

The  pupil  is  now  supposed  to  have  reached  that 
etage  in  liis  progress  where  he  can  secure  approxi- 
mate results  ns  to  form  with  freedom.  One  result  at 
this  point  is  that  his  work  looks  large  and  sprawly. 
The  special  oftice  of  exercises  1  to  4  inclusive  is  to 
focus  his  motion— to  force  a  reduction  in  size, 
to  secure  lateral  freedom  and  absolutely  level 
joinings  between  such  letters  as  o,  v  or  w  and 
other  short  letters.  Tlie  first  two  serve  the 
first  named  purpose  fairly  well.  The  letters  iu  the 
third  must  be  written  short  enough  to  be  piled  up 
four  deep,  thus  forcing  a  reduction  iu  height.  The 
slide  from  »)  to  n  must  be  both  long  enough  and 
straight  enough  to  support  another  word,  thus  forc- 
ing freedom  and  precision  in  its  making. 

Exercises  4  and  5  are  planned  to  assist  in  shorten- 
ing letters,  but  incidentally  provide  for  the  econom- 
ical use  of  the  i)aper.  After  writing  upon  all  the 
lines  reverse  the  page  and  write  ou  the  under  side 
of  them.  Another  noticeable  feature  of  the  writing 
of  beginners  is  the  lack  of  precision  given  to  down 
strokes,  especially  in  small  letters.  When  we  re- 
member that  with  the  e.\ception  of  six  strokes,  all 
told,  every  down  stroke  in  the  small  alphabet  is  a 
slanting  (or  vertical)  straight  line,  it  is  not  surpris- 
ing that  they  jday  so  prominent  a  part  iu  the  gen- 
eral appearance  of  a  page. 

One  plan  for  securing  accuracy  in  this  direction  is 
to  place  upon  the  blackboard  the  straight  lines  em- 
bodied in  a  letter  or  word,  then  to  "build"  it  up 
complete,  directing  pnpils  to  imitate.  To  emphasize 
the  straight  line  iu  the  pupil's  mind  as  a  means  of 
secnring  the  necessary  straight  backward  sweep. 
have  him  first  build  his  small  letters  ou  a  large  scale, 
then  ni?-i(e  them  same  size.  Next  let  them  be  re- 
dnced  by  degrees  to  the  minimum  size,  and  then  to 
float  his  movement  right  into  words  and  sentences. 

Exercises  14  to  'Jj.  inclusive,  should  first  be  built 
upon  the  slant  line.  After  carefully  placing  the 
slant  line  proceed  to  write  the  letter  over  it,  tracing 


the  slant  line  with  the  down  stroke  of  the  letter. 
This  should  be  done  first  deliberately,  then,  by  de- 
grees, more  and  more  rapidly,  until  the  arm  has 
been  taught  to  move  backward  rapidly  and  with  a 
straight  motion. 

As  seen  in  the  copy,  the  letters  are  first  constructed 
on  a  large  scale,  then  overwritten  with  smaller  ones, 
each  time  tracing  a  portion  of  the  original  slant 
line.  The  next  step  is  to  write  in  a  bold  hand  words 
that  may  be  begun  and  ended  with  a  slanting 
straight  line,  such  as  in  win.  tin,  ten,  thin,  then, 
than,  tuned,  under,  think,  thinking,  etc.  Following 
this  come  sentences  chosen  with  special  reference  to 
the  straight  line  feature.     (See  examples  below.) 

iCeyt-Y  i^t'^^c^  l^■^^.^^'^^ .  /^i^  /(^fi^z^y/. 
^'i^i.-i^'^'-z-^ ,  /^C^s^??    i.^^'t'l-^.    yv^s-^u^ 
/  u^-t-.)/  i^c^L^Av    /<^L^^  i^i'-dA^. 


most  energetic  teacher  of  writing,  and  endeavors  to  see 
that  bis  teachers  are  supplied  with  literature  tUat  will 
create  and  keep  up  their  writing  enthusiasm.  He  has  pro- 
duced good  results  iu  Pasadena, 

—  In  a  lite  letter,  O.  W.  Nottingham.Supr.,  Coldwater, 
Mich.,  and  Van  "Wert,  O.,  writes:  "The  'write  up'  you 
eave  my  pupils  will  be  of  great  value  to  me  in  my  work. 
The  local  papers  will  copy  the  article,  and  the  pupils  wlU 
work  with  greater  interest  since  some  of  their  names  were 
published.  It  will  be  a  great  aid  in  all  my  work."  "We 
review  every  specimen  of  student's  work  sent  us  in  our 
"Public  School  Work"  or  "Student's  Specimens"  col- 
umns, and  the  object  of  the  criticism  iu  these  columns  is  to 
help  the  teacher,  pupil  and  the  cause  of  good  writing. 
Seud  along  your  work. 

—  C.  H.  Peirce,  for  23  years  Supervisor  at  Keokuk,  la., 
and  proprietor  of  the  Gate  City  B  C,  iu  the  same  city,  for 
many  years,  has  been  recently  elected  to  the  position  of 
Supervisor  of  Writing  in  the  Evansville,  Ind.,  city  schools. 
Evausville  has  a  population  of  60,000,  and  employs  200 
teachei"s.  We  congratulate  the  school  board  and  citizens 
of  that  enterprising  city  on  their  decision  to  have  writing 
properly  taught  hereafter,  as  well  as  on  their  good  judg- 
ment in  selecting  so  experienced  and  strong  a  man  as  Mr. 
Peirce.  For  years  be  has  been  the  life  of  all  conventions 
he  has  attended  and  we  know  that  the  pood  people  of 
Evausville  will  find  the  money  invested  in  his  salary  the 
best  they  have  ever  expended. 

—  The  Journal  was  mistaken  in  naming  J.  S.  Merrill 
as  Supvr.  at  Springfield,  O.  He  is  a  teacher  in  the  city 
schools  and  much  interested  in  writing.  Miss  .Josephine 
Weigel  is  the  Supervisor  and  a  good  one  too.  She  is  teach- 
ing a  70*^  slant. 

A  New  Definition  of  Drawing. 

A  Western  supervisor,  after  careful  explanation  of  what 
drawing  is,  asked  the  pupils  iu  the  first  grade  primary  to 


/^^      U^l^^ 


ACCOMPANYING  WRITING  LESSON  BY  D.  W.  HOFF. 


Another  point  that  may  he  developed  here  is  the 
spacing  between  words.  When  thus  written  these 
spaces  are  clear  cut. 

In  giving  the  above  described  exercises  place  them 
first  upon  the  board  in  the  presence  of  class.  Don't 
keep  pnpils  blocking  out  too  long. 


give  an  original  definition  of  their  own.  One  six-year-old 
gave  the  following,  which,  we  think,  excels  many  of  the 
more  elaborate  definitions  :  '*  Drawing  is  thinking  and 
markine  around  the  thinks." 

Another  pupil  in  the  same  room  gave  for  brain  the  fol- 
lowing original  definition  :  "  Brain  is  the  place  where  you 
keep  your  thinks.'' 


FRATERNAL  NOTES. 

—  Miss  M.  Fronia  Whitehead  is  a  special  teacher  of  writ- 
ing in  Benton  Harbor,  Mich. 

—  J  H.  Buck  is  Supervisor  of  Writing  in  city  schools, 
Portland,  Oregon. 

—  In  addition  to  his  other  duties  as  Principal  of  the  Cen- 
tLinnial  Business  College,  S.  E.  Shook  gives  one-half  his 
time  to  the  city  schools  of  Greenville,  Ohio,  as  Supervisor 
of  Writing. 

—  Supervisor  G.  W.  Ware  is  proud  of  bis  pupils,  who 
cfiptured  twenty-four  premiums  at  the  late  Texas  State 
Fair.  He  has  gotten  the  teachers  iu  the  schools  m  harmonv 
with  his  own  ideas  and  the  result  is  first-class  work  in  both 
writing  and  drawing. 

—  Supervisor  Franc  Barkman  of  Gi'and  Rapids,  Mich.,  is 
meeting  with  success  iu  bis  work  in  the  schools  there.  In  a 
recent  letter  to  The  Jocrnal  be  says:  '*  Will  you  discuss 
through  The  Jocrnal  at  an  early  date  some  plans  for  es- 
tablishing perfect  pen  holding  in  lower  grades?"  We 
trust  some  of  the  brother  supervisors  will  come  to  the  front 
with  their  methods,  as  no  doubt,  be-iides  Mr.  Barkman, 
many  others  are  anxious  to  have  a  little  more  bght  on  this 
important  point. 

—  W.  H.  Stump  is  no  longer  Supervisor  at  Tecumseh, 
Mich.,  but  is  now  doing  itinerant  teaching  with  head- 
quarters at  Freeburg,  Ohio. 

—  W.   P.    Hammond,  Supervisor,  Pasadena,  Cal.,  is  a 


A.  Tienlcre,  fSo 


rid  Thief,  New  Oric 


A  man  who  calls  himself  A.  Tigniere,  and  gives  his  ad- 
dress as  362  Poydras  street,  New  Orleans,  recently  issued  a 
circular  soliciting  penwork,  and  containing  an  alleged  tes- 
timonial from  the  editor  of  The  Journal,  also  one  jointly 
signed  Lyman  P.  Spencer,  H.  W.  Flickiuger  and  Daniel 
T.  Ames.  Both  these  testimonials  with  relation  to  all  the 
signers  are  absolute  forgeries.  A.  Tigniere  was  written 
up  in  The  Journal  as  long  as  ten  years  ago  as  a  forger  and 
thief,  and  the  years  have  brought  to  him  no  improvement. 
More  than  that,  he  glories  in  his  scoundrelism,  and  we 
have  from  him  a  number  of  letters,  extending  ov*  r  the  past 
ten  years,  in  which  he  proclaims  his  dishonesty  with 
pride,  and  tells  about  one  or  another  swindle  which  he  has 
carried  out  or  has  in  contemplation.  These  letters  con- 
tain evidence  abundantly  sufficient  to  land  him  in  the  pen- 
itentiary—a destiny  which  it  is  probable  he  will  not  much 
longer  evade. 

Allard'n  Pen  Guide. 

We   are  pleased  to  know  from  Mr.   C.  H.  Allard   of 

Quincy,  III,  that  bis  patented  g:uide  for  securing  correct 
hand  position,  "The  Penman's  Ring,"  is  meeting  with  a 
very  cordial  reception,  both  from  schools  and  private 
learners.  The  device  is  remarkably  simple  and  it  is  al- 
most impossible  to  get  it  out  of  order.  Mr.  Allard  has  en- 
thusiastic testimonials  from  many  well-known  teachers. 


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BY    A.    F.    NEWLANDS,    SUPERVISOR    OF   WRITING. 
KINGSTON,    ONT. 

No.  1. 
IXTROnVCTOKY. 

^'PTitve  aU  thinys,  hold  fast  that  which  in  (;ood." 
1. — Only  those  who  have  -nndertaken  a  similar 
work  will  apprehend  and  appreciate  the  difficulties 
in  the  way  of  a  satisfactory  and  acceptable  presen. 
tation  of  this  subject  to  the  thou- 
sands of  readers  of  this  paper.  In  or- 
der to  enlist  the  cooperation  of 
these  readers  in  removing  some  of 
the  difficulties,  it  is  necessary  to  call 
attention  to  them.  First,  then,  for 
generations  everything  has  tended  to 
form  in  the  minds  of  all  Americans, 
and  especially  of  all  who  have  taken 
sufficient  interest  in  penmanship  to 
read  The  Journal,  certain  fixed 
ideals  of  position,  movement,  direc- 
tion, form,  joining,  spacing,  hair 
lines,  shading,  etc.  It  is  not  at  all 
surprising,  therefore,  that  there  is  a 
whole  army  of  honest,  well-meaning 
persons  who  are  opposing  every  phase 
of  the  reform.  They  are  unable  to 
get  rid  of  these  ideals,  and  conse- 
quently cannot  judge  writing  by  any 
other  standard  ;  nor  can  they  ap- 
proach the  matter  in  the  right  atti- 
tude to  give  it  a  fair  personal  trial. 
The  person  who  will  most  readily  find 
what  there  is  in  vertical  wiiting  is 
he  who  can  most  completely  throw 
overboard  all  preconceived  notions  of  what  con- 
stitutes writing.  Perfect  open-mindedness  and  a 
persistent  application  of  the  motto  which  heads  this 
article  are  prime  requisites  in  the  investigation  of 
this  subject. 

2. — Closely  allied  to  this  condition  is  the  fact  that 
most  persons  are  able  to  see  only  that  for  which 
they  have  been  in  the  habit  of  looking.  Obvious  facts 
lie  all  about  them  unobserved  until  attention  is  di- 
rected to  them.  Even  then  some  persons  find  much 
more  difficulty  in  apprehending  than  others. 

3 — Without  going  beyond  this  sentence  will  the 
reader  turn  his  attention  to  the  simple  lines  in  figure 
1  and  see  if  they  suggest  anything  to  him  ?  To  most 
persons  who  have  not  seen  it  before  this  little  sketch 
is  entirely  meaningless  until  they  are  told  that  an 
artist  once  said  he  could  represent  with  only  three 
lines  a  soldier  and  his  dog  entering  an  inn.  This  is 
a  very  simple  illustration  of  how  easy  it  is  for  the 
mind  to  receive  ideas  when  properly  prepared  for 
them.  If  it  were  as  easy  to  prepare  the  minds  of 
the  readers  for  new  ideas  of  what  is  essential  to 
writiog  the  main  difficulty  would  have  disappeared. 
As  a  matter  of  fact,  however,  very  many  persons 
are  quite  unconscious  of  certain  habits  and  tenden- 
cies in  their  natural  handwriting. 

4. — A  third  obstacle  has  recently  been  created — 
the  dozen  or  so  styles  or  so  called  "systems"  that 
have  been  thrown  upon  the  American  market  dur- 
ing the  past  year,  none  of  which  bear  even  a  family 
resemblance  to  the  system  to  be  presented  in  these 
lessons.  The  German  style  is  simply  a  round-hand, 
certainly  a  marvelous  improvement  upon  the  Ger- 
man script.  The  English  styles  are  usually  English 
round-band  written  upright,  and  the  aim  of  some  of 
the  authors  and  publishers  seems  to  have  been  to 
embrace  all  known  letter  forms.  The  American  va- 
rieties, of  which  there  has  been  a  prolific  crop,  are 
all  strongly  infiuenced  by  the  standard  sloping  style 
that  has  so  long  dominated  the  school  writing  on 
this  continent.  This  influence  is  strongly  marked 
in  the  forms  of  nearly  all  the  small  letters,  in  the 
narrow  turns  and  hair  lines,  while  most  of  those 
wbo  have  ventured  upon  the  subject  at  all  have 
illustrated  and  recommended  the  same  position  of 
baud  and  arm. 

5. — It  is  not  to  be  assumed  that  the  suggestions 
made  in  these  lessons  are  final.  Much  has  yet  to  be 
learned  about  writing.  Should  any  reader  of  The 
Journal  find  what  seems  to  be  an  important  error 
in  the  inferences  here  drawn,  or  should  any  one 
have  serious  difficulty  in  getting  the  point  of  view 
urged,  a  question  addressed  to  this  paper  will  re- 
ceive careful  attention, 

6. — It  is  now  commonly  acknowledged  that  the 
aim  of  our  schools  is  not  simply  to  teach  reading, 
writing,  arithmetic,  etc.,  but  rather  to  take  the  lit- 
tle children  and  promote  their  most  complete  devel- 
opment into  men  and  women.  Tbis  aim  must  be 
kept  in  view  in  the  special  writing  lessons  as  well  as 
in  those  on  literature  or  number. 


7. — Let  us  consider,  then,  the  little  child  as  he 
comes  to  onr  schools.  It  is  observed  that  except  in 
rare,  abnormal  cases  he  has  a  well  formed  body, 
that  he  preserves  while  standing  or  walking  the 
most  hygienic  posture,  and  that  he  will  not  sit  long 
in  an  unhe.-ilthful  position  unless  some  circum- 
stances compel  him  to  do  so.  We  cannot  improve 
him  in  these  respects.  We  may  to  some  extent 
change  him,  but  the  change  will  invariably  be  in 
the  direction  of  deformity ,  The  child,  however, 
has  wonderful  adaptability.  He  will  usually  find 
the  easiest  way  of  doing  things  whether  the  condi- 
tions be  lavorable  or  unfavorable.  That  is  to  say,  if 
it  is  easier  for  him  to  do  certain  things  in  an  un- 
natural,  unhygienic  position  than  in  his  natural 
posture  he  readily  assumes  the  unnatural  position, 
and  this  he  will  continue  to  do  until  the  bad  position 
becomes  second  nature. 

H  — Now  observe,  in  the  case  of  yourself  or  other 
persons,  that  when  the  forearms  are  raised  and  the 
elbows  retained  at  the  sides  the  shoulders,  spine  and 
chest  retain  their  normal  relative  positions,  there  is 
not  even  a  tendency  to  assume  an  unhealthful  post- 
ure. When,  however,  the  whole  arms  are  raised 
and  carried  outward  and  forward  the  spine  begins 
to  curve,  the  shoulders  are  drawn  forward  and  the 
cheat  more  or  less  contracted, 

!)  — In  the  next  place,  observe  the  position  of  the 
plane  of  the  paper  you  are  now  reading  in  relation 
to  the  eyes.  Give  a  book  or  paper  to  each  of  any 
number  of  persons  and  note  how  they  hold  it  in  re- 
lation to  the  eyes.  Probably  in  every  case  it  will 
be  noticed  that  the  paper  is  held  with  considerable 
slope,  and  usually  from  fourteen  to  eighteen  inches 
from  the  eyes.  With  children  the  distance  will  be 
shorter,  the  angle  about  the  same.  If  it  were 
natural  to  read  with  the  page  in  a  horizontal  posi- 
tion surely  some  one  would  have  been  ingenious 
enough  to  have  designed  a  flat  topped  reading  desk. 
If,  however,  in  reading  it  is  best  to  hold  the  paper 
with  considerable  slope,  say  from  fifteen  to  twenty 
degrees,  that  must  also  be  the  best  position  in  rela- 
tion to  the  eyes  when  writing, 

lO. — How  does  this  apply  when  we  come  to  con- 
sider the  body,  arm  and  hand?  It  has  already  been 
observed  that  to  raise  the  whole  arms  and  bring 
them  forward  tends  to  draw  the  head  and  shoulders 
forward,  and  when  the  writer  uses  a  flat  desk  this 
tendency  is  greatly  increased  by  the  effort  to  bring 
the  eyes  into  the  proper  position  in  relation  to  the 
paper.  This  is  the  unnatural  position  assumed  by 
writers  when  resting  both  arms  upon  an  approxi- 
mately flat  desk.  The  position  is  even  worse  when 
the  side  is  turned  to  the  desk.  One  shoulder  is  sup- 
ported, the  other  droops;  and,  in  addition  to  the 
other  evils,  lateral  curvature  of  the  spine  is  an  in- 
evitable consequence. 

11. — Now  let  us  examine  the  conditions  with 
respect  to  a  sloping  desk.  If  the  reader  has  not 
access  to  a  sloping  desk  he  should  extemporize  one 
with  a  piece  or  board  or  a  wide  flat  book.  Notice 
first  that  with  a  sloping  desk  nearly  adapted  to  the 
height  of  the  writer  the  elbows  may  be  kept  in  the 
normal  position  at  the  sides,  thus  avoiding  all  tend- 
ency to  draw  the  shoulders  and  spine  out  of  posi- 
tion. The  paper  is  brought  at  the  proper  angle 
nearer  to  the  face,  and  there  is  no  necessity  for 
adapting  the  body  to  the  desk  in  this  respect.  If 
the  body  inclines  forward,  as  it  usually  does  slightly, 
the  bending  is  mainly  at  the  hip  joints,  and  tbere  is 
no  prolonged  contraction  of  one  set  of  muscles  and 
a  corresponding  relaxation  of  another  set  as  when 
the  shoulders  are  drawn  forward.  There  is  do 
desire  to  spread  out  the  arms  and  settle  down  with 
the  chest  against  the  edge  of  the  desk. 

12.— If  the  inferences  drawn  from  the  experiments 
suggested  in  the  preceding  paragraph  are  correct,  it 
must  follow  that  only  a  desk  with  considerable  slope 
admits  of  a  truly  hygienic  position  for  writing. 

13. — Again  will  the  reader  raise  the  fore-arm, 
keeping  the  elbow  at  the  side.  Observe  the  position 
of  the  hand.  Is  not  the  palm  turned  inward?  Con- 
tinue to  raise  the  arm  from  the  shoulder  outward — 
does  the  position  of  the  band  change?  Does  not  the 
palm  turn  downward  as  the  elbow  comes  up?  Are 
not  these  the  natural  positions  of  the  hand  for  the 
respective  positions  of  the  arm  ?  It  will  not  need  a 
prolonged  trial  to  show  that  with  the  palm  of  the 
hand  down,  upon  a  desk  with  a  slope  of  fifteen  or 
more  degrees,  freedom  in  writing  is  impossible, 
especially  if  an  effort  be  made  to  maintain  anything 
like  the  standard  slope.  As  tbis  is  the  only  position 
of  the  band  that  will  naturally  give  sloping  writing, 
it  follows  that  sloping  writing  is  wholly  unnatural 
upon  a  hygienic  desk  :  nay,  more,  as  an  effective 
instrument  of  expression  it  may  be  said  to  be  impos- 
sible. With  the  hand  in  the  natural  posititn  on 
such  a  desk,  the  elbow  at  the  side  and  the  palm 
turned  inward,  we  get  the  freest  movement  for  ver- 
tical writing, 

14. — Unless  you  try  the  experiments  suggested  in 
this  paper  it  is  not  worth  your  while  reading  a  sin- 
gle word  of  it. 

r  —The  author  of  these  lessons  is  glad  of  this  opportu- 


11 

Writing  as  Taught  in    Public  Schools  of 
Leading:  American  Cities. 

Reports  for  "The  Penman's  Art  Journal  "  from 
City  Superintendents  of  Schools. 

WE  Kive  herewith  the  fourth  installment  o£  The 
Journal's  poll  ot  snptiiuteuileiits  of  educa- 
tiou  in  all  American  cities  and  more  impor- 
tant towns  with  relation  to  the  teaciiiDg  of  writing 
under  their  jurisdiction.  In  the  past  three  issues  of 
The  Journal  rt-ports  have  been  published  from 
many  cities,  among  them  Chicago.  Philadelphia, 
Boston,  Baltimore,  Minneapolis,  San  Francisco, 
Albany,  Salt  Lake  City,  Toronto,  Halifax.  Wash- 
ington, Providence,  Trenton.  Jersey  City.  St.  Joseph, 
Atlanta,  Montreal,  &c.  The  questions  asked  the 
superintendents  are  appended  herewith,  and  those 
few  wbo  have  not  yet  responded  are  cordially  re- 
quested to  do  so. 

First.-Hnve  you  iovoMittalcd   the  rinlms  ol    verilonl 
"■'•.'ty'T   t"  »"y  t'xtt'iiif     If  BOt   whnt    is    your  opiuloii 


of  I  lie  b» 

1     tlli»    CO 


._    ...itt'    more    or    lews   vt-ilunl    lUan    Iho 

copy  ( 

A'civ  Jiedfordf  Mass, 

1  experimented  last  year  with  vertical  writing  in  one  of 
my  grammar  schools  for  some  months,  and  the  result 
obtaiued  was  very  gratifying  to  the  school  and  to  me. 

We  have  been  us.Ing  Harper's  series  of  copy-books,  but 
an  order  was  introduced  at  the  last  meeting  of  our  Board 
which  calls  for  the  consideration  of  the  Board  of  the 
question  of  change  of  the  vertical  system  of  writing  in  the 
schools. 

Vertical  writing  recommends  itself  to  us  ; 

(1.)  Because  it  seems  to  be  acquired  by  the  pupils  more 
readily,  that  is.  it  moves  along  the  lioes  of  least  resistance. 

[2  )  The  results  are  much  more  legible. 

(3.)  It  appears  to  have  stronger  hygienic  arguments 
in  its  favor  than  the  sloping  writing;  1  think  the  tend- 
ency of  pupils  in  our  school  is  to  write  more  slanting 
than  the  normal  slope.  W.  E.  Hatcn,  t>vpt. 

A««'   London,    Conn 

1.  I  have  investigated  the  vertical  writing  to  some  ex- 
tent, and  will  frankly  say  that  I  do  not  like  it.  I  do  not 
believe  that  pupils  can  be  taught  to  write  any  more  rapidly. 
It  is  also  ungraceful. 

2.  No. 

3.  Appleton's  series  of  copy  books  by  L.  D.  Smith.  I 
think  the  tendency  is  to  write  with  less  slant  than  indi- 
cated in  copy-books,  but  in  my  opinion  that  is  the  fault  of 

In  Mr.  Smith's  own  schools  in  Hartford  the  writing  is 
beautiful.  I  regard  him  as  the  best  teacher  of  writing  it 
has  ever  been  my  good  fortune  to  meet. 

Chtis.  B.  Jennings^  Sv.pt. 

Bangor,  Maine, 
1.  Yes.     Impression  very  favorable. 
8.  No.    Possibly. 
3.  Yes.    More  vertical  than  copy. 

Superintendent  of  Schools. 

JSllchartf   Jnd, 

1.  Have  examined  it  somewhat,  but  have  given  it  no 
practical  test.  From  a  Imsiuess  point  of  view  it  seems  to 
me  to  be  preferable  to  the  other  systems.  Its  clumsy, 
heavy  appearaace  is,  perhaps,  the  greatest  objection  to  it. 

2.  No. 

3.  We  must  use  copy-books  furnished  by  the  State. 

D.   W.  Thomas,  Supt. 

Cleveland,    O. 

1.  Yes.    Too  slow  a  hand. 

2  No. 

3.  Spencerian  copy-books  ai-e  used.  Higher  grades  wrKo 
more  vertical  than  copy. 

^U23erintendent  of  Public  Schools. 

Aurora,   III. 
1.  Have  not  investigated  very  thoroughly.     Am  disposed 
to  look  favorably  on  the  change.  , 

3.  Two  of  my  teachers   experimented  with  it  in  their 
classes  last  term. 
3.  We  use  copy-books,  regular  slant. 

J.  H.  Freeman^  Supt. 

Guelph,    Out. 

1.  My  opinion  of  vertical  writing  is  exceedingly  favor- 
able. ,    >.      L 

2.  Ic  is  being  introduced  in  our  schools.  It  has  been 
taught  only  to  junior  classes;  and  for  six  months.  Results, 
so  far  good. 

3.  Authorized  copy-books  of  Ontario  used. 


1  til  11 


N.  Taylor^  Inspecto 


^Automatic"   PeumauAhlp. 


The  handsomest  specimens  of  automatic  penmanship  that 
we  have  heeu  in  many  a  day  come  to  us  with  the  compli- 
ments of  A.  B.  Cui^hmao,  Chicago,  whose  business  an- 
nouncement will  be  found  in  another  column.  Mr.  Cush- 
man  has  a  remarkable  command  of  form  in  lettering  and 
an  excellent  eye  for  color,  and  the  combination  is  ex- 
tremely pleasing 

Au  Easy  Way  to  Make  Mouoy. 

Dear  Readers.— I  rend  the  correspondents'  letters.  Sorao 
raise  im  bushels  of  corn  per  acre,  some  raise  three  or  four 
crops  per  year  of  many  varieties,  but  when  I  read  how  that 
vounK  man  made  S3.000  plating  knives,  forks  and  Jewelry.  I 
'did  not  believe  it.  Yet.  it  looked  so  reasonable  that  I  ordered 
a  $5  platinff  machine  from  H.  F.  Deloo  &  Co.  of  Columbus, 
Ohio.  When  unpiicked,  to  my  surprise  it  went  to  work  like 
a  little  Kiant  and  I  looked  on.  It  does  the  finest  of  goW, 
silver  or  nickel  plating  and  is  the  greatest  money  maker  I 
ever  saw     Anyone  can  get  circulars  by  writing. 


EIGHTEENTH    ANNP 


VIIW  or  NORTH  WALL  ON  KNTKRING  MAIN  APARTMHNT      THE  SRCTION  SHOWN  IS  ABOUT  50  FKF.T  LONG 


Coiner  of  Cot  Room-Llnch  Hour. 


Q^Tri' 


ISARY    NUMBER. 


14 

i877-i^5- 
A    BIRTHDAY   SKETCH    ON    HOMESPUN. 


EIGHTEEN  ycar>  ago 
u  hrand  new  infant 
opene**  its  blinking 
eye»  to  the  wonders  of 
th<!  jouroolistic  world 
and  opened  its  lips  to 
rec'-ive  the  nuraing-boltle 
helrl  \>y  nn  anxiouit  parent 
who  had  long  looked  forward 
t(j  the  event  with  hope  and  not 
without  fear.  That  infant 
was  Thb  Penman's  Art 
.TocRNAL.  Wise  doctors  wbo 
had  been  apprised  of  its  com- 
ing shook  their  heads  and 
pointed  ominously  to  a  row 
of  tiny  tombstones  half  cov- 
ered by  the  moss  of  oblivion 
in  a  pitiful  little  weed-rank 
Imrtal  plot  consecrated  to  the  tender  dead  of  pemanehip 
journalism.  But  the  parent  had  faith  along  with  his  hope 
and  fear.  Carefully  he  ntu'f-od  the  youngsttr  and  with  a 
parent's  pride  marked  its  growth  to  lusty-lunged  youth 
and  thence  to  healthy,  splf-reliant  maturity.  It  is  nearly 
_  old  enough  to  vote 

now,  and  he  still  re- 
gards it  with  the 
same  affection  and 
pride  that  it  elicited 
as    a    youngster   in 

The    Journal's 

passed  in  a  crowded 
little  room  ap- 
proached by  devious 
winding  stairs  that 
tried  the  souls  and 
the  feet  of  its  visiting 
friends.  The  walls 
of    the    room    were 


^iP^^' 


^en/riOA/ii 


Cty€cC<2^auuiS 


shed 


itb 


spiral-limbed  deer 
that  bounded'to  the  screams  of  wing-spread  eagles  in  irre- 
proachable curl-feathers.  Files  of  old-time  "resolutions" 
rioting  in  variety  of  text  according  to  the  approved  style  of 
that  day,  and  swathed  with  "flourished"  embellishments, 
looked  complacently  down  from  somber  walnut  frames.  It 
was  all  very  good  pen  art  for  that  time,  representing  an 
Imniense  amount  of  labor  and  technical  skill  ;  but  pen  art 
has  advanced  with  giant  strides  in  the  past  eighteen  years 
and  most  of  those  old  show-pieces— work  and  frames  cost- 
ing thousands  of  dollars— are  now,  alas  !  seen  only  by  the 
rats  In  the  su^^cellar  of  The  Journal'h  handsome  new 
home. 

In  the  beginning  The  Journal  had  eight  pages— aboirt 
one-third  of  its  present  size  Practically  all  the  work,  busi- 
ness and  -editorial,  was 
done  by  one  man,  and  re- 
quired only  a  fraction  of 
his  time.  To-day  it  em- 
ploye the  services  of  a 
score  of  busy  people,  and 
Its  connecting  art  depart- 
ment is  far  the  largest 
establishment  of  the  kind 
■  in  the  world.  This  t-ingle 
issue  coats  as  much  as  it 
cost  to  run  the  paper  a 


maneot  List."  which  was  created  at  their  suggestion,  and 
which    bus   been    the  editor's   particular    pride    and    pet 
from  the  beginning,  its  membership  bearing  witness  to  the 
unvarying  loyalty  and  goodwill  of  the  great  majority  of 
those   who  have  won   professional  eminence  in  our   line. 
Enrolled  on  this  \\i,X,  also,  are  the  names  of  hundreds  of 
successful  teachers  and  school  proprietors  who  were  hardly 
beyond    their    abc's 
when  the  first  i?sue 
of    The    Penman  s 
Art  Journal  cam-- 
from  the  press. 


When  The  Jorn- 
nal  was  established, 
the  American  ti^-hl 
of  business  educatiin 
was  very  differtnt 
from  what  it  is  to- 
day.     There   were 


)babli 


ifty 


schools  in  all  entitled        William  a.  Cowie,  Art  Depaf 

to  be  called  business  special  representative. 

colleges,  with  a  total 
nroUment    of    perhaps    5,000.     A   conservative 


based  on  data  that  t 
letter  files  and  subscriptic 


year  in  its  early  days,  and  presents 
more  illustrations  and  more  iu- 
Ntruction  in  the  various  lines  per- 
taining to  the  art  for  which  it 
•-tands  thau  were  presented  in  a 
year  then.  The  subscription  price 
IS  tbe  same,  but  the  subscriber  gets 
as  much  for  ten  cents  now  as  The 
Hrtt  subscribers  got  for  a  dollar. 
There  are  men  within  our  profes- 
>ion— quite  a  number  of  ihem— 
whose  subscriptions  date  back  to 
the  paper's  establishment ;  enrolled 
as  life  subscribers  on  our    "Per- 


stimate 
collated,  and  fortified  by  our 
lists,  places  the  present  num- 
ber of  distinctive  business 
schools  and  regular  organ 
ized  business  departments 
of  normal  schools,  literary 
colleges,  etc.,  at  1,5C0;  the 
number  of  teachers  em- 
ployed at  over  10,000,  and 
the  total  studentenrollment 
,  durmg  the  bard  year  just 
closed  at  125,000.  This  does 
not  include  the  more  than  a 
thousand  special  shorthand 
schools  (except  those  that 
have  general  commercial 
departments) ,  nor  the 
thousands  of  academies 
and  other  private  schools 
that  have  taken  up  one  or 
more  of  tbe  commercial 
studies  without  organizing 
a  regular  department. 
This  increase,  unprecedented  in  the  educational  annals 
of  any  country,  is  born  of  the  impulse  of  practical  Ameri- 
cans to  get  right  down  to  the  bones  of  business  knowledge 
with  a  dissecting  knife  rather  than  attempt  to 
study  tbe  inner  organism  through  the  bide  by 
theoretical  telescopes.  The  demand  of  the  times 
is  for  men  and  women  who  know  how  to  do 
things  that  pertain  to  everyday  life— and  this 
is  the  work  that  the  reputable  business  schools 
are  doing. 

The  business  school  of  to-day  is  a  radically 
different  thing  from  what  it  was  when  The 
Journal  was  established.  Then  the  course 
was  mainly  Penmanship  and  Bookkeepicg, 
with  the  accent  on  the  former.  Now  it  is 
these— and  a  great  deal  more.  But  penmanship 
remains  the  most  pervasive  branch.  Most  of 
the  teachers  are  required  to  handle  it— even 
those  whose  main  work  is  on  other  lines,  and 
practically  all  the  students  take  it.  If  its  posi- 
tion in  the  perspective  of  the  commercial  cur- 
riculnm  has  shifted  somewhat,  the  fact  re- 
mains that  it  is,  and  always  must  be,  the  one 
prominent  feature  common  to  all  commercial 
schools.  And  it  is  also  a  fact,  tremendously 
provocative  of  vanity  in  The  Journal's  con- 
ductors, that  there  is  scarcely  a  commercial  school  of  im- 
portance in  existence  where  The  Penman's  Art  Journal 
is  not  regularly  read  by  the  proprietors,  by  the  teachers  and 
by  tbe  more  ambitious  students.  Fully  three-fourths  of 
tbe  proprietors  and  a  large  percentage  of  teachers  are  en- 
rolled by  request  on  our  Life  List. 

Onr   Hantlsoyttehj   KefiU^d   Hnme. 

Friends  of  The  Journal  who  have  not  visited  us  since 
last  spring  would  be  likely  to  think  that  they  had  got  in 
the  wrong  place  if  they  were  to  step  from  the  elevator  into 
om-  remodeled  home.  Indeed,  this  has  been  a  matter  of 
•daily  experience  ever  smce  the  renovation  was  completed. 
We  now  occupy  the  entire  floor  of  a  large  Broadway  office 
'building.  Most  of  this  space,  115  fert  deep  with  ample 
frontage  on  Broadway,  is  thrown  into  a  single  apartment, 
unbroken  by  dividing  wall  or  partition.  Here  are  located 
the  business  and  editorial  offices,  reception  parlors  and  art 
work  rooms.  A  stairway  guarded  by  a  handsome  grille  of 
Venetian  bent-iron  pierces  the  floor  toward  the  lower  end 
of  this  main  apartment.  Access  during  business  hours, 
however,  is  had  by  means  of  elevator  lower  down  the  hall. 
which  continues  back  from  the  grille  a  distance  of  about 
forty  feet,  leading  to  the  shipping  department  and  cut 
room  io  the  extreme  rear.  This  hail,  threaded  from  the 
offices  by  a  tastefully  simple  railing,  has  a  noble  wall- 


reach  of  more  than  a  hundred  feet,  which  is  utilized  for 
our  main  art  gallery.  Its  color  tone  (and  that  of  the  other 
walUi,  a  subdued  terra  cotta,  is  enriched  by  tbe  delicate 
blue  of  the  ceiling  and  pillars.  This  wall  is  hung  from  end 
to  end  with  pictorial  designs,  tbe  product  of  the  Art  De- 
partment, an  exhibit  that  we  may  safely  challenge  the 
world  to  match  in  point  of  numbers,  variety,  freshness  of 
composition  and  perfection  of  finish.  Every  phase  of  pic- 
torial art,  not  only  tbe  penman's  but  the  art  of  the  general 
designer  and  ilIus>trator,  is  represented  here  by  appropriatt' 
examples  —  pen-and-ink  and  brush  ;  blackand  whites, 
monochromes  in  neutral  grays  and  browns,  water-colors, 
illuminations  in  gilt  and  silver;  original  hand  work  and 
reproductions  by  processes  of  lithography  and  engraving. 
Here  a  large  brush  design  framed  in  carved  oak,  set  in  a 
wall  panel  of  green-blue  velvet;  thei-e  a  book  cover  sketch 
—a  little  gem  of  color  flashing  from  a  shadow-box 
held  in  delicate  fingers  of  beaten  gold  ;  yonder  a 
bank  of  diplomas  massed  in  simple  oaken  moldings,  melt- 
ing into  an  irregular  group  of  illuminated  testimonials, 
addresses,  show  cards,  composite  panels  of  banknote 
script  and  ornate 
commercial  designs,  w       — .. 

art  posters  in  color, 
figure  sketches, 
architectural  d  e  - 
signs,  art  menus  for 
swell  club  dinners, 
borders  and  orna  - 
ments  —  all  artitt 
ically  mounted  in 
gold  and  oak  and 
enamel  and  silk  ani 
silver — each  settin}; 
specially  designed  to 
enhance  the  value  of 
the  particular  pict- 
ure it  encloses  and 
promote  the  general 
harmony  and  beauty 
of  the  ensemble.  The 
other  walls  take  up  n    Y    -T       "  B 

this  pictorial  history 

of  the  progress  and  present  development  of  the  designer's 
art,  and  the  story  is  further  elaborated  by  specimen  books 
and  showcases  bright  with  dainty  bits  in  rococo,  acanthus, 
Grolier,  Monkish  missal,  and  pages  from  albums  that  may 
have  cost  ten  dollars  or  ten  hundred.  The  frames  alone  on 
these  walls  represent  an  outlay  that  would  purchase  a  good 
farm,  and  the  work  put  in  the  designs  they  hold  would  be 
sufficient  to  cultivate  it  for  a  term  of  years.  The  cost  of 
some  single  frames  mounts  up  into  the  hundreds  of  dollars. 
It  is  a  display  that  challenges  the  attention  and  elicits  the 
admiration  of  every  caller,  be  he  truckman^ 
resolution  ambassador  from  the  Golden 
Gate  Society,  lawyer,  banker,  clubman, 
publisher,  pnnter,  lithographer,  artist— 
and  all  these  and  many  more  are  embraced 
in  our  extensive  clientiHe. 

We  will  leave  to  the  pictures  herewith 
further  details  of  tbe  appointments  of  our 
attractive  quarters.  There  are  some  diffi- 
culties of  perspective  that  baffle  the  best  of 
photographers  when  it  comes  to  interiors; 
yet  the  work  has  been  done  quite  creditably 
in  this  case,  and,  though  incomplete,  will 
give  the  discriminating  observer  a  fair  idea 
of  our  surroundings.  All  our  mechanical 
work  in  the  line  of  printing,  engraving, 
lithographing,  etc..  is  done  in  outside  build- 
ings. 

At  the  Hub  of  the  Metropolis* 
The  location  of  The  Journal's  home  is 
in  the  heart  of  the  Greater  Busiuess  New 
York.  Outside  is  the  rumble  and  roar 
of  the  New  World's  greatest  commercial 
thoroaghfare— the  mighty  Broadway,  on  which  it  fronts 
just  below  its  intersection  by  Fulton,  and  in  the  immediate 
neighborhood  of  John.  Cortlaodt,  Dey,  Liberty  and  Nassau 
streets.  Maiden  lane.  Park  row  and  other  business-crowded 
highways  of  the  melTopoli«. 


Visitors  "doing"  New  York  can  find  no  better 
striking  point  than  from  The  Journal's  office. 
It  is  convenient  to  everywhere— the  Brooklyn 
Bridge,  Old  Trinity",  Bartholdi's  ugly  big  girl. 
Miss  Liberty ;  the  great  office  buildings,  several 
of  which  house  each  enough  people  to  make,  with 
their  families,  a  town  of  10,000. 
Half-a-dozen  blocks  down  to  that 
narrow,  dirty  little  bank-lined 
canon,  through  which  an  exhaust- 
lees  torrent  of  gold  plunges  like 
bilgewater  through  the  scuppers 
of  a  ship— Wall  street.  Here  are 
the  great  money  exchanges,  amaz- 
ing Temples  of  Mammon  where 
visitors  may  look  down  from  gal- 
leries upon  frantic  men,  dancing, 
gesticulating,  shrieking  in  bar- 
barous unknown  tongues,  in  the 
frenzied  orgies  connected  with  the 
worship  of  the  Golden  Calf.  Here,  with  Father  Washing- 
Ion  himself  on  guard,  is  the  Sub-Treasury  where  Uncle 
Sam  stores  his  surplus  millions.  Here  also  is  the  New  York 
Clearing  House,  whose  stupendous  monied  transactions, 
since  its  establishment  41  years  ago,  foot  up  to  more  than 
a  thousand  thousand  millions— twenty  six  thousand  millions 
last  year  alone,  when  Wall  street  was  desperately  "  poor  " — 
$142,188, 724. i'S  in  a  single  day,  and  a  daily  average  of  over 
eighty-four  millions. 

An  uptown  swing  of  tweuly  minutes  and  the  visitor  is 
in  the  aristocratic  purlieus  of  the  Fifth  avenue  "diamond- 
back"  district,  where  Vanity  Fair  dirports itself  in  all  the 
pomj)  and  circumstance  of  luxurious  Fashion.  A  detour 
of  twenty  minutes  and  his  nostrils  are  assailed  by  the  un- 
speakable reek  of  the  East  side  tenement  district,  packed 
closer  with  human  flesh  and  blood  than  any  other  piece  of 
the  globe — thirty  jier  cent,  closer  than  the  Coolies  are 
huddled  together  in  the  densest  quarters  of  Canton.  Cin- 
cinnati's population  in  the  limits  of  one  square  mile  ! 

But  greatest  sight  of  all,  most  wonderful,  most  iaspir- 
iog,  is  Broadway  itself  with  its  working  clothes  on.  Un- 
true to  its  name,  at  no  point  wider  than  a  respectable 
village  side  street,  the  great  trade  artery  at  our  location  is 
more  than  usually  contracted.  A  healthy  boy  could  easily 
span  the  distance  from  cui'b  to  curb  in  a  hop  skip-and- 
jump.  But  he  would  find  it  mighty  tiresome  wailing  for  a 
clear  field  to  practice  the  feat,  except  on  Sunday. 

All  through  the  business  day  there  is  the  never  ending, 
never  diminishing  human  procession,  crowding  the  side- 
walks, threading  through  the  maze 
of  vehicles  at  the  crossings,  darting 
in  and  out  of  doors  and  side  streets 
like  an  enormous  hire  of  bees.  And 
tuward  night,  when  the  great  busi- 


establishments    are 
pouring    out    their    hun-  Il'il'*'r^<     ■        ^-^ 

dreds    of   thousands,   the  »»'■"'  'vp»    *  *1 

sightisoneofneverto-be-  /'['rBlIniJ         I  ST 

forgotten  impressiveness.  l!  illlsjllll  I  i    i|  !?:  *  l! 

All  New  York  and  all  the  E  Ji5?r.^j;iltt   fl   5' lil    Ef 

earth    is    represented    in       •'-U*  o-y-j-u*™"/*.^     iSl.A^i»^ 
this    most    magnificent       '>^^!'<^H>fff  ,  «  *W6*«^ 
spectacle  which  the  Me-      Y^^  * J,t^^  Jll!!^|P 
tropolis     affords.      The       4*    '     _,      '*^'"^*Vp 
sleek,  rotund  banker  and  ^  *3l=  ^B 

merchant,  flanked  by  red-    [^^j^    Tf  e  ka  h  lable  b 
fezzed  Turks  and  white 

turbaned  Hindoos;  bell-topped  dudes  and  ladies  of  fine?it 
feather,  jostled  by  dirt-grimed  laborers;  swart  daughters 
of  Italy,  enveloped  in  rank  greens  and  pui'ples  that  smite 
the  eye  with  a  shock;  swarms  of  typewriting  girls,  tired 
clerks,  sedate  professional  men,  droves  of  office  boys;  Ameri- 
Irishmen,  Freuchmen,  Cubans,  pig  tailed 
,  Negroes,  flerce-whiskered  Norsemen,  wild-eyed 
Russian  Hebrews  and  immigrants  from  the  ends  of  earth. 
White  men  and  black;  yellow,  brown  and  all  the  tones  be- 
tween. Millionaires  and  beggars  and  thieves— everybody 
from  everywhere— hurrying,  scurrying  as  though  Gabriel's 
lips  were  pursed  to  the  eternal  trump  and  each  individual's 
salvation  depended  OQ  prompt  answer  to  the  roll  call. 
Sounds,  too,  which  only  lower  Broadway  knows.  The  deep 
artillery  thunderings  of  loaded  trucks,  punctuated  by  the 
musketry  rattle  of  cab  and  carriage.  Car  gongs  hoarsely 
clanging,  vehicles  clashing,  drivers  swearing,  policemen 
shouting,  street  venders  calhng  their  wares  in  a  composite 
jargon  of  a  dozen  languages,  screeching  like  Bashi-bazouks. 


'k^ca^iom  ClTUtC  d/oa  UULIP 


Nowhere  else  such  a  miracle 
of  human  sight  and  sound  and 
motion;  nowhere  else  such  a 
folk  panorama,  instinct  with 
pulsing  life,  aflame  with  shift- 
mg  color,  as  is  framed  against 
the  monstrous  piles  of  brick 
and  marble  that  lift  their 
rueged  heads  to  the  early 
evening  sky  of  lower  Broad- 
way. 

For  the  rest,  come  and  see  us. 
Our  guardian  angel  will  greet 
you  at  the  door,  and  the 
legend  she  bears  is 

WELCOME. 


15 


Pinr 


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It  Sets  the  Pace  !  -  The  BoHl-and  Most  of  it." 

The   Penman  s  Art  journal  for 
iQg^  {Nineteenth   Year). 

The  Journal  in  its  new  form,  of  which  this  is  the  first 
issue,  will  pi-esent  more  matter  and  a  greater  variety  than 
everhefoi-e.  For  a  more  complete  prospectus  than  we  are 
able  to  give  here,  see  the  December  issue.  We  have  i-oom 
here  merely  to  grive  a  skeleton  outline.  The  strictly  practical 
features  of  the  paper  will  be  stronger  than  ever,  with  gi-eut 
sti-ess  placed  on 

RAPID    BUSINESS    WRITING. 

Rapid   Business   "Writing,   by 


V  Course  of  I^essons  i: 

L.  M.  Thomburgh. 

Mr.  Thoinbnryh's  series  began  in  December.    They  are  laid 

'       !  believe,  will  prove  more  help- 


r  large  business 
establishments  —  i  n  - 
ircantile, 
.^hipping,  cxpi-ess  of- 
tices.  lawyers'  offices, 
etc. 
Movement— De 3k  Position— Speed— Form,  etc. 

Each  iraporttint  topic  servinu-  as  a  basis  of  a  sort  of  sym- 
iiosiuni  treatment    by   several  well-known  tcachcre,  to  be 
followed  by  a  free-to-all  discussion. 
Model  Business  I^etters— Capitals- Exercises,  etc. 

A  iiu-^e  tnnnuiit  of  material  on  those  lines  has  been  col- 
IcLtetl  and  will  be  freely  used  the  coming  year. 

PROFESSIONAL    WRITING. 


Professional    Writing, 
by  C.   P.    asaner. 


This  series  will  be  invalua- 
ble to  all  who  hope  to  be- 
come professionul  penmen 
and  teachers  or  are   such 


LETTERING— 
DESIGNING— 
ENGROSSING. 

Course  in  Pen  Lettering, 
by  John  F.  Briley. 


i>hH 


uf    pen  nork,    eniiro8!«- 

work,  4ifplniuaN.  mid 
meronntUe  work.  etr.. 
br  The  Joarnnl's  own 
incompnrnble  borne 
stafl'of  nrtisil  uennien  i 

CHARLKS  KOLLINSON, 
CHARLES  F.JOHNSON. 
WILLIAM  A.  COWIE. 
FRANK  S.  PELLETT, 
JOHN  F.  BRILEY.  M. 
J.  SCHWEITZER,  J.  A. 
ROBINS,  BRUCE  Mc- 
RAE,  R  W.CROUCH, 
PETER  SHARP.E.L. 
BROWN,  and  by  leading 
pen  artists  throughout 
the  country.  Our  flrat  se- 
ries began  with  Mr.  Cow- 
ie's  beautiful  Thanksgiv- 
ing cover  design  The 
striking  Christmas  front 
page  design  by  Mr.  John- 
son led  otf  last  month. 
The  rich  and  powei-ful 
new  title  page  which  we 
present  in  this  issue  is  by 
Mr.  Rollinson. 


VERTICAL   WRITING. 


!'■  i'l  I  111'  l;ii-r-I  Anii-f  ir.ui  nl  II-.,  1 1  irhuiing  ChiCflgO,  Pllil- 
Iptii:!  .ii].i  I!  i>iMri,  ai'^'  li  .i.liin_:  ii  mi  their  public  schools— 
L-ji-.i  rMhivn  r!_\ .     \\r  bij-iu  ill  thi>  issuc  a  complcte 

irse    of  Instruction   in    Vertical  Writing,   by   A.  F. 
Newlands. 
Mr.  Newlands  is  Writing  Supervisor  of  Kingston,  Ont.,  the 

"*  ■"* "--3  side  of  the  Atlantic  to  adopt "   •'  — -' 

-,.„.    ^.side  of  the 

ably  presented  by  the  best 

Course  of  Instruction  in  Drawing, 
by  I^angdon  S.  Thompson. 

Prof.  Thompson  is  Director  of  Draw- 
ing iu  the  public  schools  of  Jersey  City, 
and  has  ii  national  reputation  as  teacher 
and  author  of  standard  works  relating 
to  this  branch. 


PUBLIC  SCHOOL 
DEPARTMENT. 


■tmcnt      AnntlR 
interest  to  begin  in  Febri 


reach  thousands  of  teachers 

situated  that  they  cannot  apply  withf)ui 
considerable  trouble  a  coui-se  primarih 
intended  for  graded  schools.    Mr.  Hou^^ 


phases  of  this  work.  Supvr.  Webb  of 
Nashville,  whose  excellent  coui-se  of 
■instruction  in  drawing  was  finished 
with  the  December  issue,  will  con-  ' 
tribute  other  independent  papers  on 
this  and  other  lines. 


16 

All  the  old  time  fcaturcn  to  which  our  readers 
have  become  attached  will  1)C  retained  and  the 
paiKT  will  be  more  liberally  Illustrated   than 

Amonx  the  well-known  penmen  from  whom  iw 
have  already  rrjxived  rpertmem  tor  early  Insvr- 
tlon  In  Thb  Joi;r»ai-  (a  bird  on  paper  Is  worth  a 
dozen  In  the  bottle)  are  Lyman  P.  Spencer,  A.  P. 


'cl^eAJTUuui  Q^iC  (iX'tcinaCp 


forget  the  little  ten  cents.  No  Tree  samples.  Sub. 
prioe  of  BCBIHESS  Jobhsai,,  $1  a  year.  Present 
Buh«!ribere  for  Pbnman's  Art  Joihjsai.  may 
(ret  the  new  paper  by  sending  enough  additional 
to  what  they  paid  for  the  P.  A.  J.  to  make  $1.5i- 
the  special  combination  rate  for  both  papers. 

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that  year.    Price  SI  per 

send  us  a  copy  of  the 


Works  of  Instruotion   in   Penmanship. 

Amea'    Guide    to    Self-lDalracllon    In 
Prarilral   and  .4rll«tlc   Penmannbip.- 

isefui  book  is  what  Its  name  implie 


heavy  paper  binding.    Price  when  sent  other- 


ill  d 


offers  that  Include  back  numbers 
",  are  hereby  withdrawn.  We 
subs,  further  back  than  No- 

Addltlona  to  "TI>e  Journal"  Force. 

the  last  JouRNAl.  came  from  the  preM 


^11    ($1).    Cloth  ffii 


have  added  t«M  ui..n:  ..^...  o...^.. 

r  art  staff-Frank  S.  Pellett,  who  wao  wm.  u; 
several  months  ago.  and  E.  L.  Hrown.  late  of 
Hockland,  Me.,  who  Is  well  known  to  all  readers 
of  iicnmanship  llteratui-e.  Sooner  or  later  they 
nil  gravitate  to  202.    May  be  i/ou  are  thinking  of 


Ames'  Copy-SUpa  Tor  Self-Instrnctlon 
In  Praclleal  Peiimanslilp.— This  covers 
about  the  same  ground  as  the  Guide,  but  in- 
stead of  being  in  book  form  it  is  composed  of 
movable  slips  proj^ressively  arranged  and  con- 
II.  cauic  liwui  u.1^7  ,-.^™  ,  venlent  for  practice.  Full  Instructions  accora- 
well  known  penmen  to  \  pany  the  Slips,  and  the  whole  Is  inclosed  In  a 

.....^  _, !.i.  .,„    neat  envelope.    This  work  also  has  had  a  very 

large  sale  Independently  of 


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at  50  cents  a  set.    The      Copyslips  "  will  be  sent 
prem.  for  one  sub.  ($1). 


Boot,  H.  W.  Kllcklnger,  D  I,.  Musaelman,  D.  H. 
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W<w<-".   .1     >i      I   ii '  'i:.    I      I      hi"«ii.    I'.  I. 

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Midiird. 


The  work  from  the  above  mentioned  penmen 
Includes  business  wrEMriH:,  profcwionni  writinti;. 
niitoKriiphs.  lloiirj.shitiir.  ornamental  work,  una 


ill.  hi'liiK  ihf!  proleft* 


THE   BUSINESS  JOURNAL. 

r  It  Is  our  plan  to  publish  Tub  Penman's  Akt 
JouuNAi,  on  the  first  of  the  month  and  Tni 

HnSINKHSJOUI 


-wxfiili  i>iii  In  thf  higgest  y* 

./-  fiiiwirs.    Thcink  on  the.  Dec  Jouh- 
-  h.u.hi  'in/heffyre  a  new  ordfr fitr  these 

•  I  '•■  '"    I'hKxd  rvtth  the  manufacturer. 

•  in  i.ii-ijifm'vouagain. 

'  ~^    A  Beautiful  Stick  Pin. 
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luctured  from  its  own  desigrn  a  very 
neat  stick  pin.  to  offer   as  a  premium 
to  subscribers.     It  is  made   in   solid 
silver,  also    in  solid    gold,  and    is  so 
chaste  and  artistic  that  it  is  equally 
appropriate  for  young  and  old,  lady 
and    gentleman.     It  may  be  worn  in 
the  scarf,  on  the  coot,  vest  or  dress- 
and  is  suitable  to  all  conditions  and 
for  all  occasions.    The  cut  given  here" 
with  is  about  actual  size.    We  selected 
the  pen  as  being  the  most  suitable  em- 
blem    for    penmen,    teachers,    book- 
keepers, stenographers,  clerks  and  uU 
who  have  to  use  the  pen,  and  we  have  made  use 
of  the  quill  pen  because  it  gives  opportunity  for 
the  most  artistic  handling^.     It  will  be  a  sort  of 
,  word    for   its   wearer   and   will   serve  to 

mtroduce  him  to  the  wide-spread  brotherhood 
and   sisterhood  who  handle  the  pen.    We  hope 
■ery  subscriber  will  become  a  wearer  of 


■ill  s.tiil  ThbJou 


Ktae    (124   x   32);    Cenlennlal    Plciiirr    of 

Pros:reH8(:^4x28):  Oram  memorial  (22  \  28); 
!  Oarfield  iTiemorlal  (1R  x  24);  Orant  and 
I^lncoln  Eulo:;^  (24x30):  (llarrlaee  Cer- 
tinf-ateaSxSS);  Family  Record  fl8  x  22). 
Choice  of  the  above  beautiful  and  elaborate  pen 
designs  (lithographed)  sent  as  prem.  for  one  sub. 


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No  penmanship  publication  ever  printed  has 
had  a  more  enthusiastic  reception  than  Ames' 
Book  of  Flourishes.  It  gives  125  beautiful 
designs,  delicately  printed  on  superfine  paper — 
most  of  them  masterpieces,  by  72  of  the  world's 
leading  penmen.  No  such  collection  could  be 
procured  outside  this  book  for  SIO.  We  will 
send  the  book  in  manilla  binding  as  premium 
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miums announced  above  for  one  subscriber. 

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ive, capable  agent  not  onlv  in  every  school 
but  in  every  community.  If  there  is  one  of 
this  kind  near  you,  you  must  know  it ;  if  not, 
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tunity to  get  the  paper  foryourself  and  friends 
at  the  reduced  clubbing  rate. 

This  offer  is  an  experiment  with  us,  the  pur- 
pose being  to  establish  new  agencies,  and 
should  be  taken  advantage  of  at  once. 

In  no  case  do  we  authorize  or  wiH  tee  coun- 
tenance  interference  with   a    present    capable 

TItis  pnrfteroi>li  mnrke^  wlt*i_bluc  pencil 


nil  tha 


Hub  -iib- 


IndicnleK  tliul  tout  HithNcript  I  oh  has  expired, 
hat  we  Hlinll  hi>  irlnrt  in  bnvr  voiir  re- 
I.     ^iibNcrib 
.     t  Ii 
No  b 

■  dny       N rn  T   n-r    ■•>  mil    vmir 

>.     If  you    hii%<-    Irli    >.  Iiool.    nil  Ihe 

killt'ul 
,_  ._  J>i-iincb  Ihnt  iiermentes 
ofbiiatucfi^innd  ifi  nii  inipor 

y  day  Hwork.    Where  el 

you  KOt  half  HO  much  for  the  money?  Bi 


h    Ihnt    lie 

■y  day  Hwor'k.    Where  el» 

„ o  much  for  the  iiii  *  " 

•ro-OAYI    AddrcHB  all  biiHln 

nil  cbecko,  orders,  etc..  pnynblo  lo  ibe  piib- 
lii«her8,  A>IES  &  lUttlAKTHtS  CO.,  'iOZ 
Hroadwny,  New  Aorh. 


For  years  we  have  wondered  why  a  good  ink 
well  could  not  be  put  on  the  market  at  a 
reasonable  price.  An  ink-well  that  prevents 
evaporation  and  taking  too  much  ink  on  the 
pen,  etc.,  has  so  many  parts  and  is  so  compli- 
cated and  high-priced  that  the  average  pen- 
man, bookkeeper  and  student  has  stuck  to  the 
old  solid  glass  common  ink  well.  When  Mr. 
J.  J.  Wilson  of  359  Broadway,  New  York, 
walked  into  our  sanctum  and  placed  one  of  his 
"Pneumatic  Ink  Well  Stoppers"  on  our  fifteen 
cent  glass  ink  stand,  he  converted  it  into  a  SL-'iO 
patent  ink  well,  for  all  practical  purposes.  It 
operates  under  the  slightest  pressure,  allows 
the  pen  to  get  just  the  right  amount  of  ink, 
prevents  soiling  the  fingers,  and  prevents 
evaporation.  It  is  made  m  several  sizes  and 
can  be  fitted  to  any  size  of  bottle  or  well. 
The  cost  is  25  cents  for  any  size. 


Hlnman's  Grooved  'Writlne  Exerclaea. 

We  have  received  letters  from  Prof.  A.  H. 
Hinmau  of  Worcester,  Mass  .  in  which  he  ex- 
presses great  enthusiasm  over  the  success  his 
Grooved  Writing  Exercises  are  meeting  with 
in  various  parts  of  the  country.  He  has  been 
shipping  orders  daily  for  several  months  and 
striving  to  reduce  tbeir  cost  to  schools.  He 
believes  that  swift  practice  in  grooved  letter 
exercises  is  the  only  way  that  teachers  can 
combine  the  perfect  formation  of  letters  with 
rapidity  of  movement  so  that  an  entire  class  of 
learners  will,  from  the  start,  write  swiftly  and 
accurately.  Prof.  Hinman  has  written  a  very 
interesting  advertisement,  found  elsewhere  in 
this  Journal,  which  we  commend  to  onr 
readers. 


I^em:i<^ 


JKlkMN@PiR 

§TliIVWXY. 

12S4.567890& 


BV   I,   F.   URILEY,   ILLUSTRATING   HIS  PAPER  HEREWITH 


riodern   Pen   Lettering. 

BY    J.    F.    BRTLEY,    JOURNAL    OFFICE. 

Nil.  i. 

Modiftiil     noma  ti. 

THE  alphabet  presented  herewith  illustrates  one 
of  an  infinite  variety  of  artistic  forms  that  can 
be  wrought  out  of  the  standard  Roman  letter. 
Draw  each  letter  in  pencil,  taking  care  that  the 
proportions  are  correct,  the  curves  gracefully 
rounded  and  the  letter  nicely  balanced,  before  at- 
tempting to  finish  in  ink.  The  heavy  strokes  should 
first  be  drawn  in  outline  and  afterward  ruled  with 
ink,  using  a  ruling  pen.  T-square  and  drawing  board. 
If  you  haven't  a  T-square  and  drawing  board  a 
couple  of  triangles  will  answer.  It  is  not  necessary 
to  pencil  the  small  ornaments  on  the  sides  of  the 
letters.  These  may  be  pnt  on  after  the  letter  is 
finished. 

In  making  headline,  follow  out  the  instructions 
given  in  lesson  No.  2.  Here  we  give  another  style 
of  flourishing  which  is  better  adapted  to  this  style 
of  lettering  than  the  ordinary  dash  flourish.  Keep 
the  lines  gracefully  curved  and  always  direct  them 
toward  the  barren  places,  as  their  main  object  is  to 
fill  vacant  spaces. 

Be  as  original  as  possible  in  all  your  work.  Try 
making  these  letters  with  the  ornaments  turned  in 
a  diflEerent  direction.  Here  is  a  good  chance  to  bring 
in  some  of  the  styles  of  finishing  shown  in  Novem- 
ber lesson.  Introduce  new  ideas  of  your  own.  Try 
making  your  name  in  the  style  of  the  headline  and 
see  how  it  will  look. 


s^UoXutnaS 


School  and  Personal. 

[INITIAL   MADE  IN  ThE  JOURNAL  OFFICE.] 

NDER  ordinary  circumstances,  news 
items,  catalogues,  etc.,  received  in 
The  Journal  office  by  tbe  15th  of  a 
niontb  will  be  noted  in  th«  issue  for 
the  following  month.  If  received 
later,  the  chances  are  that  the  notice 
will  go  over  to  tbe  next  issue.  We 
have  only  a  certain  space  that  we  can 
devote  to  matter  of  this  character, 
important  as  we  esteem  it,  and  when 
that  space  is  filled  it  Is  necessary  to  wait  for  a  "  new  open- 
ing. "  Some  of  our  frieuds  seem  to  think  that  items  sent  a 
few  days  before  they  receive  their  Journals  should  have 
appeared  in  that  i>sue.  They  probably  do  not  consider 
our  space  limitations,  the  great  number  of  people  with 
whom  we  are  dealioK  and  the  further  important  fact  that 
a  portion  of  The  Journal  may  be  printed  at  least  a  fort- 
night before  the  complete  paper  is  mailed.  The  Journal 
aims  to  be  a  complete  mirror  of  the  profession  it  repre- 
sents and  is  always  glad  to  present  frfsh  news  notes  of  in- 
terest relating  to  any  reputable  individual  or  school  iden- 
tified with  this  profession.  Necessarily,  however,  these 
mentions  must  be  very  brief.  In  sending  newspapers,  etc., 
with  articles  for  notice,  it  is  much  safer  to  call  our  atten- 
tion to  them  by  letter.  Even  then  they  are  liable  to  be 
overlooked  occasionally,  as  we  receive  an  immense  amount 
of  mail,  and  we  ask  our  friends  to  call  our  attention  to 
such  omissions — and  not  jump  to  the  conclusion  that  we 
are  ignoring  them,  as  some  have  done. 

—  Unless  all  signs  fail,  the  schools  of  practical  education 
are  experiencing  a  revival  equal  to  the  gradual  improve- 
ment noticed  in  all  other  lines  of  business.  We  have  re- 
ceived many  letters  recently  from  school  proprietors  con- 
veying the  pleasing  information  that  business  is  beginning 
to  pick  up  wonderfully. 

—  The  Topeka,  Kan.,  B.  C,  of  which  L.  H.  Strickler  is 
principal  and  H.  L.  Wallace  is  penman,  sends  out  a  finely 
illustrated,  handsomely  printed,  cloth  bound  business  like 
catalogue.  It  takes  brains  and  money  to  get  up  such  a 
catalogue. 

—  Glenwood.  Minn.,  Academy  is  a  new  school,  with  the 
commercial  and  penmanship  departments  in  charge  of  O. 

A.  Ferring,  formerly  of  Willmar,  Minn. 

—  Tbe  Louisville,  Ky.,  B.  &  S.  B.  C.  comes  to  the  front 
■with  a  catalogue  that  must  have  cost  a  mint  of  money. 
The  cover  is  beautifully  lithographed,  there  are  many  fine 
half-tone  engravings  and  the  mechanical  work  is  of  the 
best.  James  Ferrier  is  president,  E.  J.  Wright,  vice-pres't 
and  sup't.  and  J.  B.  Luckey,  sec'y  and  penman. 

—  C.  M.  Robinson,  late  penman  at  the  Toledo,  Ohio,  B. 
C,  is  manufacturing  Robmson's  Thermal  Bath  Cabinet,  a 
portable  hot  air  bath,  and  reports  bright  prospects. 

—  G.  W.  Moothart,  an  experienced  penman  and  com- 
mercial teacher,  is  now  president  and  proprietor  of  the 
River  City  B.  C,  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  having  purchased  the 
institution  from  John  Graham. 

—  The  Spencerian  B.  C,  Philadelphia.  T.  H.  McCooI, 
principal,  has  secured  new  quarters  in  the  Baker  Buildmg, 
1520  Chestnut  street. 

—  The  People's  College.  South  Bend.  Ind.,  is  the  South 
Bend  C.  C.  enlarged  and  extended,  as  the  new  announce- 
ment puts  it.  In  addition  to  the  usual  commercial  and 
shorthand  departments  there  are  an  academic  department 
and  a  conservatory  of  music.  Wm  T.  Boon  is  president 
and  Homer  J.  Miller  secretary. 

—  "A  Small  Catalogue  About  a  Big  School  at  Chilli- 
cothe.  Mo  ,"  is  tbe  catchy  title  of  Prejjident  Allen  Moore's 
latest  brochure.  It  is  neat  and  concise,  and  should  boom 
that  well-known  institution.  U.  G.  Alexander,  the  penmaa 
of  tbe  school,  is  doing  good  work  in  his  line. 

—  Tbe Eugelhom,  Helena,  Mont.,  B.  C,  has  secured  the 
following  new  teachers  :  A.  W.  Peterson,  peu.and  book- 
keeping ;  Bradeu  C.  Haynes  Pitman  shorthand  and  tel- 
egraphy. 

—  The  Erie,  Pa.,  B  U.  does  not  confine  its  instruction  to 
text-books  or  its  own  instructors,  but  has  arranged  a  course 
of  fifty  seven  lectures  by  prominent  people  on  about  all  sub 
jecisof  interest  to  a  commercial  student.  A  mostfexcellent 
idea,  well  planned,  and  shows  the  band  of  Sup't  J,  P.  Byrne 
in  it. 

-—  S.  P.  Eckel  is  president  and  proprietor  and  Jos. 
Leming  prin.  of  the  Bradford,  Pa  ,  B.  C,  formerly  Clark 

B.  C. 

—  Among  the  recent  visitors  to  The  Journal  office 
were:  H.  E.  Burdick,  card  wrtter.  Presr.nn,  Conn.;  M.  L. 
Miner.  Pratt  lust,  Bronklvn  ;  Emerv  Oliver,  Albany,  N. 
Y  ;  W.  C.  Ramsdell,  Drake's  B.  C,  Jersey  City.  N.  J. ;  J. 
W,  Harkins,  the  former  penman,  but  now  a  playwright, 


New  York  ;  E  W.  Blnser,  Columbus  O. :  W.  A.  Warriner, 
Toronto,  Ont. ;  H.  C.  Spencer.  W.  Y.  B.  C,  J^ew  York  ;  A. 
L.  Spencer,  Yonkers.  N.  Y.;  H.  W.  Flickinger.  Philadel- 
phia ;  Miss  Murray,  Wilkes-Barre,  Pa. 

—  The  Penrod  Training  School,  Columbus,  Ohio,  with 
F  M.  Choquill.  manager,  and  F.  B.  Hofman,  counselor,  is 
the  newest  business  college  in  the  Buckeye  capital. 

—  A  very  smail  envelope  containine  a  tiny  card  in- 
scribed "  Gladys  Marie  Trenary.  Nov.  26,  1894,  8  pounds," 
explains  the  cause  of  a  double  celebration  of  Thanksgiving 
at  the  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O.  L.  Trenary,  Kenosha, 
Wis.  Mr.  Trenary  is  principal  of  the  Coll.  of  Com.  in  that 
city. 

—  A  few  days  ago  we  had  the  pleasure  of  grasping  the 
hand  of  that  prince  of  penmen,  U.  W.  Flickinger  of  Phila- 
delphia. The  writer  had  not  met  him  since  Dec,  1884, 
when  Mr.  Flickinger  sent  him  out  into  the  penraanit-tic 
world  bearing  a  diploma  witli  the  autosrapb  of  H.  W. 
Flickinger  at  the  bottom.  He  is  the  same  modest,  unas- 
."suming  gentleman— always  praising  the  work  of  others 
and  criticising  bis  own. 

—  CM.  Immel  of  Millersburg,  Ind.,  was  elected  re- 
corder of  Elkhart  County.  Ind..  in  tbe  recent  political 
landslide,  receiving  the  largest  majority  of  any  county 
candidate. 

—  The  all-round  penman,  designer  and  illustrator,  G.  W. 
Wallace,  is  now  artist  in  chief  of  The  fwneer  Precis,  St. 
Paul,  Miun. — tbe  great  Republicandaily  of  the  Northwest. 
Here  he  will  have  a  chance  to  exercise  his  remarkable  tal- 
ent in  making  cartoons,  portraits,  sketches,  etc. 

—  A.  J.  Taylor  has  disposed  of  bis  interest  in  tbe  Taylor 
Bus.  Coll.,  Rochester,  N.  Y..  to  W.  H.  Halicy. 

—  The  lectures  by  Prin.  W.  L.  Mason,  of  the  Metropoli- 
tan School  of  Shorthand  (Pitmant,New  York,  in  the  free 
series  to  teachers,  are  arousing  much  interest, 

—  In  a  letter  receutly  received  from  Wilbur  R.  Smith, 
pres't  of  the  Com'l  Coll.  of  Ky.  Uni.,  Lexington,  Ky.  he 
says  that  his  school  has  enrolled  at  present  students  from 
twenty  States. 


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—  Tbe  Sharon,  Pa.,  daily  papers  had  some  very  flatter- 
ing notices  lately  about  Sweet's  Coll.  of  Com.,  of  which  S. 
M.  Sweet  is  proprietor. 

—  Walton  Woolsey  is  contemplating  starting  a  private 
school  of  bookkeeping  at  Altamont,  Ky. 

—  Messrs.  Lockyear  &  Wilson,  proprietors  of  the  Colum- 
bian B.  C.  Evansville,  Ind  ,  are  moving  the  school  into 
new  quarters  especially  arranged  for  them,  and  will  occupy 
an  entire  floor  of  a  convenient  building.  Tbe  Evansville 
Journal  praises  the  enterprise  of  the  managers. 

—  The  30th  annual  announcement  of  tbe  Springfield.  III. . 
B.  C,  shows  a  number  of  beautiful  engravings,  including 
a  splendidly  printed  half  tone  of  Pres't  H.  B.  Chii'ken. 

—  T.  J.  Williams,  formerly  of  Racine,  Wis.,  has  opened 
the  Williams,  B.  C,  Pasadena.  Cal. 

—  Tbe  Clark  B.  C.  has  been  succeeded  by  the  Butler, 
Pa.,  B.  C,  with  J.  M.  Bashline  pres.,  and  C.  E.  Menglc, 
vice-pres. 

—  The  Marshall.  Mich.,  B.  C.  is  a  recently  organized 
school,   with  H.   L.  Rucker,  pres.,  and  O.  A.  B.  Spjrboe, 

—  J.  Alcock,  prin.  of  tbe  Platteville,  Wis..  B.  C,  reports 
his  school  as  flourishing. 

—  On  the  evening  of  December  20  the  Goldey,  Wilmisg- 
ton,  Del.,  C.  C.  gave  its  ninth  annual  souvenir  Christmas 
entertainment,  and,  judging  by  tbe  programme  sent  us, 
it  was  a  jolly  occasion.  Tbe  Pbila.  Banjo  Club,  Mr.  Sam'l 
Durham,  humorist,  and  other  professionals,  furnished  the 
fun. 

—  The  Toledo,  C,  city  night  school,  was  turned  over  to 
the  Steadman  B.  C.  of  that  city,  and  tbe  IochI  papers  are 
full  of  praise  of  tbe  success  of  the  new  arrangement. 

Movements  of  the   Teachers. 

M.  D.  Fulton,  Conant,  III.,  is  a  new  teacner  of  book- 
keeping in  tbe  Indianapolis.  lad.,  C.  of  C. R.J.  Sullins, 

one  of  Bro  Alexander's  Chillicothe.  Mo.,  graduates,  has 
charge  of  the  penmanship  d^p't  of  the  Steelvillt*,  Mo.,  Nor. 
School. R.  E.  Morgan  has  succeeded  A.  C.  Davisson  as 


BY  C.   E.  WEBBER,  SAN  lOSE,   CAL. 


~  Parker  &  Gold  are  operating  two  schools  C   E.  D. 

Parker  beiug  prin.  of  the  Hutchin->on,  Kan.,  B.  C,  and  E. 

W.  Gold,  prin.  of  the  Emporia,  Kan.,  B.  C. 
—  Born  in  Missouri,  of  Southern  stock,  ot  English,  Irish, 

Scotch  and  Dutch  lineage,  W.  T.  Parkf.  priu.  of  the  Pen- 
manship department  of  the 
N.  I.  Normal  School,  Dixon, 
HI,,  hardly  knows  what  na- 
tion to  side  with  in  a  grand 
international  row.    But  he 


is   Americ 
through. 

lated    to 
Wayne  " 

blood    it 


bon 


through  ; 


His 


distantly 
"  Mad  Anthony 
Coming  from 
ins  of  fighting 
s  all  tbe  more 
remarkable  that  Mr.  Parks 
has  chosen  for  a  life  work 
the  demonstration  that  tbe 
pen  is  mightier  than  the 
sword.  Mr.  Parks  received  his  general  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  State  and  Versailles  Institute, 
Hooper  Institute,  and  his  special  tiaining  in  Central  B.  C, 
Sedalia,  Mo.;  N.  III.  Nor.  School,  Dixon;  Zanerian  Art 
Coll.,  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  Webb's  Institute,  Nashville, 
Tens.  He  taught  country  school,  city  school,  studied  law, 
and  since  turning  his  attention  to  penmanship  has  held 
positions  in  the  following  schools  :  Akinsville,  Mo.,  Nor. 
and  Com.  Inst.;  N.  W.  Nor.  Sch.,  Stanberry,  Mo.;  S.  E. 
Mo.  State  Nor.;  Dallas.  Tex  ,  B.  C. ;  Southern  Coll.  Pen 
and  Art,  Nashville,  Tenn.,  and  bis  present  position.  Mr. 
Parks  is  prepared  to  teach  tbe  commercial  branches  as 
well  as  penmanship  and  art.  He  is  doing  great  good  for 
the  cause  of  busine.'^s  writing  by  impressing  his  ideas  on 
the  thousands  of  teacbfrs  with  whom  be  is  brought  in 
contact  in  that  great  iustiiution,  the  Northern  III.  Nor. 
School. 


prin.  of  the  Kokomo,  Ind..  B.  U. C.  W.  Kitt  is  man- 
ager of  the  com'l  dep't  of  Tilford  Collegiate  Acad.,  Vinton, 

la C.  C.  Kagey  is  instructor  in  comUdep'tof  Columbus, 

Ind.,  B.  U. O.  H,  Brickley  has  been  engaged  as   teacher 

of   shorthand   in  the   Huntington,  W.  Va.,  B.  C. J.  C. 

Bowser  has  severed  his  connection  with  the  Erie,  Pa.  ,B.U., 
E.  J.  Malany  of  Pawtucket,  R.  I.,  is  the  latest  addition  to 

the  teaching  force  of  the  same  school. H.  C.  Ulmer  has 

been  elected  prin.  of  the  newly  organized  com'l  dep't  of 

York,  Pa.,  public  schools. W.  E.  Caton  has  succeeded 

H.  D.  Fink  as  teacher  of  com'i  branches  in  Niagara  B.  C, 

Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y. Eaton  &   Burnett's.  Washington. 

D.   C.  Coll.  has  added  W.  M.   Wagner,  the  penman  of 

Eagle  Rock,  Va.,  to  its  faculty. J.  C.  Webb  has  opened 

a  night  school  of  penmanship  in   Pittsburgh,  Po. 1.   W. 

Saunders    has    succeeded    G.  F.    Clarke  as  pres't  of   tbe 
Arkadelphia,  Ark.,  B.  C. 

Xeic   Cataloffuts,   School   Journals,   Etc. 

Bright,  well-gotten-up  catalogues  have  been  received 
from  the  following  schools  :  Amity  College,  College 
Springs.  la.;  Stillwater,  Minn,,  B.  C;  Tacoma,  Wash., 
B.  C. ;  The  Stenographic  Institute,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.; 
Fort  Scott,  Kan.,  B.  C. ;  Warriner  C.  of  C,  Toronto,  Ont. ; 
So  West  Kan.  Coll.,  Winfield  ;  Fayette,  C,  Nor.  Uni.; 
Trinidad,  Col..  Actual  B.  C;  Omaha,  Neb..  C.  of  Short- 
hand ;  Garden  City  B.  C,  Saa  Jose,  Cal.;  Rutland,  Vt., 
English  and  Classical  Insc. 

Among  the  we  I  printed  and  edited  school  journals 
were  those  received  from  the  following  colleges  ;  Merrill 
B.  C,  Stamford,  Conn.;  D*ikota  Normal  Col.,  Sioux  Falls. 
S.  D.  (two);  Greer  Coll.,  Hoopestou.  III.;  Wausau,  Wis., 
Bus.  Inst.;  Gem  City  B.  C,  Quincy,  111.;  Boone,  la., 
B.  C;  Eastman  Coll.,  Poughkeepsie,  N.Y.;  Afton,  la,. 
Nor.  Coll.;  Nat'l  C.  &  N.  Coll.,  Denison,  Tex.:  Draugbon's 
Practical  B.  C,  Nashville,  Tenn.;  Rutland.  Vt.,  Eng.  and 
Classical  Inst.;  Washington,  Pa.,  B.  C  ;  Wisconsin  B.  U., 
La  Crosse,  VVis. 


Iipi^llj^     lifniTllin      nnni/n       '^^^^^^^  course— two  NUMBERS-CIii  press). 
H  r  A    I    H     \      lAl  nil    INI  KllllivN       ^'^'^'^^^  COURSE.— FOUR  NUMBERSHKeady). 

I  I  Lfl   I    II     0      VVni    I    I  1 1  U      DUUlXO-    GRAXLMAR  COURSE.— FOUR  NUMBERS -(In  press) 

This  series  is  the  outcome  of  the  experience  of  the  author  in  large  city  schools  in  which  good  penmanship,  as  shown  in  all 
the  wriltea  work  of  the  school,  is  one  of  the  objective  points.  The  books  are  closely  graded,  and  are  adequate  forthe  entire 
primary  and  gr.immar  school  work.  Some  of  the  speci.il  features  are  the  Marginal  Copies,  the  Combination  of  Movement  with 
Form  Study,  the  Graded  Spacing,  th%  opportunity  for  practice  without  ruled  lines,  the  phin  current  business  capitals. 

Correspondence  with  regard  to  their  introduction  solicited, 
>*°>"5  D.  C.  HEATH  &  CO.,  Publishers,  Boston,  New  York,  Chicago. 


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THE    EDITOR'S  CALENDAR. 

The  Nobhai-  RKvrew  System  of  Vebti- 
CAL  Wbitism.— iJy  D.  H.  Farley,  teacher  '>r 
writing  State  Normal  School.  Trenton,  N.  J.. 
and  W.  13.  OuonisoD.  Brooklyo.  N.  Y..  Pul.lic 
SchooJ  No.  19.  Publihhed  by  Silver,  Burdett 
&  Co.,  Boston,  New  York  and  Chicago.  From 
our  knowledge  of  the  teaching  ei|«^rience  and 
ability  of  Messrs.  Farley  and  Gunnison  w>- 
expected  when  ihey  took  up  the  preparation 
of  a  series  of  vertical  copy-lHx>K8  for  theii 
Normal  Review  Svsiem  of  Writing  somethinK 
practical  and  teachable.  An  examination  ol 
the  bookn  now  on  the  market  (Tracing  Course 
Nos.  1  and  2;  Reiiular  Course,  1  to  10,  in- 
clusive) shows  us  lljat  we  are  not  disap- 
j)oinled.  Hi.ecial  attention  has  been  given  in 
preparing  the  alpbalwls  to  have  the  letters 
plain,  the  formw  easy  to  execute  and  the  join- 
ings made  BO  auto  permit  cpf  the  greatest  speed 
and  to  avoid  frequent  lidincof  the  pen.  This 
has  been  donw  without  sacriDcing  legibility  or 
lieauty— in  fact,  the  copies  in  this  series  retain 
much  of  the  grace  found  in  the  cerles  ol 
Klanting  books  by  the  rame  authors.  This  sys- 
tem of  veitlcal  writing  was  lately  introduced 
into  the  public  (•chools  of  Coicago,  supplant- 
ing all  slant  writmg  books. 

BUHISESK   FOHMS,  Cl'STOMS  AND  ACCOUNTS 

—By  Seymour  Katon,  director  of  Department 
of  Business,  Drexel  Institute,  Philadelphia,  pub 
lisbe^l  by  American  Book  Company,  New  York. 
An  exercise  manual  (lit  pp.i  and  a  book 
of  blank  forms  make  up  a  unique  plan  oi 
teaching  bookk«  cping,  business  forms  and  cu— 
toms.  In  teaching  t>ookkeeping,  written  jour- 
natlzing  is  otnittvd  and  the  student's  thought 
is  connected  most  intimately  from  the  trans 
action  it^ielf  to  the  ledger.  He  Ifarns  to  do  \<\ 
doing.  There  are  2(Hi  exercises  and  as  man.\ 
real  buslnes'*  like  blanks  in  which  the  transac- 
tions are  to  be  written  up.  The  instructions  in 
the  manual  are  clear  and  couci'-e  and  cover  a 
wide  range  of  very  practical  transactions.  The 
Itlanks  include  about  everything  used  in  the 
largest  of  business  hou«eR,  such  us  bills,  note!>. 
drafts,  checks.  Utters,  telegrams,  bills  of  lad 
ing,  receipts,  statemeuis,  payrolls,  balance 
sheets,  deposit  ticketf,  orders,  etc. 

Twelve  Lesbons  in  Business  Writing.— 
E.  E.  French,  prin.  pen.  dep'r,  Draughou's  B. 
C,  Nashville,  Tenn.,  has  recently  published  a 
little  pamphlet  saving  instructions  about  posi- 
tion, movement,  speed,  form,  etc.,  and  copie.- 
nnd  instructions  for  business  writing,  i  he 
copies  are  pure  business  writing,  the  instruc 
tions  common  sense,  and  the  work  is  very 
neatly  gotten  up.    it  should  be  a  success. 

A  FiBST  Yeab  in  Drawino  —By  Henry  T 
Bailey,  State  Supervisor  of  Drawing,  Mass., 
nubhshed  by  Educational  Pub.  Co.,  Boston, 
New  York  ond  Chicaco.  Cloth,  V*  cents.  Mr. 
Bailey  first  gave  the  chapters  of  this  bouk  as  a 
series  of  lessons  in  lYimaru  Raucntion,  and 
they  were  so  popular  that  they  have  been  put 
in  book  form,  neatly  and  substantially  bouud 
and  printed  on  heavy  pH per  of  excelleut  qual 
ily  from  clear  t>  pe.  It  is  n  book  that  should  Ite 
in  the  hands  of  every  primary  teacber  whn 
teaches  drawing.  It  is  written  in  a  bright. 
chatty  style  and  smacks  of  a  love  of  children 
and  the  true  teacher's  spirit  throughout. 

PRArxiCAL  Drawino  Port  Six.  The 
Cylinder— By  A.  C.  Webb  and  ii.  W.  Ware 
Pub.  by  Southwestern  Pub.  House,  Nashville. 
Tenn.  Every  line  in  this  little  cloth-bound 
hook  of  forty-eight  pages  is  practical— ever> 
drawing  (and  tijere  are  scorts  of  them)  ditto. 
It  is  fully  up  to  the  other  parts,  five  in  num- 
ber, reviewed  last  month. 

ThkTrocble  of  Living  Ai.one.- By  F.  B 
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of  Part  II..  'Speed  Practice.'" 

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10 

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k.  ROM   all    parts  of  the  country 
"    lens  for  this  col- 
inth.     In  fact,  so 
great  the  variety 
and  so  well  executed  are  Ibey 
that  it  causes  us  no  little   an- 
noyance not  to  be  able  to  give 
each  one  a  more  extended  no- 
tice.     But  space    is    limited, 
and  we  must  not  encroach  on 
that  allowed    to   other  feat- 

—  A.  B.  Capp,  sup't  of  Heald's  B.  C  ,  San 
FraDcisco,  although  nearly  h'i  years  old,  still 
has  a  swing  to  his  writing  that  many  a  younger 
penman  would  be  proud  to  hove.  8ome  recent 
specimens  prove  this.  Mr.  Oapp  has  been  out 
of  school  work  since  March,  owing  to  nervous 
exhaustion.  His  thousands  of  friends  all  over 
the  country  are  hoping  for  his  speedy  re- 
covery. 

—  We  have  a  large  photograph  of  a  set  of 
resolutions  executed  with  pen  and  brush  by  L. 
M  Kelchner  of  the  H.  P.  N.  C,  De  Moines, 
Iowa .  The  work  is  well  laid  out,  strongly  ex- 
ecuted, and  embraces  quite  a  variety  of  letter- 
ing and  writing.  It  is  a  very  creditable  piece 
throuehout,  and  Mr.  Kelchner  has  reason  to 
feel  proud  of  it. 

—  Among  the  well  written  cards  received 
during  the  month  were  those  from  C.  W. 
Slocum,  Columbus,  Ohio:  L.  G.  Egelston, 
Rutland,  Vt.;  F.  A.  Curtis,  St.  John,  Mich.; 
Amos  W.  Smith,  Warren,  Fa. ;  W.  M.  Engel, 
Reading,  Pa. 

—  Three  cabinet  size  photographs  of  as 
many  different  pieces  of  artistic  pen  drawing 
in  as  many  different  styles  have  been  received 
from  U  H.  Platto,  Hoosick  Falls,  N.  Y.  Oneof  I 
the  pieces  is  a  copy  of  the  portrait  that  appeared  , 
in  Wallace  &  Lockwood's  lessons  in  portraiture  i 
in  The  Journal  some  months  ago!  The  other  ' 
pieces  represent  a  binder  and  reaper  in  opera- 
tion, and  a  tire  engine.  The  work  is  remark- 
ably strong,  not  in  the  least  amateurish,  and 
would  warrant  Mr.  Platto  devoting  himself  to 
artistic  pea  work. 

—  From  E.  L.  Burnett,  B.  &  S.  B.  C, 
Providence,  the  old-timer  who  has  kept  him- 
self in  the  background  for  some  years,  we  have 
received  a  large  variety  of  unique  specimens 
of  writing  and  flourishing.  They  are  prints 
from  copper  plates  and  show  beautiful,  accu- 
rate work.  Bro.  Burnett  is  both  penmau  and 
engraver  and  seems  to  be  equally  at  home  in 
both  lines. 

—  In  the  line  of  flourishing  we  have  re- 
ceived a  large  number. E.H.Robins,  Wi- 
chita, Kan.,  doesn't  let  business  writing  kill 
his  flourishing  ability,  if  we  may  judge  from  a 

late  flourish. C.  C.  Canan,  Ypsilantl,  Mich., 

makes  a  few  strokes  tell  a  whole  story. F.  B. 

Moore,  Indianapolis,  believes  in  simplicity  and 

shows  it  in  hisdesign. H.  L  Saylor,  College 

Springs.  la.,  like  all  Gem  City  boys,  knows 
how  to  flourish,  antl  he  put  some  of  his  "  kuow 
how "  on  a  sheet  we  recently  received  from 

him. A.  D.  Skeels,  Chatham,  Out ,  has  lost 

none  of  his  flourishing  skill,  as  a  batch  of 

dainty  flourishes  recently  received  prove. 

.Tno.  Rockwood,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  always 
sends  out  something  odd,  and  the  designs  be- 
fore us  are  both  odd  and  artistic. W.  T. 

Parks,  Dixon,  III.,  doesn't  pose  as  a  flourisher, 
yet  some  of  his  birds  have  most  striking  poses. 

W.   H.  Beacom,   Wilmington,  Del.,  sends 

several  graceful  designs  that  attest  his  skill  in 

this  line. 1).  J.   Penrose,  Randolph.  N.  Y., 

sends  a  brace  of  daintily  flourished  birds. C. 

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into  thebpK  for  bis  contribution. Juo 

Siple,  CHiclnuati,  sends  a  striking  design 

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"  Hhig  out  the  oid^  ring  in  the  new; 
Jiing  out  Ihe  false,  ring  in  the  trutt.^ 
^  I  ^  n  E  old  year's  gone,  a  new  is  bere; 

*■       Tbe  new  we  welcome,  tbe  old  revere. 
'Twns  good,  DO  doubt— 'tis  goue,  'tis  past, 
There  dawns  a  better  day  at  last. 
Tbe  u  heels  of  time  turn  round  and  round, 
UootI  ibinps  are  lost,  but  better  found. 
Tim  old  ycuis  die  and  new  are  born, 
The  darkest  niybt  gives  way  to  morn. 
AnH  to  with  books,  tb-y  come  and  go, 
ServiDK  their  |mi  poso  till  found  '*  too  slow." 
We  think  it  oftlimes  very  btrange 
That  some  will  boast  "  "Without  a  change, 
Is  this  good  booK,  in  thirty  years," 
When  progress  Is  the  cry  that  fills  our  ears 
From  every  way  our  beads  we  turn, 
Or  any  method  -ne  strive  to  learn. 
We  found  long  since  we  cannot  stand  still, 
And  to  recede  is  a  greater  ill — 


So  onward  and  forwar 
New  thoughts  and  net 
Our  Spelling  tbey  say 
The  plan  and  conceptK 


we  push  our  way, 

methods  winning  tbe  day. 
i  something  quite  new — 
3  are  original,  too- 


Making  that  study  a  source  of  delight, 
Witb  classitied  words  and  dictations  to  write. 
Letter  Wiitipfj  goes  with  it,  both  in  tbe  same  book, 
And  thus  you  will  find  it  convenient  to  look 
For  meaning  or  spelling  when  writing  a  letter- 
Can  you  think  of  any  arrangement  better  ? 
Typewriting  Instructor  comes  next  on  our  list, 
And  from  the  praise  it  receives  we  can  safely  insist 
There  is  no  book  published  its  equal  in  merit. 
Which  you  will  admit  if  you  only  compare  it. 
Plain  English  will  teach  you  the  very  best  way 
To  use  English  words,  and  to  say  what  you  say 
Without  making  the  blunders  we  so  often  bear 
And  that  grate  so  harshly  on  a  sensitive  ear. 


To  have  been  fir=t  used  by  us,  a  plan  of  our  own. 

But  we  notice  since  then  they  have  rapidly  grown 

Into  popular  favor.    libw  easy  it  must  be 

To  save  one's  brains,  and  simply  use  what  you  see! 

A  very  small  book  is  the  next  one  we  offer, 

But  in  value  equal  to  any  we  proffer — 

A  vest-pocket  Dictionary  for  every-day  use — 

A  constant  companion,  so  there's  no  chance  for  abuse 

Of  our  words,  for  this  book  will  tell 

Parts  of  speech,  bowto  divide,  pronounce,  and  spell, 

Use  of  capitals,  and  principal  parts  of  the  verbs. 

And  the  plurals  of  nouns  of  33,000  words. 

Our  Bookkeeping  though  is  most  impoilant  of  all. 

Published  in  three  books:    Tbe  Progressive  is  small. 

Yet  gives  the  theory  by  Single  Entry  and  Double, 

And  twelve  sets  that  are  worked  with  slight  trouble. 

The  Mercantile  contains  all  there  is  in  tbe  first, 

With  new  matter  added  on  business  and  trusts. 


Our  Shorthand  is  a  book  full  of  queer  little  marks,  I  The    third,    conUining   this   and   much    more,   is 
The  Fitmanic  alphabet,  and  is  the  joint  work  '  Complete, 

Of  reporters  and  teachers  of  national  fame.  -^^^  '*^'s  bard  for  any  book  of  the  kind  to  compete 

This  book  has  made  for  itself  a  name,  I  ^**'*  i^^  virtues  ;  text,  script,  and  printing  in  colors 

For  'tis  a  practical  book,  like  all  of  the  rest  -^^^  ^^^  ^®®*  ***  ^  ^^^  ^^^  *^^^  thousands  of  dollars. 

And  of  those  that  are  published  is  endorsed  as  the  best,    ^bese  books  all  belong  to  our  Practical  series, 
Commercial  Law  is  a  book  of  which  we  are  proud—    Published  at  Cleveland,  on  the  bank  of  Lake  Erie. 
Ite  Ulustrations  so  helpful,', by  all  are  aUowed  '  \vrTte  aroLT?o*^4"o"irp'"r^ors'ir^^ 


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And  a  7iew  face  at  the  door,  viy  friend, 
A   new  face  at  the  door'' 


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'kLAL    WORK    Wl  III    I'LN    A\I>    KKUSll 


WESTERN    PENMEN'S   CONVENTION. 


Repoi 
L,iu 


^  The  proceedings  of  the  W.  P.  A.  at  Lincoln  came  too 
close  to  The  Journal's  lime  for  publicatioD  to  admit  of 
more  than  a  bare  news  report  in  tbis  issue.  More  ex- 
tended treatment  of  the  various  papers  and  discussions  will 
be  given  in  subsequent  is-ues. 

The  convention  was  well  attended,  enthusiastic,  and  in 
every  way  successful.  The  official  roll  shows  the  follow- 
ing members  as  present  and  paying  dues,  except  those 
designated  by  an  *,  who  sent  their  dues  with  regrets  at  en- 
forced absence : 

Enrolled    Members. 

A.  N.  Palmer  and  Hattie  Cook,  Cedar  Rapids.  la.;  C.  A. 
Fnust,  Chicago:  P.  A.  Westrope  and  A.  L.  Gartner,  Albany, 
Mo.;  E.  H.  Robins.  C.  D.  Look  and  F.  E.Reppert,  Wichita. 
Kan.;  A.  C.  Webb,  Nashville,  Tenn.;  *  J.  O.  Gordon.  Rocky 
River,  O.;  *  C.  P.  Zaner,  Columbus,  O.;  ♦  J.  S.  Merrill,  SprinK- 
tleld,  O.;  H.  Champlin,  Cincinnati.  O.;  G.W.  Brown  and  *  G.  E. 
Nettleton,  Jacksonville,  111.:  E.  E.  Gard.  E.  M.  Coulter  and 
Isaac  Mulkins,  St.  Joseph,  Mo.;  Chaa.  A.  Smith,  Wellsville, 
Kan.:  Dan.  Brown,  J.  C.  Olson,  Mary  A.  Corbett,  E.  H.  Hen- 
ningrer  and  E.  E.  Ferris,  Lincoln,  Neb.;  H.  K.  Noel.  Tarkio, 
Mo.;  Henry  Clausen,  Scribner.  Neb.;  Alice  Cary  Couffer, 
Aburn,  Neb.;  F.  F.  Roose,  G,  H.  Lockwood  and  Ella  HuKhes, 
Omaha,  Neb.;  J.  H  Schoonover,  Denison,  la.;  George  F.  Og-g 
and  James  S.  Curry,  Fremont,  Neb.;  Carrie  Tobey  and  Frances 
Tobey.  Oakland.  laj  Prudy  L.  Allen.  Broken  Bow,  Neb.:  W. 
F.  Giesseman  and  *  J.  M.  Mehan,  Des  Moines,  la.;  *  O.  A.  Whit- 
mer,  La  Porte.  Ind.:  ♦  Miss  Lillian  Forde,  Clinton,  la.;  Miss 
Harriett  Blood.  Council  Bluffs,  la.;  Miss  Josie  Norton.  Miss 
Viola  Waller.  Charles  aty.  la.;  Mildred  McGowan,  Big  Rapids, 
Mich.;  Cora  Oppenheiraer,  VilHsca.  la  ;  Dora  Davis,  Sterling, 
111.:  W.  N.  Simpson,  Baldwin,  Kan  ;  W.  S.  Haynes,  I^enox.  la.; 
H.  E.  Reister.  Centerville,  la.;  W.  C.  Stevenson,  Emporia. 
Kan.;  C.  C.  Lister.  Cleveland,  O.;  R.  H.  Peck  and  S.  G.  Stemen. 
Shenandoah,  la.;  E.  E.  Utterback.  Salina,  Kan.;  C.  A.  Bern- 
hard.  Effingham.  Kan.;  C  H.  Shattuck,  Holton.  Kan.;  F.  L. 
Haeberle.  Normal.  Neb.;  H.  E.Byrne.  Brunswick,  Mo.;  A.  E. 
Parsons  and  E.  E.  Gaylord,  Creston,  la.;  A.  F.  Stolebarger. 
Ottumwa.  la  ;  Emma  Martin.  Beaver  Crossing,  Neb.;  N.  S. 
Westrope.  Harlan,  la.;    W.  J.  Kinsley,  New  York. 

First   Session—fVedneaday,   December  VC,  1894, 

Convention  called  to  order  at  10:30  a.m.  by  President 
A.  C.  Webb. 

First  paper  on  programme  was  by  W.  C.  Stevenson— 
*'  The  Origin  and  Development  of  Writing."  Mr. Stevenson 
treated  of  writing  from  the  earliest  records  on  stone,  lead, 
papyrus,  the  picture-writing  (or  drawing)  of  the  Indians, 
etc.  The  paper  showed  careful  research.  It  touched  inci- 
dentally ou  slant,  as  found  in  the  writing  of  228  students 
of  the  State  Nor.  School,  Emporia.  Kan.  They  wrote 
at  the  following  slants:  40'-,  2  students;  47^.3;  49°  2- 
50^.4;  52%  12;  53^,8;  54^,2;  55M0:  56'^.4;  57".  10:.58%4- 
5^,16;  60%  14;  61%8;  63M6;  6.3«'.20;  64%4;  6.5%8:  66',2- 
tiT^'.ia;  68%  16;  69%  6;  70%  16;  71%4;  73%8;  TS'^.S;  76%  1  • 
VT**,  3;  78"^,  6.  Mr.  S.  thought  that  these  figures  repre- 
sented the  students'  natural  impulse,  as  no  restrictions  as 
to  slant  are  made  at  the  above  named  school. 

K.  L.  Haeberle  presented  "  Forearm  Movement  in  Public 
Schools"  in  a  way  that  showed  he  had  studied  the  subject 
closely.  Tbis  paper  and  most  of  those  delivered  at  the 
convention  elicited  discussion,  freely  participated  in  by 
the  members. 


"Theory  vs.  Practice  in  Bookkeeping"  was  ably  pre- 
sented by  H.  E.  Wilson  of  Lincoln  Nor.  Uni.,  who  be- 
lieved in  a  great  deal  of  practice  and  but  little  theory. 

W.  N.  Simpson,  on  very  short  notice,  handled  the  topic 
"  Rapid  Calculations  "  in  a  manner  that  brought  out  many 
strong  points. 

A  paper,  "Scientific  Investigation  of  Fraudulent  Hand- 
writing," by  D.  T.  Ames,  was  read  by  W.  J.  Kinsley. 
Mr.  Ames  holds  that  in  nothing  else  a  man  does  and  leaves 
of  record  is  his  personality  so  shown  as  in  his  handwriting. 

Thursday's   Sessions, 

The  first  topic  Thursday  was,  "  When  to  Introduce  the 
Pen  in  Public  Schools,"  and  was  ably  opened  by  Miss  Har- 
riett Blood,  Supervisor  of  Writing  and  Drawing  in  Coun- 
cil Bluffs,  Iowa.  She  advocated  the  use  of  the  pen  in  the 
first  year,  and  said  that  in  the  Council  Bluffs  school  it  was 
first  used  nine  weeks  after  the  opening  of  school.  She  ad- 
vocated tpacbing  movement  in  the  first  grade. 

Being  put  to  a  vote  it  was  unanimously  decided  that  the 
pen  should  be  introduced  the  first  year. 

The  question  of  teaching  "  muscular  "  or  forearm  move- 
ment in  The  lower  grades  was  discussed  by  Miss  Blood, 
Messrs.  Kinsley,  Utterback,  Champlin,  Stevenson  andMul- 
kins,  and  brought  out  the  point  that  nearly  all  the  mem- 
bers having  had  experience  in  teaching  children  were  in 
favor  of  it. 

"  Will  Penmanship  Become  a  Lost  Art  ?'  was  answered 
in  the  negative  by  J.  W.  Warr,  who  argued  that  the  inva- 
sion of  the  pen's  old  domain  by  the  typewriter  tended 
to  emancipate  the  pen  from  the  old  time  drudgery. 

"  Tbe  Metronome,  Row  to  Use  It  in  Public  Schools," 
was  the  subject  handled  by  H.  Champlin.  He  sets  the 
metronome  so  as  to  tick  once  for  each  stroke  of  the  pen. 
For  the  more  advanced  grades  the  metronome  is  set  faster 
and  ticks  for  down  strokes  and  long  slides. 

"  Writing  Lesson  for  Advanced  Commercial  Students," 
by  E.  H.  Robins,  brought  into  play  music  as  an  aid  to 
keeping  the  rhythm  while  writing,  and  Prof.  Lichtenstein 
of  the  Western  Nor.  College  presided  at  the  piano  to  the 
satisfaction  of  all.  A  variety  of  ways  of  counting  the  same 
exercise  were  developed  during  this  and  Mr.  Champliii's 
lesson. 

Inauswer  to  a  question  as  to  why  he  didn't  whistle  for 
the  students,  Mr.  Robins  replied  that  ' '  Robins  don't 
whistle." 

"  A  Cieneral  Education  "  was  the  topic  treated  by  G.  W. 
Brown  of  Jacksonville,  111.  It  was  an  excellent  talk  and 
Mr.  Brown  made  a  strong  plea  for  a  higher  educational 
standard.  Pres't  Webb  added  a  few  words  of  commenda- 
tion. 

"Intercommuoication  in  Business  Practice,"  a  subject 
that  had  been  assigned  to  S,  H.  Goodyear  of  Chicago,  was 
well  handled  at  short  notice  by  J.  G.  Perkins  of  the  W. 
N.  C,  owing  to  the  absence  of  Mr.  Goodyear. 

A  letter  was  read  from  the  chairman  of  the  commercial 
section  of  the  Natl.  Ed.  Assoc,  asking  the  co-operation  of 
the  W.  P.  A.  toward  having  a  writing  section  added  to  the 
N.  E.  A.  It  was  unanimously  voted  to  render  all  influence 
and  aid  possible. 

The  members  were  tendered  a  reception  and  entertain- 
ment in  the  evening,  at  which  a  hearty  welcome  from  the 
city  of  Lincoln  was  extended  by  Hon.  N.  S.  Harwood  of 
the  Lincoln  Commercial  Club.    This  was  appropriately  re- 


sponded to  by  President  Webb.  A  delightful  programme 
of  music  and  recitation  was  enacted  by  Prof.  Lichtenstein, 
Miss  Lucia  W.  Raines  and  Miss  Florence  Worley.  The 
pleasant  hospitality  of  President  and  Mrs.  W.  M.  Croan  of 
the  W.  N.  C,  extended  in  their  parlors,  rounded  out  the 
evening  in  a  way  the  members  will  not  soon  forget. 
Friday's    Work, 

Friday  forenoon  was  devoted  to  the  Shorthand  section 
and  many  instructive  papers  were  read.    Among  them  : 

"Shorthand  in  Public  Schools,"  Miss  Julia  M.  Fay; 
"Typewriting,  How  Best  Taught  ? "  H.  W.  Lowe;  "How 
to  Teach  Shorthand?"  paper  by  A.  J.  Barnes,  read  by 
A.  P.  Barnett  ;  "  Shorthand  as  a  Science — Theory,"  Dan. 
Brown:  "  Shorthand  as  an  Art — Practice,"  Myron  E. 
Wheeler  and  T.  P.  Wilson;  "Typewriting  Correspond- 
ence," F.  E.  Van  Buskirk.  There  were  also  interesting 
discussions  participated  in  by  those  above  named  and 
others,  including  C.  H.  Rush,  "A.  C.  Webb,  Bert  Betts, 
Walter  H.  Stephens. 

Later  in  the  day  there  were  interesting  exhibitions  of 
speed  writing  on  the  Remington  typewriter  by  T.  P.  Wil- 
son, and  speed  writing  in  shorthand  by  Messrs.  Wilson, 
Barnett  and  Betts.  In  the  latter  a  maximum  speed  of  287 
words  was  developed  by  Mr.  Wilson. 

The  Convention  voted  unanimously  to  make  the  SbortK 
hand  and  Typewriting  section  a  permanent  feature. 

Vertical  Mas  an   Inning— A   Fietd-Day  for  Say. 

A  stirring  time  was  had  at  the  afternoon  session,  led  off 
by  Rev.  George  A.  Ray.  with  a  paper  on  "  Vertical  Writ- 
ing, the  Writing  of  the  Future."  Mr.  Ray  is  well-known 
as  the  author  of  Ray's  Rapid  Round-hand  system.  He 
made  a  strong  plea  for  upright  writing,  especially  the  kij^ 
that  is  exemplified  in  his  system.  The  resulting  discussion 
was  very  generally  participated  in.  Mr.  Ray's  ready  tongue, 
prime  fighting  qualities,  infectious  good  humor  and  un- 
doubted sincerity  won  round  after  round  of  applause,  even 
from  those  who  are  "  unconverted,"  as  he  puts  it.  The 
Convention  gave  him  a  unanimous  vote  of  thanks. 

Other  interesting  features  of  the  closing  session  were  : 

"  Discipline,  In  and  Out  of  School,"  skillfully  handled  by 
F.  F.  Roose. 

"  Copy-books  :  Their  Use  and  Abuse,"  in  which  A.  E. 
Parsons  prodded  the  copy-book  advocates  with  a  very 
sharp  stick  and  crossed  lances  with  H.  Champlin,  who  de- 
veloped equal  enthusiasm  on  the  other  side  of  the  ques- 
tion. 

"  Movement  Drills,"  a  careful  and  helpful  paper,  hj  W. 
F.  Giesseman. 

"  Caricatures  :  Their  Use  and  Abuse,"  which  gave  G.  H. 
Lockwood  an  opportunity  to  exhibit  his  pencil  facility  to 
advantage. 

Chicago  was  choseq  as  the  next  place  of  meeting,  to  be 
held  in  holiday  week.  189.5,  Wichita,  St  Joseph  and 
Cedar  Rapids  were  also  represented  in  the  voting.  The 
following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year  : 
President,  AV.  J.  Kinsley  ;  Vice-President,  E.  H.  Robins  ; 
Secretarv,  Miss  Harriett  Blood  ;  Asst.  Secretary,  C.  C. 
Lister  ;  Treasurer,  C.  A.  Faust ;  Executive  Committee  : 
C.  A.  Faust,  Chairman  ;  A.  N.  Palmer.  G.  W.  Brown. 

A  stenographic  report  of  the  proceedings  was  made,  and 
J.  W.  Warr  designated  to  edit  the  same  for  pamphlet  pub- 
lication. Retiring  President  Webb  "was  made  happy  by  a 
gift  of  the  gavel,  unanimously  tendered. 

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riovement  flethod  in  Penmanship. 

-'^      ~  1.     The  Natural  Movmxeni  Method  in  Writing.  By 

Charles  R.  Wells,  Nos,  1  and  2,  84  cts.  a  dozen; 
Nos.  3,  4,  5,  96  cts.  a  dozen.  This  system  of  penman- 
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t<  111,  and  there  is  DO  other  series  that  gives  or  can  give 
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3d.  To  establish  and  maintain  such  conditions  as  shall  induce  each  pupil  to 
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work,  and  thus  to  fix  the  habit  of  accurate  writing  at  all  times. 

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eventually  become  automatic.  In  the  public  schools  of  Syracuse,  where  the  method 
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LESSONS    IN    RAPID    BUSINESS 
WRITING. 

BY  L.  M.  THORNBOROH,  EVAKSVILLE,  IND. 
No.  3. 
1 9.— The  ground  work  upon  which  an  excellent 
handwriting  is  built  in  the  shortest  time  has  been 
laid  out  before  you  in  the  two  previous  lessons,  and 
your  future  success  depends  npon  how  well  you  have 
done  your  part.  Any  attempt  to  avoid  the  work  or 
to  do  it  your  way  may  lead  you  onto  disappointment 


\\o\J  TO 


27  c/'  (^  a-  a 

'6^  ^  a  ^  ^^ 

and  failure.  Never  scatter  your  forces  with  the  ex- 
pectation of  bunching  your  harvest.  Muscles  must 
be :  exercised  on  one  thing  at  a  time  until  they  be- 
come tired,  for  this  is  the  best  symptom  of  develop- 
ment. Trained  muscles  are  not  easily  fatigued. 
Review  frequently.  Put  up  at  least  two  pages  of 
any  two  exercises  in  plate  one  each  week  and  make 
lines  as  fine  and  thick  as  the  hair  on  a  dog's  back. 
Two  hours  or  more  to  the  page.  Test  your  muscles 
each  week  to  see  how  much  in  extent  you  have 
gained  on  compact  ovals  and  straight  lines. 

l*olnt»  on  Practicing  Capitals, 

20. — Since  you  are  familiar  with  the  capitals  pre- 
sented you  should  establish  a  record  per  minute  and 
increase  rate  of  speed  each  week.  In  practicing  any 
capital  make  it  not  more  than  two-thirds  of  a  space 
in  height  and  let  spacing  between  capitals  be  the 
same  as  would  be  suitable  in  writing  one's  name. 


Vv^J  C).. 


\i.^V^ 


.V^KX, 


<iN5;^Ms;f)s«>«.«\>-^  '(!\S^«  \\ 


Begin  this  lesson  by  practicing  capital  C  combina- 
tion. Pause  at  the  end  of  short  straight  line  .at  the 
top,  then  throw  down  curve  well  to  the  left  and  this 
will  give  body  to  the  capital  and  help  you  over  the 
most  difficult  place  in  this  letter.  Keep  arm  light, 
rolling  and  work  with  the  greatest  freedom  and  zeal. 
In  doing  this  do  not  allow  movement  to  become 
wild  and  unmanageable. 

One  of  the  most  important  combinations  of  lines  is 
found  in  the  form  of  A.  The  shape  of  this  letter  is 
unchanged  for  the  small  </,  figure  9,  g,  q.  and  first 
part  of  ^  as  may  be  seen  in  Plates  10  and  \i. 

Fix  every  detail  of  form  in  mind.  Begin  on  re- 
traced capital  A  and  tire  the  arm  before  leaving  it. 
Count  on  down  strokes  and  make  slight  pause  at 


cross  on  base  line  in  order  to  get  a  good  angle.  If 
loops  appear,  the  up  and  down  strokes  curve  too 
much  and  should  be  remedied  by  pausing  above 
letter  at  check  mark  before  joining  to  straight 
down  stroke.  Write  pages  of  this  before  going 
further.  If  you  get  the  exercise  well  in  hand  you 
can  easily  avoid  errors,  as  shown  in  line  four,  cnt  10. 
The  practice  of  form  beneath  faulty  letter  forces  a 
change  of  action  in  muscles  and  produces  the  de- 
sired result.    Don't  be  afraid  to  exaggerate. 

If  a  round  turn  should  occur  where  an  angular 
joining  should  be,  as  in  last  part  of  A,  pause  at  base 
before  ending.  This  destroys  the  influence  of  curves 
on  straight  lines.  On  the  other  hand,  if  angles 
should  take  the  place  of  round  or  semi-angular 
turns,  increase  speed  at  that  point  and  a  round  turn 
is  the  result. 

Cio'i'M  on  TTp  Strohcs  o/  n  anil  u. 

2 1 . — The  exercises  given  in  January  lesson  to 
force  curves  on  up  strokes  of  n  and  «,  like  some  good 


the  latter  part  of  last  line,  is  one  for  each  line,  as 
indicated  by  small  figures  Be  sure  to  get  the  cor- 
rect time,  for  upon  his  alone  must  we  depend  for 
lasting  results.  The  same  form  does  not  come 
from  different  rates  of  speed,  as  may  be  seen  by 
comparing  the  turns  in  first  and  last  parts  of  last 
line.  Begin  line  6  by  counting  one,  two  left, 
straight,  etc.,  gradually  increase  speed,  and  drop 
count  on  up  strokes.  Look  well  to  location,  union 
and  spacing  of  these  lines.  A  glance  at  lines  1  and 
2.  Plate  11,  will  convince  you  of  their  importance. 
You  cannot  understand  too  well  or  value  too  highly 
the  training  up  to  this  point. 

22.  —The  work  to  follow  is  simply  a  product  of 
the  foregoing.  You  will  be  retarded  rather  than 
advanced  by  attempting  to  do  something  for  which 
you  are  not  prepared.  You  cannot  reap  a  harvest 
before  the  ground  is  turned  and  the  seed  planted. 
Time  is  an  indispensable  element  in  any  develop- 
ment, yet  you  have  had  enough  time  to  enable  you 
to  reach  this  fairly  well.  If  you  still  have  a  heavy, 
ragged,  muddy  line,  no  union  and  poor  spacing,  yon 
have  fallen  far  short  of  your  duty.  It  is  possible 
that  you  have  practiced  with  the  elbow  off  the  table, 


medicines,  contain  a  little  poison.  They  were  not 
labeled  when  prescribed  for  the  reason  that  I 
wanted  you  to  get  a  good  dose.  The  influences  of 
up  curves  when  written  rapidly  is  so  great  that 
they  sometimes  affect  the  down  strokes  in  such  a 
way  as  to  curve  them  to  the  left,  and  thus  iinder- 
mine  the  letters,  as  may  be  seen  in  line  A.  Should 
you  get  an  overdose  don't  feel  alarmed,  for  pow- 
erful antidotes  to  counteract  the  effect  are  before 
you  in  Plate  11.  and  it  applied  vigorously  with  coi'- 
rect  time  your  letters  will  soon  be  self-.«upporting 
in  appearance  and  will  bear  a  speed  of  from  seven 
to  ten  strokes   per  second. 

In  practicing  the  exercises  in  this  plate  (11)  break 
influence  of  one  line  over  another  by  disjoining  or 
pausing  at  place  of  union.  Do  you  get  the  point  ? 
It  is  difficut  to  explain  without  your  presence  and 
the  use  of  the  blackboard.  Use  your  eyes  well  on 
illustration,  and  reason  on  these  things.  Do  not 
tolerate  slow  movement  or  allow  hand  rest  fingers 
to  stick.    The  count  in  all  these  exercises,  except 


hand  resting  on  the  side  and  tight  fitting  coat  sleeves 
and  your  movement  keeping  pace  with  a  snail. 
Test  your  ability  on  lines  in  Plate  13.  At  tliis  point 
every  letter  should  be  individualized  through  proper 
spacing  and  union.  If  deficient  in  either  respect  re- 
sort to  remedies  prescribed.  If  safe,  a  speed  of  from 
forty  to  fifty  words  should  be  made  on  inn,  and  from 
fifty  to  sixty  on  am.  In  order  to  reach  the  highest 
order  of  development  in  business  writing,  reserved 
ability  in  speed  is  essential.  Your  letters  should 
always  possess  the  characteristics  of  standard  con- 
struction, and  in  order  to  reach  this  you  must  be  a 
merciless  self  critic  and  an  untiring  worker.  The 
The  small  i  never  begins  beneath  the  line,  and  the 
beginning  of  a  is  the  highest  point  in  that  letter. 
The  additions  in  the  way  of  loops,  etc.,  on  words  inn 
and  a»i  are  not  to  be  practiced. 

Shorthnnit   \ot    Iniurlotti*  to   Lonfihand, 

23.— It  is  generally  believed  that  the  practice  of 
shorthand  ruins  one's  longhand.   This  should  not  be. 


32 

The  sttnographer  io  bngiDess  will  have  occasion  to 
nae  longhaocl  maoy  times,  and  the  better  he  writes 
the  better  chance  he  etands  for  promotion.  My 
shorthand  stndents  are  amonfr  my  best  and  most 
rapid  lontthand  writers.  This  is  due  to  the  fact  that 
shorthand  characters  are  small  and  limited  in  dis- 
tance and  feed  the  nerves  with  the  best  of  food.  A 
■imilar  resalt  may  be  obtained  from  the  practice  of 

/^    /^    /^    /^ 


"f^C/Ui 


figures.  Right  here  is  a  harvest  for  the  s'enoCTupher : 
if  he  will  practice  Plate  IS  in  connection  wiih  Plates 
1  and  W  In  Df'ceuiber  Journal,  he  can  increase  his 
salary  from  50  to  100  per  cent. 
/•(,/,.  .■<■». 
24.— The  relation  between  fignres  and  letters 
presented  thus  far  is  so  close  that  little  need  be  said 
as  to  their  foruintiou.  The  lengthening  of  first  line 
in  6,  last  line  in  9  and  4  gives  the  innscle  needed 
strength  and  reserve  power  to  be  used  in  speed  drills 
later  on.  Crosses  are  placed  whf  re  errors  are  apt  to 
appear.  The  figure  1  is  the  unit  of  measurement, 
and  should  be  used  with  every  figure  to  regulate  its 

'/-iff  /  o'  /  ^  /  i^/a/o'/'^/ii'/a'/ 
y<!p/  ^  /  ^  y  1!^/  <^/  &  /  ^/  i^y  ^ 

/^  / ^  /a^  /^  /^  /a-  /^  /^  /O' / 

/  if  &  ^"^  ^  '*'  <^  ^^  ^^  &^^  / 

height  and  proportion.  Never  lengthen  or  shorten 
the  1  to  accommodate  another  figure.  The  count  is 
indicated  by  the  small  figures.  Write  pages  of  each 
line  in  Plate  13.  Use  a  medium  rate  of  speed  here 
until  figures  are  safe  in  spacing  and  location. 

Unlike  letters,  figures  that  cannot  be  identified  are 
lost  forever,  and  with  them  go  loss  of  time  and 
money. 

Speed  drills  on  figures,  words  and  capitals  begin 
next  month. 


Criticism  and  Answer  Column. 

...S',V.i"i'  'I""';!™;;"'  "'",'  '-"'""'""iMtlons  intenrtod  for  this 
tolk'S^'.  r.vmisvule.  Iiiil. 

C.B.,  Newburgh.— Your  first  specimen  of  ovals 
heads  this  column,  and  oh  1  what  a  feeble  eflfort  yon 
put  forth  I  and  yet  manv  a  one  does  no  better  If 
you  were  told  to  run  out  and  plav,  would  von  play 
the  baby  act  by  creeping  oa  your  hands  and  knees; 
bend  me  your  latest  specimen. 

C.  H.  B.,  Lawrence,  Kans.— What  class  of  stu- 
dents make  the  most  improvement  in  the  shortest 
time  and  which  the  least?  Ans.:  Boys  and  girls 
who  have  widowed  mothers  to  support.  Least  im- 
provement comes  from  dudes  and  cigarette 
smokers. 

.^■.?-  ^■'  Sturgeon,  Mo— Your  writing  is  "out  of 
mght  —I.  ,-.,  I  cannot  see  it.  Imagine  your  own  con- 
dition if  you  were  as  pale  as  the  ink  yon  use. 


^CrTzy, 


^  i:Z<f<n,'-g:rKi^ 


Miss  J.  G.  P.,  Woburn.  Mass. — Letters  take  shape 
of  ovals.  See  cut  4,  .3.  No  space  between  ovals,  re- 
member. Heed  instruction  for  approaching  small 
letters, 

G.  E.  T.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. — Can  you  make 
a  rapid  writer  out  of  a  slow  boy?  Yes.  of  course  I 
can.  The  fastest  ride  I  have  ever  had,  by  muscalar, 
steam  or  electric  power,  was  on  the  back  of  an  ox. 
A  thunder  storm  was  raging  in  the  timber  close  be- 
hind us, 


A.  ?.     G.  H ,  Losantville,  Ind.— Money  for  ink 

and  holder  received,  but  cannot  even  guess  your 
name.    Try  printing  it  once. 

A.  L.  S.,  and  others.— About  how  fast  should  I  go 
on  "  f/icm "  ovals  and  '*  xtrait"  lines? — Ans.;  Look 
up  adjectives  and  spelling,  read  my  December  lesson 
seventeen  times,  take  off  coat  and  cuff,  lay  down 
pen,  make  a  fist  with  your  hand,  and  move  as 
rapidly  as  a  wheel  does  when  you  cant  see  the 
spokes. 


STUDENTS'  SPECIMENS,   SHOWING   IMPROVEMENT  MADE  IN  THREE  MONTHS  BY  FOLLOWING  THE  METHODS  EMBODIED 
IN  THIS  COURSE  OF  INSTRUCTIONS. 


E.  L.  C,  San  Francisco. — The  ink,  which  is  the 
best  I  can  find,  will  be  sent  yon  upon  receipt  of 
price,  ,30  cents.  This  ink  and  Gillott  604  pen  were 
used  in  making  Plate  1.  All  other  plates  were  writ- 
ten with  Esterbrook  Professional  Al. 

W.  B.,  Windsor,  Canada. — How  fast  should  one 
write?  Ans.:  How  fast  should  one  walk ?  He  should 
never  crawl,  nor  run  so  fast  as  to  break  bis  neck. 
It  isn't  fashionable  any  more  to  even  teach  a  baby 
to  walk  by  allowing  it  to  crawl.  If  mfe  in  union 
and  spacing  as  per  lessons  2  and  3.  you  should  reach 
a  speed  of  from  sixty  to  seventy  am's  and  from  fifty 
to  sixty  inn's  per  minute,  or  from  ten  to  twelve 
strokes  per  second, 


F.  H.  F.,Haddam,  Kan.— Specimens  showing  what 
can  be  done  in  changing  from  one  hand  to  the  other 
will  appear  next  month. 

Many  good  questions  must  go  over  until  next 
number. 


money  Plenty  at  Laat. 

Dear  Readere :— I  went  West  determined  to  make  money- 
fast  :  invested  in  real  estate  tn  be  safe,  got  in  debt,  gave  a 
mortgage,  times  hard,  crops  failed,  property  sold  for  taxes 
and  interest.  I  left  Kansas  and  started  East,  met  an  agent 
plating  jewelry  and  tableware  who  claimed  to  make  $10  per 
day.  I  secured  the  address  of  H.  F.  Delno  &  Co.  of  Colum- 
bus, Ohio,  and  ordered  a  S-i  plating  machine.  I  made  $2ii  the 
first  week  plating  and  sold   two  platers,  making  !58  profit. 


'OU^-^^. 


STUDENTS'  WRITING-REGULAR  CLASS  WORK. 


^      ^.^^nmaM(i:^Li£'CLna.tnaj& 


3aF- 


LESSONS  IN  PROFESSIONAL  WRITING. 

BY  C.   P.  ZANER.   COLUMBUS,   O. 
No.  2. 

I  wish  I  could  tell  you,  one  and  all,  just  how  I 
write,  I  wish  I  could  tell  you  just  how  our  tinest  pen- 
men write.  I  do  not  care  to  tell  you  how  many  o£ 
us  say  we  write,  for  that  might  prevent  you  from 
learning  to  do  aa  well,  but  how  we  iictualhj  produce 
the  forma  that  are  so  universally  admired.  I  know 
that  it  is  so  easy  to  say,  "  I  use  the  muscular,  com- 
bined or  some  other  movement,"  and  let  it  go  at 
that,  as  though  that  e.tplaimed  all.  I  have  heard 
many  say  that  they  used  the  muscular  movement. 
I  have  seen  them  write,  yet  all  wrote  differently. 
All  used  the  fingers  some  ;  f  ome  used  them  consid- 
erably ;  all  used  the  arm  and  shoulder  muscles  :  each 
one  used  all  the  muscles  a  little  ;  yet  one  or  two 
words  could  not  express  their  manner  correctly. 
What  is  true  of  the  mufcular  is  true  of  auy  other 
general  movement.  Now,  the  object  of  these  lessons 
is  to  tell  you,  as  best  I  can,  how  to  learu  to  write- 
to  write  as  does  Spencer,  Flickinger,  Bloser,  Ma- 
darasz,  Taylor,  Dakin,  Courtney.  Doner  and  many 
more  who  write  the  ornamental  style. 

And  now,  in  beginning,  do  not  fail  to  secure  the 
positition  we  have  illustrated.  The  angle  cf  the 
paper  is  essential.  The  forearm  should  be  held  at 
right  angles  to  the  connective  slant.  With  the  arm 
and  paper  in  position  as  described,  little  finger  rest- 
ing— gliding  on  blotter— you  may  place  the  pen  one- 
tenth  of  an  inch  above  the  base  line  on  the  paper 
and  draw  it  to  the  line  at  an  angle  of  about  50° 
without  slipping  the  little  finger  or  allowing  the 
thumb  and  first  and  second  fingers  to  act.  This  will 
cause  the  joints  of  the  little  and  fourth  fingers  to 
act  slightly.  Now  this  will  seem  diflicult  at  first. 
but  nine  out  of  ten  of  our  best  penmen  use  more  or 
less  of  this  movement,  many  doing  so  unconsciously, 
as  did  the  writer  for  3  ears.  In  fact  it  is  aim  1st  im 
possible  to  write  a  very  fine  hand  without  this 
action.  The  little  finger  will  therefore  not  need  to 
slip  vp  and  doicn  very  far,  not  more  than  half  the 
height  of  the  letter.  In  producing  Nos.  2  and  3  the 
little  finger  should  slip  freely  to  the  right— the 
length  of  the  line.  In  4,  5  and  C  the  action  should 
come  from  the  elbow,  the  latter  serving  as  the  cfnter 
of  motion.  In  fact  all  motive  power  for  these  small 
letters  should  come  from  the  bicep  and  tiicep 
muscles  between  the  elbow  and  shoulder.  The  arm 
should  rest  on  the  muscle  in  front  of  the  elbow.  Let 
the  elhoiv  serve  as  the  center  of  creative  motion,  and 
the  littlefinger  rest  as  the  center  of  control.  Let  the 
little  finger  glide  freely  to  the  right  in  making  up 
strokes,  and  let  it  rest  or  glide  less  freely  in  making 
down  strokes, 

Now  do  not  confound  it  with  the  finger  movement, 
as  it  is  )!o<  finger  action,  for  the  thumb  and  first  and 
second  fingers  need  not  act.  See  that  the  forearm 
acts  like  a  hinge  at  the  elbow  in  making  up  strokes. 
The  hand  must  not  roll,  nor  the  wrist  work.  In  pro- 
ducing the  up  stroke  (retrace)  of  /•  the  little  finger 
need  not  slip  ;  this  will  cause  a  perceptible  action  of 
the  members  of  the  hand.  You  may  (should)  raise 
the  pen  at  the  dot  and  in  making  e.  Check  the  motion 
at  the  shoulder  of  the  second  style  r  but  do  not  stop 
it.  Raise  the  pen  as  suggested  in  (.-.  You  should  make 
the  down  strokes  in  s  and  o  more  quickly  than  the 
average  down  strokes  in  order  to  curve  them  well. 
The  little  finger  need  not  slip  in  making  the  small  o 
but  it  should  slip  in  producing  the  down  stroke  of  s, 
especially  when  the  pen  is  raised  as  I  advise.  Draw 
the  first  down  stroke  of  a  gently  to  the  left,  making 
it  more  deliberately  and  longer  and  more  slanting 
than  the  average  down  stroke.  Notice  carefully 
that  the  down  strokes  of  s  and  of  a  are  quite  slant- 
ing, but  that  of  the  u  is  less  curving. 

In  producing  turns  that  are  very  short  and  angular 
the  pen  should  stop,  but  if  you  prefer  round,  full, 
free,  graceful  turns,  the  pen  should  be  kept  moving 
at  a  livelier  pace.  In  fact,  I  like  a  free,  easy  and  grace- 
ful motion,  because  that  means,  when  under  control, 
free,  graceful,  beautiful  forms.  Master  the  prelimi- 
nary exercises,  elements  and  principles  before  begin- 
ning on  the  letters.  Take  one  form  at  a  time  and  fill 
at  least  one  page  (be  ween  lines  included)  before  be- 
ginning another.  Don't  hnrry.  but  do  not  sleep.  Study 
your  movements  and  your  forms.  Criticise  and  cor- 
rect. Turn  your  writing  upside  down  and  examine 
it  critically.  When  your  movement  is  stiff,  practice 
preliminaries   and   wide   spacing    between    forms 


Raise  the  pen  and  shift  the  elbow  to  the  right  or 
pull  the  paper  to  the  left,  or  both,  from  two  to  six 
times,  in  writing  across  the  page.  When  you  desire 
to  improve  in  form  (after  practicing  movement) 
select  principles,  letters  and  words  with  normal 
spacing.  Raise  the  pen  whenever  the  movement 
becomes  cramped.  If  your  movement  seems  wild, 
jerky  and  nervous,  push  on  the  pen  on  the  up 
strokes.  If  your  movement  is  sluggish  and  your 
touch  heavy,  practice  long  line  exercises  and  free, 
light,  graceful  movements.  You  should  make  the 
shaded  strokes  more  slowly  than  the  light  ones. 
You  should  make  the  «'«  (singly)  at  the  rate  of  about 
thirty  per  minute.  Not  that  many  every  minute, 
but  at  that  speed.  You  should  make  abuut  three, 
then  pause  and  criticise  and  observe.  Use  your  best 
judgmeut  as  to  just  what  peculiar  action  or  move- 
ment is  best  for  you.  If  you  can  use  the  fingers  a 
little  without  weakening  the  line  or  producing  ir- 
regularities and  nervous  kinks,  there  is  no  reason 
why  you  should  not  do  so.  Most  of  our  finest  pen- 
men use  more  finger  action  than  I  think  best,  but 
whether  it  is  their  usingoi  my  thiyiking  that  is  wrong 
you  must  determine  for  yourselves. 

Ask  questions  and  send  on  your  practice  if  you 
want  a  lively  and  profitable  time  ;  but  be  brief.  To 
the  one  sending  the  best  duplicate  practice  of  this 
lesson  I  will  give  a  copy  of  "Gems  of  Flourishing." 
I  will  consider  neatness,  arrangement,  movement 
and  form  in  making  up  my  decision.  Who  will  be 
the  lucky  one  ?  Now  come  on  ;  we  want  to  hear 
from  all  practicing  from  these  lessons. 

Ci-f(irisiii». 

Mr.  W.  B.  C,  Gallatin,  Tenn. — Your  stationery 
is  too  poor  to  do  justice  to  yourself  or  the  lessons. 
Your  practice  is  number  one,  considering  disadvan- 
tages, luk  is  too  thin  or  touch  not  delicate  enough  ; 
cannot  say  which  on  account  of  softness  of  paper. 
You  can  make  a  fine  penman  if  you  persevere. 
Send  on  your  practice  regularly. 

H.  C.  K.,  Summitville,  Ind. — Your  work  is  ex- 
cellent, but  too  small.  A  little  more  firmness  will 
add  to  your  skill  and  form.     Come  again. 

Zaner. 


PROFESSIONAL    NOMENCLATURE. 


Never  "  too  thin  " — Stout. 

Has  a  grip— Holt. 

Well  developed— Musselman. 

A  late  arrival — Newcomer. 

A  good  packer — Stowell. 

Never  too  high — Lowe. 

Eight  quarts— Peck. 

A  rising  penman— Penrose. 

His  work  lasts — Ware. 

Best  appreciated — Admire. 

The  most  fortunate  of  our  craft — Lucky. 

Sometimes  a  trump— H(e) art. 

A  good  landlord— In(D)sbeep. 

Always  the  same— Place, 

On  the  throne— Eing. 

King's  successor-Prince. 

A  strong  penman — Lyon. 

As  good  as  his  word — Bond. 

The  most  religious  penmen— The  Parsons  and  Bishops- 

The  most  classic  figure— Heeb(e). 

Takes  water — VVaiie. 

Thirty  years  in  harness — Sadler. 

Vertical,  or  up  and  down— Teter. 

Never  false,  always  true — Steele. 

The  "Great"  penman — Alesauder. 

An  expert  on  hair  lines— Barber. 

The  father  of  us  all— Washington. 

Good  on  light  lines — Lampmau. 

Always  on  the  griad— Miller. 

At  sea— Savior. 

Bird  flourishes  on  toast,  served  by— Cook. 

Useful  in  a  leaky  biat- Bayless. 

A  red  hot  penman — Byrne. 

Not  a  farmer,  but  raises— Kane. 

No  wheel  in  his  head— Ferris. 

His  motto  :  "  We  never  sleep"— Koapp. 

Digs  for  what  he  gets— Miner. 

Good  on  flourishing  a  "goose"— Taylor, 

The  man  who  guards  the  gate— (St.)  Peter(i). 

Believes  in  a  single  standard — Gold. 

Success  always  meated  out  to  him — Butcher. 

Gives  sound  and  weighty  arguments— Smith  (117  of  him). 

The  penman  who  can  do  work  up  in  style — Brown. 

Sharp  and  to  the  point— Pierce. 

Ought  to  make  barrels  of  money — Cooper. 

*'  He's  after  me"— Fish  said  about  Fisher. 

Partial  to  green  ink— Patrick. 

Never  wrong  and  writes  Wright  right— Wright. 

His  work  stands  above  all  others  in  a  climax — Canp. 

Not  a  bock  number  even  if  his  name  indicates  it— Dennis. 

Duck-legged — Webb. 

Rumored  that  he  has  adopted  the  pump-liandle  shake— 


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34 


rir.    Hoff's    Lesson. 

It  was  oar  intention  to  give  the  condading  lesson 
■of  Mr.  HofT's  very  interesting  graded  public  school 
series  in  this  nnmber,  bnt  a  press  o£  circumstances 
has  delayed  it  and  it  will  not  appear  until  the  March 
if sne.  While  this  lesson  will  ccnclude  that  particu- 
lar series  it  does  not  by  any  means  deprive  our  read- 
ers of  Mr.  Hofl's  helpful  advice  :  he  will  present 
from  time  to  time  hints  and  helps  for  the  teacher 
that  have  grown  out  of  his  experience. 


T^'^enman^  QyCiC  Q>&a  caxlL^ 


1.ESS0NS  IN  WRITING    FOR  UNGRADED 
SCHOOLS. 

BY   F.    M.    WALLACE,   STEELINCl,   ILLINOIS. 

No.    1. 

XJHATKRJALS. 

THE  teacher  should  see  that  the  school  board  pro- 
vides all  necessary  stationery,  bnt  if  the  board 
does  not  <lo  so,  the  teacher  should  keep  a  suf- 
ficient supply  fur  the  needs  of  the  school,  and  should 
sell  it,  or  give  it  to  the  pupils,  as  needed.  This  will 
be  found  expedient  because  of  the  indifference  of 
most  school  boards,  as  well  as  that  of  the  patrons, 
.And  because  of  the  distance  from  towu. 
Pen*. 
In  most  schools,  Esterbrook's  No.  135  will  be  sat- 
isfactory, but  where  the  school  is  unusually  large, 
and  circumstances  eeem  to  demand  it,  young  ladies, 
•and  others  over  ten  or  twelve  years  of  age,  may  use 
Esterbrook's  No.  128.  Much  experience  in  country 
schools  has  confirmed  my  good  opinion  of  these  pens, 
as  both  numbers  are  very  durable,  are  much  alike 
except  in  size,  can  usually  be  purchased  at  any  drug 
fltore  or  stationer's,  and,  moreover,  they  are  especially 
adapted  to  the  work  outlined  in  the  lessons  which 
*re  to  follow. 

Ltad    PenolE«. 

Pupils  under  ten  or  twelve  years  old  should  use 
Dixon's  Secretary  No.  3,  with  the  rubber  tips  re- 
moved, to  prevent  erasures  by  the  pupils. 

Do  not  permit  a  pupil  to  use  short  pencils,  nor  to 
dampen  his  pencil  by  putting  it  into  his  mouth,  nor 
to  dampen  it^in  any  other  manner. 

Never  allow  a  child  to  sharpen  his  pencil — the 
teacher  must  attend  to  that,  and  in  no  case  should 
the  writing  point  be  sharpened — simply  cut  away  the 
wood.  The  pencil  must  not  be  held  in  the  pen  posi- 
tion—which will  be  explained  hereafter. 


Slata 


clla, 


This  relic  of  a  by-gone  rigime  should  be  banished 
from  your  school,  but  if  you  must  conform  to  the 
will  of  thoss  in  authority — i.  e.,  the  school  board — 
and  suffer  the  children  to  use  them,  see  that  they  all 
have  long,  woad-covered  pencils  of  small  size,  and 
always  do  the  sharpening  yoaraelf,  cutting  away 
nothingjjut  the  wood. 

Papils  must  not  hold  pauoils  in  the  pen  position, 
nor  must  they  be  allowed  t  >  uss  short  pencils.  This 
will  be  fully  explained  later  on. 

Int. 

&.\\  should  use  the  same  sort  of  ink,  which  should 
flow  easily,  write  black,  and  stay  black.  "  Carter's 
Koal  Black,"  will  give  good  satisfaction.  Any  ink 
having  alcohol  as  its  base  will  not  be  materially 
injured  by  freezing.  Ink  exposed  to  the  action  of 
the  air  will  evaporate  and  form  a  sediment  in  the 
bottom  of  the  bottle.  Thin  it  by  using  a  little  water. 
Do  not  use  ink-wells  in  the  desks,  but  keep  the  mk 
in  the  bottles.     This  will  prevent  no  end  of  "  muss." 

Pen    Wiprrs, 

Make  one  tor  each  desk,  of  six  pieces  of  cloth  hav- 
ing a  good  absorbing  surface,  about  3x  •'i  inches,  and 
securely  tack  the  farthest  corner  at  each  end  of  it 
to  "the  Hat  top  of  the  desk  eiiaally  distant  from  each 
end  of  the  desk,  aud  at  the  back  edge  of  it 

Pei»AoM«r«. 

Pupils  over  sixteen  years  old  and  others  with  large 
bauds  should  use  the  cork  and  wood  straight  holder. 
They  are  made  in  two  sizes,  and  having  a  cork 
auger  gr.isp.  the  fingers  and  hand  do  not  tire  in 
using  them. 

Scholars  from  six  to  ten  or  twelve  years  old 
and  those  whose  hands  are  small  would  better  use 


small,  straight  celluloid  holders,  or  wooden  ones 
with  robber  finger  holds. 

All  other  pupils  will  use  pencils  as  previously 
noted. 

renmanthip    /"o/xr. 

Foolscap  paper,  both  sides  ruled,  having  ■■  correc- 
tion lines"  to  regulate  the  slant,  the  paper  to  weigh 
about  12  pounds  to  the  ream  of  4yO  sheets,  is  good — 
if  cut  to  the  proper  size.  Cut  each  sheet  along  the 
fold  ;  then  cut  each  half  sheet  cross-wise.  This 
will  make  pages  about  6j>^  x  8  inches,  and  as  the 
ruled  lires  extend  the  long  way  of  the  paper,  when 
cut  as  directed,  it  will  give  better  satisfaction  than 
any  other  siz?  obtainable,  since,  when  writing,  it 
will  not  be  crumpled  under  the  front  edge  of  the 
desk,  and  will  prevent  waste  of  paper,  as  each  pnpil 
should  use  the  entire  surface  of  both  «ides  of  one 
such  sheet  during  each  regular  writing  lesson. 

Do  not  use  copy-book?.  Loose  paper,  cut  as  di 
rected,  is  far  better  aud  so  mucti  cheaper  that  a 
trial  of  it  will  settle  the  copy-books  for  all  time  in 
your  school,  since  any  pupil  can  and  will  accomplish 
at  least  five  times  as  much  in  the  same  time  witli 
loose  paper  as  can  be  done  with  the  copy-books. 
Copybooks  have  their  place,  but  that  place  is  not  in 
the  average  country  school,  particularly  your.«. 


Do  not  sew  the  paper,  but  keep  each  pupil's  pen- 
holder and  paper  in  a  small  paper  sack,  one  that  just 
fits  the  paper,  with  his  name  on  the  sack,  which  will 
avoid  "unpleasantnesses"  as  to  the  ownership  of 
paper,  etc. 

For  "busy  work"  the  little  pupils  may  take  np 
the  sacks,  with  paper,  pens  and  holders  in  them,  at 
the  close  of  the  lesson,  and  distiibute  them  at  the 
opening  of  the  next  lesson. 

Statt», 

These  are  relics  of  the  "  stone  age."  Avoid  their 
use  if  possible. 

Should  you  be  required  to  use  them,  rule  one  side 
thus  :  Break  off  the  points  of  a  large  pen  as  far  back 
as  you  can.  Lay  your  ruler  crosswise  or  lengthwise 
on  the  slate,  as  desired,  and  rule  with  the  broken 
pen.  which  will  produce  two  lines,  just  about  far 
enough  apart  for  short  or  one-space  letters  to  be 
written  between  them. 

Rule  back  and  forth  several  times  in  the  came 
place  to  make  deep  lines. 

Leave  a  space  three  or  four  times  the  width  of  the 
lines  made  by  the  broken  pen,  and  rule  again.  Re- 
peat as  often  as  necessary. 

One  side  of  the  slate  should  not  be  ruled,  as  it  will 
be  needed  fur  practicing  movement-drills,  etc. 


BLACKBOARD  DRAWING,   PUBLIC  SCHOOLS  —ACCOMPANYING  LESSON  BY   LANGDON    S.   THOMPSON, 


431^^^ 


V^CO^tcaiaS 


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Ttlarltboard  ^ 

Since  yon  will  be  judged  more  from  the  work 
yon  do  on  the  board  than  by  all  other  writing  you 
may  do,  diligent  practice  thereon  will  be  necessary. 
Faithful  wora  will  enable  you  to  do  excellent  writ- 
ing on  the  board,  without  having  it  ruled. 

If  you  prefer  it  ruled,  lay  ofiE  two  chalk  lines  aboat 
one  and  one-half  or  two  inches  apart,  the  lower  line 
being  on  a  level  with  your  eyes.  Make  the  lower 
line  red.  upper  one  blue.  Put  another  line  about 
four  inches  above  the  blue  one.  the  red  and  bine 
lines  being  two  inches  apart.  Short  or  one-space 
letters  may  be  written  between  the  red  and  blue 
lines  ;  loop  letters  and  capitals  will  extend  from  the 
lower  line  to  the  extreme  upper  one.  Paint  the 
lines,  and  mix  a  little  pumice  stone  with  the  paint 
to  keep  the  chalk  from  slipping. 

Imptrtaiit   SuijyegtionK, 

Tu  keep  i7ik  from  freezing  :  Line  a  box  of  suiflcient 
size  with  several  thicknesses  of  carpet  or  heavy 
cloth,  packing  three  or  more  inches  of  sawdust  on 
the  bottom,  ends,  and  sides.  Line  again  as  before. 
Put  in  some  heavy  cloths  for  ends,  sides,  bottom, 
and  for  the  cover.  Little  pupils  can  take  uptheink, 
place  it  in  this  box,  cover  it  carefully,  take  it  out  at 
next  lesson  and  distribute  it.  This  provides  some 
"bnsy  work"  for  the  small  children. 

Always  have  at  hand  a  large  geography,  school 
register,  slate,  or  what  is  far  better,  a  thin,  dry, 
smooth,  poplar  board,  about  U  x  16  inches,  oiled,  to 
prevent  warping,  which  is  for  the  teacher's  use 
every  day  during  the  writing  lesson,  for  the  purpose 
of  illustrating  movements. 

This  will  be  a  necessity  to  the  average  teacher,  if 
puccess  is  to  be  attained.  See  next  issue  of  The 
Journal  for  a  description  of  its  use. 

To  cause  the  ink  to  flow  readily  from  new  pens, 
stick  the  puns  into  a  raw  potato  a  few  times,  then 
wipe  them  carefully. 

Nothing  tends  more  to  preserve  order  and  to  pre- 
vent nervousness  while  writing  than  plenty  of  fresh 
air.    Open  the  windows  ! 

Pupils  should  be  seated  according  to  age,  size,  at- 
tainments, height  of  seats,  etc.,  etc.  A  prudent 
teacher  can  do  much  toward  making  the  writing 
lesson — and  all  other  lessons— a  success  by  using  this 
point  judiciously. 

Require  much  practice  on  the  blackboard  by  all 
pupils,  particularly  the  little  ones.  They  can  use 
the  board  while  the  others  prepare  their  regular 
lessons  at  their  desks,  and  such  work  projierly  man- 
aged is  of  great  value.  Have  them  practice  the 
lesson,  of  course. 

If  the  seats  and  desks  are  of  improper  height,  you/ 
can  do  as  the  author  did.  He  procured  some  long, 
wide  boards,  placed  them  on  supports  of  the  desired 
height,  covered  them  with  several  thicknesses  of 
heavy  wrapping  paper,  provided  long,  low  seats,  cor- 
rectly adjusted,  and  always  had  the  little  people  use 
that  table  for  their  writiag  lessons  and  for  much  of 
their  "  busy  work."  The  results  were  very  good,  as 
his  next  school  increased  his  wages  more  than  70  per 
cent.,  to  say  nothing  of  the  benefit  accruing  to  the 
children  and  to  the  community  as  well. 

Devote  at  least  twenty  minutes  to  the  lesson — more 
if  possible. 

Five  to  ten  minutes'  practice  on  movement  drills 
should  precede  each  writing  exercise. 

Evfry  pupil — and  all  visitors — must  practice  the 
lesson  at  the  time  for  the  lesson.  Excuse  no  one  who 
is  able  to  write. 

Require  all  to  practice  the  same  thing  at  the  same 
time. 

Permit  no  one  to  write  at  any  other  time  than  the 
regular  hour  for  the  lesson,  except  the  little  people, 
who  lll.^y  write  on  the  blackboard. 

Chang-i  the  pupils'  pens  frequently  and  see  that 
the  pens  are  properly  inserted  in  the  penholders. 
Good  work  caunot  be  done  if  these  points  are  neg- 
lected.   Attend  to  the  pencils  daily. 

It  will  be  necessary  for  the  teacher  to  practice  the 
lesson  on  the  board,  preparatory  to  teaching  it. 
Work  on  one  thing  until  you  have  mastered  it. 
Practice  how  to  teach  the  lesson,  going  through  all 
the  counting  for  each  movement  drill,  etc.  (See next 
issue  of  The  Journal.) 

Do  this  work  while  the  pupils  are  not  present,  and 
carefully  erase  your  work  on  the  blackboard  before 
they  arrive  at  the  echoolhouse — and  you  will  be  sur- 
prised to  know  how  much  prestige  yon  will  gain,  as 
your  pupils  will  feel  assured  that  their  teacher  is 
never  at  a  loss  what  to  do  when  teaching  writing — 
and  the  same  should  be  true  of  all  other  branches 
taught,  since  it  is  the  key  to  your  success. 

This  practice  mnst  be  strictly  followed  ;  there  is 
no  other  road,  nor  way,  nor  method  ('0  to  teach  writ- 
ing in  any  school. 

Finally,  do  much  personal  work  with  each  pupil  ; 
this  is  the  main  spring  to  each  pupil's  progress. 

From  2  p.m.  to  about  2.30  p.m.  will  be  found  to  be 
the  best  time  for  the  lesson,  for  many  obvious  reasons. 
Xfite. — I  shall  be  pleased  to  have  teachers,  and 
others,  write  me  conceraing  the  use  of  these  lessons, 
the  first  of  which  will  appear  in  the  next  issue  of 
The  Journal,  and  through  this  medium,  I  shall  be 
glad  to  give  whatever  additional  information  may 
be  desired.  Also,  correspondence  resxiectiug  the 
cost  of  stationery  is  invited. 


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Practical   Lessons. — II. 


PLATE  II  is  a  continuation  of  the  free,  swinging 
movements  required  in  Plate  I.  Most  of  the 
figures  are  the  outlines  of  leaves,  selected  not 
for  their  beauty  but  rather  for  the  simplicity  of 
their  outlines  and  the  fact  that  in  most  cases  their 
outlines  can  be  made  with  a  continuous  movement 
of  the  crayon.  For  example,  notice  Figures  1,  2,  4, 
.">  and  9.  Begin  at  the  left  lower  end  and  swing  off 
a  curve  for  the  upper  edge  of  the  leaf,  then  (before 
lifting  the  crayon)  swing  back  for  the  lower  edge  of 
the  leaf  and,  finally,  make  the  middle  line  for  the 
midrib.  Remember,  that  one  of  the  virtues  of  black- 
board sketching  is  that  it  must  be  done  rapidly  and 
with  as  few  strokes  as  possible.  In  Plate  I,  the  de- 
sign is  to  secure  economy  of  movement  and  yet  se- 
cure all  that  is  essential  in  the  outline. 


In  Figures  3, 6,  7  and  12,  the  movement  may  begin 
at  the  apex  of  the  leaf,  proceeding  first  toward  the 
stem,  then  back  to  the  apex,  and  finishing  with  the 
midrib.  These  will  be  slightly  more  difficult  than 
the  first  numbers  mentioned.  In  Figures  13,  14,  15, 
16  and  17.  which  show  perspective  effects,  it  is  csu- 
ally  better  to  make  the  midribs  first.  The  arrows 
will  show  the  order  and  directions  of  the  various 
curves.  A  little  shading,  done  with  the  broad  side 
of  the  crayon,  helps  to  bring  out  the  form.  Figure 
11  is  easy,  is  made  with  a  single,  continuous  move- 
ment, and  is  effective. 

The  student  should  continue  to  practice  the  free- 
movement  exercises  on  Plate  VI,  in  the  previous 
Lesson. 

I'lair   III. 

In  Plates  I  and  II  the  movement  should  be  light, 
free  and  gliding.  In  Plate  III  the  movement  re- 
quired is  quite  different,  also  the  manner  of  handling 
the  crayon.  The  effective  blackboard  sketcher  must 
have  many  resources.  He  must  be  able  to  move 
lightly,  and  on  occasion  to  emphasize  strongly  and 
quickly.  For  the  exercises  on  this  plate  the  crayon 
should  not  be  hard  nor  glazed.  The  side  of  the 
crayon  should  be  used  throughout  the  plate. 

For  the  first  nine  exercises  use  a  piece  of  crayon 
one  and  a  half  or  two  incnes  in  length.  The  position 
before  the  board  should  be  as  described  in  the  first 
article.    Now,  with  a  firm,  steady  movement,  rather 


36 

slow  at  first,  practice  Exercise  1,  making  the  lines 
twelve  inches  or  more  in  length.  When  a  little 
power  is  gained  t^e  movement  may  he  a  little  more 
rapid  and  it  may  he  regulated  by  counting  or  keep- 
ing time  in  some  other  way.  Then  take  up  Exercises 
2,  3  and  4  in  a  similar  manner,  drawing  vertical 
strokes  downward,  horizontal  ones  toward  the  right, 
and  the  oblique  ones  usually  downward.  Exercise  5 
is  an  aijplication  of  vertical  and  horizontal  strokes. 
Exercise  0  adds  oblique  strokes.  No  exercises  could 
be  better  for  these  broad-stroke  movements,  and  the 
ability  to  make  these  letters  rapidly  is  very  useful  to 
most  teachers. 

Figures  7  and  8  are  easily  done  after  the  previous 
drill,  and  they  are  always  delightful  to  the  little 
folks. 

For  the  little  squares  in  Figure  8  place  the  crayon 
at  the  upper  right  side  of  the  square  to  be  made,  at 
an  angle  of  4.5'',  and  move  it  downward  and  to  the 
left  at  the  same  angle,  in  distance  eiiual  to  tie  side 
of  the  square.  A  little  practice  of  this  movement 
will  enable  one  to  make  these  oblique  squares  iiuite 
effectivi-ly  and  rapidly.  Figures  «,  10  and  11  may  be 
executed  with  a  narrower  s'roke  than  the  preceding 
figures.  The  teacher  should  now  be  constantly  on 
the  lookout  for  objects  that  can  be  effectively  drawn 
with  a  few  strokes,  and  she  should  make  a  note  of 
them  for  future  use. 

In  Figure  13  make  the  squares  as  directed  in  Figure 
8.  For  Figure  14,  hold  a  piece  of  crayon,  two  or 
more  inches  long,  in  the  middle,  press  it  against  the 
board  rather  firmly,  and  revolve  it  around  the  cen- 
tral part.  It  is  uoi  so  difficult  as  it  may  appear  at 
first. 

Figures  15  and  16  represent  stone  or  brick  walls 
very  effectively  to  the  imaginations  of  children. 
Make  short  horizontal  strokes  with  the  side  of  the 
crayon  as  directed  for  Exercise  2.  Double  strokes 
can  be  mado  for  the  corner  stones  in  Figure  16. 
Figure  17  shows  an  application  of  Figures  1.5  and  16. 
A  very  faint  outline  of  the  house  and  windows  may 
first  be  made  to  regulate  the  form  of  the  different 
parts  as  they  are  built  up;  or  rather  as  they  are  built 
down,  as  it  is  perhaps  easier  to  begin  with  thechim- 


ACCOMPANYINC,  LESSON  BY  A,  F.  NEWLANDS. 


ney  and  work  downward.  When  the  bricks  are  all 
placed,  the  outlines  of  the  house  and  windows  may 
be  emphasized. 

Figure  18  represents  a  series  of  horizontal  cylin- 
ders or  logs.  They  are  not  difficult  to  make  with 
single  strokes  if  the  student  will 
press  against  the  lower  end  of  the 
crayon  much  more  firmly  than  at 
the  upper  end.  Figure  18  is  now  to 
be  applied  in  drawing  the  log  house, 
Figure  19.  The  house  and  its  parts 
may  first  be  outlined  as  in  Figure  17. 
Once  more,  allow  us  to  emphasize 
the  suggestions  1.  3,  3,  4,  h  and  6  of 
the  previous  article. 


met  with  hearty  welcome.  His  artistic  and  humorous 
pen  sketches  appearing  in  The  Journal  have  at- 
tracted much  attention.  As  a  Supervisor  of  Writing 
Mr.  Webb  has  made  a  most  pronounced  success.  He 
won  the  Supervisor's  certificate  for  prize  offered  to 
city  sapervisor  haviug  the  greatest  number  of  stu- 
dents winning  prizes  in  The  Journal's  public  school 
contest.  He  has  placed  the  public  schools  of  Nash- 
ville in  the  front  rank  iu  both  writing  and  drawing. 


WELL-KNOWN  SUPER- 
VISORS. 

A.    C.    WEBB. 

Iowa,  that  State  of  good  penmen 
and  teachers,  has  reason  to  feel  proud 
of  A.  C.  Webb.  The  first  twenty- 
oup  years  of  his  life  were  spent  on 
an  Iowa  farm.  He  attended  the  com- 
ini.n  schools,  taught  country  school, 
I  <  ti:)k  literary  and  penraauship  courses 
at  a  normal  college,  and  then 
branched  out  for  himself.  In  1H83 
he  opened  an  Institute  of  Penman- 
ship and  Art  in  Nashville,  Tenu., 
and  has  many  prominent  penmen 
and  teachers  who  owe  their  success 
to  his  teachings.  In  188.")  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Ellen  Hanor  of  Bowling 
Green,  Ky.  The  two  young  penmen 
shown  in  the  accompanying  por- 
trait are  the  special  pride  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Webb.  Mr.  Webb  is  the  re- 
tiring president  of  the  Western  Pen- 
men's Association,  and  won  the  re- 
spect of  all  members  at  the  Lincoln 
meeting  by  his  courteous  treatment 
and  impartial  decisions.  It  is  not  in 
I>enmanship  alone  that  Mr.  Webb 
excels,  as  he  is  an  artist  as  well.  His 
splendid  course  of  lessons  iu  drawing 
.iust  concluded  in  The  Journal  is 
one  of  the  most  practical  ever 
■  - printed.      He    is    joint     author    of 

ough  to  justify  the  surplus  spiufttJlowanw.  Sketch  hcrewitb.— Ed.]    pnblic  and   graded  schools  that  has 


good  looking  e 


Fraternal  Notes. 

—  We  had  a  very  pleasant  call  recently  from  Mies  E. 
A.  McDonnell,  Supvr.  at  Holyoke,  Mass.  She  was  ac- 
companied by  her  brother,  who  is  a  prominent  paper 
manufacturer  of  that  city.  She  has  been  very  successful 
in  her  work  at  HolyoUe  and  is  planning  with  much  en- 
thusiasm for  the  future.  Her  sister.  Miss  Catharine  Mc- 
Donnell, is  Supvr.  at  South  Hadley,  Mass. 

—  F.  G.  Steele  is  Supvr.  of  Writing  and  Drawing  in  the 
schools  of  Newark  and  Xenia,  O.,  giving  two  days  a  week 
to  Xenia  and  three  days  to  Newark.  Of  course,  this  keeps 
him  busy. 

—  The  Orlando,  Fla. ,  public  schools,  owing  to  the  present 
financial  stringency,  have  dispensed  with  their  teacher  of 
commercial  and  shorthand  branches,  but  be  has  opened  up 
a  private  school  in  the  public  school  building  and  is  doing 
better  than  when  working  on  salary.  C.  O.  Meux  is  the 
enterprising  young  man. 

—  A.  F.  Stolebarger.  Supvr  at  Ottumwa,  la. ,  has  re- 
cently taken  charge  of  the  newly  created  Public  School 
Dept.  of  the  Western  Penman. 

—  A.  H.  Steadman,  proprietor  of  the  Steadman  B.  C, 
has  been  elected  Supervisor  of  Writing  in  the  city  schools 
of  Toledo,  Ohio.  He  is  active  and  enthusiastic,  and  nolesa 
we  are  greatly  mistaken  we  think  that  the  people  of  Toledo 
will  discover  that  the  money  invested  in  his  salary  was 
wisely  spent.  There  should  be  ten  times  as  manv  super- 
visors employed  as  at  present.  Writing  is  not  a  fad.  but  a 
bread  and  butter  necessity  and  should  be  properly  taught. 

—  J.  H.  Fulks  of  Leosburg,  Fla.,  is  superintendent  of 
the  public  schools  there  and  is  greatly  iutf  rested  in  writing. 
He  secures  subscriptions  for  The  Journal  from  his  teach- 
ers and  pupils  and  in  other  ways  indicates  that  he  is  going 
to  have  writing  taught  as  it  should  be  in  his  schools. 


Public  School    Work. 

Supvr.  J.  O.  Gordon  of  Rocky  River  and  Lakewood,  O., 
is  responsible  for  ihe  excellent  writing  in  a  large  package 
of  specimens  received  from  Lakewood.  These  pupils  are 
in  school  but  five  months  each  year.  Every  student  in 
one  room  is  represented  in  this  exhibit  by  capitals,  small 
and  large  movement  exercises.  The  writing  of  these  young 
people  is  more  than  creditable.  It  follows  closely  Mr. 
Gordon's  own  splendid  business  writing— and  that's  good 
enough  for  anybody.  Here  is  another  case  where  it  is 
shown  that  business  writing  not  only  can  be  taught — but 
is  taught,  and  that,  too,  under  adverse  circumstances. 
Among  the  best  writers  are  :  Hatiie  A.  Nevill,  Edwin  A. 
Mastick,  Shirley  Dean,  Tom  Sanford,  Dora  Elton,  Edna 
Conway,  Arthur  Mastick. 

A  sample  cf  the  writing  of  all  the  pupils  in  the  ninth 
grade  of   School    Xo.  8,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  after  about  three 


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moDtbs'  drill  with  forearm  movement,  shows  good  prog- 
ress. It  is  a  pity  that  forearm  moTement  was-  not  iiitro- 
duced  into  the  Buffalo  schools  years  ago.  The  woik  be 
fore  us  shows  many  traces  of  finger  action  that  will 
disappear  under  a  vigorous  movement  training. 

A  large  package  of  writing  of  the  pupils  of  the  sixth  and 
ninth  grades  in  the  Brattleboro,  Vt.,  schools  has  been  sent 
us  by  Supervisor  J.  L.  Howard.  The  samples  represent 
the  average  grammar  grade  work.  Mr.  Howard  is  work- 
ing hard  to  arouse  enthusiasm  among  pupils,  teachers  and 
patron*",  and  his  good  work  is  telling.  He  has  1.500  pupils 
uuder  his  instruction.  Among  the  best  writers  are  :  Anna 
Johnson,  Laura  Leitsinger,  Dan.  Maguire,  Annie  Turner. 
Chas.  E.  Gould,  Annie  rhomas,  Mabel  Applin,  Florence 
Gondenoueh  Elizabeth  Bagg,  May  Stockwell,  Meta  Stolte, 
E.  H.  Goortale. 


BY   A.    F.    NEWLANDS.    .SUPERVISOR    OF  WRITING, 

KINGSTON,    ONT. 

No.  2. 

J5 — It  has  been  objected  especially  by  profes- 
sional penmen  that  vertical  writing?  does  not  admit  of 
free  movement.  Judging  by  their  explanations,  it 
is  mpinly  because  they  have  not  found  the  right  po- 
sition of  the  hand,  nor  do  they  understand  the  rela- 
tion of  the  arm  to  the  desk.  The  reason  for  this  is, 
all  onr  desks  have  been  built  to  suit  certain  condi- 
tions, the  chief  of  which  was  sloping  writing.  For 
years  there  has  been  an  unconscious  effort  to  adapt 
the  human  body  and  school  furniture  to  a  system  of 
writing,  and  one  of  the  results  has  been  a  gradual 


lessening  of  the  incline  of  desks,  until  now  very  few 
have  a  slope  of  more  than  five  degrees.  The  monks, 
who  used  vertical  letters  in  their  missals,  worked  on 
a  surface  that  had  an  incline  fully  as  great  as  the 
reading  desk  of  today.  With  the  introduction  of 
italic  letters  the  incline  of  desks  was  reduced  a  little, 
and  as  the  slope  of  writing  increased  the  incline  of 
the  desks  decreased.  In  many  of  the  business  and 
penmanship  schools  to-day  the  desks  are  perfectly 
flat.  Why?  Because  the  movement  for  sloping 
writing  is  much  freer  on  a  horizontal  surface. 


10. — As  the  incline  of  the  desk  was  lowered  the 
front  edge  of  it  had  to  be  raised  to  bring  the  paper 
so  uewhere  near  the  proper  distance  from  the  eyes 
without  a  complete  doubling  over  of  the  body.  If 
the  forearms  are  placed  on  the  desk  the  height  of 
the  edge  necessitates  the  spread  of  the  elbows  seen 
in  Figs.  2  and  3.  This  may  also  be  seen  in  any  of 
the  cuts  illustrating  the  position  for  sloping 
wilting. 

17. — It  is  just  here  that  our  friends  the  slopers 
have  made  their  most  vigorous  defense  of  the  old 


citadel.  They  claim  that  the  paper  must  be  turned, 
as  in  *Diagram  1 ,  to  bring  the  lines  at  right  angles  to 
the  forearm,  so  that  when  the  arm  swings  from  left 
to  right  on  its  fixed  rest  at  O  it  describes  an  arc  of 
which  one  of  the  ruled  lines  on  the  paper  will  form 
a  chord  ;  but  if  the  paper  be  turned  as  in  Diagram 
2.  the  arm  would  have  to  be  pushed  back  into  the 
sleeve  in  order  to  keep  on  the  line. 

18. — If  there  were  no  alternative  as  to  the  posi- 
tion of  the  arm  and  hand,  then  their  citadel,  con- 
sidering the  style  of  desk,  would  be  impregnable  : 
but.  unfortunately  for  their  cause,  we  have  alterna- 
tives. Fig.  4  represents  the  position  many  of  our 
pupils  assume  at  this  kind  of  desk,  and  Diagram  3 
illustrates  the  movement  of  hand   and  arm.     The 


DIAGRAM  5. 

paper  is  placed  near  the  edge  of  the  desk  and  the 
arm  rests  lightly  on  the  upper  part  of  the  wrist,  the 
elbows  hanging  easily  at  the  side,  the  weight  of  the 
arm  being  principally  supported  from  the  shoulder. 
The  wrist  acts  as  a  moving  rest  similar  to  the 
service  performed  by  the  fingers  in  the  old  mus- 
cular, forearm  or  combined  movement,  or  whatever 
it  is  the  teachers  of  the  slope  use  in  their  writing. 
But  some  teachers  may  find  special  cases  in  which 
the  desk  is  so  much  too  high  that  the  pupils  cannot 
take  this  position  and  write  freely.  In  this  extreme 
case  the  pupil  may  be  allowed  to  place  his  forearms 
on  the  desk  and  turn  the  paper  a  few  degrees. 

19. — The  effort  to  get  pupils  to  write  with  the 
paper  square  in  front  of  them  with  the  arms  resting 
on  the  desk  will  result  in  mauy  of  the  pupils  push- 
ing the  left  arm  well  up  on  the  desk,  as  represented 
in  Fig.  'i.  This  is  the  worst  position  assumed  by 
any  of  our  pupils,  even  under  these  unfavorable  con- 
ditions, 

20. — What  we  propose  is  to  adapt  school  furni- 
ture and  the  system  of  writing  to  the  human  body. 


Even  with  ttnsaitable  furniture — i.  e. ,  furniture 
built  for  sloping  writing — we  are  securing  much 
more  rapid  writing  than  formerly.  That  is  the  best 
evidence  of  all  essential  movement. 


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21. — The  position  for  vertical  writing  at  a  desk 
with  sufficient  slope  has  been  describetl  in  paragraph 
II.  This,  together  with  the  illustrations  Figs. 
6  and  7,  will  make  farther  explanation  unneces- 
sary. 

22. — In  a  class  furnished  with  sloping  desks  of 
the  proper  size,  it  wo\ild  not  be  necessary  to  drill  on 
position  for  writing.  The  pupils  natariilly  fall  into 
an  easy,  healthful  posture.  We  have  tried  this  ex- 
periment on  our  pupils  who  assume  the  worst 
postures,  usually  the  position  shown  in  Fig.  5.  We 
arranged  sloping  tops  for  their  desks  and  without 
saying  anything  about  position  let  them  continue 
their  writing.  At  firs';  they  placed  the  left  arm  in 
the  old  position,  but  evidently  finding  it  uncom- 
forf;able  they  gradually  straightened  up  quite  near 
the  normal  posture.  The  part  of  the  forearm  on  the 
desk  rests  lightly  and  moves  with  as  much  freedom 
as  did  the  fingers  when  writing  the  old  sloping 
style. 


23.— The  position  of  the  hand  is  clearly  shown  in 
Fig.  8.  The  hand  turns  well  on  the  side  with  the 
thumb  on  top  of  the  holder,  and  the  handle  of  the 
pen  points  well  to  the  right.  The  only  instruction 
it  seems  necessary  to  give  pupils  in  pen  holding  is 
to  avoid  letting  the  handle  drop  down  between  the 
thumb  and  forefinger,  with  the  latter  bent  to  a 
right  angle,  as  shown  in  Fig.  9. 

24.— To  read  this  paper  without  honestly  testing 
the  suggestions  is  time  worse  than  wasted. 

A  Palace   Business  College. 

A  Journal  representative  receutly  had  the  plea&ure  of 
speading  a  day  in  the  Bryant  &  Stratton  Business  College 
of  Chicago.  This  is  the  school  founded  by  H.  B.  Bryant  of 
Lbe  original  firm  of  Bryant  &  Stratton,  and  is  now  owned 
and  conducted  by  his  son,  W.  H.  Bryant,  a  brisbt,  young, 
well  educated  business  man.  In  the  thirty  eight  years  of 
its  existence  it  has  prepared  50,000  young  men  and  women 
for  business.  Tbe  College  is  now  settled  in  its  new  and 
.'■umptuous  apartments  in  the  Bryant  &  Stratton  BusineBB 
College  Building,  3!5  to  3:^1  Wabash  avenue,  opposite  tbe 
Auditorium.  Nearly  $40,000  have  been  expended  in  tbe 
furnishing  and  equipment  of  these  model  school  rooms. 
The  soUd  mahogany  banking  fixtures  in  tbe  banking  and 
office  department  are  the  Columbian  Exposition  prize 
furniture  of  A.  H.  Andrews  &  Co.  Exquisite  carving, 
onyx  and  superb  metal  work  make  this  one  of  tbe  finest 
banking  outfits  in  tbe  country.  Solid  oak  and  glass  parti- 
tions, marble  drinking  fountains  and  washrooms,  solid  oak 
wardrobe  for  each  student,  are  a  few  of  the  incidentals 
that  go  to  make  this  a  business  college  palace.  The  class 
work  is  fully  up  to  the  lurnishing,  and  this,  coupled  with 
progressive  yet  conservative  business  management,  makes 
this  a  model  business  school. 


*  In  tbe  diagrams  tbe  line  A  represents  the  Una  connect- 
ing tbe  shoulders. 


The  Oswego  Timts  ha*  a  long  and  good  article  on  writ- 
ing. Tbe  reporter  visited  the  schools  and  found  the  position 
bad,  tbe  mant.er  of  holding  the  pen  worse,  and  concluded 
that  most  teachers  were  incompetent  to  teach  writing  prop- 
erly. Criticism  cominK  from  the  outside  nuiit  be  beedeJ. 
It  is  a  fact  that  the  penning  in  most  of  the  schools  is  poorly 
taught.  Lately,  samples  were  laid  on  the  desk  from  47 
schools  in  all  part?  of  the  Union;  some  of  these  mode  by 
children  of  ten  were  fine;  others  by  boys  of  thirteen  no 
better  thin  Alaska  Indians  would  make.— iV.  Y.  School 
Journal. 

Tbe  reports  of  city  superintendents  on  the  teaching  of 
vertical  writing  are  crowded  out  of  this  issue,  but  the  pub- 
lication will  be  resumed  next  month. 


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•nuntii  for  lorm  and  space.  Special  estlmat«H 
tlon.  No  advfTtlitoinenI  taken  for  le<>s  tban  %'i. 
<■  vearVI:  one  number  10  centn.  No  free  eam- 
vff  aiti-nt*  who  are  siih«Tll>erB,  to  aid  tberu  la 

riiii.ii.piL-   I  r.iiir  r  i,,,i    iv  III    ,i.|.    ,1,    follows: 


1  be  Klven,  and  tlie 
BaslnctH   Journal. 


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Journal.    Present  ftubucrlbers  to^he  Penmas'8  Art  Journal  may  get 

iibttcrlptlona  and  club.i,  are 

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mtntakfji  by  maktno  all  checks,  orders,  c/c,  payable  to  the  Amks  & 
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drttuied  in  the  same  way,  at  least  on  the  outside  of  tlie  package. 

AMES  &  ROLLINSON  COMPANY,  aoi  BROADWAY.  NEW  YORK. 


Editorial  Comment. 

A   Sirmon   In   I'luKjirrtlrr  Coiiiiiieirlnl   TiachiiH. 

Every  few  weeks  The  Journal's  emplojment bu- 
reau receives  a  poorly  written  application  from  some 
young  man  who  desires  to  become  a  member  of  the 
agency.  As  we  write  we  have  the  last  one  received 
before  us.  The  writing  is  of  that  scrawly,  tangled- 
up  style  that  brings  discredit  on  business  schools,  but 
it  is  not  against  the  writing  that  we  want  to  protest 
80  much  as  against  the  general  slovenly  appearance 
of  the  letter.  The  arrangement  is  very  poor,  it  is 
entirely  unpunctuated,  has  several  blurs  and  the  in- 
evitable jiostscript.  After  saying  :  "  Iwould  o/ regis- 
tered sooner,"  etc.,  he  does  "  siocerely  hope"  that  we 
■will  get  him  a  position  "  in  a  first-class  business  col- 
lege." He  promises  to  send  ' '  some  recommendations 
from  prominent  people"— and  no  doubt  he  has  them, 
because  everybody  has  'recommendations  from 
prominent  people." 

We  want  to  say  a  word  here  abont  the  abuse  of 
giving  recommendations  indiscriminately.  Some 
months  ago  we  had  a  call  from  a  "  first  class"  bus- 
iness college  for  a  "  first-class  "  teacher.  We  selected 
one  having  "first-class  recommendations  from  prom- 
inent people,"  and  these  prominent  people  were  well- 
known  Ijiisiness  college  men.  Upon  the  strength  of 
these  we  recommended  the  young  man  for  the  place, 
and  ho  was  engaged.  A  trial  of  a  month  or  two 
proved  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  school  proprietor 
that  the  teacher  was  not  capable  of  filling  the  place, 
and  he  waf,  as  a  consequence,  discharged.  A  few 
days  later  we  received  a  sharp  letter  from  the  school 
proprietor  criticising  us  for  recommending  such  a 
man.  A  day  or  two  before  this  letter  was  received 
the  discharged  teacher  had  been  in  our  office  and  had 
shown  us  a  strong  recommendation  from  his  late 
employer,  the  man  who  had  just  discharged  him  for 
incomi)etency  ! 

But  to  return  to  oxir  young  would-be  teacher.  He 
wanted  a  first  class  place  to  teach  shorthand,  type- 
writing, letter  writing  and  the  business  branches, 
yet  he  wrote  a  poor  hand,  sent  a  badly  arranged 
letter  containing  errors  in  grammar,  blots  and 
scratches.  But  to  rouud  out  this  comedy  of  errors 
the  letter  was  signed  "  Prof."  with  a  flourish  on 
the  P  that  would  put  Bro.  Peirce  to  shame  ! 

Why  is  it  that  joung  men  get  the  idea  of  teaching 
with  so  little  preparation  ;  why  is  it  that  schools 
encourage  them  in  this  idea  and  recommend  them, 
and  why  is  it  that  such  poorly  prepared  young  men 
are  recommended  by  prominent  people/  It  is  an  in- 
justice to  everbody  concerned,  but  more  particularly 
to  the  young  would-be  teacher  himself. 


No  first-class  business  college  will  engage  a  teacher 
unless,  in  addition  to  a  thorough  preparation  in  his 
specialty,  he  can  write  a  fairly  good  business  hand, 
understands  the  English  language,  has  at  least  a 
common  school  education  and  enough  common  sense 
to  keep  him  from  signing  his  name  with  •'  Prof." 


WHAT   A    "JOURNAL"    HAN  SAW 

llu  n  Trli>  Hn'l  Wny  Acrons  tlie  CoiilineDI. 

As  The  Journal  decided  to  have  "its  osyn  corre- 
spondent in  the  midst  of  hostilities  "  (a  Id  metropoli- 
tan dailies  just  .it  present),  and  the  "midst  of  hos- 
tilities" was  the  meeting  of  the  Western  Penmen's 
Association  at  Lincoln,  Neb.,  the  said  Journal  man 
decided  to  stop  at  a  few  of  the  most  important  points 
en  roi<?c  to  meet  some  of  the  brethren.  As  the  AU- 
tance  traveled  was  4,OflO  miles  and  but  two  weeks' 
time  could  be  spared  for  traveling  and  sight  seeing, 
we  were  obliged  to  forego  the  pleasure  of  stopping 
at  scores  of  cities  where  there  are  hundreds  of  good 
friends  of  The  Journal. 

The  first  stop  was  at  Albany,  N.  Y.,  where  we 
spent  the  time  with  Messrs.  Carnell  and  Bartow  of 
the  Albany  Business  College,  a  prosperous,  well 
equipped  and  well  managed  school.  At  the  Troy 
Business  College  Messrs.  Shields  and  Hall  were  hold- 
ing forth. 

Late  the  same  day  we  reached  Rochester  and  the 
next  morning  dropped  in  on  Brothers  Williams,  Rog- 
ers, King,  Osborn  and  S.  C.Williams  at  the  Rochester 
Business  University.  The  first  three  were  found  busy 
in  the  publication  office  reading  proof,  revising  old 
and  preparing  new  books,  and  opening  letters  con- 
taining orders  and  checks,  preparing  advertisments, 
etc.  We  were  received  most  kindly  and  were  shown 
through  the  large  school  rooms  by  Mr.  Osborn.  The 
"  R.  B.  U."  has  been  known  for  years  as  a  training 
school  for  commercial  teachers— a  high  grade  busi- 
ness school.  It  is  splendidly  equipped,  has  a  fine 
corps  of  teachers  and  a  good  attendance— about  the 
average  at  this  season.  Under  the  guidance  of 
Brother  King  (royal  by  nature  as  well  as  by  name) 
we  saw  the  printing  and  publishing  plants  where 
the  mechanical  work  was  done  on  the  300,000  copies 
of  the  Williams  &  Rogers  Bookkeeping  and  the 
hundreds  of  thousauds  of  copies  of  their  other  pub- 
lications, and  the  mechanical  part  is  well  done,  too. 
We  next  saw  the  town,  and  a  pretty  town  it  is.  We 
are  inclined  to  think  that  Mr.  King  is  in  the  employ 
of  some  real  estate  firm,  or  possibly  the  Board  of 
Trade,  because,  judging  from  the  groiind  covered, 
we  were  led  to  believe  it  a  bigger  place  than  New 
York,  and  Mr.  King  wasn't  backward  in  help- 
ing us  to  believe  it.  Mr.  W.  H.  Halicy  has  recently 
purchased  the  Flower  City  Business  College  and  we 
found  him  planning  a  vigorous  campaign.  Mr.  B. 
S.  Underbill  is  proud  of  his  shorthand  work  and  is 
just  bpginning  to  push  the  commercial  department 
in  the  Underbill  Business  College. 

At  Buffalo  we  found  so  many  schools  and  friends 
that  it  was  hard  to  tear  ourselves  away.  Dr. 
Bryant  of  the  Bryant  &  Stratton  Business  College 
very  kindly  showed  us  the  new  college  building 
which  was  then  nearing  completion,  and  has  since 
been  entirely  finished.  It  has  a  good  location,  and 
is  well  planned.  Bro.  Stephenson  was  hard  at  work 
conducting  his  big  writing  classes.  At  the  Caton 
College  we  found  Mr.  Caton  himself  and  Messrs. 
Trainer,  Crumb,  Hurst  and  Smalley.  We  are  under 
many  obligatioas  to  Mr.  Trainer  for  hospitalities 
extended.  He  knew  the  best  theater,  the  best  play, 
and  "the  best  is  none  too  good,"  he  said.  At  the 
Buffalo  Business  University  were  found  the  proprie- 
tor, Mr.  Johnson,  and  the  penman  S.  K.  Burden. 
Mr.  Burden  is  an  inventor  as  well  as  a  penman,  and 
has  several  office  specialties  on  the  market.  At  the 
College  of  Commerce  we  were  shown  through  the 
rooms,  but  as  school  was  over  for  the  day  we  did 
not  meet  the  teachers.  Our  old  friend,  schoolfellow 
and  bedfellow,  G.  K.  Demary,  is  now  assistant  super- 
visor of  writing  in  the  city  schools,  and,  of  course, 
we  could  not  miss  seeing  him  and  his  good  wife. 
While  students  under  Flickinger  in  1884  we  were 
roommates,  and  the  only  dispute  we  ever  had  was 
over  the  space  to  be  occupied  by  each  in  the  bed. 
Bro.  Demary  said  that  while  we  took  but  half  the 
space,  we  managed  to  take  our  half  in  the  middle. 
Mr.  Demary  is  making  a  success  of  his  work  in  Buf- 
falo :  he  works  hard,  and  gives  value  received  for 
his  salary. 

At  Cleveland  we  spent  a  very  pleasant  half  day 


with  Messrs.  Spencer,  Felton,  Loomis,  Lister  and 
the  Spencerian  faculty.  Bro.  Lister  has  plenty  to 
do  with  the  large  writing  classes.  The  college  was 
to  have  an  entertainment  the  next  day  which  we 
were  sorry  to  miss.  This  school  occupies  its  own 
building.  Mr.  Loomis  of  the  Practical  Text  Book 
Company  was  found  opening  the  morning  mail  and 
handed  us  some  of  the  letters  beginning:  "  Noticing 
your  advertisement  in  The  Penman's  Art  Journal," 
to  show  that  advertising  does  pay.  This  company 
have  spent  a  fortune  in  their  series  of  books  and  they 
are  gratified  at  their  success  in  introducing  them. 
E.  L.  Glick  was  in  his  element  at  the  Euclid  Avenue 
Business  College.  He  believes  in  muscular  move- 
ment and  lots  of  it.  He  runs  things  at  a  telegraph 
speed,  too,  and  is  very  enthusiastic.  We  reached 
the  Ohio  Business  University  after  hours,  but  found 
Manager  L.  L.  Gatewood  still  on  duty.  He  is  a  con- 
scientious teacher.  At  the  Cleveland  College  of 
Shorthand  we  met  Albert  Day,  the  aathor  of  Day's 
Shorthand,  and  found  him  a  very  pleasant  gentleman. 

Chicago  was  the  next  stopping  place. 

The  Bryant  &  Stratton  Business  College  is  more 
fully  described  in  another  column.  Through  Mr. 
Bryant's  kindness  we  enjoyed  the  hospitality  of  the 
Union  League  Club  and  were  otherwise  delightfully 
entertained.  Messrs.  Reynolds.  McCaslin  and  Wil- 
ley  made  our  stay  in  the  big  school  pleasant.  We 
found  Messrs.  Whigliam  and  Goodyear  of  the  West 
Side  Business  College  making  improvements  and 
preparing  for  a  larger  school.  The  Metropolitan 
Business  College  is  housed  m  its  own  fine  building, 
the  property  of  Principal  Powers,  and  is  enjoying  a 
prosperous  year.  The  Chicatro  Business  College, 
where  the  "automatic  man,"  Faust,  holds  forth,  is 
owned  by  Gondring  &  Virden,  and  reports  a  good 
attendance.  Jones'  Business  College  and  the  Lake- 
side Business  College  were  visited  out  of  school 
hours.  At  the  latter  were  found  B.  M.  Worthington 
and  A.  D.  Taylor,  the  latter  busy  on  some  beautiful 
script. 

Owing  to  the  convention  we  were  unable  to  visit 
any  of  the  Lincoln  schools,  but  learned  that  because 
of  the  drought  and  consequent  failure  of  crops  in 
Iowa,  Nebraska,  Kansas  and  South  Dakota,  that  tlie 
attendance  was  below  the  average. 

In  Omaha  the  Omaha  Commercial  College  is  nicely 
fixed  again.  They  were  burned  out  last  spring. 
The  Rohrbough  Bros,  have  been  in  the  business  for 
years  and  have  built  up  a  big  school.  That  superb 
penman,  J.  W.  Lampman.  is  very  enthusiastic  over 
business  practice  work  just  at  present :  he  has  a 
plan  of  his  own  that  is  producing  good  results. 
Some  of  his  prize  writing  is  remarkable  for  its 
delicacy  and  accuracy.  The  Omaha  Business  Col- 
lege is  presided  over  by  F.  F.  Roose,  who  has  for 
his  right  hand  men  Frank  Longwith  and  J.  E.  Mac- 
Cormac,  while  G.  H.  Lockwood.  the  artist  penman, 
looks  after  all  the  interests  of  the  pen.  J.  T.  Dailey 
of  Dailey  &  Lawrey's  Business  College  is  preparing 
to  enlarge  his  school.  This  is  the  newest  business 
college  in  Omaha. 

We  made  New  Year's  calls  at  Kansas  City,  and 
while  the  business  schools  were  not  "  receiving," 
yet  all  were  "at  home,"  and  made  us  feel  ditto. 
President  J.  F.  Spalding  of  .Spalding's  Commercial 
College,  and  his  fine  sons,  made  us  welcome  at 
that  well-known  institution.  We  would  scarcely 
know  F.  B.  Courtney  since  he  shed  his  mustache. 
He  told  us  that  some  one  called  it  a  baseball  mus- 
tache ("  three  out — all  out"),  and  that  it  was  too 
tender  to  stand  such  remarks,  so  it  has  gone  in  again 
until  spring.  Courtney  is  still  turning  out  fine  wri- 
ting— and  to  the  matinees.  P.  S.  Brown  has  a  young 
but  flourishing  institution,  Brown's  Business  School, 
and  reports  prospects  good.  At  the  Kansas  City 
Business  University  we  met  Mr.  Will  J.  Wheeler, 
now  president  of  the  Springfield.  Mo. , "Business  Col- 
lege, and  were  very  pleasantly  received.  Henry 
Coon  was  found  at  his  old  stand  conducting  Coon's 
Business  College. 

St.  Louis  was  next  on  the  list.  At  the  Bryant  & 
Stratton  Business  College,  Dr.  Carpenter,  the  pro- 
prietor, and  John  F.  Stockton,  penman,  made  it 
pleasant  for  us.  Dr.  Carpenter  has  employed  some 
noted  teachers  in  his  time  and  has  educated  hun- 
dreds of  St.  Louis'  prominent  business  men.  We 
found  E.  H.  Fritch  of  the  Southwest  Business  Col- 
lege busv  registering  a  new  student  when  we  en- 
tered. This  school  is  but  a  few  months  old.  but  is 
doing  well.  Fred.  Torrence,  the  gentlemanly  pen- 
man of  Jones'  Business  College,  showed  us  some  fine 
examples  of  the  skill  of  W.  H.  Wiessehahn.  At 
Hay  ward's  Business  College  we  had  a  good  chat  with 
W.  E.  Hartsock,  a  fine  writer. 

Indianapolis  was  reached  early  in  the  morning  and 
there  seemed  to  be  a  sort  of  a  brilliant  glow  in  the 
direction  of  the  "  When  "  block,  where  is  located  the 
Indianapolis  Busine.ss  University.  On  stepping  into 
the  office  of  the  college  we  saw  the  reason — there  sat 
the  "Electric  Light  of  the  West"— C.  H.Pierce, 
formerly  of  Keokuk.  Iowa,  but  now  of  the  United 
States.  (  He  gets  his  mail  at  Evansville,  Ind.)  We 
received  a  warm  welcome  from  Messrs.  Heeb  and 
Moore.  To  furnish  diversion  for  the  students  Bro. 
Pierce  and  ourselves  were  placed  on  exhibition.  At 
the  Spencerian  Business  College  we  found  Mr.  E.  E 


Admire  holding  the  fort,  and  incidentally  a  good 
sized  school.  The  College  of  Commerce  took  onr 
breath  away — the  elevator  in  the  handsome  new 
Jonmal  building  was  out  of  order  and  we  lost  it 
(our  breath,  not  the  elevator) — climbing  the  four 
flights  of  stairs.  But  we  found  plenty  of  room  at 
the  top  and  a  good  school  and  warm  welcome  as 
well  from  proprietor  Stossmeister.  M.  D.  Fulton 
the  new  penman  of  this  school  had  .iust  taken  hold 
when  we  were  there,  but  as  he  had  a  good  grip  we 
don't  think  that  he  will  let  go  soon. 

Anderson,  Ind.,  was  the  last  stop.  Here  wefound 
the  Indiana  Business  Institute,  conducted  by  J.  A. 
Payne.  Anderson  is  a  thriving  manufadurlng  city 
in  the  heart  of  the  natural  gas  region  and  Principal 
Payne  feels  encouraged  at  the  outlook. 

Financial  depression  and  bad  crops  have  been  the 
causes  that  have  cut  off  the  attendance  and  revenue 
of  some  schools,  more  especially  those  the  furthest 
west,  but  we  found  that  the  commercial  schools  were 
doing  fully  as  well  as  any  other  kind  of  business. 


EDITOR'S    Calendar, 

Mills's    Compendium    of    Vertical    Writing.      Pub- 
lished by  E.  C.  Mills,  Bushnell,  III.    Price,  50  cents. 
Mr.  Mills  has  presented  a  full  series  of  copies  (movement 
exercises,  words,  sentences,  etc.),  cuts  of  position  and  quite 
full  instructions.      It  is  well  arranged,  nicely  graded  and 
presents  a  very  sensible  style  of  vertical  writing— a  style 
that  will  allow  of  the  use  of  the  forearm  movement  and 
speed.  This  compendium  contains  much  material  for  study 
and  practice  and  should  be  owned  by  all  who  are  the  least 
bit  interested  in  writing— either  sloping  or  vertical. 
Roderick  Hume.      Story  of  a  New  York  teacher.     By 
C.  W.  Bardeen,  editor  of  The  School  Bulletin.      Sec- 
ond edition.      Published  by  C.  W.   Bardeen,  Syra- 
cuse, N.  Y.    Paper.     Price,  50  cents. 
We  picked  up  this  book  to  review  it  and  finished  by  read- 
ing and  enjoying  it  thoroughly.   It  is  a  well  written  novel, 
depicting  the  incidents  in  the  life  of  the  average  principal 
of  viUage  schools.      It  is  worth  reading  by  those  who  are 
not  teachers,  and  no  teacher  should  be  satisfied  till  he  has 
added  a  copy  to  his  library.  The  teaching  proiession  should 
be  proud  of  Mr.  Bardeen. 

Because  I  Lovk  You.     Edited  by  Anna  E.  Mack.    Pub- 
lished by  Lee  &  Shepard,  Boston.     Cloth,  white  and 
gold.    Boxed.     Price,  $1.50. 
Poetry  is  the  language  of  love.      Miss  Mack  has  given  a 
rare  book  to  con  over  with  a  sweetheart,  or  from  which  to 
select  sentiments  to  accompany  a  gift  of  flowers.     It  is  just 
the  bonk  also  to  present  to  the  "  nearer  one,  dearer  one  yet 
than  all  others,"  who  has  given  comfort  and  encouragement 
to  the  rough  ways  and  steep  ways  of  life,  or  to  the  aged 
friend,  or  the  bereaved  one,  cherishing  yet  the  memory  of 
days  of  love,  and  remembering  that  love  is  still  the  promise 
of  the  future.     No  person  who  wants  the  best  thoughts  on 
this  sweetest  of  all  themes  can  atford  to  do  without  it. 

Isaac  Pitman's  Complete  Phonographic  Instructor. 
Published  by  Isaac  Pitman  &  Sons,  33  Union  Sq,, 
New  York. 
This  is  a  new  edition  of  the  American  text-book  of  the 


Isaac  Pitman  system,  and  has  been  carefully  revised.  The 
first  edition  was  sold  in  eighteen  months,  a  circumstance 
that  speaks  well  for  the  growmg  popularity  of  the  Isaac 
Pitman  syst«m  on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic. 

Handbook  of  Standard  or  American  Phonography. 
By  Andrew  J.  Graham  &  Co.,  744  Broadway,  New 
York. 

This  is  a  new  and  revised  edition.  The  author  in  his 
preface  states  that  the  changes  made  tire  in  the presentaticn 
of  the  principles  and  not  in  the  principles  themselves.  Tbis 
edition  contains  many  more  engraved  examples  of  short 
hand  than  in  any  previous  edition  ;  some  changes  have 
been  made  in  the  reading  and  writing  exercis^es  ;  chapters 
on  phonetics  have  been  almost  entirely  dispensed  with  and 
a  brief  phonogiaphie  dictionary  added.  The  late  Mr. 
Graham  was  wont  to  boast  that  no  change  had  been  made 
in  the  text  book  of  his  system  since  it  first  appeared  a  third 
of  a  ceutury  ago.  We  believe,  therefore,  that  the  new 
Handbook  is  the  first  to  point  out  any  change,  however 
shght. 

Prom  the  same  publishers  we  have  received  samples  of 
Writing  Exercise  Blacks,  which  should  prove  a  valuable 
aid  to  students  of  the  Graham  system. 

Vaile's  Vertical-Writing  Copy-Book  and  Manual. 
E.  O.  Vaile,  Oak  Park  (Chicago),  author  and  pub- 
lisher. 
There  are  five  books,'a  manual  and  a  set  of  alphabet  wall 
cards  in  this  series  of  vertical  writing  books.  There  are 
many  good  points  in  the  books.  The  principal  one,  we 
think,  is  the  size  (6  x  '.)  inches),  making  the  book  conven- 
ient to  handle  on  an  ordinary  desk.  There  are  many 
other  points  claimed  by  the  author-publisher  in  which  we 
fail  to  see  any  advantage,  one  in  particular,  where  he  has 
four  diffeient  copies  on  a  page,  and  says  ha  regard  to  it : 
"  It  gives  the  child  more  practice  in  real  writing,  and  does 
away  with  copying  a  line  twelve  or  fifteen  times,  nith  the 
result  that  the  nearer  the  child  gets  to  the  bottom  of  the 
page  the  worse  his  writing  is."  The  reasons  that  cause  poor 
writing  at  the  bottom  of  the  page  are  poor  teaching  or  no 
teaching,  and  the  fact  that  each  additional  line  gets  the 
pupil  tbat  much  farther  away  from  the  copy.  But  there 
are  systems  that  have  slidmg  copies,  aud  others  that  repeat 
the  copy  two  or  three  times  on  each  page.  A  teacher  who 
cannot  keep  her  pupils  interested  long  enough  to  write  the 
same  copy  twelve  or  fifteen  times  should  prepare  a  new 
series  of  writing  books  and  be  in  style.  '"The  most  dis- 
tinctive feature  of  the  books  is,"  to  quote  the  author's  own 
words,  "the  abandonment  of  the  tine  art,  painfully  en- 
graved copper  plate  copies  on  which  the  last  two  or  three 
generations  were  drilled.  One  of  the  severest  criticisms  on 
our  public  schools  to-day  is  that  our  children  do  not  acquire 
in  them  a  practical  business  hand.  The  copies  in  these 
[Vaile's]  books  are  actual  free-hand  writing^  made  with 
a  pen  and  ink  just  as  the  pupil  has  to  make  them  in  school. 
The  writing  in  these  books  shows  that  it  is  genuine  writing 
reproduced  by  the  photographic  process."  We  do  not 
believe  that  Mr.  Vaile,  or  whoever  prepared  the  copies 
*'  wrote  them  free-hand,  just  as  the  pupil  has  to  make 
them  in  schooV  His  tirade  against  finely  engraved  copies 
with  tbe  plea  that  copies  should  be  prepared  "  just  as  the 
pupil  has  to  make  them  in  school "  is  meaningless  when 
his  own  copies  are  drown  out  and  not  written.  We  shall 
be  glad  to  publish  a  few  lines  of  Mr.  Vaile's  copy  writing, 
written  with  the  speed  and  after  the  manner  that  the  aver- 
ago  fifteen  year  old  boy  should  write.  It  is  generally  safer 
to  leave  the  writing  field  to  its  own  specialists  because  they 
have  had  the  experience,  have  been  able  to  give  it  time  and 
attention  and  their  books,  as  a  rule,  follow  out  some  par- 
ticular method. 


39 

Thk  Philosophy  of  Book-keeping.    By  W.  T.  Boone, 

M.A.    Published  by  the  author.     Pamphlet  form,  44 

pp. 
Mr.  Boone  is  president  of  the  People's  College,  South 
Bend,  Ind.,  and  this  little  book  is  the  result  of  his  experi- 
ence. "It  is  designed  to  present  in  an  easy  and  ct.m- 
prehensible  style  the  science  of  accounts,"  is  what  the 
preface  says,  and  he  certainly  has  condensed  his  work  into 
the  smallest  possible  number  of  pages. 
The    Teacher's    Mentor.    C.    W.    Bardeen,    Syracuse, 

N.  Y.  Paper,  .50  cents. 
This  is  but  one  of  the  many  excellent  books  that  Mr. 
Bardeen  is  bringing  out  monthly  in  his  "  Standard 
Tfacher's  Library."  In  this  volume  are  contained  Buck 
ham's  First  Steps  in  Teaching,  Huntington's  Unconsoiou: 
Tuition,  Fitch's  Art  of  Questioning,  aud  Fitch  s  Art  ol 
Securing  Attention.  Every  teacher  of  penmanship  di 
ing  and  the  bU'slness  branches  should  have  a  professi 
library,  and  this  is  an  excellent  and  cheap  book  for  the 
young  teacher  or  prospective  teacher  as  a  starter.  Young 
teachers  in  special  lines  must  learn  that  he  who  achieves 
the  most  pronounced  success  as  a  true  teacher  is  the  one 
with  the  best  pedagogical  training,  and  the  one  who  keeps 
pace  with  the  rapid  development  in  educational  matters. 


Answers  to  Correspondents. 

A.  B.  and  others. — Is  a  fine  pen  as  good  for  vertical  writ- 
ing as  a  coarse  pen  'l 

No.  A  medium  coarse,  or  coarse  pen  is  much  better 
than  a  fine  one,  and  those  who  have  had  the  most  expe- 
rience in  writing  the  vertical  recommend  and  use  coarser 
pens  than  for  the  ordinary  slant  writing. 

William  H.  Greville,  London,  England.— Your  "Com" 
pendium  "  aud  The  Journal  are  of  great  service  to  me.  I 
am  glad  to  see  that  you  have  again  opened  a  column  for 
"  Answers  to  Correspondents"  Here  is  one  thing  I  cannot 
get  on  with:  How  do  you  get  the  shade  so  low  down  (really 
underneath)  on  the  egg-shaped  oval  in  the  old  style  capital 
stem  ? 


It  seems  to  me  that  the  pen  must  be  held  very  much  on  one 
side  to  get  the  shade  so  low. 

Use  a  fine,  elastic  pen,  press  the  nibs  squarely  ou  the 
paper,  and  keep  the  holder,  so  far  as  possible,  on  the  same 
slant  as  the  shaded  stroke.  The  oblique  holder's  greatest 
use  is  in  just  such  places  as  this.  If  you  use  the  oblique 
holder  it  will  slant  the  pen  at  a  different  angle  from  the 
forefinger  aud  will  aid  iu  making  a  smoother  shade. 


COMMERCIAL    SCHOOL    HUMOR. 


It    "  J'trdr" 


fVt 


ir<7/. 


A  widely  known  teacher  of  writing,  while  conducting  a 
"pay-in-the-middle-of-your-term"  writing  class  in  an  East- 
ern town,  on  the  evening  coming  at  the  middle  of  the  term 
after  a  neat  little  speech,  informing  the  class  of  his  efforts 
in  their  behalf,  etc.,  stated  that  the  settling  point  had  been 
reached  and  he  hoped  to  be  able  to  write  this  legend  on  the 
bill  now  in  each  pupil's  hands.  Suiting  the  action  to  the 
words,  he  stepped  to  the  board  and  this  is  the  legend  he 
wrote;    "fade." 


/^^f^t^;/,^  'miil;M~E  MlfRNAL'S  "^u¥&'GRkPH  REGISTER'.  V^  ■"■     ""^^^^''^^ 


40 


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nODERN    PEN    LETTERING. 

BY    J.    F.    BRILEY.    JOURNAL    OFFICE. 


f:oinutfrcUU   Script. 

HIS  style  of  script  is  applicable  to 
many  practical  purposes  and  is 
worthy  of  the  most  careful  study 
and  practice. 

Tabe  a  sheet  of  good  paper 
(bristol  board  preferred),  and  rule 
head  and  base  lines  to  govern 
height  of  the  letters.  Make  your  copy  twice  the  size 
of  the  one  s^own  herewith.  Draw  each  letter  in 
ouMine  with  pencil,  never  leaving  a  letter  until  you 
are  satiflfied  that  it  looks  .inst  right,  then  go  over  it 
with  ink,  and  laatly,  fill  in  the  shaded  strokes.  Do 
not  attempt  to  write  these  letters,  bat  draw  them— 
study  and  treat  them  .lUst  as  you  would  Roman  or 
any  other  style  of  lettering.  It  Is  well  to  write  this 
style  of  script  when  used  in  small  forms  for  body 
work,  but  when  used  for  large  display  work  it  should 
always  be  drawn. 


Western  Normal  College,  LIdcoId,  Neb.  She  wasuntiriog 
in  her  efforts  before  the  CoDventioD  and  left  uothiag  un- 
done while  the  members  were  there  to  see  that  they  were 
comfortable  and  bapny. 

A  very  complete  report  of  the  Association  was  taken  by 
Dan  Brown,  the  official  stenographer,  and  this,  together 
with  all  papers  read  and  contributed,  will  be  printed 
shortly.  Due  notice  will  be  given  when  the  report  is  for 
sale.  Aa  it  will  contain  some  very  fine  pap>ers  and  interest- 
ing discussions,  it  will  be  of  great  value  to  all  interested  in 
the  topics  on  the  programme. 

By  addressing  C.  A.  Faust,  treasurer,  45  Randolph  street, 
Chicago,  III.,  Chicago  Bus.  College,  and  informing  him  of 
the  number  of  copies  desired,  it  will  aid  the  officers  c£  the 
Association  in  determining  how  many  to  print.  It  is 
thought  the  price  will  be  $1  a  copy. 

By  the  way.  but  few  banded  in  their  names,  and  what  is 
still  more  important,  the  very  necessary  dollar  for  that 
photograph.  Those  desiring  the  photograph  can  obtain  it 
from  W.  D.  Kilborn,  Noble  Studio.  Lincoln,  Neb.  Mr. 
Kilborn  took  the  trouble  to  take  the  photograph,  and  we 
trust  that  members  will  patronize  him  so  that  at  least  he 
will  not  be  the  loser  by  the  operation. 

A  greeting  from  the  Nebraska  State  Teachers'  Associa- 
tion was  rather  tardy,  but  it  was  appreciated,  nevertheless. 

The  delegations  from  Kansas  and  Missouri  were  especially 


ItYJ     F.   HRILEY,  ACCOMPANYING   LESSON   IN  LETTERING. 


This  alphabet  is  not  given  as  a  standard  copy,  but 
as  one  o^  a  thousand  and  one  variations  of  which 
commercial  script  is  admissible.  Nest  month  we 
will  present  a  variety  of  pretty  and  practical  sugges- 
tions which  will  show  you  one  way  of  using  this 
style  of  script  to  advantage. 

WESTERN    PENriEN'S   CONVENTION 
NOTES. 

A  Fi-w  ArtfT-lhouHhu. 

The  hot«l  accommodations  were  the  best  ever  offered  at 
any  convention,  especially  considering  the  prices.  Every 
convenience  was  provided. 

The  rooms  providiHl  for  the  use  of  the  Convention  were 
ideal  for  the  purpose,  except  that  the  larger  meeting  room 
could  not  be  well  heate<I,  owing  to  the  low  temperature 
and  the  high  wind.  The  cold  snap  reached  Lincoln  with 
the  convention,  and  it  was  the  only  thing  to  mar  the  meet- 
ing. 

It  seems  too  Imd  that  more  of  those  who  were  beneeted 
by  the  Association  did  not  become  members  and  pay  the 
fee.  At  the  Lincoln  meeting  there  were  many  who  came 
long  distauces  to  attend  the  convention,  many  who  took 
part  in  the  discussions,  and  some  who,  upon  request  of 
friends  and  associates,  were  placed  on  the  programme  and 
who  were  there  and  deUvered  their  talks,  but  did  not  be- 
come members  of  the  Association— at  least  the  treasurer 
had  no  official  notice  of  it. 

The  success  of  the  shorthand  section  and  the  enjoyable 
entertainment  gott*>u  up  for  their  benefit  are  mainly  due  to 
the  extra  bard  work  and  tact  of  Miss  Julia  M.  Fay  of  the 


large  and  enthusiastic.  With  true  Western  enterprise 
they  got  their  heads  together  and  were  bound  to  land  the 
Convention  in  one  of  those  States  for  the  next  year,  but 
after  reconsidering  the  matter  they  saw  how  unjust  it 
would  be  to  Eastern  members  to  hold  it  in  the  same  locality 
two  consecutive  years.  This  was  heaping  coals  of  fire  on 
the  heads  of  those  who,  because  they  had  votes  enough, 
held  it  East  for  several  years,  but  we  hope  the  sacrificing 
spirit  of  our  Missouri  and  Kansas  brethren  will  be  duly 
appreciated  by  the  Eastern  members. 

The  recitations  of  Miss  Lucia  AV.  Raines  of  the  depart- 
ment of  elocution  of  the  Western  Normal  College  were 
greatly  enjoyed. 

For  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  the  Association  the 
Executive  Committee  placed  no  one  on  the  programme 
who  had  not  signified  his  intention  in  writing  to  be  present 
and  take  the  part  assigned.  There  were  but  two  or  three 
exceptions  to  this,  and  it  seemed  as  if  they  might  make  it 
possible  to  attend  until  the  last  moment.  The  majority  of 
those  who  failed  to  put  in  an  appearance  notified  the  offi- 
cers of  the  Association,  but  there  were  mauy  who  didn't 
think  any  notice  was  necessary. 

The  receptions  and  entertainments  were  pleasing  feat- 
ures of  the  Convention,  and  the  kind  hospitality  of  President 
and  Mrs.  Croan  was  most  thoroughly  appreciated  by  all. 
The  best  orchestra  in  the  city  was  engaged  and  daintj'^ 
refreshments  were  served  ;  and,  in  addition  to  President 
aud  Mrs.  Croan's  efforts,  the  faculty  and  students  of  the 
school  aud  the  citizens  of  the  town  did  everything  they 
could  to  make  the  stay  of  the  members  of  the  Convention 
pUasant. 

At  each  Convention  Bro.  Faust  manages  to  get  the 
members  together,  and  taking  the  middle  of  the  floor,  asks 
with  tears  in  his  eyes,  if  they  have  ever  heard  his  dog 


story.  A  chorus  of  noes  is  the  usual  response,  aud  then  he 
takes  time  to  ask  each  member  individually,  because  he  is 
very  particular  not  to  have  the  same  person  bear  the  story 
twice.  As  he  tells  the  story  at  each  Convention  in  the 
same  way  and  asks  the  same  question,  of  course  no  one 
ever  heard  it  before.  This  time  he  told  it  just  before  the 
picture  was  taken,  and  the  photographer  didn't  have  to  say 
*■  Look  pleasant "  once  after  the  meiubers  were  in  position. 
Evidently  Bro.  Faust  was  in  collusion  with  the  photog- 
rapher. 

The  members  of  the  Association  owe  much  to  J.  G.  Per- 
kins of  the  Wtstern  Normal  College,  wboat  the  last  moment 
took  Mr.  WalluCL's  place  on  the  Executive  Committee  and 
did  much  of  the  disagreeable  work  falling  to  the  lot  of  the 
Committee. 

The  exhibit  of  shorthand,  typewriting,  commercial  and 
writing  supplies,  specimt?us  of  pupils'  work,  etc.,  was  a 
surprise  to  most  members,  as  tbey  had  anticipated  but 
little  from  this,  the  first  attempt  to  have  a  regular  exhibit. 
One  large  room  was  devoted  to  Ibis  purpose  and  was  filled 
during  a  large  part  of  the  day  by  teachers  aud  others 
interested  in  the  many  interesting  things  on  exhibition. 
We  bad  hoped  to  be  alile  to  give  a  detailed  account  of  the 
exhibit,  but  it  proved  to  be  so  large  that  it  is  beyond 
our  space.  The  work  of  the  pupils  in  public  schools  at- 
tracted, perhaps,  the  most  attention  and  contained  hun- 
dreds of  thousands  of  specimens.  It  was  well  worth  the 
effort  it  cost  to  get  up  this  exhibit,  aud  the  success  of  this 
one  augurs  well  for  the  exhibits  at  future  meetings. 

Hundreds  of  letters  have  been  received  from  people  who 
bad  hoped  to  be  present,  but  were  unable  to  make  arrange- 
ments to  come,  who  regret  that  tbey  were  not  there,  but 
all  eyes  are  now  turned  to  Chicago  for  '95,  and  it  looks  as 
if  no  room  In  any  business  college  there  will  be  found  large 
enough  to  hold  the  crowds  who  will  attend.  Make  your 
plans  early  and  douH  let  anything  keep  you  from  being  at 


Cbi( 


1  '95, 


THE    BUSINESS   MANAGER'S   CORNER. 

[IMTTAL   BY    WM.    U.    HAINES  ] 

TIllilN  anssvering  an  advertisement  do 
\  >m  mention  that  yon  saw  it  in  The 
.louRNAL?  I  wish  you  would  in  the 
I  uture  because  it  helps  both  the  adver- 
,j  tiser  acd  The  Journal  and  doesn't 
hurt  jou.  The  advertiser  likes  to 
know  if  his  advertisement  is  read,  and  how  many 
read  it.  H«  gets  information  on  these  points  if  you 
mention  in  your  reply  that  you  saw  the  advt.  in  The 
Penman's  Art  Journal.  At  times  advertisers  ex- 
periment with  particular  kinds  of  ads,  and  they  are 
particularly  anxious  to  know  whether  they  are  good 
or  bad.  Then  this  mention  helps  The  Journal. 
Advertising  is  the  life  blood  of  any  paper,  as  the 
subscriptions  do  not  pay  running  expenses.  Adver- 
tising patronage  is  based  on  results  ;  by  results  I 
mean  the  amount  of  trade  that  can  be  traced  to  the 
advertising.  Plenty  of  trade  from  the  advertising 
means  plenty  of  advertising  :  plenty  of  advertising 
means  a  bigger  Journal— a  better  Journal.  Isn't 
that  worth  saying  a  good  word  for? 

And  by  the  way  have  yon  noticed  how  we  are 
growing  ?  Big  subscription  list;  results  from  adver- 
tising, big  advertising — and  as  a  consequence  big 
Journal. 

That  stick  pin  premium  was  a  happy  idea.  If  you 
didn't  get  yours  within  a  few  days  after  ordering, 
please  excuse  me  ;  it  was  my  fault.  I  didn't  know 
that  they  were  going  to  be  so  popular  and  didn't 
have  enough  made  in  the  first  order,  but  the  second 
"edition "is  ready  now.  and  we  can  serpe  all.  In  sil- 
ver for  one  sub.  and  $1  ;  in  gold  for  two  subs,  and 
$3  ;  or  one  sob.  for  two  years— $1  now,  .$1  at  begin- 
ning of  second  year.     (You  get  the  pin  at  once.) 

Read  the  advertisements  carefully  this  month  and 
send  for  catalogues,  circulars,  etc.,  to  the  various 
advertisers.  You  will  get  some  splendid  literature, 
and  may  find  just  the  article  you  have  been  looking 
for.  I  think  my  part  of  the  paper  (the  advertising 
pages)  just  as  interesting  as  that  turned  out  by  the 
editors.    Don't  you  ? 

My  pet,  The  Penman's  Art  Journal,  like  all  pets, 
js  a  little  jealous  of  our  new  baby — The  Business 
Journal.  The  baby  is  getting  a  great  deal  of  atten- 
tion just  now,  and  thousands  of  people  are  writing 
words  of  praise  about  it.  Have  you  seen  it?  If 
not,  send  ten  cents  for  a  sample  copy. 

I  often  wonder  why  ink  makers  don't  advertise 
more.    Scarcely  a  xlay  passes  that  some  one  doesn't 


write  and  ask  the  editor  where  thic,  that  or  the  other 
ink  may  be  had,  or  what  is  the  best  ink.  And  it's 
abont  the  same  story  with  pen  holders,  and  fine  pen- 
manship sDpplies. 

How  did  you  like  onr  new  dress  last  month  ?  We 
feel  80  well  pleased  over  the  "  bnshels"  of  congratu- 
latory letters  received  over  our  change  of  costnme, 
that  we  have  been  obliged  to  sew  the  buttons  tighter 
on  the  said  costume. 


BUSINESS  WRITING    FROM    BUSINESS 
OFFICES. 

»  lull    Ibe    BuDinenn    World     Conaiilci'8    (.'ood  Busineaa 
AVritinx. 

The  Remitt  of"  The  iloui-nal's  "  InvesHnatiDn, 

[INITIAL  MADE    IN  "  JOURNAL   "  OFFICE.] 

OR  over  a  year  The  Journal  has 
been  carefully  investigating  the 
handwriting  of  business  and  at 
the  same  time  industriously  col- 
lecting samples  of  writing  that  is 
considered  the  best  for  business 
purposes.  The  first  installment 
of  the  result  of  that  investigation  is  presented  here- 
with. The  investigation  has  extended  to  all  civilized 
countries  of  the  world.  Samples  received  from 
American  business  houses  will  be  presented  first. 

As  professional  penmen  we  are  a  little  prone  to 
dictate  to  business  men  just  the  kind  of  writing 
that  they  should  use.  Business  men,  however,  have 
ideas  of  their  own,  and  as  they  pay  to  have  these 
ideas  carried  out  they  have  a  right  to  be  heard. 

As  nothing  of  this  character  has  ever  been 
carried  out  on  a  sufficiently  comprehensive  scale  to 
make  the  results  deduced  of  any  practical  benefit, 
we  decided  to  collect  these  specimens  from  the 
loading  houses  in  the  leading  branches  of  business 
and  present  them  systematically. 

Following  is  a  copy  of  the  letter  mailed  to  the 
head  of  each  business  office,  from  -which  we  asked 
for  specimens : 
Manageb  American  Express  Co..  New  York  City. 

Dear  Sir:  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  i.^  collectine 
material  for  a  series  of  illustrated  articles  showing  the 
styles  of  writing  that  are  cunent  in  large  business  ettub- 
lishnients  at  home  and  abroad.  An  important  feature  iu 
this  series  of  illustrations  will  be  the  writing  of  American 
clerks,  bookkeepers  and  general  office  help. 

We  write  to  ask  you  to  do  us  the  favor  of  securing  two 
lines  of  rapid  business  writing  from  each  of  the  three  or 
four  of  the  best  business  writers  in  your  establishment. 
Please  do  not  let  them  know  that  these  specimens  are  for 
publication,  as  that  would  destroy  their  value  to  us.  We 
don't  want  dress  parade  writing,  but  genuine  everv-dav 
business  writing. 

For  the  sake  of  uniformity  we  suggest  the  following  lines: 
"Received  of  A  M  Martin,  one  package,  value  unknown  " 
Will  you  please  have  the  writing  done  with  good   black 
mk  on  the  inclosed  slip  of  paper  and  mail  at  earliest  con- 
venience in  inclosed  envelope  without  folding  ; 
Ilespectfully  yours. 

Penman's  Art  Joornal. 
The  responses  were  numerous  and  prompt  and 
have  been  carefully  tabulated  and  arranged.  The 
samples  as  presented  are  exactly  as  received,  and 
show  what  is  considered  good  writing  in  the  various 
lines  of  business.  Those  shown  this  month  are  ex- 
■  ^  fnc-swiiles  of  the  writing  of  the  clerks  in  the 
uthces  of  the  large  express  companies,  and  were 
^eleoted  sdely  becau.se  they  were  the  most  charac- 
teristic in  the  lot,  and  not  because  they  are  any  bet- 
ter or  worse  than  the  remainder.  They  fairly  repre- 
sent the  entire  number. 


New   Business   Practice   Apparatus. 

Business  educators  everywhere  will  be  interested 
to  know  that  there  is  another  Richmond  in  the  Busi- 
ness-Practice field,  with  a  brand  new  apparatus  and 
method  in  which  the  performances  and  duties  of  the 
practical  bookkeeper  are  shown  by  doing  business 
from  the  start.  Word  comes  to  us  that  a  patent  on 
such  an  apparatus  has  just  been  issued  to  Mr.  War- 
len  H.  Sadler  of  the  B.  &  S.  Business  Col- 
lege, Baltimore,  for  many  years  one  of  the  best 
known  business  educators  in  America.  The  name 
of  Mr.  H.  M.  Rowe.  also  an  experienced  business 
educator,  late  head  of  the  Curry  Institute,  Pitts- 
burgh, IS  .also  associated  with  the  invention  in  the 
brief  circular  we  have  received.  Of  the  details  of 
the  invention  we  have  no  particulars,  beyond  the 
statement  that  the  entire  affiair  is  of  the  utmost 
simplicity  and  totally  unlike  anything  that  has  been 
Mtl'  ^r'''!'^  ™».v  be  looked  for  in  these  columns 
thitRrn  ?!  .?,'*■     We  have  known  for  some  time 

sct4^%^nl;^ro„tet^ 

'hu^nrtL-^lL'rl^'^''-^  ^"'  '"  '°  thousands'-of 


WRITING  AS   DONE   IN   EXPRESS  OFFICES. 

THIS    IS   THE    ARTICLE    API'ROVED    IN    THAT    LINE   OF   WORK    AS   GOOD    BUSINESS   WRITING. 


41 


WRITTEN  BY  CLERKS  IN  EMPLOY  OF  NATIONAI.^EXPRESS  COMPANY,  NEW  YORK. 


WRITTEN  BY  CLERKS  IN  EMPLOY  OF  AMERICAN  EXPRESS  COMPANY.  NEW  YORK. 


(^X^^..^ 


WRITTEN  BY  CLERKS  IN   EMPLOY  OF  WELLS,   FARGO  &  CO.'S  EXPRESS,  NEW  YORK. 


'c!/enmaA!d  (i:pfit>  h/catnalP 


School  and  Phrsonal 

|l\rri\L  MADE  IN   JotRXAL  OFFICE.] 

ilN  Friday  evening,  Dec.  21,  the  Peirce 
7  C.illeKe  of  Bus.,  Pbiladelphia,  held  its 
q1  craduating  exercises  in  the 
rican  Academy  of  Mosif.  The 
<lar«  of  the  evening  were  Hon. 
B  Reed  and  that  witty  Frerch- 
Max  O'Rcll.  We  retmn  thanks 
r.  Peirce  for  tickets  and  beauti- 
engravtd  invitation. 
_  <1  Milkman.  Pawtucket,  B.  I  , 
ha»  recently  opened  a  b,isine>s  college  at  Taunton,  Mass 
^d  l«  to  open  others  at  Woonsocket,  It  I.,  and  Worcester, 
Mass,  E.  N.  Henninger,  late  of  the  Metrm.o  itan  B.  C  . 
SiouxClty.  la.,  is  the  right  hand  man  at  Taunton.  Ihe 
student,  of  Mr.  Milkman's  Pawtucket  school  presented 
bim  with  a  silver  water  pitcher  lately.  „  „     „   „  , 

—  H  F  Crumb,  until  recently  of  Cnton's  B.C.,  Buffalo, 
N.Y.,  has  purchased  an  intcre.st  in  Wood's  f-.C-,  i^™"- 
ton  Pa  I'his  school  has  lately  strengthened  itself  mate- 
rially bv  adding  J.  C.  Bowser,  late  of  Erie,  la.,  B.  U., 
and  C.  M.  Cook,  Conneaut,  O.,  to  the  faculty. 

_  1)  McLacblnn,  Chatham,  Ont.,  has  added  another 
school' to  his  llst-the  Columbia  Coll.  of  Com,  Grand 
Rapids,  Mich  A.  D.  Skeels,  for  many  years  at  the 
Chatham  BC.,and  a  fine  all  around  penman,  assumes 
charge  of  the  Grand  Rapids  school. 

—  The  many  friends  of  E.  W.  Bloser  of  the  Zanenan 
Art  Coll.,  Columbus,  O.,  will  be  pleased  to  Icam  that  he 
hjs  entirely  recovered  from  a  very  severe  siege  of  typhoid 

—  C  Rutherford,  sole  agent  and  teacher  tor  New  York 
and  Brooklyn  of  Gregg's  shorthand,  has  moved  his  school 
at  10(1  East  Twenty  third  street,  New  \ork. 

—  A  new  inventor  in  the  ficlil  has  made  his  appearance 
at  Lockport,  N.  Y.  His  name  is  Wm.  Edison  Mackenzie, 
and  he  arrived  Dec.  l:),  IH.H,  at  the  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs 
W  A.  Mackenzie.  Mr.  Mackenzie  is  assistant  teacher  of 
shorthand  in  the  Com'l  \>e\A.  of  the  Lockport  Union 
School. 

—  Free  classes  in  phonography  for  the  public  schools 
of  Brooklyn,  similar  to  those  now  being  held  in  New  York 
City,  have  lately  been  organized  by  Isaac  Pitman  &  bons 
at  the  Burrell  Metropjlitan  School  of  Shorthand,  591 
Lafayette  avenue,  Brooklyn. 

—  I'rosperity  has  fallen  to  the  lot  of  SuUiva 
ton's  B.  (;.,  Atlanta,  Oa.,  judging  by  the  1 
names  of  students  and  patrons  in  their  lastluxv 
ten  up  catalogue.  This  contains,  among  olhei 
flnosani|>lesof  penwork.  There  are  two  pennic 
with  the  institution.  J.  J  Sullivan,  associate  proprietor, 
nnd.l.  H.Smith.  E.  C.  C'richton  is  associate  proprietor 
and  principal  of  the  shorthand  dept. 

—  We  are  under  diligations  to  Bro.  Childs  for  invitation 
and  tickels  to  th.>  tenth  anniversary  reception  Class  of  '9S 
of  Iho  Childs  li.  C.,  held  at  the  City  Hall,  Springfield, 
Mass.,  evening  of  Jan.  10  The  Philharmonic  Orchestra 
was  the  )irincipal  attraction. 

—  The  TriCity  IV  C,  Davenport,  la,  has  been  pur- 
chased hy  F.  J.  Tolland,  who  has  been  booming  the  Wiscon- 
sin B  II  LaC'roi-sP,  for  several  years.  He  will  conduct 
both  schools.  He  bus  won  the  good  will  and  support  of 
the  people  of  La  Orosse,  and  we  expect  to  hear  the  same 
story  from  Davenport  soon. 

—  We  have  been  favored  with  tickets  to  a  public  address 
totheMctro|jnlitan  Nor.  ArtScbool  l^f^  P''^°;,j;^"K'j°;;  S- 


1  &  Crich- 
rge  list  of 
riously  got- 
cuts,  some 
a  connected 


Thompson.    'The  subject,  "  Why  should  teachers  lei 
draw.''    Mr.  Thompson  is  making  a  s 


iNe 


J  York  1 


1  his 


-KM.  Kenney  has  purchased  the  interest  of  his  part- 
ner Mr.  Leadbeater,  in  the  Woodstock,  Ont.  B.  C  and 
is  now  sole  proprietor.  S.  T.  Willis  of  Carleton  Place 
Ont.,  has  been  added  to  the  faculty  of  this  school  and  will 
have  charge  of  the  shorthand  department. 

—  Two  new  teacher's  have  recently  been  added  to  the 
faculty  of  the  Atlanta,  Gi.,  B.  U.  The  Secy,  of  theschool, 
R  J  Maclean  has  patterned  the  course  of  study  after 
that  of  the  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  B.  U  ,  of  which  school  he  is 
a  graduate  He  has  a  good  model  and  is  doing  good  work. 
An  elocution  recital  by  Prof.  Shepherd  and  class  recently 
drew  a  large  audieuce  and  was  a  success  in  every  way. 

—  Brown's  Bus.  Colleges,  located  at  Jacksonville, 
Bloomington,  Galesburg,  Decatur,  Ottawa  and  Peoria 
III  have  fastened  themselves  securely  to  prosperity;  at 
least  they  are  ■'  chained  "  to  it.  Bro.  Brown  knows  what 
business  men  want,  and  thot  is  what  he  is  teaching  in  his 
various  schools.  Although  having  so  many  institutions, 
he  impresses  on  each  his  inilividuality,  and  this  of  itself  is 
enough  to  make  them  succeed. 

—  The  Muscatine,  la..  B.  C.  is  enjoying  a  successful  year 
and  they  evidently  know  how  to  advertise,  judging  from 
the  splendid  writeup  in  the  annual  review  of  the  dally 
News  Tribune  of  that  city. 

—  F.  E.  Cook,  manager  of  the  Fresno,  Cal.,  B.  C,  was 
recently  admitted  to  the  bar  after  a  very  thorough  exam- 
ination by  the  Supreme  Court  of  California. 

—  Jno.  K.  Beck,  prin.  of  the  Dayton,  Ohio,  C.  C.,j~ 
ports  a  successful  school.    Mr.  Beck  :" 
pioneer  business  college  r 


the  Saturday  normal  classes 

work  in  the 'Jersey  City  imblic  schools. 

—  W.  n.  MorlHnd.  for  several  years  at  Leavenworth, 
Kan.,  has  purchased  the  Clark  B.  C,  Youngstowu,  U.,  and 
changed^the  name  to  the  Youngstowu  B,  C. 

—  The  Washington,  Pa  ,  B.  C  ,  W.  J.  Musser,  propri- 
etor, had  a  most  delightful  time  at  a  recent  nut-crack  and 
social,  to  which  we  acknowledge  receipt  of  an  invitation. 

—  Lewis  Muzzy,  Worcester,  Mass.,  accountant  and  au- 
ditor, makes  a  specialty  of  high-grade  instruction  in  ac- 
counting, both  personally  and  by  mail.  He  has  instructed 
some  very  prominent  jieople  in  his  time. 

—  We  have  recently  received,  through  the  kindness  of 
H,  W.  Jennings,  Prin.  Jennings  B.  C  .  Nashville,  Tenn., 
/cio  simi/cs  of  the  largest  anil  smallest  checks  ever  issued. 
The  former  is  for  *i«.119:i,2")0,  and  was  issued,  in  pounds 
sterling,  however,  nt  Kiuiberly,  Africa,  on  the  Cape  of 
Good  Hone  Bank.  The  smallest  is  for  1  cent  on  the  Amer- 
ican National  Bank,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

—  J.  Howard  Baldwin  is  conducting  the  Home  B.  C, 
Bennington.  O..  for  instruction  by  mail. 

—  Recent  callers  at  our  office  were;  S.  S.  Packard. 
New  York;  A.  C.  Swenson,  Waterbury.  Conn.;  N.  H. 
Prouty,  Athol,  Mass..  B.  C. ;  Clareuce  A.  Pitman,  nephew 
of  Sir  Isaac  Pitman.  New  Y'ork  ;  H.  B.  Lehman.  Sadler's 
B.  C,  Baltimore;  J.  P.  Byrne  and  E  J.  Malany,  Erie,  Pa., 
B.  I'.;  H.  C.  Shattuck,  Medina,  N.  Y. 

—  Woodworth  s  Shorthand  &  Com'l  Coll.,  Denver,  Colo., 
is  adding  to  and  strengthening  its  com'l  dept.  They  will 
make  this  work  more  prominent  in  the  future. 

—  F.  L.  Dyke,  formerly  of  the  Spencerian  B.  C,  Cleve- 
land, O.,  has,  in  counectiou  with  a  partner,  opened  a 
private  school  in  that  city. 

—  We  ai-e  in  receipt  of  an  invitation  from  proprietor 
A.  C.  Jennings  to  the  twenty  ninth  annual  meeting  of  the 
Alnmnat  Association  of  the  Iowa  B.  C.  at  Dcs  Moines,  la., 
which  was  held  recently.  An  excellent  programme  was 
lendered  and  an  address  made  by  Hon.  W.  M.  McFarland, 
Secy,  of  State 


We  acknowledge 
nd  a  handsomely 
incipal  and  W.  C. 


of  the  oldest 
He  commenced  his 
^».^.  .;ith  Julius  DyrenfurtU  of  Chicago,  in  18.')7.  A  copy 
of  the  new  catalogue  of  this  school  has  been  received  and 
contains  numerous  cuts  and  some  strong  home  indorse- 
ments. 

—  C  H  Waller,  late  in  charge  of  penmanship  dep't  of 
Eaton.  Burnett  &  Durline's  B.  C,  Washington,  D.  C,  has 
opened  Waller's  Select  Writing  Academy  in  the  Lenox 
Building  in  that  city.  Some  well  extcuted  engraved  flour- 
irhes  have  baen  received  from  him. 

—  The  Class  of  '94,   Drjke  Bus.  CjU.,  Jersey  City,  held 
its  exercises  on  the  evening  of  December  20     Eighteen 
young  people  grndaated  from  the  commercial 
seventeen  from  the  amanuensis  coursi 
the  receipt  of  a  ticket  of  admission 

g-inted  invitation.     W.  E  Drake  is 
amsdell  penman  of  this  school. 

—The  original  of  the  portrait  presented  herewith,  R.  M. 
Jones,  the  well  known  penman  of  Pittsburgh.  Pa.,  is  a 
self  made  man,  but  he  does  not  spend  his  sp.ire  time  show- 
ing people  how  proud  he 
■  of  the  job.  He  doesn't 
ive  any  spare  time  auy- 
ay,  as  be  says  he  works 
about  twenty  hours  each 
ly."  His  first  penman- 
ship venture  was  at  the 
age  of  19,  under  Mr.  Gas- 
kell,  at  Manchester,  N. 
H  ,  in  18S0.  Next  he  tried 
his  hand  in  a  cotton  fac- 
tory in  that  town.  From 
that  beginning  he  has 
worked  his  way  up  till  he 
has  a  trade  that  keeps  him 
very  busy.  He  is  happily 
married  and  is  a  member 
of  many  secret  societies. 
He  gives  some  little  attention  to  accounting  and  typewrit- 
ing, and  aims  to  be  an  ''all-round"  man. 

—  Business  College  jollifications  seem  to  be  the  rule  re- 
cently. The  Richmond,  ind..  Bus.  Coll,  not  to  be  behind, 
held  Its  annual  social  on  the  evening  of  January  IS.  Music, 
recitations  and  a  well  acted  farce  were  followed  by  re- 
freshments. Principal  Fulghum  is  proud  of  his  flourisbiag 
school. 

—  Will  J.  Wheeler,  tor  some  time  at  the  Kansas  City. 
Mo.,  B-  U.,  has  receatly  assumei  the  management  of  the 
Springfield,  Mo.,  B.  C. 

—  The  Oklibomi  Com'l  Cdl.,  OTilihoma  City,  with  E. 
H.  Robins  as  presidlnt  and  Geo.  b'  Beuz  as  pi  incipal,  is  a 
new  arrival.  Bro  Ribius  will  still  conduct  his  Wichua, 
Ean.,  school. 

—  Eugeue  Rucker,  formwly  principil  of  Wild?r  Farm 
College  and  Business  Inslitule,  Wilder,  Minn.,  is  hard  at 
work  in  tlie  position  to  which  he  was  re.'eutly  flecti'd— that 
of  Clerk  of  the  District  Court  of  Jackson  County,  Minn, 

—  W.  H.  Dryden,  late  of  Auburn,  Calif-,  Nor.  Coll.. 
has  returned  to  Wilder,  Minn.,  and  become  associated  with 
F.  F.  Joubert  in  the  management  of  the  Breck  School. 

—  A  fire  in  the  oflioe  and  supply  room  of  the  Omaha, 
Neb.,  B.  C.  destroyed  all  books  and  supplies  and  caused 
Pres't  F.  F.  Roose  f 3,500  worth  of  damage;  insurance, 
Jn.OOO. 

—  From  Williams  &  Ro-ers,  R  Chester  and  Chicogo.  we 
have  received  a  handsouely  engraved  New  Year's  card. 

—  Boru  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  S.  Staley,  Salem,  Ore  ,  on 
Dec.  23.  a  daughter— Lucile. 

—  The  Marinette,  Wis.,  B.  C,  has  changed  owners,  Miss 
Perkins  of  that  city  being  the  new  proprietor.  Our  friend 
and  former  student,  G.  S  Mason,  will  remain  at  the  helm 
as  principal. 

—  The  Practical  Text  Book  Co.,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  sent 
out  a  very  tasty  Christmas  greeting. 

—  We  have  received  a  very  nicely  printed  programme  of 
a  musical  and  elocutionary  recital  given  by  Misses  Nellie 
Ross  and  M.  Belle  Davis,  at  the  Du  Bois,  Pa.,  B  C.  Prin. 
Woolfington  sent  out  a  very  neat  Christmas  greeting. 


—  The  twenty-ninth  anniyersary  social  of  the  Spalding 
C.  C,  Kansas  City,  Mo  ,  drew  a  large  audience  to  listen  to  a 
fine  musical  and  literary  programme.  Hon.  Webster  Davis, 
Mayor,  and  Hon.  R  L  Y'eager,  Prest.  Board  of  Education, 
were  among  the  speakers. 

A   souvenir    received    from  the  Metropolitan  B.  C, 

Dallas,  i'ex  ,  is  from  the  pan  of  F.  F.  Wildish. 

—  E.  S  Stafford  will  open  the  Kittanning,  Pa  ,  Coml. 
Uni.  on  Feb.  15.  Miss  A.  S.  Wbltmyre  is  secretory  of  the 
new  school. 

—  Having  been  born  in  the  same  county  in  Vermont  as 
the  editor  of  The  Journal,  Mr.  L.  L.  Tucker,  penman  of 
the  New  Jersey  Bus.  Coll.,  Newark,  N.  J.,  thinks  may 
have  had  something  to  do  with  inclining  him  to  a  love  tor 
beautiful  penmanship.  When  he  left  the  farin  (were  all 
penmen  farmers  <)  to  attend  a  neighboring  boarding  school, 
his  father  told  him  to  find  some  good  penman  and  take 
lessons  from  him,  otherwise  the  father  would  feel  asliamed 
to  take  his  son's  letters  from  the  post  office.  At  Mr. 
Tucker's  solicitation  a  young  student  organized  a  class  to 
work  on  whole  arm  capitals  and  museum  freak  birds.     Ihe 

paper  bill  was  so  large 
that  his  father  almost 
repented  hayiug  made 
the  suggestion.  In  an- 
swer to  letters  from 
home  asking  how  he 
was  getting  along  he  al- 
ways answered,  "  Flour- 
ishing I "  Ho  did  his 
tiist  teaching  that  win- 
ter, and  some  circulars 
from  the  editor  of  The 
Journal,  then  conduct- 
ing a  business  college  in 
Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  falling 
into  his  hands  gave  him 
the  idea  of  becoming  a 
penman.  In  1875  Mr. 
Tucker  took  a  course  in  the  Troy  B.  C,  Jno.  R.  Cai-nell, 
prin.,  and  A.  J.  Taylor,  penman.  After  graduating  ho 
conductef  the  commercial  dep't.  of  Troy  Conference 
Academy,  and  while  there  saw  a  copy  of  the  first  issue  of 
The  Journal,  immediately  subscribed,  and  has  not 
missed  a  number  since.  He  says  :  "  I  count  The  Journal 
my  chief  source  of  inspiration  and  my  able  assistant  among 
my  pupils."  Mr.  Tucker  is  an  all-round  penman,  a  fine 
teacher,  and  has  the  respect  and  contidence  of  all  who 
know  him. 

Movements  of  the   Teachers. 

I.  W.  Saunders  is  the  president  ot  the  Arkadelphia,  Ark.. 

B.  C,  succeeding  G.  F.  Clarke. Amos  W.  Smith,  late  of 

Warren,  Pa-,  is  now  connected  with  the  Coll.  of  Com., 

Buffalo,  N.  Y. Reynolds  &  Brown  have  purchased  the 

Coll:  of  Com.,  St.  Catharines,  Ont. J.  C.  Olson  is  the 

new  penman  at  the  Chamberlain  Bus.  Acad.,  Lincoln,  Neb. 

The  Aurora.  111.,  B.  C.  has  strengthened  its  faculty  by 

the  addition  of  W.  S.  Haynes,  formerly  of  Afton,  la.,  N.  C. 

The  Hartford,  Conn.,  B.  C.  has  infused  a  little  VVestern 

blood  into  the  faculty  by  adding  J.  P.  Krogh,  who  taught 

Isst  year  at  the  W.  N.  C,  Shenandoah,  la, O.  D.  Wescott 

is  now  taking  a  medical  course  in  Chicago William  N. 

Smith  has  charge  ot  the  Com'l  Dept.  of  Willis, Tex.,  Col- 
lege.  L.  M.  Holmes  has  recently  purchased  the  Port- 
land, Ind.,  B.  C. The  Southern  Normal  School,  Bowling 

Green,  Ky..  has  secured  the  services  ot  W.  W.  Merrlman, 

late  ot  Nashville,  Tenn. Charles  L.  Dry  has  charge  ot 

the  Pen.  and  Com'l  Depts.  of  the  Union  Christian  i.'ollege, 

Merom,  Ind. A.  V.  Leech  has  succeeded  H.  M.  Rowo  at 

Ourry  Univ.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa—  Frank  W.  Martin,  a 
bright  young  man,  has  been  added  to  the  faculty  of  Gray's 

B.  C,  Portland,  Me. W.  I.  Magee  is  itinerating  through 

Texas. Miss  Mamie  Mosier,  a  student  of  the  Sterling, 

111.,  B.  C,  has  been  elected  teacher  of  shorthand  and  type 

writing  in  the  Oitumwa,  la.,  B.  C. Mr.  M.  W.  Tobey, 

lately  a  teicher  in  the  -Sterling.  III.,  B.  C-,  has  accepted  a 

position  in  a  hank  in  that  city. M.  M.  Link,  alter  _a  so- 

louru  in  Chicago,  is  once  more  counected  with  the  Sioux 

City,  la..  Nor.  Coll.  and  Bus.  Inst. R.J-  Bennett,  lately 

connected  with  the  Ottawa,  Ont.,  B  C  is  now  doing  art 

work  in  .San  ia,i,  Cal W.  W.  Fry,  is  now  prm.  of 

the  pen  aud  shoriliand  dept's  of  the  Atlanta,  Ga.,  B.  C. 

G  K  rane  has  resigned  as  prin.  ot  the  pen.  dep't  of  Ab 
inedon.  III.,  Coll.  to  take  a  course  at  the  Cedar  Bipids,  lo.. 

B  C. The  Eiver  City  B  C,  Portsmouth,  O  .  has  added 

D.  T.  Walker,  formerly  of  the  Walertown,  S.  D.,  C.  C,  to 
its  faculty. F.  F.  Price,  late  a  pupil  of  the  Dixon  Nor- 
mal, is  now  teaching  in  the  Bradford,  Pa,,  B.  C. J.  H. 

Drake  is  prin.  of   the   com'l  dep't  of  Avalon,  Mo.,  Coll. 

Wm  Priogle,  formerly  penman  ot  the  Sf.  John's,  N.  B., 
B  C    is  now  engaged  in  school  work  in  Port  Arthur,  Ont. 
ssociated  with  J.  T.  Thompson  in  the 
He  went  from  the  Bradford,  Pa., 


Jos.  Leming  is  now  e 
Hazelton,  Pa.,  B.  C. 
B.  C. 


llijx 


On  December  85,  1S94,  at  Plymouth.  N.  Y.,  Mr.  Grant  D. 
Anthony  and  Miss  Mary  Victorene  Cushman  were  naarried. 
Mr.  Anthony  is  the  principal  ot  Martin's  Business  College, 
Brockton,  Mass. 

The  Odessa,  Mo  ,  Moon  devotes  a  column  of  space  to  the 
account  ot  the  wedding  of  Mr.  G.  W.  Moothart  and 
Miss  Blanche  Grosshart,  which  occurred,  at  Odessa,  Mo., 
December  27,  1894,  Mr.  Moothart  is  president  of  the  River 
City  Business  College,  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

In  the  president's  parlors  of  the  Western  Normal  College, 
Lincoln  Neb.,  on  Monday  evening,  December  24,  1894,  Mr. 
H  E  Rose  and  Miss  Margaret  Spencer  were  united  in 
marriage.     Both  are  students  ot  the  college.     Last  year 


BUSINESS  WRITING  BY  L    H.  RICHARDS,  NAT  L  NOR.  UNI.,  LEBANON,  O. 


/en/ruuid 


(2^iCQ^ii,tnaS 


Mr.  Elose  was  priacipal  of  tbe  commercial  and  shorthand 
departments  of  the  Olariuda,  Iowa,  Educational  Institute. 

At  Omaha,  Neb,,  on  January  19,  Mr.  R.  H.  Peck,  pen- 
man of  the  Western  Normal  College,  Sbeoandoah,  Iowa, 
was  married  to  Miss  Ethel  Fluramer  of  Craier,  Neb. 

Mr.  E.  W.  (rold,  principal  of  tbe  Emporia,  Kan.,  Busi- 
ness College,  was  married  to  Miss  Sallie  C.  Higbee,  of  that 
city,  on  December  25,  1894. 

A  neatly  written  card  from  the  pen  of  Brother  Buzick 
himself  invited  us  to  be  present  at  the  marriage  of  Mr.  F. 
M.  Bu2ick  to  Miss  Susie  E.  Seese,  at  Oskaloosa,  Iowa, 
Tuesday,  December  25,  1894.  Mr.  Buzick  is  the  penman  in 
tbe  Oskaloosa  Busmess  College. 

The  Journal's  old  s.hoe,  accompanied  by  a  shower  of 
rice  and  good  wi&bes.  follows  our  young  friends  as  they 
start  on  Jile's  journey  together, 

Nvw  t'ntalogues.    School  Journals^   etc. 

Neat,  well  printed  and  well  arranged  catalogues  have 
been  received  from  the  following  schools  :  Kansas  City, 
Mo,  B.  U. ;  Poucher  B.  C,  Ionia,  Mich.;  Beaver,  Pa., 
Coll.;  Sweet's  Coll.  of  Com..  Sharon,  Pa.;  Capital  B.  C, 
Salem,  Ore. 

Attractive  college  journals  were  received  from  the  fol- 
lowing schools  ;  Armstrong's  B.  C.  Portland,  Ore. ;  Uni- 
versity of  Notre  Dame,  Ind. ;  Louisville,  Ky.,  B.  &  S.  B. 
C  ;  Los  Angeles.  Cal.,  B.  C. ;  Cle£iry  Coll.,  Ypsilanti, 
Mich. ;  Chaffee's  Phonographic  Inst.,  Oswego,  N.  Y. ;  State 
Nor.  School,  Emporia,  Kan  ;  Oklahoma  City,  Ok.,  Com'l 
Coll. ;  Columbian  B.  C,  Evansville,  Ind. ;  Spencerian  B. 
C,  Owensboro,  Ky. ;  Teazewell,  Tenn.,  Coll.;  Shenandoah 
N.  C,  Reliance,  Va. ;  El  Dorado,  Mo.,  Nor.  &  B.  C. ;  Au- 
burn, N.  Y..  B.  C. 

Vol.  I,  No.  1,  of  the  Southern  Penman,  "published  in 
the  interests  of  penmanship,  practical  education  and  Wal- 
den's  Texas  Business  College,"  has  been  received.  L.  R. 
Walden  is  editor.  This  is  the  paper  started  several  years 
ago,  but  which  was  denied  admission  to  the  mails  at  that 
time,  as  second  class  matter.  We  wish  the  new  paper 
success. 

Obituary. 

On  January  18,  Thomas  Kinsley,  father  of  W.  J.  Kinsley 
of  The  Journal,  died  at  his  home  in  Lincoln.  Neb.,  aged 
60  years.  He  was  a  native  of  Manchester,  England,  of 
Irish  pareuts.  Like  most  of  bis  race  he  posse.'-sed  to  a 
marked  degree  the  keen  wit,  intense  patriotism,  love  of  lib- 
erty and  hatred  of  tyranny  that  distmgruish  the  Irish  peo- 
ple. His  loyalty  to  his  adopted  country  caused  him  to  vol- 
unteer his  services  during  tbe  late  war,  and  when  sent  home 
from  tbe  navy  as  incurably  sick,  the  same  loyalty  caused 
him  to  smuggle  through  the  physical  examination  again 
and  enlist  in  the  army. 

He  was  a  devoted,  home-loviug  husband,  an  idolizing 
father  for  whom  no  sacrifice  was  too  great  for  those  he 
loved.  Those  left  behind  take  up  the  burden  of  life  again— 
a  burden  made  heavier  by  his  death,  yet  they  continue  the 
journey  with  renewed  strength  and  courage,  buoyed  up  by 
the  good  example  of  his  life  and  the  memory  of  bis  many 
kind  acts  and  words. 

We  have  just  learned  of  the  death  of  tbe  bright  four 
year  old  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  E.  MacCormac  of 
Omaha,  Neb.,  which  occurred  January  15.  Mr.  MacCor- 
mac is  a  teacher  in  the  Omaha  B.  C.  We  extend  our 
sympathy  to  the  stricken  parents. 

It  has  just  come  to  our  notice  that  on  January  29,  E.  W. 
Smith,  the  founder  and  proprietor  of  the  Commercial  Col- 
lege of  Kentucky  University,  Lexington,  Ky.,  died  at  his 
home  in  that  city. 

THH    EDITOR'S  SCRAPBOOK. 


[INITIAL   MADE   IN   JOURNAL 


VEN  with  the  best  of  system  a  meritori- 
ous specimen  will  occasionally  escape 
tbe  eagle  eye  of  the  man  who  looks 
after  this  column.  There  are  many 
departments  in  the  business  of  which 
The  Journal  is  a  part,  and  often- 
times a  finely  written  letter  is  received 
that  has  to  pass  through  the  hands  of 
several  clerks  before  reaching  the 
apbook  editor's  desk.  Sometimes  such  a  letter  may 
be  filed  by  mistake  before  reaching  the  Scrapbook.  We 
aim  to  mention  every  good  specimen  received.  If  we  fail, 
please  call  our  attention  to  the  matter. 

—  In  the  line  of  vertical  writing,  the  most  representa- 
tive specimens  receivedcame  from  A.  F.  Newlands,  Kings- 
ton, Ont.;  C.  P.  Zaner,  Columbus,  O.,  and  F.  W.  Wiese- 
faahn,  St.  Louis.  Tbe  styles  of  these  three  artists  are  as 
widely  different  as  one  could  imagine.  With  the  work  of 
Messrs.  Newlands  and  Zaner  our  readers  are  more  or   less 

familiar,  and  to  let  some  of  our  younger  penmen  see  what 
that  old  warhorse  Wiesehahncao  do  weshowed  a  sample  of 
his  vertical  writing  in  the  Dec.  issue.  Years  and  years  ago 
Mr.  "W.  iigured  very  prominently  in  the  profession  and 
penmanship  papers  but  has  dropped  out  of  sight  lately. 

—  Some  magnificent,  dashy  writing  by  that  master  pen- 
man, A.  P.  Root,  Philadelphia,  shows  that  he  still  retains 
his  seat  on  the  front  row. 

—  J.  AV.  Hazlett,  Mulberry,  Ind.,  sends  some  graceful 
and  dashy  business  and  artistic  writing, 

—  From  J.  M.  Schillig.  Canton,  O.,  comes  card,  busi- 
ness and  professional  writing — all  good.  His  work  is  accu- 
rate and  pleasing. 

—  G.  aiilkmau,  of  Pawtucket,  R.  I.,  should  be  able  to 
"cut  a  dash"  and  carve  out  bis  fortune.  He  sends  some 
artistic  examples  of  knife  work,  and  photograph  of  a  large 
frame  of  tbe  same  kind  of  work  which  was  exhibited  in 
London  and  received  the  commendation  of  the  Prince  of 
Wales. 

—  F.  B.  Stem,  Laola.  Kan.,  sends  samples  of  business 
and  policy  writing  used  by  him  in  the  insurance  business. 
He  writes  an  excellent  business  hand. 

—  F.  S.  Heath,  Concord,  N.  H.,  has  the  old  vigorous 
swing  in  his  writing,  as  was  evidenced  in  a  recent 
greetmg  received  from  him. 

—  A  photograph  of  a  well  executed  set  of  resolutions 
comes  from  D.  L.  Stoddard,  Indianapolis. 


—  G.  W.  Harman,  Classical  and  Com'l  Inst.,  New  Orleans, 
pends  a  variety  of  penwork— plain  and  ornamental  writing, 
flourishing,  etc.,  and  all  excellent.  Bro.  H.  is  an  all-round 
penman  of  no  mean  ability. 

—  C.  W.  Jones,  the  card  writer,  of  Brocton,  Mass.,  is 
represented  by  several  beautifully  written  letters  and  a 
bunch  of  graceful,  dashy  cards,  fle  is  doing  a  good  busi- 
ness and  satisfying  his  patrons. 

—  We  know  of  no  one  who  has  made  so  much  improve- 
ment in  the  past  twelve  months  as  F.  B.  Moore  of  the  In- 
dianapolis, Ind..  B.  U.  Some  delicate  yet  vigorous  writing 
in  the  form  of  letters,  signatui-es  and  capitals  has  led  us  to 
believe  this. 

—  Frank  Button  of  tbe  Jasper,  Fla.,  Nor.  Inst,  is  equally 
at  home  in  plain  or  oniameutal  writing  or  flourishing. 
Some  samples  of  his  work  recently  received  are  fine. 

—  J.  W.  Lampman  of  the  Omaha,  Neb.,  C.  C,  drops 
some  exceedingly  graceful  and  accurate  signatures  on  our 
desk. 

—  H.  B.  Fleming  of  Humeston,  la.,  sends  a  specimen  of 
his  automatic  penwork  that  is  well  done. 

—  \V.  W.  Fry  of  tbe  Atlanta,  Ga.,  B.  C.  bas  a  swing 
that  adds  a  charm  to  his  work.  He  sends  signatures  and 
a  flourish. 

—  W.  C.  Bostwick,  New  Sharon,  Conn.,  sends  a  dozen 
different  styles  of  script — something  that  shows  his  versa- 
tility. 

—  A  Christmas  and  New  Year's  Greeting  to  The  Jour- 
nal's editors,  from  E.  L.  Wiley,  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  is 
a  fine  bit  of  artistic  writing. 

—  Good  business  and  artistic  letter  writers  are  on  the  in- 
crease and  we  receive  almost  a  deluge  of  tbem  each  month. 
From  A.  McMichael,  Lexington,  Ky.,  we  have  five,  written, 

and  well  written  too,  in  as  many  different  styles. One 

from  S.  E.  Bartow,  Albany,  N.  Y.,  in  a  te  mi -professional 
style,  is  beautifully  written. — A.  D.  Skeels,  Chatham,  Ont., 
writes  one  in  his  usual  artistic  style. H.  D.  Allison,  Dub- 


43 

ing  that  will  not  need  to  have  a  particle  of  change  in  it 
when  it  is  turned  loose  in  the  counting  room.  Bro.  Thorn- 
burgh  must  possess  some  magic  wand  in  order  to  produce 
such  uniformity  in  the  writing  of  an  entire  class. 

—  G.  H.  Gymer,  studentof  the  Hutchinsou,  Kan.,  B.  C, 
is  a  good  business  writer. 

—  About  100  full  pages  of  the  regular  class  work  of  the 
students  of  L.  M.  Kelcbner,  Highland  Park  Nor.  Coll., 
Des  Moines,  la.,  prove  that  Bro.  Kelchner  practices  on  his 
own  students  what  he  preached  to  others  through  his  ex- 
cellent series  of  lessons  in  The  Journal  during  the  past 
year.  He  has  sensible  ideas  about  business  writing  and 
carries  them  out  in  a  sensible  manner.  All  of  the  students 
represented  by  these  specimens,  with  few  exceptions,  have 
been  under  Mr.  Kelchner's  instruction  but  six  weeks  and 
had  never  us^d  a  free  movement  before.  At  least  fifteen 
out  of  the  hundred  are  able  to  turn  out  business  writing 
equal  to  that  of  many  professionals.  The  college,  students 
and  Mr.  Kelchner  are  to  be  congratulated  on  being  able  to 
send  out  such  magnificent  business  writing. 

—  L.  J.  Egelston  sends  from  tbe  Ferry  B.  C,  Rutland, 
Vt.,  a  package  of  excellent  business  writing  of  bis  students. 
It  shows  good  movement  and  good  teaching.  Among  tbe 
best  writers  are  Amy  Marsh,  Marie  Slason,  J.  E.  Leany, 
Marie  Wheeler,  G  S.  Perry.  J.  E.  Parker,  E.  C.  Jaquith, 
Alice  Russell,  Mr.  Griffitts. 

—  W.  E.  Gibson,  penman  Ayedelotte's  B.  C,  Oakland, 
Cal.,  hpd  us  select,  from  among  a  large  number,  the  two 
specimens  of  students'  writing  showing  tbe  greatest  im- 
provement made  in  two  months.  All  were  excellent 
writers,  but  in  our  opinion  the  greatest  improvement  was 
made  by  D.  G.  Jacoby  ;  the  second  best  was  W.  H.  Hol- 
land. Messrs.  Hughes,  Mott  and  Koenig  are  splendid 
business  writers. 

—  J.  W.  Wells,  prin.  of  tbe  West  Grove  School,  Virden, 
111.,  a  student  of  J.  P.  Byrne's,  of  Erie,  Pa.,  submits  some 
flrstclass  writing. 


BY  J.  D.  VALENTINE,  BELLEFONTE,  PA. 


lin,  N.  H.,  is  master  of  a  strong  style  that  looks  well  in  a 

letter. C.   M.  Lesher,  Lebanon,  Pa.,  puts  a  few  words 

in  a  strong,  bold,  accurate  style  on  a  sheet  of  paper  in  a 
way  that  produces  a  pleasing  effect.  Other  well  written 
letters  come  from  F.  J.  Fielding,  Keokuk,  la. ;  H.  W.  Bern- 
theizel,  Brickerville,  Pa. ;  F.  H.  Vail,  Auburn,  Cal.;  J.  F. 

Siple,  Cincinnati. H.  C.  Ditmer,  Potsdam,  Ohio  ;  H.  B. 

Slater,  Fort  Smith,  Ark. ;  W.  H.  Hensey.  Columbus,  Ohio  ; 
H.  G.  Reaser,  Connersville,  Ind.;  L.  J.  Egelston,  Rutland, 
Vt.;  A.  R.  Little,  Romeo,  Mich.;  A.  A.  Clark,  Cleveland, 
Ohio;  E.  E.  French,  Nashville,  Tenn. ;  J.  H.  Smith,  Atlanta, 
Ga. ;  C.  G.  Prince,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. ;  S.  S.  Purdy,  Des  Moines, 
la. ;  R.  G.  Laird,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y  ;  J.  O.  Brunet,  Reau- 
harnois,  Canada;  C.  C.  French,  Bloomer,  Wis.;  R.  O. 
Waldron,  McKwsport,  Pa.;  A.  R.  Merrill,  Saco.  Me.; 
S.  N.  Falder,  AVeatherford,  Tex.;  J.  B.  Mack,  Nashua,  N. 
H.;  Harry  L.  Bartlett,  Calais,  Me,  Miss  Ida  E.  Shatzla, 
Saratoga,  Cal.;  B.  Marnii,  Columbus.  Ga. ;  E.  F.  Timber- 
man,  Decorab,  la. ;  G.  G.  Wagner,  Zaneriau  Coll. ;  J.  H. 
Schoonover,  Denison.  la. ;  J.  W.  Washington,  Salem, 
Mass. ;  J.  W  Hooke,  Muncie,  Ind. ;  W.  D.  Chapman,  Cone- 
wango,  N.  Y. ;  Jno.  M.  Harkins,  Calhoun,  Ga. 

Cards  in  the  regular  professional  band  come  from  J.  A. 
Wemple,  Gifford,  N.  Y.,  and  T.  J.  Risinger,  Utica,  N.  Y. 
P.  T.  Benton,  Green  Bay,  Wis.,  sends  some  beauti- 
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I.  N.  luskeep.  Los   Angeles,  Cal.,  sends  some  dashy   ones. 

R.  M.  Jones,  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  a  large  pack  iu  all  styles. 

Other   well   written  cards   were   received    from:  Miss 

Kate  Seaman.  Big  Rapids,    Mich.,  J   C.  Webb,  Pittsburg, 
Pa.,    J.    E.    Smith,   Winfield,   Kan.,  Miss  Ella  E.  Calkins, 
Lacell,  la.,  August  Fischer,  Philadelphia. 
StudentB*   Speeimtna. 

—  From  L.  M.  Thornhurgh,  Spencerian  B.  C,  Evansville, 
Ind.,  we  have  received  a  large  package  containing  100 
sheets  of  fools'-ap  paper,  showing  specimens  of  writing  of 
as  many  different  students.  The  work  is  all  done  with  a 
coarse  pen  and  is  purely  business  writing.  It  shows  a  large 
variety  of  movement  exercises  in  the  unique  style  made 
so  prominent  by  Mr.  Thomburgh,  capitals  and  body  writ- 
ing. The  students  writing  these  samples  submitted  have 
been  under  the  instruction  of  Mr.  Thornburgh  from  one  to 
five  months  only,  and  the  work  shows  remarkable  results 
for  so  short  a  time.  What  is  still  more  remarkable  is  the 
uniform  eicelleuce— at  first  glance  the  work  resembling 
that  of  one  writer.  It  is  the  every-day  schoolroom  drill 
and  was  not  written  "for  exhibition  only."  It  is  pure 
business  writing  from  the  word  "go,"  movement  andl 
speed  showing  in  every  line  of  it.     This-  is  the  style  of  writ- 


—  Miss  Maud  Thom,  Rome.  N.  Y.,  age  sixteen,  sends 
some  practice  work  on  Mr.  Briley's  modifled  Old  English 
text  that  is  very  creditable. 

—  Miss  Nell  Davis,  Galloway  Coll.,  Searcy,  Ark.,  a 
pupil  of  G.  A.  Hinchee,  won  a  year's  subscription  to  The 
Journal  as  a  prize  for  writing  the  best  page  in  her  class. 
It  was  a  close  contest.  By  the  way,  the  prize  was  a  very 
sensible  one. 

—  W.  M.  Engel,  Reading,  Pa.,  age  seventeen,  turns'out 
some  writing  that  is  excellent— better  than  could  be  ex- 
pected from  one  of  his  years. 

—  C.  S.  Richmond,  prin.  of  Richmond's  B.  C,  Savan- 
nah, Ga  ,  is  proud  of  the  improvement  in  writing-  made  by 
his  students.  Several  samples  shown  us  indicate  good 
training. 

ALL  LIKE  THE  '*  JOURNAL." 

Wordd  of  PraiBe  on  All  Siden. 
Itro.  Brown  rhinhs  lit'  Are  On  the  Riifht  T^tnck-, 

To  THE  Editor  of  The  Journal. 

i  have  recently  received  from  your  office  two  announce- 
ments that  please  and  interest  me  very  muob.  One  i^  the 
announcement  that  you  propose  publishing  in  your  paper 
duringthenext  year  numerous  samples  of  "  Writing  a»  it 
is  actually  done  in  business  "  This  is  an  important  move- 
ment if  carried  out  liberally,  without  bias  and  with  the 
single  end  in  view  of  showing  in  a  general  way  bow  writ- 
ing is  done  in  business  by  a  large  number  of  persons  who 
are  fairly  representative  of  good  business  writers  as  the 
businpss  world  regards  them.  If  this  be  thoroughly  done, 
lam  satisfied  it  will  administer  something  of  a  quietus  to 
the  crankism  of  muscular  movement  run  to  seed  so  much 
heard  of  these  days. 

Theother  point  is  the  announcement  of  a  new  publica- 
tion, The  Business  Journal,  to  be  commenced  In  Janu- 
ary. This,  in  my  judgment,  is  a  very  impoi-tant  move  if 
y»umakeitas  representative  of  the  field  it  proposes  to 
represent  as  the  Art  Journal  is  and  has  been  of  its 
field,  and  it  will,  I  am  sure,  deserve  and  secure  success 
from  tbe  start 

Wishing  you  success  in  your  enterprises,  and  offering  the 
compliments  of  the  season,  I  am  very  truly  yours, 
G    W.  Brown, 

Dec.  24,  1894.  Jacksonville,  III.,  Business  College. 


THE  IPENMAN'S   LEISURE    HOU^R. 

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EDUCATIONAL   NOTES. 


[CootributlODS  for  this  DepRrttnent  mai-  be 
»diire«8ed  to  H.  P.  Kelley,  oHIce  of  The  Pen- 
man's Art  JotTRNAL.  Brief  educational  items 
■olid  ted. 1 

Faeta. 

The  income  of  Oxford  University  is  t3.«),- 

The  Normal  College  of  New  York  City  con- 
tains 2,300  students. 

The  salaries  are  65.4  per  cent,  of  total  ex- 
pense of  schools. 

North  Atlantic  States  have  Ihe  largest  pro 
portion  of  female  teachers— TSjl.W  to  IS.S.'i.'J, 
r  nearly  four  to  one. 

There  is  a  school  in  New  York  to  teach  little 
Syrians  the  English  langaui^e. 

The  South  Central  is  the  only  division  of  the 
United  .States  with  more  male  than  female 
teachers— 28,520  to  20,9.';7. 

A  Dip  into  Statistics.— Over  50,000,000 
people  spealj  Freocb,  not  couuUug  those  who 
think  they  .'peak  it,  but  don't.— Boston  Tran- 
soripf. 

The  London  School  Board  has  engaged  ten 
dentists  at  a  salary  of  J750,  whose  duty  it  is 
to  examine  the  teeth  of  the  different  school 
children  of  London. 

Sweden  has  but  fiiur-tenths  of  one  per  cent 
.f  ilhtei-acy,  while  England  has  nine  per  cent 
and  France  nine  and  one-half  per  cent. 

The  educational  budget  of  Spain  last  year 
.ras  15,500.000;  of  Italy,  $8,000,000  •  of  France 
»35,000,000;  of  Great  Britain,  *35.000,000  :  of 
Germany,  *40,000,(j00. 

The  United  States  now  spends  S;lTO,000,OOOa 
year  on  its  schools,  not  including  over  ?I0- 
000,(100  annually  spent  in  its  colleges  and  uni- 
■sities. 


fancies, 

A  Kentucky  teacherresigned  because  all  the 
boys  earned  revolvers.  It  was  unnecessary  to 
teach  the  young  idea  of  that  town  how  to 
ihoot.— Jouj-nai  of  Education. 

Uncle :  "  Well,  Robbie,  how  did  you  stand 
at  school  last  terra  ?" 

Robbie  :  "  Sometimes  with  my  face  in  the 
corner  and  sometimesup  at  the  teacher's  desk." 
— Lxcnange. 

Teacher  •  "  I  gave  you  three  examplos  in 
arithmetic,  and  you    have  not  done  one  of 

J'upil :    "  No;  my  father  told 
tbuu  bad  examples." 

Tr  r,r'"'?tr  •'  . "  '^°"'  ^oald  you  describe  Henry 
VUI  of  England  I" 

ShidetH  :    ••  1  would  describe  him  as  a  pro- 
fessional widower."— Warijcr's  Hazar. 
"  Tommy,"  said  the  teacher  on  the  first  day 
.?  m  ■?  •  "  """^you  forgotten  all  you  know  !" 
»ell,     replied    Tommy,    doubtfully.    "I 
don't  exactly  know  all  I've  forgotten." 

Ma,"  said  a  discouraged  urchin,  "  I  ain't 

IE  to  school  any  mure." 

Why,  dear  f  "  tenderly  inquired  his  mother. 
1  ,?'"*1,""°''^  "°  "™  I  <^aa''  never  learn 
to  »pell  The  teacher  keeps  changin'  the  words 
I'ery  day." 

"  Well,  Elizabeth    you  are  at  the  head  of 

°'.' w,   '*  to-day.     Sow  did  you  manage  it  ? " 

_^    Why,  the  teacher  asked  Mary  Small  how 

many  are  5  and  7  and  she  said  13.     He  said 

hat  was  too  many  ;  then  he  asked  Josephine 

ilttle  and  she  said  11  and  that  wasn't  enough, 

|0  I  thought  I'd  try  12  and  I  guessed  it  right." 

T^dcAer  •  "Sammy,  in  the  sentence  '  I  have 

u'liK,  VI  bat  is  the  case  of  the  pronoun  '  I ) '" 

9'"""'U  (promptly);   •■  Nominative  case." 

tooT.lfr-'  "NMtboy,  tell  me  in  what  case 

w>  put  tpe  noun  •  book  '  " 

p,.',,"''  *pi/   (thoughtfully):     " 

'^<l''>Mgh  Curoniae-Teleyraph. 

t>,d°,  ''"e'ifh  schoolmaster  said  to  his  boys 
that  he  would  give  a  crown  1,0  any  one  of  them 
would  propound  a  riddle  he  could  not 


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TEejas. 

ALAMO   CITY   BUSINESS   COLLeQE.    Normal 

Afftilemy.    Shorthand,  Typewriting  ami  Teleifraph 
Inhtltn(«?.     Senfl    for    c-atulogue.     San    Anl«Dlo. 


/IDissourt. 


TWENTY-NINTH  YEAR. 


Book-keeping,  Shorthand,  Typewriting,  Teleg- 
raphy, fingliah  Branches,  Modem  Languages,  etc.,  at 
lowest  tatej,     Oatalogoe  free.    Telephone  1174. 

J.  F,  SPALDDia,  A.  M.,  President. 


IHasbville,  Tlcnn. 


DRAUqHON'S    PRACTICAL    BUSINESS    COL- 

LBGU  anil  School  of  Penmaiieblp,  shorthand. 
Typowr  ting.  TeleKraphy.  etc.  Students  received 
from  all  parts  of  ibo  world.    Send  for  IZU-page 


(Beorgfa. 

Sl'VW^*'^    *    CRICHTON'S    BUSINESS   COL- 

ittlSu'^S'""',  •''„>lt'"'tt'iina  and  Telegraphy, 
Atlanta,  Oa.  Leading  college  South.  Kour  pen- 
men.   Catalogue  free. 

Connecticut. 

MERRILL  BUS.  COLL.  AND  SCHOOL  OP  SHORT- 

nAND  AND  Ti-PEWRITINO.  Stamtord^  Conn. 
1j'"'Sl."'"¥  "L  Bookleceplng.  Banking,  f'enmon- 
fi.  ."•n^""''"'"?!  Typewriting,  Telegraphy,  Eng- 
lish, Oennan  and  Aitjhitocture.  Terms  of  tnltlon 
reasonable.  Send  for  catalogue.    M.A.MERRILL 


CaltfornJa. 


.iful  Mucatlonnl  Inatltutli 

8'op*-'.    Special  Peuniansblp  Dep 


ot  C.  E.  \tTEBBER.    H.  B.  \«^ORCeSTER,  Pres. 

HBALD-S    BUSINESS    COLLEQE.    San    Fran- 

olseo.    For  30  yeura  the  Inrgest  iirlvate  Bchool  west 
h  *';'"''''K"-    12,000  fomier  (juplls  now  prosperous 


Ikentucfts. 


LOUISVILLE    BRYANT   &    STRATTON    BUSI- 

NK,ss  COLLEGE-    Open  throughout  the  year.    Stu- 
1    "V"  -nV'^'i-'""'*'''  "*  ""y  *''"*^-    Catalogue  free. 


J  To;,  i-.  II.  »JJ/ri;,  i'/im  ■,..!(  o/i;.e 

COMMtRCIAL  COLLEGE  of  KENTUCKY  UNIVERSITY 

iMEiD-A-r.  And  xjiploivia. 


A.i.lrcss    %».  K.  N.qiXH,  l.<.xiuclon.  Ity. 

%   n  ^ 
/IDicbiaan. 

FERRIS     INDUSTRIAL    SCHOOL.      English, 


iOTU^ClMunaS 


[nansblp,  Bustnc^  and 
-oi  me  leading  proirresslveschi  " 
-  .N.  FEKKls.Tjlg  RapMs,  Jllcb 


meat  iDtcflfnia. 

WMEELINQ    BUSINESS    COLLEGE.     PHONO- 

lilUPHIC  SCIUXIL  AMI  SCHOOL  OF  ENGUSH, 
\\liw.llng.   w.  Va.    J.   M.   FR,\SHER.   Prln.   and 


tar-  THE  VSE  OF  CUTS  on  Ihia  page  or  any 
departure  from  the  perioral  atyte  ofdtsptav  — '" 
COJI  W  per  cent,  exiro. 


(S>bio. 


THE  NEW  PENROD  TRAINING  SCHOOL.    For 

commercial  tea..-h.-r«.  and  for  expert  accountants. 
F,  M.  CROOriLL.  Miniuer,  Clutiibus.  Ohio. 


:  before  at  t^PdlDK  i 


lette.    Full 

well  known  inxtitutiOD  can     oe 

dressing  J.  T.  HENDERSON,  PrlD, 


.,  eipeeilng  Cw  enter  a  business 

.  .'ait^PdlDK  any  school,  a  care- 

hould  be  niade  of  the  above  col- 

lid  and 


2-y 


■Rew  IfforN. 

EASTMAN   BUSINESS  COLLEGE.   Poughkeep- 

8le.  N.Y.     Au   IriBtltutlon  of  wide  reputation,  re- 
cel%'lnB  a  Satlunal  patronage. 
NEW    YORK     BUSINESS    COLLEGE.    8i    East 


ents  from  "  thr  Oreaier  New  York."  These  well- 
known  schools,  under  one  nianaKetiient,  hut  each 
having  a  separate  faculty,  are  designed  to  afford 
the  best  practical  training  for  mercantile  pursuits. 
The  Rchools  aUo  supply  business  men  with  satls- 
fftpltory  asslHtauts.  and  secure  positions  for  com- 
Dftent  aludentn.  Tcrnis  moderate.  No  vacations 
rataloguefree.  CARKINtiTON  GAINES.  President. 
LONG  ISLAND  BUSINESS  COLLEGE.  I43  to 
mi  South  Sth  St..  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  Catalogues 
free  r.n  application,  personally  or  byletter.  HE^RY 
r.  WRIGHT,   Principal. 

1Rbo&e  irslan^. 

THE  PAWTUCKET  BUStNESS  COLLEGE  AND 

»L  OF  SHORTHAND  AND  TYPEWRITING 
(■  National BankBuflding  , Pawtucket, Rhode 
The  handsomest,  best  equipped  and  most 
ral  Hufiliiess  College  In  the  State.  Course  of 
*  ;  Bookkeeping,  Banking,  Commerce.  Math- 
's. English,  Penmanship,  '"'        "—     ""■     * 


hand  and  Typei 


ndence  solicited. 


Eaton.    Bnrn.eit   &   Unrll 

1  doz.  cards,  22c.;  3  do; 
ilgnatures,  25c,  Resolu 
:o  tlO.    Ten  writing  lessons  by 


Resolutions  engrossed  for  from  J2.^ 


the 


thousands.  LEARN  TO  WRITE  YOtlR 
NAME.  Send  nie  vour  name,  written  In  full,  and 
2r>  cents,  and  I  will  send  you  one  dozen  or  more 
ways  of  writing  It,  with  Instructions :  or  send  me  a 
2-cent  stamp,  and  I  will  send  you,  addressed  In  my 
own  hand,  price-list  descriptive  of  lessons  by  mall, 
extended  movements,  tracing  exercises,  capitals, 


need  apply. 
W.  S.  HISER.  Sup'i 


Artistic     letter 
(10)    CHrds.     sciEN- 
letter,  analysis  and 
Recipe  for  Standard  Duplicator 


d  Ink,  II.    Samples  of  printing  FREE 
C.  R.  RUNNBLLS,  9630  Bell  Avenue.  Station  P, 

Chicago.  An  elegant  C.  E.  Pledge,  14  x  18  Inches 
zinc  etching  from  penwork,  10c,  12  cards,  any 
name,  20c.    My  record  In  8  years  100,000  cards. 


Terms,'one-hali'  In  advance.    Address  A 
D.  TAYLOR.  B6  N.  Clark  St..  Chicago.  J-f 

R.  M.  JONES,  Pen  Artist,  i8iJ  Mary  St..  S.  S. 

Pittsburgh,  Pa.  One  doz.  assorted  cards,  25  cts. ; 
unique  specimens  of  pen  work,  25  cts.;  resolutions, 
etc..  engrossed. 


^  j9  C  JO  SS^ 


BY  S.  B.  FAHNESTOCK,  McPHERSON,  KANSAS. 


Colorado. 


WOODWORTH'S  SHORTHAND  AND  COM- 
MERCIAL COLLEGE.  Masonic  Temple,  Denver, 
Colo.  Combined  Course.  Practical  Shorthand 
Office.  W.  A.  WOODWORTH,  President.  W.  A. 
McPHERSON,  B.A.,  Manager,  12-y 

Miscongtn. 

THE  GREEN   BAY    BUSINESS  COLLEGE   AND 

SCHOOL  OF  SHORTH.tVND.  Wisconsin's  leading 
commercial  training  school.  Issues  catalogue  free 
of  charge.    J.  N.  UcCDNN,  Pres..  Green  Bay,  Wis. 

Xoutslana. 

THE     COMMERCIAL     ATHENEUn     OP     THE 
SOUTH. 

S0UL£  COMMERCIAL  COLLEGE  12-y 

and  Literary  Institute,  New  Orleans,  La. 

IRortb  Carolina. 

CHARLOTTE  COM.  COLL.,  Charlotte.  N.  C. 


Ipcnmcn. 


FREE.    For  three  < 


of  ret  I 


;-cent  stamps  to  pay  4 


,  ,  ised,  1  will  mall  .„ 
any  reader  of  the  Art  Joitinal  a  specimen  of  my 
most  accurate-  Automatic  Pen  Lettering,  my  own 
^^^page  circular  and  Sample  sheet  of  Automatic 
Inks  and  Oruaments  used  with  the  automatic 
.  B.  CUSHMAN,  Auto,  Shading  Pen  Artist 
I  Writer,  20  Pleasant  Place.  Chicago,  lU. 
iy  you  saw  my  advertisement  In  the  Art 


:  with  1  do«.  cards.  30  c 


Martin's  College,  Brockton,  Mass. 

15  cards,  35c.;  Bird  Flourish,  25c.;  Capitals 

w__,._.^  „.._        ■■(lue  holder,  lac   ;  ;; 

:fc  Copies,  Sl.li6;  10  Sam- 


,  27c. 


Business  Capitals,  20c. 
neas  Copies,  75c.  ;  :tO 
ple.s  card  writing,  12c.    All  previous  aids,  void 

P.  B.  S.  PETERS,  Storm  Lake,  Iowa.  Send  two 

fear's  subscript 
sh  ;  Ink  Recipe  .    _  _ 

Cards  ;  total  value  91,00.     13  lessons  in  plain 


Flourish  :  Ink  Recipe  :  Method  Ruling 
value  91,00.    13  lessons  in  plain  pen- 
hlp.  $1.30.    Lessons  in  Shorthand  bv   maA  In 
exchange  for  books  or  anything  of  value.    Send 
stamp  for  particulars  or  penmanship  circular. 

ARTISTIC  PENWORK.-EnsrosBlns  of  Resolu- 

tlous,  Testimonials,  etc.,  a  specialty.  Every  de- 
scription of  ornamental  pen  work  to  order.  Reso- 
lutions engrossed  from  93.60  upwards.  Corre- 
spondence solicited.     A.   E.   DEWHUHST,  Utlca. 

S.  B.  FAHNESTOCK,  McPHERSON  COLLEGE, 


•r,  Bvi 


I  Of  Writing, 


3  Baetlett's  Bcs.  Col.. 
Cincinnati.  O, 
W.  WASHINGTON,  Artist,  Penman  and  In- 

(Prlnclpal.The  Washington  Correspond- 


for  y 


Ichool  I .     Bo 


I  quick  and  ( 


lethod. 


;  addition  made  t 
Washing 


ethlng 
ngtou's 


Qourlshed 
.    .  ..   M  Ink,  40 

practice,  50  cts. ;  Washlug- 

9^1 


Favorite  Penholder,  1:.   ,_ 

with  name  and  flourished       ___, , 

cards,  with  name,  tlluniluateU  with  gold  Ink,  40 

ton's  Popular  Writing"  Lessoni 

(12*  lessons,  one  lesson  per  «reek,  »o.«ir. 

ment    guaranteed.      From    Prof.    O.    B.     

Prln.  Saltonstall  School,  Salem.  "I  consider  your 
penmanship  remarkably  fine." 

,  OILMAN,  Penman.  Redington.  Nebraska.    A 

fine  sample  of  my  ornamental  penmanship,  and 
one  dozen  written  cards  for  25  cts.  All  penwork 
B  specialty.  1-1  yr 


■  mall,  twelvt 

r  week,  93. 00 .    Improve 

'      ~     STC  ~ 


T  SQUARE  WANTED.-I  want  to  buy  a  second- 
hand Day  Shading  and  Spacing  T  Siiuare.  State 
length  of  blade,  price,  how  long  in  us*'  and  condt- 


"Mant"  a&s. 

In  aiinwering  advert ixtmentjutifjiieii  by  a  noiH-de- 
plum<,  delays  and  mUntake*  are  avimlM  dj/  .it-trKng 
and  gtamping  the  reutKn  readu  for  maiiinti  no" 
writing  the  ntmi-de- plume  in  a  c/inier,  then  incUnh 
ing  stick  sealed  rculiw  in  on  eniW(n>e  addressed  to 
"Die  t'entnajCs  Art  Jrmmal,  toi  Uri*ad\vay,  A'«i> 
YnrH.  Postage  must  he  sent  /or  foruxirding  Coto-  ' 
logues,  Neu'»iXiper»,  PhoUiijraphs,  dec. 

Situations  *Caante6. 

TXAVE  TAUGHT  PSNItlANSHIl*.  bookkeep- 
■*-■■  ing,  arithmetic  and  common  English  branches 
for  four  years  in  private,  business  and  normal  schools. 


of  the  leiullii 


plication.    "NORMAL  AND  1 
i's  .\RT  JotmNAi.. 

penmanship     and     commercial 


'I'EAOIIEK     o 

well-knownj  coUegt.-,  ....— ^o  —  .>- — -  -j- ■- 

good  school,  salary  not  being  au  object.  "  PEN  WORK, 


thorough  t 


Penman's  Art  Joursa: 
XPEKIENCED      and      thoroughly     equipped 

teacher  of  penmanship  and  the  complete  com- 
■rclal  course,  also  Engfish  branches,  wishes  to 
inge.  Familiar  with  the  leading  commercial  sys- 
118.     Good  health  :    single  :   references  upon  appli- 


T  JOUR-VAJ 


THOKOrGHLV  COMPKTBNT  and  experi- 
■■-  enced  teacher  of  n^nmanshln.  commercial 
brandies  and  the 


application.  ''^BUSINESS  AND  PENMANSHIP," 
Penmans'  Art  Jodrsal. 
r  AM  A  C3RADIJATE  of  the  commercial. 
■■  normal  and  penmanship  departments  of  a  well 
known  college  and  have  had  experience  teaching  the 


1  college  and  have  had  experience  t 
les  Included  in  these  courses"     '~'--" 
luxlerate  salary.    "MODERATE," 


Journal. 


PENMANSHIP  is  my  specialty,  although  1  < 
nealar.  In    hnnktreenlnir .      Am   a    ifraduate   of    I 


ERN.' 


bookkeeping.    Am  a  graduate  of  1 

■'  ges,  with  18  months'  teach  _„ 
iith.    Good  references.    "  MOD- 

AN    ALL-AROUND   penman  and    commercial 
teacher,  pupil  of  Zaner,  Madarasz  and  Palmer. 

lass  business  college,  pref- 
rably  in  the  South.     FamJHar  with    leading  r     - 


vlshea  a  position 
'jly  in  the  Sot 
clal  systems. 


T  JOtmNAL. 


'  ALL-AROUND," 


Ueacbers  ManteO. 


PRINCIPAL 

^  ftlKNT.-Aler 
commercial  centers 
a  rapid  and  experlei 


■ilKMlTHAM 


opportunity  and  r 


f  present  aliorlliii 


''SHORTHAND  PRINCIPAL," 


UTANTED  —A  strictly  flrst-clasa,  live,  energetic, 
**  Intelligent  and  ambitious  teacher  of  Munsou  s 
shorthand,  who  also  understands  thoroughly  the 
teacblngof  typewriting.  Those  not  willing  to  work 
hard  need  not  apply.  References  necessary.  State 
where  taught  ana  bow  long  taught,  and  where  you 
received  your  training  In  shorthand.  HUNTSINOER'S 
BUSINESS  COLLEGE,  Hartford.  Conn.  2-t 

TEACHERS    WANTED. 
Bureau,  St.  Louis,    leth  j 


:fl5usiness  ©pportuntties. 


pOR  ! 


pOH 


■  engraving  ;  thousands  of  t 


'  the  finest  cities  in  low 


B  for  selling.  Will 


rbefore  April  1.  Terms  c 
ress  "  IOWA,"  care  Penman's  art  Joitrnai-  1-t 

>00  AMERICAN  DOLLARS  and  a  promissory 


college  located  1 


11  cash  If  preferred)  buys  t 


making  a  living 


'TEXAS  B.  C."  care  Penman's  Ari 
OOR  SAl-E.-A  well  esfal.llshp 


closing     stamp. 


arc  Penman's  art  Journal. 
tcrest  Id  a  well-establlsheri 
I'lty  of  nearly  ISO.UOOInhab- 


-■Ing  popularity.     S^i.OOO  for  half 
LTCst.    Address  "LEADINWINSTI- 


^OR  SALE.— Business  College,  splendid  reputa- 


tion.    Courses 


'  positions."     Located  I 


Is  "  Students  have  no  difficulty  I 


I  in  Illinois.     School 


floors.    Fine  busl 

flees,  best  of  furniture,  and  more  than  40  large,  heavy 


books  for  office  use.  Eight  typewriting  n 
chines  In  good  order.  Proprietor  expects  to  cngs 
In  editorial  work,  hence  wlu  sell  very  cheap.    If  y 


bargain,   correspond  with  "  EDITOR,"  ( 


Penman's  Art  Journal. 


aS 


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PREHiuns. 


Our  Hcwsd'cfr  pin  IS  (/If /iM;i/f.v/  {•v,iii\\un  )t\t  mv 
have  made ffyr years.  Th-  ml.  <■,,  ih,  }>,,-  .[m  m- 
NAL  iofr.i  7>ar(7y  d7*y  bc/"i'  ./  "- *'■  :<,'!■  r  h>r  iin.y- 
pins  had  t/t  he  placrd  uilh  ilf  iii^inuixit  Iaih  i . 
miwwe  arc  ready  for  \jini  miLtin. 

A  Beautiful  Stick  Pin. 

HE  JOUHNAL  has  had  specially  manu- 
factured from  its  own  design  a  very 
neat  stick  pin,  to  offer  as  a  premium 
to  subscribers.  It  is  made  in  solid 
silver,  also  in  solid  gold,  and  is  so 
chaste  and  artistic  that  it  is  equally 
appropriate  for  young  and  old,  lady 
and  gentleman.  It  may  be  worn  in 
the  scarf,  on  the  coat,  vest  or  dress> 
and  is  suitable  to  nil  conditions  and 
for  all  occasions.  The  cut  given  heie 
with  is  about  actual  size  We  selected 
the  pen  as  being  the  most  suitabk  tm 
blem  for  penmen,  teacheiN  book- 
keepei-s,  stenoaraphei-s,  clerks  and  all 
who  have  to  use  the  pen,  and  we  hn\e  niiidt  usi 
of  the  quill  pen  because  it  gives  opportunit\  t  i 
the  most  artistic  handlingr.    It  will  be  a  sm  t  c  f 


jtass   word   for   its 


and   will 


introduce  him  to  the  wide-sprcad  brothi  i 
and   sisterhood  who  handle  the  pen     AA  ( 
that  every  subscriber  will  becopie  a  wen 
the  pin. 
The  silver  pin  htiii  the  qnill  of  solid  sto 


silver,  and  the  ■■ 


Kniat    except  the 
iiwr,  gold  plated. 

THR  JoUHNAL  for 

will  enter 
*?(M,  aiut  send  soli; 

For  two  dollars  we  wiU  send  two  copies  of  The 
Journal  (to  different  addresses,  if  desired), 
for  one  year,  and  the  solid  gold  pin.  Or  we 
will  send  The  Journal  for  two  years  and  the 
8ohd  gold  pf- 

Or.  for  th( 
manent  list  for  two..  ,„....  ...   .,...^„^^^,^ 

gold  pin  as  premium*  for  a  remittance  of  SI 
ihe  other  dollar  to  be  remitted  at  end  of  first 
year.  Present  subscribers  mav  have  their  sub- 
scriptions extended  and  thus  avail  themselves  of 
this  offer  at  once.  A  jeweler  would  charge  at 
least  Sl.W  for  the  gold  pin. 

Works  of  Instruction  in  Penmanship. 


This  useful  book  is  what  its  name  implies.    For 
the   Guide   will   be  sent  full 
The_^regular    premii 


($1).    Cloth  26  cts.  extra 


able  slips  progressively  arranged  and 
i^rnient  for  practice.  Full  instructions  ae 
I»any  the  Slips,  and  the  whole  is  inclosed 
neat  envelope.  This  work  also  has  had  a 
large  sale  independently  of  its  use  as  pren 
at  50  cents  a  set.  The  ^*  Copyslips  "  ivill  be 
as  prem  for  one  sub.  (SD. 


Mae:    (24 

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Garfield  iMetnnrlal  (Ifi  x  24) :  Grant  j 
l^liicolii    Enlney  (24x30);    Marrlasfe  < 

iiflcate(]s  x22):  Family  Record  (18  x  ™.. 

Choice  of  the  above  beautiful  and  elaborate  pen 


designs  (lithographed)  sent 


9  in-e 


for. 


11)^  |^onk>|^l()iiPisl)GS.M 


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Microscopic  f(i:r-.S(m I//-  of  Title  Page.  Size  of 
book.  8H  .\  111^.  I'nr..  heavy  manilla  binding. 
81;  cloth,  \v  nil  -..|,i  .i;,ui|.,  §1.50. 

Nopeniii;ui-iii|,  [Mini,  iition  ever  printed  has 
hadamurr  .  iiiiiNvi;i-iu  reception  than  Ames* 
Book  of  Flulhishes.  It  gives  125  beautiful 
designs,  delicately  printed  on  superfine  papei^ 
most  of  them  masterpieces,  by  72  of  the  world's 
leading  penmen.  No  such  collection  could  be 
outside  this  book  for  $10.  We  will 
*^  '■  '  manilla  binding  as  premium 
■:s  extra  (41.10).  For  two 
of  the  pre- 


send  the  book 

for  one  sub.  and  10 

subs.  ($2)  we  will  send  it  and 

We  "■ 


sub.  and  50  cents 


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In  order  to  give  every  earnest  and  ambitious 
student  a  chance  to  be  a  regular  Journal 
reader  in  his  own  right,  not  a  sponger  on  the 
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LESSONS    IN    RAPID    BUSINESS 
WRITING. 

BY   L.    M.    THORNBUEGH,  EVANSVILLE,  IND. 
No.  4. 

25  —Since  the  lessons  thus  far  are  within  the 
ahility  of  even  the  poorest  writer  with  the  cradest 
ideas,  and  every  exercise  so  designed  as  to  admit  of 
a  high  rate  of  speed  without  serious  injury  to  the 
form,  I  trust  you  have  applied  yourself  faithfully 
and  are  in  a  condition  to  take  up  the  additional  les- 
son to  advantage. 

2(J.— The  capital  t>  belongs  to  the  first  greup  of 
capitals.  The  letter  in  the  combination  is  as  easy 
as  the  letter  singly.  Avoid  tendency  to  slant  letter 
too  much  by  making  first  part  aetraight  line  :  jump 
up  on  this  line  for  loop  and  drop  back  again  to  base 
line.  This  will  give  the  letter  two  places  of  rest  on  the 
base.  If  wel  1  located  ahigh  rate  of  speed  may  be  made. 
You  have  already  bad  the  letters  in  No.  14,  tuerefore 


NEW  YORK,   MARCH,   1895. 

appear  between  the  two  parts  of  N,  a  slight  pause  at 
the  base  line  will  destroy  the  influence  and  remedy 
the  defect.  Just  as  soon  as  your  N's  and  Jl/'s  are  in 
good  shape  join  them  to  small  letters  in  words  as  in 
lines  4  and  6. 

A  careful,  detailed  study,  such  as  should  be  given 
every  form  before  practice,  of  large  and  small  N, 


fair  idea  of  what  can  be  done  at  a  rate  of  from  eight  to 
nine  strokes  per  second  by  students  after  from  four  to 
six  months'  practice.  The  four  months'  students  can  go 
above  nine  per  second,  while  the  six  months'  students  can 
reach  a  speed  of  eleven  strokes  with  every  figure  perfectly 
legible.  The  following  key  gives  the  speed  m5de  on  each 
figure  :  A.  R.,  184  ones  and  naughts  per  minute,  144  fours 
126  nines  ;  A.  B. ,  173  ones  and  naughts,  133  fours,  110  ni  n  es 


V 


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and  large  and  small  U  combination  as  per  cuts  17 
and  18,  will  enable  you  to  see  how  much  of  other 
letters  they  contain. 

llcilliiiiiiig  ana  Eiitling  Sti-ohes. 

28. — The  beginning  and  ending,  as  well  as  the 
proper  union  of  lines,  are  of  the  utmost  importance. 


E.  M.,  220 

F.  E  ,  190  c 


naughts,  106  first 
aughts,  128  fours,  1 


,  128  second  nine  ; 


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your  practice  of  alternatiog  capital  letters  with  small 
letters  will  be  found  as  interestiug  as  it  is  beneficial. 
The  approach  from  C  to  u  is  such  as  to  again  force 
good  up  curves  in  h.  while  the  long  up  curve  is  in  fair 
position  for  all  loop  letters.  Do  not  rush  headlong 
from  capital  to  small   letters   and    cripple  them, 


Guard  well  against  tendency  to  widen  space  too 
much  between  down  strokes,  as  such  always  weak- 
ens the  letters  in  both  union  and  spacing.  If  we 
wish  to  get  the  most  out  of  future  lessons,  master 
these  two  exercises,  together  with  capitals  A' and  U, 
and  worde  in  Plate  J2,  February  number,    la  these 


lu/y Ly/ u/^ f^ i^y -  ['/  (/(?^^^^^^ 


neither  should  you  go  so  slow  as  to  deaden  the  effect. 
The  same  rate  of  speed  should  be  maintained 
throughout.  Keep  your  mind  ahead  of  your  pen. 
Forty  Coo's  or  50  C(i's  in  combination  per  minute  will 
enable  you  to  make  slight  pause  at  the  top  of  C  which 
may  be  necessary  to  secure  an  angular  joining. 


you  are  laying  bed  rock  in  the  structure  of  penman- 
ship. 

Jteriew  IIliils. 

20. — In  reviewing  previous  lessons  endeavor  to 
increase  your  rate  of  speed  on  each  capital,  word 
and  figure.    Tests  of  from  10  to  80  minutes  on  each 


J.  <>^<?-^-i-s^-:?^  '>^^W-it^2r7-z-^   t>^^-:?'-z.--tl--zr?'^  6-^^--7T...^^^ 


The  Sccoiirf   Group  o/    Cnjiilnln. 

27. — We  now  come  to  the  second  group  of  capitals 
which  requires  a  change  in  muscular  action.  Make 
the  necesfary  preparation  by  returning  to  Plate  1, 
December  number  of  The  JouRXiL.  Reverse  move- 
ment by  beginning  on  the  left  side  of  ovals  and  make 
up  strokes  first  instead  of  down  strokes.  With  this 
exception  the  same  instruction  applies  as  was  given 
for  direct  ovals.  Let  your  page  work  consist  of 
Plates  Nos.  1,  6  and  9.  Stay  right  with  these  exer- 
cises until  regularity  and  ease  are  the  results.  From 
these  we  go  to  line  one.  No.  1.5,  and  when  ovals  are 
uniform  as  to  size,  shape,  spacing,  etc.,  it  would  be 
well  to  review  Plate  9  in  connection  with  line  two. 
No.  1.5;  also  enlarge  exercise  line  three,  Plate  11. 
If  your  practice  up  to  this  point  has  been  well  done, 
the  ;\' and  .V  should  be  easy  ;  60  A's  per  minute  is 
fair  speed  until  the  letter  is  well  set  in  the  arm.  If 
large  loops,  sufficient  to  endanger  legibility,  should 


will  give  you  excellent  results.  If  this  speed  prac- 
tice alternated  with  the  exercises  for  forcing  good 
union  and  spacing  be  kept  up  all  through  your 
course  of  training,  your  writing  need  never  "  go  to 
pieces  "  when  put  to  the  test  in  the  office  and  count- 
ing room. 


Criticism  and  Answer  Column. 

Send  all  specimens  and  conjmunicatlons  intemlecl  f"r  thte 
column  to  L.  M.  Thornburgh,  cave  of  Spencerran  Busmcss 
Collcsje,  EvansviUe,  Ind. 

H.  A.  H.,  St.  Louis  -Hold  on,  my  boy.  You  can't  get 
it  that  way.  You  must  not  handle  a  good  thing  m  a  bad 
way.  A  caterpillar  can  work  himself  over  surface 
faster  than  you  move.  Time  is  too  precious  to  be  wasted 
in  this  manner.  You  are  using  finger  movement  with  hana 
resting  at  the  wrist.  Get  oil  that  cost  and  tight  under- 
clothing. Look  at  your  arm.  Close  your  hand  and  movo 
out  as  though  you  were  mad. 

B.  B.  H.,  Philadelphia,  Pa What  would  you  do  for  a 

boy'  who  doesn't  practice  the  exercises?  A.  I  certainly 
would  have  him  do  something  for  me  and  that  something 
would  be  a  page  of  compact  ovals  every  day  untd  he 
reaches  a  grade  of  at  least  W.  I  would  then  have  him  to 
apply  his  arm  movement  in  a  time  drill  to  the  capitals  O 
and  C.  From  this  on  he  must  raise  bis  grade  on  every  plate 
of  exercises  as  they  are  outlined  in  The  .Journal. 

Miss  A.  L.  Q.,  Denver,  Col.— Can  the  average  pupil,  the 
poor  writer,  in  a  business  college  taking  the  full  course, 
get  a  good  business  hand  in  six  months'  time  i  Yes,  ma  am, 
if  he  has  the  right  kind  of  teacher— one  with  a  level 
head  and  a  fired  heart.  I  might  add,  that  same  average 
pupil  should  have  from  nine  to  twelve  months'  time  for 
preparing  tor  the  duties  of  business  life  such  as  they  are 
to-day. 

Teacher,  Milwaukee.— Ovals  and  other  pages  of  studentii 
wi'ttidg  grading  above  90  will  be  sent  you  for  10  cents  s 
page.  The  ink  1  furnish  is  a  dead  black  and  the  best  to  be 
had. 

County  Superintendent,  Iowa.— Yes,  you  can  learn  to 
write  from  my  method.  You  may  be  on  the  "  shudy  side  " 
of  life,  but  no  matter  so  long  as  your  nervous  system  has 
never  been  poisoned  by  tobacco  and  alcohol.  Spend  a  good 
deal  of  time  on  plates  1  and  3.  Send  in  your  work  once  a 
month.  Twenty-five  cents  insures  a  personal  criticism  and 
advice  by  letters.  The  ink  is  the  best  made,  and  will  not 
freeze. 

L.  M.  B.,  Maine.— It  would  require  too  much  space  here 
and  too  much  time  by  letter  to  reply  to  all  your  questions. 


1^/^ 


.  (//366-66i>c<-€-c^  ^U^-'^^^ 


Note 


Nos.  17 


-Such  illustrations  as  given 
and  18,  are  for  study  and  not  for  practice. 

The  cut  of  student'3  figures  was  made  up  from  pages 
written  during  our  regular  speed  drills,  and  gives  one  a 


Read  Mr.  Park's  talks  on  itinerant  teaching  in  the  1893 
Journals.  Never,  never  prefix  "Prof."  to  your  signa- 
ture. It  leads  me  to  think  you  are  not  a  good  one.  Do  not 
abbreviate  the  word  respectfully. 


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A,  S.  D.,  Des  Moinee,  la.— What  should  you  do  with  a 
pupil  who  does  not  talie  to  jour  eierrises,  in  fact  refuses 
to  writs  u|)  your  ovals  )  A.  The  reason  for  such  refusal 
would  determine  my  action.  If  he  proved  to  be  a  "  smart 
Alec  "  I  lose  no  time  in  promoting  him  to  the  Actual  Busi- 
n«a  Department,  where  his  first  transaction  is  to  receive 
hia  tuition  money  in  exchange  for  ;his  lifetime  absence. 
Now,  answer  my  question  t  What  would  you  do  with  pu- 
pils who  resjKjnd  with  half  a  dozen  pages  daily  when  only 


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Teacher,  Atlanta,  Ga.— What  should  I  do  for  a  rapid  but 
illegible  writer/  Ans.  You  should  have  sent  his  specimens. 
Teach  him  to  Individualize  lettera  by  working  speed  exer- 

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cises  for  union  together  with  long  di  ills  on  the  "  antidotes," 
using  *'oue,  two  "  time  until  hues  are  well  located.  Spacing 
comeH  next  iu  order.  See  that  he  practices  no  advance 
work  until  safe  in  u's  and  n's. 

Miss  K.  W.,  Hartsville,  Ind.— You  can  become  a  fine 
writer  if  you  apply  yourself  properly.  Don't  be  in  a  hurry 
to  leave  ovals.  The  improvement  made  on  ovals  will  be 
•een  in  j'our  letters.  Work  plates  0  and  7  at  a  high  rate  of 
•peod.  Do  uot  lift  pen  while  writing  any  word.  The  first 
part  of  figure  9  is  placed  on  base  and  is  same  length  as  fig- 

H.  C.  8.,  Toronto,  Out. — Your  farm  work  need  not  inter- 


therefore  your  writing  is  wttxk  in  union  and  will  not  bear 
a  high  speed. 

[Note. — We  have  received  so  many  requests  from  sub- 
scribers for  personal  letters  of  criticism  from  Mr.  Thorn- 
burgh  and  for  samples  of  his  work,  that  he  has  upon  our 
suggestion  undertaken  to  do  this.  As  he  is  a  very  busy 
man  he  cannot  afford  to  do  the  extra  work  for  nothing,  but 
the  fee  charged  will  barely  pay  for  his  time.  He  will  also 
fiend  sample  pages  of  students'  work  for  a  small  fee.  He  is 
too  busy  to  respond  to  all  these  calls  for  full  page  samples 
of  his  own  work,  even  if  paid  for  them. — Ed.] 


EDUCATION    AND    SUCCESS. 


The  Editor  of  **  The  Journal**  Talks  on  This  Theme  lo 
Vouns  People. 

From  a  column  and  a  half  review  in  the  Elizabeth. 
N.  J.,  Dailij  Journal,  of  a  lecture  delivered  recently 
by  D.  T.  Ames,  the  Editor  of  The  Journal,  before 
a  large  audience  composed  of  young  people,  their 
friends,  and  teachers  and  his  fellow  members  of  the 
Board  of  Education  of  Elizabetli,  we  clip  the  fol- 
lowing : 

Students  of  to-day  can  look  forward  to  possibilities  o  f 
attaining  to  enviable  positions.  Nothing  is  more  certain 
than  that  every  place  now  occupied  is  to  be  vacated  in  a 
few  years,  at  the  latest,  also  other  new  and  desirable  posi- 
tions to  be  discovered  or  created.  This  success  will  not  be 
attained  by  the  laggards  iu  school. 

Professor  Ames  then  spoke  of  the  elements  entering  in 
the  equipment  for  success  in  business.  It  is  the  fitness, 
and  the  surest,  faithful  and  capable  performance  of  every 


--^!^^^;^l^^z>t-5>-7-i.-^<?-z-^^ 


^.^-?"^-2'-Z/ 


Washington,  Lincoln  and  Grant,  who  through  their  own 
persevering  and  thoughtful  effort  placed  themselves  in 
readiness.io  perceive  and  avail  themselves  of  the  "  tide  at 
its  flood." 

Students  should  devote  their  spare  time  to  the  reading  of 
useful  books,  listening  to  lectures,  and  in  pursuit  of  that 
knowledge  and  experience  which  will  most  help  to  equip 
them  for  successful  pursuit  of  their  chosen  calling. 

The  student  should  reflect  on  what  he  reads,  and  culti- 
vate the  habit  of  thinking.  The  greatest  and  best  thinkers 
are  the  greatest  and  best  men.  There  is  nothing  made  by 
human  hands  on  earth  that  is  not  a  thought.  Books  are 
only  thoughts  eushriced  iu  type.  A  beautiful  landscape 
painting  is  a  thought  expressed  in  paints  aod  colors.  Skill- 
ful hands  are  so  only  as  the  servants  of  educated  and 
thinking  brains.  The  inventions  of  Watt,  Stephenson, 
Fulton,  Franklin,  Morse,  were  all  thought  out.  So  all  the 
great  leaders  of  the  world's  progrtss  have  been  thinkers, 
and  there  is  still  ample  opportunity  tor  all  new  thinkers  to 
distinguish  themselves. 

The  speaker  told  how  it  is  so  easy  for  even  a  large  in- 
come to  be  frittered  away  for  insignificant  trifles,  often 
for  things  useless,  if  uot  harmful.  Said  he:  "Suppose 
you  smoke  two  or  three  cigars  a  day  and  pay  for 
them  5  cents;  soon  they  will  cost  20  cents.  It  is  a  trifle 
of  which  you  think  nothing.  But  multiply  that  by  365 
and  it  becomes  §73.  Put  that  anuually  at  compound  inter- 
est at  6  per  cent,  from  the  time  you  are  fifteen  until  you 
are  sixty  (forty-five  years),  and  what  do  you  suppose  it 
omounts  to  ?  There  are  many  good  citizens  who  at  the  age 
of  sixty  would  like  to  possess  the  sum  it  would  yield.  The 
figures  will  astonish  you — $24,246.  Thousands  of  men  in 
this  country  are  spending  40  cents  a  day  for  cigars  and 
whisky  or  beer.  And  we  have  a  nice  little  sum  of  $48,492, 
saved  simply  by  abstinence  from  two  utterly  useless 
habits." 

The  lecturer  then  spoke  of  strict  integrity  as  an  element 
of  success,  and  showed  the  fallacy  of  the  idea  that  success 
consists  in  driving  a  f^harp  bargain.  Honesty  is  the  best 
policy,  but  It  should  not  be  put  on  the  ground  of  pohcy. 
It  is  the  best  thing  because  it  is  right. 

Iu  summing  up,  Mr.  Ames  said  it  would  be  a  grand 
thing  for  every  one  on  frequent  occasions  to  take  account 
of  stock,  get  a  statement  of  their  moral  resources  aod  lia- 
bilities just  as  they  should  iu  their  financial  affairs,  reflect 
on  their  ways,  recount  the  most  important  act  of  their 
lives  and  estimate  them  in  the  light  of  the  present — have 
they  made  for  success  or  failure  ?  Take  reckonings  and 
make  them  a  lesson  for  future  guidance.  The  young  men  or 
women  who  will  do  this  will  ultimately  attain  to  a  charac- 
ter and  to  a  place  that  will  make  them  the  envy  of  all  who 
know  them. 


fere  much  ivith  your  business  writing.  Many  of  my  boys 
who  have  been  ou  the  farm  for  two  and  three  years  write 
a  much  better  hand  than  when  they  left  school.  A  pei-sonal 
letter  will  be  sent  for  25  cents.  Unload  your  shade  on 
small  p,  t  and  k  while  working  plate  1.  The  strength  of  a 
chain  Is  not  tested  by  its  heaviest  link. 

J.  K.  S.,  Taylor's  Island,  Md. — You  write  a  smooth  busi- 
ness hand.  Your  farm  work  will  not  injure  your  nerves 
and  cause  your  writing  to  go  to  pieces  if  you  keep  up  prac- 
tice on  plat«?s  1.  8,  6,  7  and  8.     You  misspell  nervts. 

N.  A.  N.,  Yankton,  S.  D.— Reread  the  first  column 
directly  beneath  the  "unhappy  family  group."  page  188, 
Decenil)er  lesson,  and  act  accordingly.  From  more  than 
1.000  sptfoimens  received  I  have  found  onhj  eight  that  have 
followed  my  instructions  on  this  one  of  the  most  essential 
points  in  the  entire  course.  One  of  the  best  writers  I  ever 
turned  out  spent  seven  hours  on  a  single  page  of  ovals. 

J.  A.  A.,  Whitehall,  N.  Y.— Exchange  your  tangled  up, 
flourished,  illegible  capital  letters  for  the  plain,  common 
eenae,  Quakerstyle  capitals  given  in  these  lessons.  Your 
op  curves  on  n  and  u  do  not  retrace  the  down  strokes. 


duty  that  may  devolve  upon  them  that  leads  to  success. 
He  mentioned  as  examples  of  success  in  life  Roebhng,  the 
engineer  who  built  the  Niagara  Falls  Bridge  ;  his  son,  the 
architect  of  the  Brooklyn  Bridge;  Cyrus  Field  and  others, 
who  became  masters  of  good  achievements  simply  because 
of  their  own  industry  and  perseverance,  and  because  when 
the  opportunity  came  they  seized  it.      So    it 


'^fotn  Cotiipetetit  f'rittcs. 

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The  Christ 
lication  coming  to  our  office. 

Permit  us  to  congratulate  you 
improved  form  of  The  Journal,  i 
number.     It  does  you  great  credit, 


D  the   new  and  greatly 
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WiLLLAMs  &  Rogers^ 
Rochester,  N.  Y. 


LESSONS    IN    PROFESSIONAL  WRITING. 

BY  C.  P.  ZANER,   COLUMBUS,   O. 
No.  3. 

[INITIAL  MADE  IN    JOUEKAL  OFFICE.] 

jRACEFULNESS  of  line  and  sym- 
metry of  form  are  among  the 
chief  essentials  of  ornamental 
■writing.  Lines  should  be  deli- 
cately curved  and  forms  should 
he  full  and  well  rounded  to  be  of 
the  grtatest  value.  Lines,  too, 
should  be  smooth  and  delicate  and  strong.  They 
should  be  faint,  yet  firm.  Contrast  of  light  and 
shade  is  still  another  essential.  All  fine  lines  are 
pretty,  hut  when  they  are  illuminated  by  an  occa- 
sional brilliant,    black   shade   the   beauty  is  still 

greater. 

Mow   to  Make  t,  d  and  p. 

The  t's,  d's  and  p's  seem  to  be  specially  suited  to 
this  condition.  Let  us  learn  how  to  make  them. 
Begin  the  t  muuh  as  you  would  an  i.  But  instead 
of  stopping  the  pen  on  reversing  the  motion  at  the 
head  line,  as  in  i,  the  pen  is  raised  while  the  pen  is 
still  in  motion  and  on  its  way  to  the  top  to  come 
down  again.  When  about  three  spaces  above  the 
base  line  it  stops,  pauses  in  the  air,  then  suddenly 
strikes  the  paper  firmly  enough  to  jar  or  jog  or 
force  the  teeth  or  points  of  the  pen  apart  and  then 
starts  toward  the  base  line,  to  be  lifted  gradually 
and  dexterously  and  swiftly  from  the  paper  as  it 
nears  the  head  line  and  to  be  raised  clear  of  the 
paper  somewhere  between  the  head  and  base  lines. 
Either  this  or  to  be  carried  almost  to  the  line,  where 
the  action  is  checked  sufficiently  to  allow  the  turn 
to  be  made  on  the  line  as  delicately  as  in  the  i. 

But  it  is  not  done.  The  top  is  not  yet  square.  It 
must  be  "  retouched."  This  must  be  done  by  mak- 
ing the  top  level  and  sharpening  the  corners.  The 
crossing  is  usually  added  by  making  a  compound 
curve  over  the  letter  or  a  short  line  following  it. 
Simply  a  matter  of  taste.  The  movement  comes 
from  the  hand  and  elbow.  The  action  comes  from 
the  elbow,  but  is  subdued  by  the  little  finger  resting 
firmly  on  the  blotter  and  acting  in  conjunction  with 
the  arm  and  perhaps  the  other  fingers.  If  you  do 
not  raise  the  pen  near  the  line,  it  is  necessary  to  use 
the  fingers  more  than  described.  It  is  not  a  sin  to 
use  the  fingers,  but  it  is  to  use  them  to  excess. 

The  d  is  made  so  similarly  to  the  t  that  additional 
instructions  are  unnecessary  unless  the  other  is  not 
plain. 

The  little  finger  should  slip  freely  from  the 
time  the  pen  starts  until  it  stops  in  making  the  first 
two  strokes  inji.  The  action  should  come  from  the 
elbow  as  a  center.  It  should  act  like  a  hinge.  After 
making  the  up  stroke  come  to  and  below  the  line 
with  a  Tush,  stopping  abruptly  two  spaces  below  the 
line.  The  pressure  of  the  pen  on  the  paper  will  be 
sufficient  to  check  the  motion.  Square  similarly  as 
the  t  and  finish  like  an  n. 

Jloiv  T.nops  Are  Made. 

Loops  are  usually  considered  difficult.  I  cannot 
say  that  I  find  them  very  much  more  so  than  many 
short  letters.  I  do  not  think  that  you  will  find  them 
so,  either,  if  you  will  observe  the  proper  position. 
Remember  the  paper  should  he  so  held  that  the  fore- 
arm will  be  at  right  angles  to  the  connective  slant. 
If,  with  the  paper  in  this  position,  you  will  cause 
the  pen  to  move  to  the  right  and  upward,  causing 
a  slight  backward  and  then  forward  action  of  the 
arm  in  the  sleeve,  in  conjunction  with  the  hinge 
motion,  and  then  without  stopping  the  pen  at  the 
top  allow  it  to  turn  abruptly  and  descend  toward  the 
line,  rising  from  the  paper  somewhere  between  the 
crossing  and  the  base  line,  you  will  no  doubt  find,  in 
due  time,  that  loops  are  not  so  difficult  after  all. 
But  you  are  not  done.  Place  the  pen  carefully  on 
the  unfinished  stroke  and  complete  as  in  i  or  n  and 
you  will  have  lor  h. 

If  you  do  not  wish  to  raise  the  pen  at  or  near  the 
crossing,  then  let  the  fingers  act  in  conjunction  with 
the  hinge  action  of  the  elbow  and  check  the  motion 
as  you  are  coming  down  at  the  crossing  by  letting 
the  little  finger  drag  less  freely  or  rest.  You  cannot 
make  loops  successfully  if  your  forearm  is  at  right 
angles  to  the  base  line  without  a  good  deal  of  finger 
action.  Whereas,  with  the  paper  turned  as  before 
advised,  you  cannot  use  the  fingers  much,  but  the 
muscles  of  the  upper  arm  instead.     This  hinge  like 


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action  is  the  real  movement  for  producing  long, 
slender,  substantial  loops.  In  fact,  it  is  the  best 
movement  we  have  to  counteract  finger  action. 

JPreliminanj   Exercises   Come  First. 

Of  course  the  preliminary  exercises  must  be 
mastered  before  attempting  the  letters.  The  letters 
must  be  mastered  before  attempting  words.  The 
pupil  must  rely  upon  his  better  judgment  about  the 
little  things.  Now,  don't  work  too  hard  at  this  loop 
business.  Simply  let  the  little  finger  slide  freely, 
and  let  the  arm  act  as  a  hinge  at  the  elbow,  and 
you  will  find  loops  to  be  pleasant  to  practice.  You 
may  find  them  hard  at  first,  but  the  longer  you 
practice  in  this  manner  the  easier  they  will  be,  and 
the  better  you  will  like  them. 

A    Word  About  Movrment. 

Keep  in  raind  that  a  light,  easy,  graceful,  yet  firm 
and  delicate  movement  is  essential  at  all  times.  Do 
not  screw  your  muscles  down  so  tightly  by  nervous 
anxiety  that  they  cannot  act.  Nor  must  you  let 
them  be  so  loose  that  they  flop  around  rather  than 
dance  or  waltz.  As  we  would  say  in  Pennsylvania, 
make  them  dance  "  juper,"  which  means  make 
them  do  their  "level  best,"  but  do  not  let  them  get 
excited. 

Crtticisnts. 

O.  E.  O. ,  Minneapolis,  Minn.— Your  stroke  is  a  trifle 
heavy  ;  the  ink  is  too  thin — add  gum  arable.  Send  last 
effort  instead  of  first.    You  write  well. 

J.  S.  M  ,  Springfield,  O. — Your  practice  is  just  about 
right.    Down  strokes  in  ovals  a  trifle  straight. 

Mr.  L.  B.  D'A.,  Danville.  Va. — Your  work  on  the  first 
lesson  is  up  to  the  copy.  What  more  can  be  said  ?  Sorry 
we  cannot  find  space  to  reproduce  some  of  it.        Zaneb. 


We  will  pay  postage  (one  cent  for  each  four  ounce 
and  will  send  copies  of  another  issue  to  take  their 
place,  if  desired.    Whether  you  have  one  or  more 
surplus  copies  of  that  issue,  prompt  compliance  will 
be  greatly  appreciated. 


The  Sultan   Wants  an   American 
Business  College  Man. 

The  Secretary  of  State  has  received  a  letter  from 
the  United  States  Minister  to  Turkey  stating  that  the 
Sultan  desires  the  services  of  a  professor  for  a  busi- 
ness college  in  Constantinople  who  can  lecture  in 
French  and  is  proficient  in  the  business  methods  of 
the  United  States.  The  letter  has  been  sent  to  the 
United  States  Commissioner  of  Education,  who  wiU. 
communicate  with  the  heads  of  various  institutions 
in  this  country  with  a  view  to  securing  the  person, 
wanted.— jYeui  York  Herald,  February  13. 


Call    For   January   Journals. 

Notwithstanding  the  unusually  large  edition  of 
The  Journal  for  January — 20,000  copies — the  de- 
mands for  that  issue  and  the  flood  of  club  subscrip- 
tions received  since  then  have  reduced  the  number 
on  hand  to  the  danger  point.  As  many  of  the  cur- 
rent features  of  the  paper  begin  with  that  issue  and 
a  great  many  clubs  promised  to  be  sent  this  month 
will  want  to  be  dated  back  to  the  beginning  of  the 
year,  we  ask  all  of  our  friends  who  may  have  surplus 
copies  of  the  January  issue  to  send  them  at  once. 


The  Care  of  Ink  in  Public  Schools. 

To  THE  Editor  of  The  Journal  : 

Our  ink  has  always  given  us  trouble  The  wells  do  not 
olose  tightly  enough  to  prevent  rapid  evaporation  and 
thickening  of  the  ink.  We  have  watered  it  as  a  remedy. 
I  have  used  a  small  medicine  dropper  for  the  purpose,  and 
have  succeeded  fairly  well  in  supplying  the  water  in  the 
right  quantity.  But  some  pupils,  determined  to  have  their 
lines  appear  light,  have  smuggled  in  more  water,  and  you 
know  the  result.  Above  all  things  else  1  would  like  to  see 
The  Journal  give  us  a  good  round  on  the  quality  and 
management  of  the  ink  in  public  schools.  What  make 
IS  best  ?  What  well  is  best !  What  do  successful  teachers 
use  t  Where  can  it  be  obtained  and  what  does  it  cost  ?  I 
cannot  keep  any  good  ink  for  my  own  use. 

Our  janitor  uses  a  medicine  dropper  of  large  size — that 
is,  a  glass  tube  with  a  rubber  bulb  on  one  end— to  fill  the 
wells.  I  mention  this  because  I  first  thought  of  it,  anil 
others  may  not  know  what  a  convenience  it  is. 

Sarah  A.  Frank. 

Carthage,  Mo. 

A    YounK    nionev    maker. 

In  these  hard  times,  your  readers  of  failures  and  misfort- 
unes may  like  a  change  and  be  pleased  to  learn  of  a  way  that 
any  industrious  person  can  make  money.  I  am  plating?  ana 
renlatinfr  jewelry,  watches,  knives,  forks,  spoons,  etc.  I  made 
$17  last  week  and  gl3  in  tour  and  one-half  days  of  this  week. 


I  think  this  good  for  a  boy.    I  bought  my  machii 


iH. 
F"D'eino  i"Co.  o^  Columbus,  Ohio,  for  $.5.'  Any  ' 
circulars  by  writing  to  them.    If  this  passes  the  waste  basket , 
I  will  write  again  '    ""■■  "         "■ 


A  Boy  Keadeb.. 


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LESSONS  IN  WRITINQ    FOR  UNGRADED 
SCHOOLS. 

BY  F.    X,    WALLACE,  STEELING,  ILLINOIS. 

Ko.  2. 

(INITIAL  MADE  IN    JOURNAL  OFFICE.) 

J/vw    to  Start— Taking  Sprctmeiut. 

T      EQUIRE  each  pupil  who  can  write, 
--       j     toprtpare  a  specimen  for  yonr 
j     scrap  book,  thus: 

On  tlie  first  ruled  line  fnithest 
from  tlie  top,  beginning  ntar  the 
luidtJle  length  of  the  line,  write 
the  name  of  the  school,  or  your 
post  office,  name  of  State,  month, 
day  ot  the  uiouth  and  year. 

On  the  second  line  have  the  student  write  :  "  This 

is  a  specimen  of  my  writing."    On  the  third  line, 

near  the  right  tide,  the  pnpil  should  sign  his  name. 

Pass  to  each  .student,  take  up  the  sheet  having  his 

specimen  and  lay  it  on  your  desk. 

At  your  leisure  trim  them  to  a  uniform  width,  say 
two  inches,  and  paste  them  in  a  scrap  book  in  alpha- 
betical order,  leaving  a  blank  space  after  each  speci- 
men, 80  that  another  one  may  be  pasted  in  that 
apace,  for  comparison,  later. 

Any  large  flat  book,  with  alternate  leaves  re- 
moved, will  answer  for  a  scrap  book,  if  you  do  not 
care  to  purchase  one  for  that  purpose. 

rrillmlMinj     DrIII-l'oslllon. 

■Having  secured  t  he  tpecimensand  having  laid  them 
aside,  give  the  students  a  drill  in  taking  the  correct 
pohition  for  writing,  thus:  The  top  of  each  desk  being 
cleared  of  everything  except  paper,  the  pupil  will 
ait  facing  his  desk,  resting  both  arms  on  the  desk, 
and  at  nearly  right  angles  to  each  other,  the  left 
hand  being  above  the  base  or  ruled  line  on  the  paper 
when  it  is  in  use,  fingers  extended  but  not  spread, 
and  palm  and  fingers  resting  lightly  on  the  paper  to 
keep  it  in  place,  the  right  arm  being  so  placed  that 
the  elbow  shall  be  off  the  front  edge  of  the  desk 
from  one  to  two  inches,  and  a  few  inches  from  the 
pupil's  side,  the  weight  of  the  arm  being  sustained 
by  the  muscles,  as  near  the  edge  of  the  desk  as  pos- 
.fible,  holh  feet  JIat  on  thefloor.  the  left  foot  slightly 
in  front  of  the  ligbt  foot,  the  body  iiidinlng  forward 
from  the  /n>s— hygiene  makes  this  important— the 
8ln)ulders  being  level,  the  head  inclined  a  little  di- 
rectly to  the  front. 

Drill  on  the  above  from  one  to  three  minutes,  and 
repeat  at  each  succeeding  lesson  until  all  assume  it 
without  being  told  to  do  so. 

Moi'imriil  Dri'iloprrn. 

The  students  being  in  position  for  writing,  take 
your  position  to  the  left  in  front  of  the  school,  turn 
a  little  to  the  right,  so  that  you  can  easily  see  about 
all  the  students,  and  holding  a  geography  or  board 
(see  last  number  of  THE  JorRXAL)  in  your  left  hand 
and  elevated  at  an  angle  of  about  iTt  degrees,  see  that 
each  student  carefully  observes  what  you  do.  Now 
rest  your  right  arm  ou  the  geography  (we  will  pre- 
sume that  is  what  you  will  use.  it  being  ■•  so  handy  "), 
with  your  elbow  off  the  edge  one  or  two  inches,  the 
•wrist  being  about  three  fourths  of  an  inch  from  the 
snrfaco,  open  and  shut  yonr  hand  slowly  and  tightly, 
t)eing  particular  not  to  lift  the  band  from  a  straight 
line  with  your  wrist.  The  students  will  notice  the 
swelling  of  your  arm  near  the  elbow. 

Face  the  class  and  have  them  try  it,  gradually  in- 
i-reasing  the  speed,  while  you  count  in  a  low  distinct 
full  voice,  "open,"  "shut,"  "open,"  "shut,"  and 
then  "  one,"  "  two,"  etc.  All  hands  must  move  in 
qnison. 

Next,  take  your  position  as  before,|have  all  observe 
you.  and  closing  your  right  hand  tight,  swing  the 
hand  to  and  from  yon,  counting  "left,"  "right" 
••left,"  right,"  or  "one,"  "two,"  etc.  The  arm 
must  not  slide.  Keep  the  arm  from  the  elbow  straight, 
the  closed  hand  almost  rubbing  the  geography. 
Now  have  the  students  try  it,  swinging  the  hand  as 
far  as  possible.  Do  not  permit  shaky,  unsteady  or 
irregular  movemen's,  nor  must  the  arm  slide  on  the 
desk. 

Count,  as  indicated,  and  endeavor  to  have  all  the 
hands  move  the  same  way  at  the  same  time. 

Pupils  under  ten  or  twelve  years  old  should  be 


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BY  F.   M.   WALLACE,   ACCOMMNYING  WlClTINC  LESSON. 


allowed  to  swing  the  arm  from  the  shoulder,  since 
the  muscles  of  their  arms  below  the  elbow  are  not 
sufficiently  developed  to  practice  as  the  older  pupils 
must  be  required  to  do. 

Next,  the  teacher  will  take  his  position,  close  the 
hand  and  push  and  pull  it  as  far  as  he  can  without 
the  arm  slipping,  being, careful  that  the  arm  moves 
in  and  out  of  the  sleeve,  counting  thus:  "up," 
"down,"  "up,"  "down,"  or  "one,"  •■two,"  etc. 
Have  the  school  count  aloud,  you  leading.  Now 
the  students  will  try  it,  all  counting  aloud,  in  a  low, 
distinct  tone.  Repeat,  with  the  hand  open,  keeping 
it  near  the  surface  of  the  desk. 

f^'oitntinff  nn<t   Ilhislrating  thr  J'Jj^eyctsi'S, 

Teacher  in  position.  Illustrate  No.  3  first  with 
closed  hand,  counting  "one"  on  every  under  pant 


for  each  rotation.  School  try  it.  Repeat,  hand 
o^n,  fingers  extended,  almost  touching  the  desk. 
Teacher  illustrates  N*.  +,  counting  "  one"  for  each 
downward  stroke.      Practice  work  by  the  school. 

Take  the  different  exercises  and  illustrate  theiu, 
then  rfquire  practice  by  the  school,  as  needed. 
Make  No.  1  on  blackboard,  then  show  from  *'  posi- 
tion"' how  to  practice  it  with  dry  pen  and  pencil. 

Pupils  using  pens  will  practice  with  dry  pens, 
placing:  from  ten  to  twelve  sheets  of  paper  under  the 
one  on  which  the  pen  glides. 

!><■»' ftiififintf. 

At  this  point,  teach  how  to  get  the  pen  properly 
in  the  hand,  thus  : 

Place  the  holder  at  rest  over  the  right  ear,  the  pen 
pointing  to  the  front  and  "right  side  up  with  care." 


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Tell  the  student  to  take  it  down.  Generally  the  pen 
holder  will  be  taken  down  in  excellent  position  for 
writing. 

Teacher  will,  of  course,  illustrate  this  several 
times  before  requiring  it  of  the  pupils.  Repeat  as 
often  as  necessary. 

Children  using  pencils  will  hold  them  thus.  The 
teacher  illustrating  :  "  Suspend  the  hand  over  the 
paper  (or  slate),  spread  the  fingers  slightly,  then  put 
the  pencil  between  the  last  two  fingers  so  that  the 
end  of  the  thumb  and  the  first  finger  will  meet  on 
top  of  the  pencil  from  one-half  to  three-fourths  of 
an  inch  from  the  writing  point,  grasp  it  firmly  with 
the  second  and  third  fingers,  turn  the  little  finger 
well  under  the  hand  and  keep  that  finger  perfectly 


Dry   I*en    Priirticf. 

Practice  the  movements,  commencing  with  No.  1, 
without  ink  on  the  pens,  and  have  pencils  reversed, 
so  that  there  will  be  no  lines  made.  Pens  must  not 
make  a  scratching  sound. 

Repeat,  using  ink,  working  for  free  and  regular 
movements,  and  keeping  in  mind  that  light  lines  are 
one  of  the  first  essentials ;  therefore,  work  without 
shading  the  strokes.  Use  as  many  of  these  _drill3 
each  day  as  may  be  adapted  to  your  school's  need. 

Mntrrtitltt. 

Have  every  pupil  supplied  with  the  necessary  ma- 
terial, before  giving  the  first  lesson,  and  see  that  the 
supply  does  not  become  exhausted. 

Each  pupil's  paper  should  be  kept  in  a  paper  sack, 
of  proper  size,  with  his  name  on  the  sack.  At  the 
close  of  the  lesson,  all  the  paper  not  used  in  that 
lesson  should  be  carefully  put  into  the  sack,  to- 
gether with  the  penholder  or  pencil,  and  then  they 
should  all  be  taken  up  and  placed  in  the  teacher's 
desk.  This  will  prevent  any  attempt  to  scribble  dur- 
ing the  day,  will  prevent  waste  of  paper,  will  tend 
to  keep  it  from  getting  soiled,  and  will  avoid  disputes 
as  to  ownership,  etc.  Small  children  may  act  as 
monitors  to  take  up  the  sacks  and  distribute  them 
at  the  time  for  the  next  day's  lesson.  Take  up  and 
distribute  the  ink  in  the  same  way.  By  pasting  the 
owner's  name  on  his  bottle  of  ink,  possible  friction 
among  students  as  to  ownership,  etc.,  will  be  frus- 
trated. 

J}aUy  Spechnen  Exhibit, 

The  written  paper  containing  all  the  work  of  each 
pupil  sliould  be  collected  by  the  teacher,  about  a 
half-dozen  sheets  of  the  best  work,  and  one  or  two 
of  the  poorest,  pasted  together  and  hung  up  in  a  con- 
spicuous place  tor  inspection. 

See  that  each  student  is  represented  at  different 
times.  As  these  papers  are  intended  for  visitors  to 
examine,  pupils  will  endeavor  to  excel  so  that  they 
may  secure  compliments  concerning  their  writing. 

Do  the  above  named  work  at  each  and  every  lesson. 
Before  commencing  te  practice  the  work  of  the  day, 
always  have  each  student  write  his  name  at  the  left 
on  the  first  ruled  line,  the  date  at  the  right.  When 
the  page  is  filled,  turn  the  paper  over,  and  write  the 
name  and  date  as  before,  then  practice  the  lesson. 

Each  student  should  have  from  ten  to  twelve  sheets 
of  paper  under  the  one  on  which  he  is  writing.  When 
the  page  is  about  half  filled,  push  the  top  sheet  of 
paper  from  the  body  and  pull  the  others  toward  you. 
This  will  permit  the  third  and  fourth  fingers  to  glide 
on  the  paper  which  has  been  pulled  down  instead  of 
moving  on  the  desk,  and  it  will  be  found  that  the 
hand  will  move  much  easier  than  when  the  fingers 
are  on  the  surface  of  the  desk. 

The  hand  should  not  be  carried  more  than  one- 
third  the  distance  across  the  paper  before  stopping. 
Move  the  paper  to  the  left,  about  two  inches,  then 
write  half  the  remaining  distance,  move  the  paper 
again  to  the  left  two  inches,  and  finish  the  line. 
Now  move  the  paper  to  the  right,  four  inches,  being 
careful  to  have  it  in  proper  position  to  begin  a  new 
line.  These  directions  should  be  rigidly  adhered  to 
at  each  and  every  lesson. 


Hundreds  ol  beautiful  nud  UHeful  books  are  listed  lu 
our  new  book  Rud  preuifuiu  cutalosue,  with  combiun- 
lioii  rates  In  couiiectiou  with  *•  Journal**  subscriptions, 
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the  subscriber  beneOt  of  the  Inrsest  wholesale  reduction 
oif  the  books  lu  connection  with  the  conibluntlou  oiler.  It 
rreouculiF  happens  that  he  Is  ennbied  to  obtain  book 
and  paper  at  considerably  less  than  the  bosk  alone 
would  cost  of  any  denier.  It  will  par  any  lutclliiient 
person  to  send  a  two.cent  atamp  for  this  catalogue. 
■>lnny  TaUable  sussestloos  for  presents. 


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Methods    of    Teaching    Penman- 
ship in  Graded  Schools^. 

BY   D.    W.    HOFF — ADAPTED  TO   ANY    SYSTEM. 

Article   16. 

Fir^t  Lpjisons  in  Writinif  for  "  The  Babies." 

^TTp  ■  older  readers  of  The  Jodknal  may 
XIC/  recall  an  article  by  the  writer 
touching  the  work  of  this  same 
grade  which  appeared  in  the  col- 
umns of  The  Journal  some  months 
ago.  If  so,  do  not  conclude  that  he 
has  changed  his  mind,  but  rather 
that  the  conditions  under  which 
the  present  plan  is  being  carried  out 
are  dififerent. 

Instead  of  being  compelled  to  use  slates  and  do  an 
excessive  amount  of  written  language  work  even 
during  the  first  year  of  school  (the  conditions  under 
which  the  former  article  was  written),  we  are  more 
fortunate  now  as  to  conditions,  in  that  we  use  slates 
for  no  purpose  whatever,  not  even  for  number  tvork, 
in  any  grade  whatever,  while  only  a  limited  amount 
of  written  work  is  required  in  grades  one  and  two. 

The  Plan    in    Jtriff. 

First,  the  child  is  led  to  talk  about  something. 
Second,  the  symbol  standing  for  that  something  is 
written  upon  the  board.  Third,  the  child's  attention 
is  drawn  to  that  "  picture  of  its  name  "  (the  written 
word)  in  such  a  way  as  to  photograph  it  in  his  mind. 
Fourth,  he  attempts  to  reproduce  the  picture. 
Finally,  after  having  learned  to  write  a  few  words 
he  is  allowed  to  write  a  "  literal  story  "  {a  sentence 
composed  of  those  words). 

Any  progressive  primary  teacher  knows  full  well 
how  well  children  love  to   talk.      They,    like  we 


growa-up  children,  like  best  to  talk  of  things  be- 
longing to  our  own  little  world,  yet  how  eagerly  do 
they  grasp  new  objects  and  words  to  add  thereto. 

If  possible,  they  derive  even  greater  pleasure  from 
a  twofold  means  of  expressing  thought — viz.,  speak- 
ing and  writing,  or  speaking  and  drawing,  or  from 
all  three  combined.  First,  they  may  tell  what  they 
have  observed.  Second,  they  may  draw  its  picture, 
and  finally,  they  may  "  write  a  story "  about  it. 
When  they  can  do  this  they  are  happy  indeed. 

flflliny   the   Mental    fojif/. 

The  process  by  which  a  child  accumulates  a  stock 
of  words  with  which  to  tell  his  stories  to  the  eye  is 
very  simple  indeed  and  not  wholly  new  to  the 
primary  teacher  of  the  present. 

First,  he  is  sent  to  the  window  to  take  observa- 
tions. The  teacher  next  asks  what  he  has  seen.  The 
reply  may  be  "  A  tree."  "  'Very  well,"  remarks  the 
teacher.  "  Now  see  me  make  a  picture  of  its  name." 
As  the  word  tree  is  being  written  upon  the  board 
the  attention  of  the  class  is  called  to  the  rate  of  exe- 
cution. Then  children  are  questioned  as  to  wha1: 
kind  of  trees  they  have  seen.  Each  time  the  teacher 
repeats  after  the  pupil,  "  A  peach  tree,"  "  An  apple 
tree,"  "An  orange  tree,"  etc.,  giving  special  em- 
phasis to  the  word  tree,  also  writing  the  word  tree 
again  and  again  to  push  the  impression  deeply  into, 
their  minds. 

At  first,  nothing  is  said  concerning  the  individual 
letters,  the  object  being  to  photograph  the  word  as 
the  unit  in  the  child's  mind. 

After  a  dozen  or  more  kinds  of  trees  have  been 
named  and  the  word  tree  has  been  written  as  many 
times,  the  teacher  asks :  "  Who  can  write  it  for 
me?"  or,  "  Who  can  make  me  a  picture  of  a  tree's 
name  ?  " 

A  miniature  forest  of  little  arms  topped  with  open 


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palms  and  spreading  fingers,  that  wave  from  side  to 
side  not  nnlike  the  trees  abont  which  they  are  so 
eager  to  talk,  are  thrust  ceilingwaid.  They  are 
sent  to  the  board.  They  are  told  to  look  again,  care- 
fully, to  see  just  how  the  picture  looks,  as  yon  are 
going  to  rub  it  out.  They  are  also  told  not  to  look 
at  the  work  of  their  neighbors  if  they  forget  how  a 
part  of  the  picture  looks,  but  to  turn  and  see  you 
make  it  again.  This  is  to  induce  the  child  to  really 
see  for  himself,  and  to  prevent  the  damaging  habit 
of  copying  the  mistakes  of  others.  Then,  too,  the 
mere  copying,  even  of  correct  forms,  is  of  little 
value  when  compared  with  that  plan  which  teaches 
the  child  to  make  the  copy  bis  own  mental  property. 

As  soon  as  the  class  is  set  to  work  the  teacher 
Iiasses  from  pupil  to  pupil  giving  individual  help. 
Should  a  pupil's  production  show  that  he  has  taken 
in  but  a  portion  of  the  picture,  as  shown  by  exam- 
ples /  and  j,  or  that  his  concept  is  wholly  bad,  as 
seen  in  examples  o  or  c.  the  matter  is  treated  in  the 
same  way— viz.,  the  work  is  erased  without  calling 
attention  to  its  defects  and  the  correct  form  again 
placed  before  him.  When  he  has  again  exposed  his 
mental  phllm  to  the  correct  form  the  copy  is  again 
removed  and  he  makes  a  new  trial.  The  object  of 
tins  i«  to  allow  only  the  correct  impression  to  take 
hold  of  his  minil. 

To  aid  him  in  getting  a  better  picture  the  teacher 
may  ask  "Do  you  see  these  two  little  people  (the 
es)'/  Are  they  just  alike?  Is  this  little  fellow  any 
taller  (the  ()''"  t^tc. 

Examples  (/,  c  and  g  show  that  the  mind  has  con- 
ceived the  nature  of  all  the  parts,  but  that  their  posi- 
tions or  relative  sizes  werenot  clearly  photographed. 

Examjiles  a,  b  and  i  show  the  most  distinct  feature 
in  the  jiapil's  mental  picture  to  be  the  duplication 
of  parts,  l»nt  that  his  impression  was  very  indefinite 
as  to  selection  or  arrangement  of  the  part  to  be  re- 
Iieated,  or  both. 

How  intensely  interesting  it  is  to  thus  watch  the 
developing  of  the  child  raind.  How  readily  some 
take  impressions. 

Remark.— All  of  the  above  mentioned  examples 
from  u  to  J  are  faithful  reproductions  from  the  work 
of  a  cluss  of  little  people  who  were  writing  the 
word  tree  for  the  first  time,  and  demonstrate  what 
may  reasonably  be  expected  from  first  efforts.  Be- 
fore the  lesson  was  over,  however,  every  member  of 
the  class,  with  but  one  exception,  conld  tvrite  the 
word  again  and  again  without  error  as  to  nature, 
nnmbur  or  arrangement  of  parts.  The  exception  was 
not  yet  six  years  of  age,  and  the  drill  lasted  but  fif- 
teen minutes.  The  recitation  was  conducted  as 
above  described  and  by  the  regular  teacher. 

Remark, — Another  way  of  introducing  the  word 
tree  is  to  sketch  an  apple,  orange  or  other  fruit  and 
to  ask  where  they  grow.  See  examples.  Numbers 
may  be  taught  at  the  same  time  if  desired.  See  also 
sketch. 

The  jironoun  /  and  the  words  see  and  a  are  easily 
learned.  To  these  the  pupil  has  but  to  add  each  new 
word  as  it  is  learned  to  form  his  'story."  This  is 
styled  sentence  building.  Upon  the  same  plan  word 
building  may  be  carried  on,  as  already  mentioned  in 
article  II.  Take,  for  example,  such  words  as  at  and 
an,  prefixing  or  suffixing  other  letters,  using  the  old 
word  as  a  foundation.  The  child  has  but  to  remem- 
ber the  old  word  and  to  leani  the  additions  thereto. 
Or  suppose  you  take  the  th  combination  and  build 
out  each  way  from  it.  See  how  many  new  words 
the  child  will  learn  to  know  and  to  write  within  a 
short  time.  As  soon  as  the  first  few  words  are 
learned,  sentences  multiply  very  rapidly,  and  you 
are  astonished  to  see  how  fluently  their  chalk  talks. 

The  mainspring  of  this  plan — that  incentive  which 
arous^  all  the  childish  enthusiasm  and  activity, 
which  alone  can  secure  such  success — is  the  inter- 
est he  takes  in  talking  and  writing  his  own  little 
"stories." 

As  soon  as  a  child  learns  to  write  the  new  word  so 
that  you  know  he  has  seen  it  all,  then  begins  the 
pruning  or  molding  process.  His  attention  is  more 
and  more  closely  called  to  the  details  of  construction, 
formation,  proportion,  &c.,  as  a  means  of  improving 
his  mental  copy. 

I'ontlton   of  thi-   Chfilk. 

Have  children  hold  the  chalk  under  the  palm,  and 
never  permit  it  to  be  held  as  a  pen,  between  the 
thumb  and  pen  fingers.  To  permit  this  malposition 
of  the  crayon  is  sure  to  result  in  the  child  touching 
his  wrist  to  the  board,  thus  effectually  preventing 
the  freedom  of  execution  so  desirable  at  the  outset. 
Give  them  at  least  a  half  crayon.  Keep  stirring 
them  up  and  urging  them  to  write  as  fast  as  you  do. 
You  say  "they  can't  do  it,"  but  you  are  mistaken. 
Nothing  is  advocated  in  these  lessons  that  has  not 
been  accomplished  in  the  schools  presided  over  by 
the  writer  at  various  time*.  No  experiments  are 
given  here — only  the  results  of  such  as  have  been 
tried  and  proven. 

Should  a  pupil  say  "  I  can't. "  don't  heed  the 
statement,  but  still  kmdlv  urge  him  on.  even  though 
you  are  of  like  opinion,  and  you  will  soon  be  con- 
vinced that  he  can,  within  a  reasonable  time,  write 
at  a  gait  almost  equal  to  your  own.  This  habit  is 
worth  everything  to  him.  Even  the  results  will 
soon  become  more  accurate  as  a  result  of  the  con- 
fidence which  freedom  inspires. 


fSt^'^'  c!^nmaAi)  (X^iCClKutAaS 


BLACKBOARD  DRAWING,  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS,  ACCOMPANYING  LESSON  BY  LANCDON  S.  THOMPSON. 


For  the  first  two  months  the  bulk  of  the  work  is 
done  at  the  board.  Then  for  a  short  time  the  pupil 
is  allowed  to  use  a  lead  pencil  for  his  language 
work.  At  the  middle  of  the  firtt  school  year  the 
pen  is  put  into  his  hand.  By  this  time  the  habit 
of  writing  rapidly  has  grown  upon  him,  greatly 
facilitating  his  efforts  with  the  pen. 


WHILE  the  exercises  of  Plates  I,  II  and  III, 
previously  given,  are  practical  and  useful  in 
the  highest  degree,  they  have  been  placed  at 
the  beginning  of  the  course,  because  they  are  so 
valuable  in  giving  freedom  of  movement  and  the 
different  methods  of  handling  the.  chalk  or  crayon. 
On  the  supposition  that  this  knowledge  and  skill  are 
now  somewhat  available  for  other  uses,  we  shall 
present  a  series  of  exercises  more  directly  applicable 
to  the  common  school  branches  of  study. 


And  first,  we  will  ta^ce  up  the  sabject  of  geogra- 
phy. In  none  of  the  common  branches  is  illustrat- 
ive sketching  more  useful  in  clarifying  and  enlarg- 
ing the  concepts  of  children  concerning  the  outlines 
and  the  surface  modeling  of  different  countries. 
Where  shall  we  begin'/  A  beginning  exercise  ought 
to  have  two  attributes  or  qualities.  (1)  It  ought  to 
be  comparatively  easy  to  execute,  and  (2)  it  ought  to 
be  elementary  and  fundamental  to  the  subject.  We 
find  bo*h  these  qualities  in  water. 

Water  in  its  three  forms — %  liquid,  a  gas  and  a 
solid,  or  rain,  clouds  and  ice— has  had  a  larger  share 
in  sculpturing  the  earth's  surface  into  the  forms  in 
which  we  now  find  it  than  any  other  agency.  There 
wasa  time  when  this  earth  was  void  and  without  form. 
It  may  have  been  rolled  and  wheeleil  through  space 
for  millions  of  years  "before  humanity  was  formed 
from  its  dust."  But,  at  length,  God  commands  this 
"  tormented  and  trembling  ball  "  to  be  carved  and 
sculptured  into  its  present  form.  But  how  has  this 
been  done?  What  are  "the  mighty  forces  that 
heave  the  hill  and  break  the  shore,  and  evermore 
make  and  break  and  work  their  will ; "  with  its 
hills— 

"  Rock-ribbed  and  aDcieot  as  the  sun,  the  vales 

StretcblDg  in  pensive  quietness  between  ; 

The  venerable  woods,  rivers  tbat  move 

In  majesty,  and  tbe  complaining  broolts  * 

Tbat  make  tbe  meadows  green  ;   and  poured  round  all, 

Old  ocean's  gray  and  melancholy  waste." 

This  has  not  been  done  by  swift  lightnings  and 


't^enjruuui  Qyvit/  (XKuvulG) 


hnge  thunderbolts,  but  by  the  dropping  and  the 
pouring  and  the  running  and  the  freezing  of  water. 
By  "  teeth  of  glacier  and  weight  of  waves  it  was 
engraven  and  finished  into  its  perfect  form." 

A  little  reflection  will  convince  us  that  a  large 
body  of  still  water  is  not  difficult  to  represent. 
Hence  oar  first  geography  lesson,  Fig.  1,  shows  us 
an  open  sea,  or  the  ocean,  when  the  water  is  com- 
paratively qniet.  In  all  open  water  scenes  first  draw 
a  light  horizontal  line  to  represent  the  horizon. 
Continue  to  sketch  light  horizontal  lines  below  the 
horizon  line  until  the  space  to  be  need  is  evenly 
filled  np.  Sometimes  the  darker  shade  should  be  in 
the  foreground  and  sometimes  in  the  distance. 

The  horizontal  lines  described  above  may  also  be 
need  to  represent  any  level  plain  ;  but  little  devices 
or  auxiliaries  may  be  used  to  help  out  the  imagina- 
tion, as  the  rising  son  and  its  reflection  in  the  water 
or  a  s' earner  in  the  distance. 

Fig.  2  still  represents  quiet  water,  with  the  device 
of  a  boat  in  the  foregrouud,  and  the  reflection  of  the 
snn.  If  desired,  the  clouds  may  be  omitted  until 
they  are  taken  up  as  a  separate  lesson,  some  time  in 
the  future. 

Fig.  3  represents  the  water  as  a  smooth  lake. 
Fig.  4  shows  an  open  expanse  into  which  at  the  left 
is  projected  a  high  peninsula  ;  at  the  right  are  shown 
an  atol,  or  a  coral  reef,  and  an  island.  The  trans- 
parency of  the  water  is  increased  by  the  reflections 
of  the  peninsula,  sun,  etc.  In  drawing  the  lake,  the 
htol  and  the  island,  the  foreshortening  from  front  to 


back  should  be  carefully  observed  and  represented. 
Beginners  almost  invariably  draw  such  objects  too 
wide,  as  compared  with  their  length. 

Fig.  7  represents  a  strait  between  two  land  pro- 
jections, while  Fig.  8  is  the  reverse,  showing  an 
isthmus  between  two  water  projections.  Trees  and 
other  vegetation  help  to  indicate  the  land.  Notice 
the  slight  rippling  of  the  waters  near  the  shores. 
Fig.  9  shows  low,  flat  bluffs  and  the  wearing  effect 
of  water  on  some  coasts.  Notice  that  vertical  lines 
are  used  in  shading  these  bluffs.  Such  lines  carry 
the  eye  upward  and  downward  and  help  to  give  the 
idea  of  height. 


A  PUBLIC  SCHOOL  CONTEST. 


The 


loDTnBl'a    Prize  Cerliflcales  for    Best  WritlnK 
from    Each    Grade. 
[INITIAL  MADE  IN  JOURNAL  OFFICE.] 

HE  success  in  the  past  of  the  public 
school  contests  inaugurated  by  The 
Journal  has  encouraged  us  to  of- 
fer certificates  for  the  best  and 
second  best  writers  in  each  grade 
in  American  public  schools,  and  a 
special  certificate  to  the  supervisor 

whose  students  secure  the  greatest  number  of  prize 

certificates. 
The  eaperriaors  and  special  teachers  who  desire  to 


take  part  will  please  read    carefully,   and    follow 
strictly,  these 

Conditiona. 

The  contest  is  open  to  all  cities  and  towns  in  the 
United  States  and  Canada. 

Any  one  or  all  grades  may  be  entered,  from  first 
to  High  School  inclusive. 

Send  best  two  (only)  specimens  from  each  grade, 
and  see  that  the  name  of  the  writer,  school,  grade, 
age,  city  and  date  is  on  each  specimen.  This  is  very 
important. 

Put  specimens  from  each  grade  together,  and  fasten 
all  giades  in  one  package,  with  name  and  address  of 
supervisor  on  outside.     This  prevents  loss  or  mixing. 

The  age  qualifications  are  as  follows  :  First,  or 
lowest  grade  (if  the  numbers  are  revfrsed,  as  they 
are  in  some  cities,  the  eighth  will  be  the  lowest) 
specimens  must  not  be  sent  from  students  over  seven 
years  of  age  ;  2d  grade,  8  years ;  3d,  9  years  ;  4th, 
10  years  ;  5th,  11  years  ;  6th,  12  years  :  7th,  13 years  : 
8th,  14  years  ;  High  School,  18  years.  This  will  put 
all  on  an  equal  footing. 

Each  specimen  must  contain  at  leaat  four  different 
lines — not  same  line  repeated  four  times. 

All  specimens  tnust  be  written  in  black  infc. 

Specimens  to  be  in  Journal  office  not  later  than 
May  15,  1895. 

It  will  facilitate  matters  if  our  friends  will  mark 
all  letters  and  packages  pertaining  to  this  contest : 
'•  For  Public  School  Contest."  Also  put  any  special 
instructions  or  information  on  the  package  itself 
(and  not  on  wrapper  or  in  a  letter). 

The  I'rtzen. 

The  prize  certificates  are  handsomely  lithographed 
especially  for  these  contests  and  state,  over  the  sig- 
natures of  the  judges,  that  they  are  awarded  for  best 
(or  second  best)  specimens  of  writing  in  that  partic- 
ular grade,  in  a  national  contest. 

Two  certificates  are  awarded  for  each  grade,  a 
first  and  a  second  ;  this  will  make  a  total  of  18  cer- 
tificates. 

A  special  certificate  will  be  given  to  the  supervisor 
whose  students  secure  the  greatest  number  of  cer- 
tificates. 

We  trust  that  every  city  or  town  employing  a 
special  teacher  or  supervisor  will  enter  the  contest. 
Whether  prizes  are  won  or  not,  the  effort  put  forth 
is  beneficial  to  both  students  and  teacher.  Let  us 
hear  of  the  preparations  for  the  battle  all  along  the 
line. 

Fraternal  Notes. 

—  G.  A.  Transue,  prin.  of  the  Pottsville,  Pa.,  Free  Com'l 
School,  believes  in  good  writing,  and  backs  up  his  belief 
by  having  many  of  his  students  subscribe  for  The 
Journal. 

—  I.  S.  Preston,  for  many  years  located  in  Brooklyn,  and 
recently  Sup'r  at  Medford,  Mass.,  is  now  assisting  Mr. 
French  in  his  Evening  High  School  writing  classes  in 
Boston. 

—  From  the  Akron,  Ohio.  Beacon  and  Republican,  we 
clip  the  following  :  Prof.  James  O.  Wise  has  been  granted 
a  life  certificate  to  teach  bookkeeping  by  the  Ohio  Board 
of  Examiners.  This  is  the  first  special  life  certificate  in 
this  branch  ever  granted  in  Ohio.  The  examination  con- 
tinued during  four  days.  Professor  Wise  now  has  life 
certificates  in  his  three  specialties,  bookkeeping,  penman- 
ship and  drawing. 

—  Miss  Emma  Byrne  is  in  charge  of  the  writing  of 
Selma,  Ala.,  public  schools.  She  is  bound  to  succeed,  be- 
cause she  is  enthusiastic  and  starts  right — by  subscribing 
for  The  Journal. 

—  In  a  recent  letter  received  from  A.  H.  Steadman,  the 
new  Supervisor  at  Toledo,  O.,  he  says: 

"I  find  public  school  work  to  be  admirably  adapted  to 
my  want?  and  my  ideas.  I  have  a  good  field  here  with 
every  prospect  of  making  a  grand  success  of  the  work. 
The  writing  has  been  neglected  in  our  public  schools  and 
is  in  very  bad  condition,  but  our  teachers,  I  am  glad  to 
say,  are  already  very  much  interested  and  willing  to  lend 
me  all  the  assistance'!  desire. 

'"Much  of  the  success  I  have  attained  in  penmanship  I 
credit  to  the  enthusiasm  imparted  to  m**  by  reading  your 
most  excellent  Journal.  I  have  been  a  subscriber  for 
this  paper  almost  from  the  time  it  was  first  started.  I 
would  not  think  of  missing  a  number." 


Public  School  Work. 

—  From  E.  E.  Utterback,  Supr.  Writing,  Salina,  Kan., 
we  have  received  several  hundred  samples  of  the  writing 
of  the  second  and  eighth  grades.  It  is  all  good,  most  of 
iz  excellent,  and  proves  once  more  what  we  have  always 
claimed— that  students  in  the  public  schools,  as  well  as 
business  college  students,  can  be  taught  to  write  a  business 
hand.  The  writing  of  the  older  and  more  advanced 
students,  represented  in  these  specimens,  is  fi^s^class, 
rapid  business  writing.  Mr.  Utterback  has  good  ideas, 
and  that  he  puts  them  into  practice  is  evidenced  by  the 
samples  in  question. 

—  Supr.O.  W.  Nottingham,  Van  Wert,  O,,  sendi  a  big 


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package  of  samples  of  writiog  or  the  pupils  in  his  third  to 
eighth  grade  inclusive  and  the  High  School.  Mr.  Nottiug- 
bam  is  a  successful  teacher,  and  we  had  occasion  before  to 
comment  od  the  uniform  excellence  of  bisstudents'  writiDK. 
These  specimens  confirm  our  goot  opinion.  They  equal  the 
work  of  tlie  Cold  water,  Mich,  (where  Mr.  N.  is  also  Supr  ), 
In  everything  except  freedom  of  movement.  If  a  coarser 
pea  were  used  it  would  make  the  writing  more  business- 
like. Among  the  best  writers  are  :  Olira  Burgoou,  Ger- 
trude Longsworth,  Norma  Hiestand,  Clitfnrd  Jones,  Mabel 
Rice,  Henry  Staog.  Mary  Longworthy,  Villa  Grenamier, 
Margaret  Dippery,  DoUie  Berry  and  Emma  Wilcoion. 


Well-Known   Supervisors. 


Born  in  the  early  sixties  aad  reared  in  the  penman's 
nursery  (the  farm),  R.  P.  Moore,  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 
left  his  native  county,  Shelby,  III.,  at  the  age  of  sixteen 
and  located  (if  one  who  is  constantly  roving  can  be  said  to 
be  locattd)  in  the  land  of  cowboys,  horned  toads  and 
tarantulas— Texas.  On  a  cattle  ranch  he  was  initiated  into 
the  mystery  of  whole  arm  movement  and  egg  shaped  ovals 
with  a  lariat  while  balanced  on  the  (hindl  quarter  deck  of 
a  bucking  broncho.  His  fii-st  chirographic  inspiration  came 
from  L.  Maiarasz ;  next  he  graduated  from  the  Ft. 
Worth,  Tex.,  Business  College.  After  some  remarkable 
success  in  organizing  classes  in  writing  he  was  elected 
Supervisor  of  Writing  in  the  Ft.  Worth  public  schools,  the 
first  position  of  the  kind  in  the  State.  Four  years  later  he 
became  principal  of  the  Dallas  Business  College,  which  po- 
sition he  held  for  two  years.  He  was  elected  principal  of 
the  commercial  department  of  the  Texas  Normal  College 
at  Denton.  He  spent  two  years  in  the  latter  place  and  re- 
signed to  accept  his  present  dual  position,  that  of  teacher  of 
penmanship  and  drawing  in  the  Hico,  Texas,  public  schools, 
and  Hico  Normal  College.  Mr.  Moore  is  an  all-round  pen- 
man and  a  good  teacher  and  has  thousands  of  successful 
students  in  the  Lone  Star  State.  Elsewhere  in  this  issue 
will  be  found  a  specimen  of  his  flourishing  and  a  pencil 
drawing  made  by  one  of  his  students. 


Journal's     Public    School     Prize 
Competition. 

By  an  inadvertance  the  ages  of  the  students  in  the 
Nashville  public  schools  were  omitted  from  our  announce- 
ment of  the  result  of  the  contest.     Here  they  are  : 

Rose  Pringle,  first  year,  first  prize,  age  six. 

Golda  Lee  Tugendrich,  second  year,  first  prize,  age  seven. 

Ralph  E.  Bowden,  third  year,  first  prize,  age  nine. 

Robert  Edward  Jordan,  fourth  year,  second  prize,  age 
thirteen. 

Lillie  Mai  Kennedy,  fifth  year,  second  prize,  age  twelve. 

Lethea  Greer,  eichtb  year,  second  prize,  age  fifteen. 

A.  C.  Webb,  Supervisor  of  Writing  and  Drawing  in  the 
Nashville  public  schools,  was  awarded  first  premium  for  the 
largest  number  of  pupils  winnine  pr  ze  certificate. 


To  THE  Editor  or  The  Journal. 

I  would  like  to  use  your  columns  to  invite  teachers  of 
writing  in  the  public  schojls,  anywhere,  to  exchange  slips 
of  their  writing  (by  classes)  with  mine.  This  invitation  is 
made  merely  to  stimulate  emulation  in  writing  and  thereby 
help  to  raise  the  standard  of  good  writing  in  the  public 
schools.    This  is  open  to  the  Vertical  enthusiasts. 

Very  truly,  J.  H.  Bachtenkircher. 

Supervisor  of  Fenmanthip,  tHbtic  Schoolt,   f,a/ayette, 
Jnd. 


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BV   A.    F.    NEWLAJJDS,    StTPEEVlSOB    OF  WKITINO, 

KINOSTON,    ONT. 

No.  3. 

StflUl  of   rtrUeal    WrlUna. 

26.— We  are  now  prepared  to  coDsider  what  Btyle 
of  vertical  writing  will  make  the  best  copy  for  prac- 
tice to  develop  habits  of  free,  legible  writing.  I  do 
not  refer  to  individual  letter  forms  ;  they  will  be 
taken  np  8ei)arately  later  on,  but  to  the  general 
character  of  the  writing  copy.  In  discnssing  this 
qneBtion  we  mnst  conHider  the  probable  conditions 
under  which  the  writers  will  work  when  they  leave 
school. 

aO.— Of  those  who  use  the  pen  a  great  deal,  such 
as  reporters,  telegraph  operators,  bank  clerks,  ac- 
countants, store  clerks,  etc.,  how  many,  a«  a  rule, 
are  properly  seated  to  allow  the  fleshy  part  of  the 
right  arm  to  rest  on  the  edge  of  the  desk  with  the 
writing  lines  at  nearly  right  angles  to  the  forearm 
as  is  demanded  by  the  defenders  of  the  old  system 
as  being  absolutely  necessary  to  free  writing? 

37. — A  great  part  of  the  reporter's  work  is  done 
with  note  book  in  hand  on  the  street  or  on  his  knee 
at  an  interview. 

28. — Several  perwons  have  lately  been  trying  to  ex- 
cuse the  telegrapher  for  doing  his  work  with  the  arm 
free  from  his  desk  by  claiming  that  his  desk  is  too 
narrow  to  permit  of  his  arm  resting  properly,  but 
they  forgot  to  explain  why  the  desks  were  made  bo. 

21).— Bank  clerks  and  accountants  who  write  to  a 
great  extent  in  books  so  large  that  they  must  be  kept 
with  the  bottom  parallel  to  the  edge  of  the  desk 
have  littfe  chance  to  write  with  the  arms  in  the 
regulation  position. 

;t<).— Oiir  groat  army  of  store  clerks  who  make  ont 
their  bills,  checks  and  receipts  at  a  counter  not 
higher  than  their  hips  would  have  to  perform  some 
novel  contortions  to  comply  with  the  demands  of 
the  confident  teacher  of  sloping  writing  and  of  the 
authors  of  some  of  the  new  vertical  writing  books. 

nut  no    Per   Ceiil.    Write   In   School  Peiltton   for 
.Slant    ITrltliif/, 

31. — From  recent  observations  I  have  come  to 
the  conclusion  that  during  less  than  20  per  cent,  of 
the  writing  time  of  the  people  of  this  continent  out- 
side of  the  schools,  is  the  writing  in  a  position  to 
admit  of  that  e.xtensively  exercised  bunch  of  muscles 
near  the  elbow  being  placed  on  the  edge  of  the  desk 
to  do  its  machine  like  work. 

112.— Is  it  fair  to  the  child  then,  may  I  ask,  to 
train  him  throughout  his  school  life  for  what  he 
may  seldom  have  a  chance  to  do  afterward  and  neg- 
lect that  which  is  almost  sure  to  be  demanded  of 
him  duriug  80  i)er  cent,  of  his  writing  time? 

33. — In  correspondence  and  in  copying,  where  the 
regulation  position  may  usually  be  possible,  the  type- 
writer has  come  in  and  is  freeing  the  pen  more  and 
more  from  this  too  often  drudgery. 

riie   Ileal    IVidci!  Cnl>!/    Hi-ltlllu. 

34.— The  best  style  of  writing,  then,  for  a  copy,  is 
one  that,  will  readily  adapt  itself  to  any  possible  po- 
sition. 

35.— One  that  may  be  written  freely  while  stand- 
ing at  a  low  counter,  while  using  a  box  for  a  rest  at 
a  freight  shed  or  without  a  rest  with  the  book  in  the 
hand.  One  that  may  be  written,  with  arm  extended, 
at  the  top  of  a  large  account  book  or  on  the  last  line 
at  the  bottom. 

30.— Such  a  style  of  writing  is,  we  believe,  the  re- 
sult of  our  experiments  in  the  Kingston  schools.  Our 
children  can  write,  not  as  machines,  but  as  human 
beings,  each  endowed  with  individual  constitution 
and  intelligence, 

37.— When  we  first  introduced  vertical  writing 
into  our  schools  we  used  .Spencetian  forms  with  their 
semi-angular  turns,  as  shown  in  plate  1,  and  while 
the  results  were  much  more  satisfactory  than  with 
the  same  forms  on  a  slope,  we  soon  found,  through 
our  experiments,  that  when  using  copies  with  very 
round  turns  similar  to  those  in  plate  2.  improvement 
seem  to  come  by  leaps  and  bounds.  In  our  smallest 
school  we  expeiimcnted  with  the  style  shown  in 
plate  3,  a  style  similar  to  which  has  been  used  in 
some  p:irts  of  Germany,  but  we  found  in  every  case 
where  we  departed  from  the  round,  bold  style,  the 


writing  in  the  regular  class  exercises  deteriorated, 
and  the  nearer  we  approached  the  style  in  plate  1  the 
worse  the  exercises  appeared.  In  spite  of  all  our 
preconceived  notions,  our  system  has  grown  to  the 
style  shown  in  plate  4,  and  now  the  regular  class  ex 
ercises  are  practically  as  well  done  as  the  writing  in 
the  copy  books. 

P'raetteol  and   Arltttie, 

38. — Many  will  of  coarse  declare  the  last  named 
style  clumsy  and  inartistic.  But  what  does  the  ar- 
tistic mean  to  the  average  person  ?  It  means  that 
which  they  have  been  taaght  to  consider  correct. 
Printers  and  typefounders  have  for  a  long  time 
been  trained  to  consider  the  more  uniform  and 
exact  the  faces  of  type  the  more  artistic  the  printed 
page.  But  they  are  coming  to  reconsider  all  this. 
They  have  abandoned  the  skeleton  type  and  from 
the  delicately  smooth  faces  are  going  back  to  the 
old  style,  h,aving  discovered  that  I  he  very  irregular- 
ity they  formerly  thought  objectionable  really  pre- 
served the  artistic  appearance  of  the  page. 

.*J9. — When  speaking  of  the  artistic,  one  turns, 
not  to  the  work  of  those  who  are  bound  hand  and 
foot  by  dogma,  but  to  artists  of  international  reputa- 
tion who  have  given  much  attention  to  typography. 

40  — When  turning  over  the  pages  of  a  magazine 
recently  I  saw  a  facsimile  of  the  writing  of  Mr, 
Geo.  Wharton  Edwards,  who  stands  at  the  head  of 
American  artist  designers,  and  here,  as  usual,  I 
found  vertical  letters  with  strong  lines. 

From  "  Hammerton's  Graphic  Arts"  I  quote  the 
following;  "  Besides  harmony  letters  often  exhibit 


allowed  to  examine  any  of  the  regular  work  tbey 
choose,  and  all  but  one  of  the  visitors  so  far  has  said 
that  the  work  throughout  was  beautiful.  This  is 
where  we  want  our  beauty,  not  in  the  catalogue. 

-1:4. — Now  I  take  it  for  granted  that  those  who  are 
interested  enough  to  spend  their  time  in  reading 
these  articles  have  already  made  tests  on  my  former 
siiggestions,  and  will  make  some  on  the  dififerent 
style  of  vertical  writing  given  here. 

45.— In  the  next  number  primary  work  will  be 
illustrated. 


Writing:  as  Taught  in    Public  Schools  of 
Leading  American  Cities. 

Reports  for  The    Penman's    Art   Journal   from 
City  Superintendents  of  Schools. 

(I.NITIAL   5IADE   IN    JOURNAL   OFFICE.) 

ESPECTING  the  teaching  of  writing 
in  American  public  schools.  The 
Journal  presents  herewith  itsfifth 
installment  of  the  poll  of  superin- 
tendents of  schools.  So  many  re- 
sponses have  been  received  to  the 
questions  submitted  that  it  is  im- 
possible to  give  them  as  fast  as  received.  We  are 
selecting  the  replies  from  those  who  have  the  most 
pronounced  opinions,  who  have  tried  vertical  writ- 
ing, and  have  given  the  subjects  under  discussion 
the  most  thought. 
Below  are  the  questions  asked  : 


ci/O'  AAJJJJ^  /oy  /oAXMy  AM^  ^tojjjX'  XvujJx,  AArvixXhy  AVruruT; 
JWuL  yL/bOTKb  Xruh  /OuAAi/nX  Xa  Xfuy  JiAxruimxy  jm^  Auy. " 

PLATE     3      

Jx?  .y^Axyiy  xyC  xO/rto  aah/  Ay\AAXiX/  XXvLA/f  ^oVyuX/i   M/Y\An.\r; 

PLATE     4-      

1 0    uxaJJb  0+-    cUxti    u>e.  ttux^X  Vkxsuoxy  ouixxXi   k/rLcrur; 

BY  A,  F.  NEWLANDS,  ILLUSTRATING  HIS  ACCOMPANYING  LESSON. 


marked  artistic  qualities  of  other  kinds:  some  are 
picturesque  and  others  severe,  some  are  delicate  and 
elegant,  others  sturdy  and  massive,  qualities  which 
are  all  to  be  found  in  the  highest  kind  of  painting 
and  sculpture  and  which  add  immensely  to  the  in- 
terest and  variety  of  nature  itself." 

4 1  .—The  skeleton  letters  and  mathematically  ex- 
act forms,  as  shown  in  nearly  all  the  copybooks,  are 
considered  artistic  mostly  by  Pen  Artists  (?)  who 
spend  a  large  part  of  their  time  flourishing  all  kinds 
of  reptiles,  birds  and  animals,  with  a  maze  of  lines 
decorated  with  all  sorts  of  gingerbread  work,  and 
who  attempt  to  improve  their  lettering  by  throwing 
impo-ssible  shades  from  them,  and  thereby  violating 
one  of  the  first  principles  of  decorative  art.  Some 
have  even  gone  so  far  as  to  throw  what  they  call  a 
ray  shade  from  script  letters.  These  are  the  persons 
who  are  most  garrulous  about  the  artistic  and  the 
graceful,  and  set  themselves  up  as  leaders  of  taste  in 
writing. 

miat  Confititutea  Grace  anft  Beauty  In  Writing? 

42.—  But  to  get  right  down  to  the  bottom  of  the 
matter,  what  is  it  they  consider  so  graceful  and 
beautiful  ?  Is  it  the  fine  line  and  shade  of  the  script 
made  by  the  engraver  or  by  the  penman  who  has 
spent  a  lifetime  practicing  forms  he  has  never  at- 
tempted to  put  to  practical  use?  Or  is  it  the  ordi- 
nary every  day  work  of  the  school  pupil  or  graduate  ? 
Every  time  you  will  find  it  is  either  of  the  first  two, 
and  never  do  we  hear  them  eulogizing  the  work  in 
the  school  pupils*  scribblers  or  other  ordinary  school 
exercises.  The  copy  books  and  compendiums 
printed  with  these  so-called  graceful  hair  line  copies 
are  like  many  illustrated  catalogues  we  receive— the 
quality  of  the  goods  is  all  in  tht^  representation  ;  we 
rarely  see  it  in  the  actual  thing. 

43.— The  large  number  of  U.  S,  and  Canadian 
visitors  investigating  this  matter  in  our  schools  are 
never  shown  even  the  special  writing  books,  but  are 


Firat.-Have  you  invcniigiitod  the  rlnlma  ol  vertical 
n  riling  to  any  vxteut  ?  It  so,  whiil  ifi  your  opiuion 
of  it? 

Second.— Has  tliiH  style  of  penniHUHfaip  been  tnllKht  to 
niiy  extent  in  your  scbools  f  II  so,  how  louii  and  with 
what  rcMUltH  f 

Third. -  Arc  copy-bookK  used  ecncrnlly  iu  ynui-HchoolH  f 
It'  so,  on  whiit  dcsrcc  ol  slnnt  arc  the  copies  t  (A  sDccili- 
cation  of  the  books  used  will  Kivr  us  the  desired  iufurinif 
tion    iu  this  connection.)     And  is  the  tcenernl  tcudency 

?opJ  " 

J^ort  Smith,  Ark. 

1.  Gave  the  subject  some  little  attention  at  the  World's 
Fair.  With  this  casual  examination  am  inclined  to  be- 
lieve the  method  has  considerable  merit. 

3,  No.  Have  been  inclined  to  give  tbe  method  a  trial 
In  one  or  more  of  our  schools,  but  will  determine  this  later, 

3.  National  copy-boobs  are  used.  With  beginners  espe- 
cially the  universal  tendency  is  to  write  more  vertically 
than  the  copy,  J  L.  Holloway,  Su.pt. 

Padueah,    Ki/. 

1.  I  have  investigated  some  of  the  vertical  writing  and 
am  of  the  opinion  that  it  would  be  easier  to  make  good 
writers  with  that  system  than  with  the  old  slautiag  one; 
that  it  is  easier  to  read,  and  also  much  easier  to  see  at  a 
distance. 

3,  No.    But  I  shall  make  an  effort  to  introduce  it. 

3.  Eclectic  copy-books  {^>'i°)  are  used  from  third  to  sixth 
grade  inclusive.  The  tendency  of  the  pupils,  1  find,  is  to 
write  less  vertical  than  the  copy, 

Geo.  O.  McBroom,  SupH. 

Bamlllon,    Ontario. 

1.  Wo  have  to  some  extent.  As  to  legibility  It  is  a  vast 
improvement.  This  commends  it  highly  for  schools,  espe- 
cially in  the  lower  grades.  As  to  speed  I  am  not  yet  in  a 
po»ltioQ  to  speak  with  any  degree  of  contidence  as  to  rela- 
tive merits  of  the  two  systems, 

a.  It  bas  been  tried  as  an  experiment  in  all  the  classes 
of  our  second  book  grade.  Copybooks  are  not  used  in 
this  grade, 

3.  The  vertical  writing  was  introduced  in  the  second 
grade,  November  or  December  last.  So  far  as  I  have 
hesrd  very  few  ot  the  teachers  would  willingly  give  it  up. 

The  primary  teachers  say  that  with  80  or  t»0  per  cent,  of 
pupils  beginning  to  write,  the  tendency  is  to  -write  almost 
vertically.  W.  H.  Ballard,  Injector. 


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yeai-8.  We  do\ibt  if  there  is  another  class  of  paper  published 
that  covers  its  field  more  thoroughlv.  or  has  a  more  loyal, 
enth\i9instic  support  from  the  best  class  of  workers  in  its 
field  than  The  PENsrAN's  Art  Journal, 

The  last  two  years,  especially  the  past  year,  will  go  down 
into  history  as  a  period  of  perhaps  the  severest  commercial 
depre.98ion  that  our  country  has  known,  at  least  in  our 
times.  All  classes  of  private  schools  dependent  upon  tuition 
receipts  have  felt  this  depression,  and  in  many  sections  the 
commercial  schools  have  been  particularly  hard  hit.  Never- 
"    '        "'        '   "  has  done  very  well.    Its  subscriptic 


lian  it  was  last  year,  and  the  number  of 
ar  shows  a  considerable  advance  over 
In  many  cases  the  size  of  the 


list  is 
club- 

thill  >  .  .     ^    ... 

chib-i  Ills  lii.ii  -^i  iM  n' what  smaller  than'in  other  yeai-s.  but  ..^ 
feel  liiKlily  triiitihcd  at  the  efforts  of  our  friends,  and  now 
that  times  seem  to  be  getting  better,  the  clubbing  outlook 
for  the  rest  of  this  spring  is  more  than  usually  good. 

We  wish  to  give  the  fullest  measure  of  credit  to  all  the 
friends  of  The  Journal— well-wishers  of  the  Active  sort— 
those  who  are  not  afraid  of  the  little  work  necessary  to  intro- 
ducing the  paper  to  their  students.  These,  indeed,  are  the 
f  i-iends  that  count.  For  whatever  good  there  is  to  our  pro- 
fession in  the  maintenance  of  a  paper  like  The  Penman's 
Art  Jouhnai,  they  are  in  largest  measure  responsible,  and 
we  accord  them  the  credit  with  pleasure.  Thanks,  kind 
friends,  one  and  all. 

The  banner  installment  for  '95  numbers  232  and  comes  from 
our  excellent  friend.  L.  M.  Thornburgh,  of  the  Sponcerian  B. 
C.  Evansville.  Ind.  The  size  of  this  club  shows  that  Mr 
Thornburgh  is  a  very  popular  man.  and  that  his  students  and 
friends  repose  great  confidence  in  him  when  thev  take  his 
advice  in  such  large  numbers  to  subscribe  for  The  Journal. 
He  was  rendered  valuable  assistance  in  securing  this  fine  list 
by  E.  P.  Timberman,  Decorah.  Ia.,  Institute:  J.  H.  Everette 
associate  principal  Perry,  la..  B.  C,  and  L.  D.  Thornburgh 
HartsviUe,  Ind.,  all  students  of  Mr.  Thornburgh's.     They 

seem  to  ''"■■"  "V.""..v.«-»  .,,.~.-,  -.P  1,:^  a —  „_j 1.    -_ 1.     _ 

love    fc 

JoUKNj 

The  next  club  in  size.  134.  came  from  C.  H.  Allard.  of  the  Gem 
<'ity  H.  ('.,  (^uincy.  111.  The  interest  in  penmanship  is  kept 
away  above  par  in  this  well-known  institution  by  Messrs. 
Mussclniiin.  Behrensmever  and  Allnrd.  and  Mr.  Allard  sees 
that  the  studi'iMs  :,rr  sui>ii|jcd  with  good  penmanship  litera- 


Wet 


and  we  kno 
Our  friend. 
C.  €..  drop: 


he  Goldey,  Wilmington,  Del.. 

.  fine  showing  for  this,  his 
first  year  in  that  school.  A  new  friend  in  an  old  school.  J, 
W.   MlCiusHu.  of  the  Bryant    &   Stratton    B,  C.  Chicago, 

ing   ii 

good  a  list  from  this  school.    Just        _  _„     

?Jies.seman  of  the  Capital- City  C.  C.  Des  Moines,  la.  His 
list  is  82.  We  always  e.vpect  Bro.  G.  to  come  to  the 
front  and  he  never  fails  us.  Miss  Lulu  McCov  of  the  State 
"     ,  School.  Huntaville.  Tex.,  is  next  with    73,  and   C.  C. 


lap  behind  is  W.  F. 


C.  Cleveland.    O.,    foUows 


Lister    of    the  Spenc_      _    _.    _..   . „,    „.,    ^ 

with  72.  Both  are  strong  friends  of  The  Journal.  W. 
L.  Starkey,  the  penman-inventor,  of  the  High  School 
Patei-son,  N.  J.,  falls  in  line  vnth  59.  A  strong  trio— A  P 
Root,  Pierce  Coll.  of  Bus..  Phila.;  A.  H.  Stephenson.  B.  &  S 
B.  C.  Buffalo,  N.  Y,.  and  J.  F.  Barnhart.  of  Soul6  Coll..  New 
Orleans,  La.,  are  represented  by  clubs  of  the  same  numl>er— 
.W.  W.  J.  Trainer.  Caton  B.  C,  Buffalo.  N.  Y..  is  close  be- 
hind with  57.  Clubs  of  55  are  opposite  the  names  of  those 
splendid  penmen.  J.  W.  Lampman.  Omaha,  Neb.,  C.  C.  and 
B.  F.  Williams,  of  the  N.  I.  Nor.  Sch.,  Valparaiso,  Ind.   F.  B. 


63 

Moore,  IndtRnapotis,  Intl..  B.  U.,  a  strong  supporter,  con- 
tributes 41.  tJ.  G.  Alexander,  ot  that  big  norraiil.  the  Chllll- 
cotUe,  Mo..  Nor.  School  40.  J.  W.  Hobortson.  Supervisor  ot 
Writing.  City  Schools,  Denver,  Colo.,  3!l.  E.  L.  Jlooi-e.  the 
new  penman  of  the  Iowa  B.  C.  Des  Moines,  36.  I.  H.  Li|«l<y, 
Comer's  C.  C,  Boston.  Mass..  and  F.  M.  Powell,  Baker  tint., 
Baldwin,  Kan.,  15.  G.  Milliraau,  Pawtiukit.  I!.  I.,  11  C  ;  C. 
E  Webber.  Garden  Citv  n  i' ,  Sim  .Tn=.'-  i';,l     m.!  i'     \    w.-s- 

seUFerrisInd. School,  hiij  l;npiil^   Mi,  h    .  i      r    i    i  ,,,.■, 

lund,  Kichiiiond,  Ind..  It    <      .i    \|    \u i  i      w    i    ,   i,<r 

Packard's  B.  C,  N.  Y.,  nil. I  .1  M  Wnl.  \\  ':.,l;,n  Pi' 
B.CeachSi.  E,  E.  Gnr.l  mnll'  M  i'miiH,,  v,  i,,„|,|,  m,,' 
B.  U.;F.  W.  Martin.  Cnn..  II  1  .  I'.iriiiMur  Mr  amir  v' 
Stewart.  Arciiiliulii  Ii  r.,  Miliii.  iiju.tis  Minn  .;'  <i  V  Ihir- 
man.  Cliw^  iin.l  IVmil  Inst.,  \,-w  liil,Mn.i,'  l.ii..  nnil  W  K. 
Gibson.   .\\'r.klntU-V   It     r,.   nnUijuui.  Cjil      ai       C     ll     shat- 

tuck.  Canililicll  fni  .    lli.ll.ni.    Kan I    /am  nan    \iilla.i-i 

Columbus,  ()..  :(0.  A.A.rlail,  Supi  Wiiim-  (i-iliml  (I 
S.  B.  Fahnestock,  McPli.  i-"ii,  Kan  .(  mH  am!  J  .1  llian' 
Dakota  Nor  &  B.  U.,  Simi »  lall.  ^  imi,  m  i:,,,  iii,.nii.- 
son.  Acme  B.  C,  Seattk'.  w  i-h  ,  -  i  ii  Cuiin.i-  \irl 
Nor.  Uni..  Lebanon,©.,  an.l  I,   I.    Tih  km    \    i    i;  i      \mvni, 

N.  J.,27.    H.  Champlin,Sup'r  Wiiiiim      in, am. w    .i 

Elliott,  Cent.  B.  C,  Toronto,  llni  ,  n,,l  i.,  \\  Ki  nmi 
Wood's  B.  C.  Seranton,  Pa.,  20.    c     M     1  ma  1,    ilnl,.  li    i 

Oil  Cit.v,  Pa„  25.    G.  W.Ware,  Snri  w ,,    iml  innmni.', 

Ft.  Worth,  Tex.,  24.    Jno.  K.  Book.  Da> ,l    It 

Luckey,  B.  &  S.  B.  C,  Louisville,  Ky.,iinil  r  \  Maim,  Mm- 
neapolis,  Minn.,  N.  C.  23.  ,1.  C.  Shumbei  i;,  i  -,  !,  i  m,m,, 
HaiTisburg,  Pa.,  and  P.  F.  Wildish,  Met.  It.  i      1 1  ,  i  ,     i ,        .-.'. 

P.  T.  Benton,  Green  Bav,  Wis..  R.  C. :    II     in    

Helena,  Mont ,  B.  C;  D.  \.  (iriffltt«.  c,,!!    ,  i   Vn-im 

Tex.,and  J.  H.Smith,  Sullivan  ,v  111,  111, m  -  i;  i  Mi, ma 
Ga.,20.  FrancBarkman,Sii|i  r  Wi  iiim  , ,  i  imiim,,,,!.  Mah- 
F.  J.  Heacock,  Butler.  I'a..  It.  i  .;  w     i     \i,  i   ui,    .-.i  a,   o. 

Coll.,  and  J.  L.  Townseml.  Ililjiham    \ \iiiil       Tiumi 

Utah,  W.  H.  S.  Miller  anil  K.  F.  Hi.lianN.  s..  Wr.;!  II  C. 
Wichita.  Kan.,  in.  A.  A.  Alii-rmninbi,..  Ilnlhinn  lull  Liiuls- 
bni-B.  Kan.;  E.  E.  Ferris.  Wrstmn  Xur.  Cnll  .  i.incnln.  N.-li., 
and  W.  L.  Smith,  .Spring  Hoi.e.  .N.  ('..  17.  C.  .\.  French,  ll.is- 
ton.  Mass.,  and  C.  R.  Fvilsniii.  Spencerian  II.  ('..  Hi  A  C.  tie- 
genheiraer,  N.  W.  Coll.,  Naper\ille,  III  ;  B.  F.  McCormick,  Y. 


Clubs  of  from  ten  to  fifteen,  none  less  than  ten,  have  been 
received  from  the  following: 

J.  Aleock,  Platfeville,  Wis.,  B.  n.;  w.  E.  Allen,  Stevens 
Point,  Wis..  B.  C;  G.S.Arnold,  Washington,  D.  C..C  B.  Bige- 
low,  Westlield,  III.,  B.  C:  W.  G.  Bishop  and  H.  H.  Peck  (West. 
Nor.  C),  Shenandoah,  In.;  H  A  Rinhril;.  N'rw  London,  Conn,, 
B.  C;  J.  D,  Bond,  Sup'r.  SI  Paul.  Mmn.  c.  A.  Bornhard, 
Efflnghara,  Kan.,  W.   P.   (  aniiili    <i:il,  atia-,  Minn,   B.  C; 

A.  H  Davenport  and  D.  r  liil.i-  inl  I'tiv.  Pa  ,  B.  C;  L.  J. 
Egelston,  Rutland,  Vt ,  Pm  a  a   it  i  ■  ;  l„  I :,  l-ioneh,  Draughon's 

B.  C.  Nashville,  Tenn  ;  E  H.  Kntch.  s.  W.  B.  C  St.  Louis. 
Mo.:  A.  J.  Hall.  Covington,  Ind..  Nor.  Coll  :  J.  H.  King,  B.  C, 
Dallas.  Tex.:  C.  W.  KItt.  Vinton,  la  :  N.  B.  Leach,  Cent.  B.  C 
Leavenworth.  Kan.;  P.  Mcintosh,  Central  B.  C,  Stratford, 
Ont.;  W.  W.  Merriam  Nor.  Coll.,  Bowling  Green.  Kv.:  L.  A. 
Prieraeau,  Montreal,  Can.,  H.  E.  Perrin.  Sup'r.  San  Itcriiar- 
dino,  Cal;  J.  A.  Payne.  Bus.  Inst..  Andei-smi.  linl  ;  i;  w 
Snavely.  Juniata  B.  C,  Huntingdon,  Pa.;  i;.  K.  Dcninrv, 
ButTalo,  N  Y.,T.  J  Sullivan.  Nelson's   B.   r..   Cnn  innali.  ri  ; 

Miss  Mary  I.  Stanton,  El  Paso,  Te,\--    .1.    H   s,  1 num.  Ni.r 

and  Bus.  Coll..  Denison,  la.;  A.   1'    ^i.,l,l,iijii     mipi.  m- 

turawa,  la.:  C.  A.  Twining,  B.  C.  ii.i  m    I' I  m     I!   w imit. 

Fayette.  Ia.,  A.  C.  Webb,  Nashvillr.  imiii  ,  li  mi,  I'   Wrimm. 

Wilberforce,   O..  Univ.;   vr.   A.    Wan 1.    lull     .11    111111.. 

Toronto,  Ont.;  C.  P.  Wiggins,  Le.viiiat.m,  Kv  .  li.  C:  .1.  A. 
Willis,  B.  C.  Auburn.  N.  Y.;  A.  R.  Whitiuorc.  U.C.Scrantou. 
Pa. 

In  addition  to  the  above  we  have  received  several  large 
clubs  that  are  held  by  request  for  additions  ond  will  be  an- 
nounced next  month.  We  have  also  received  a  large  number 
of  clubs  under  fen— more  than  in  any  previous  year.  In 
many  coses  these  are  but  starters,  and  will  grow  into  ripe 
proportions  during  the  next  thirty  days.    We  haven't  room 


BUSINESS     EDUCATION    A    NECESSITY. 

A  Timely  Article  by  n  Mnn   Who  Know». 

In  a  late  number  of  the  American  School  and  Col- 
leije  Journal,  St.  Louis,  we  find  the  following  inter- 
esting article  on  business  education  by  one  of  the 
Nestors  of  American  business  education,  D.  L.  Mus- 
selman,  president  of  the  Gem  City  Business  College, 
Quincy,  III.  For  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century 
Mr.  Musselman  has  been  engaged  in  the  field  of 
practical  education,  and  to-day  is  at  the  heail  of  a 
splendidly  equipped  business  college,  which  occupies 
its  own  magnificent  bailding — an  institution  which 
can  point  to  thousands  of  graduates  who  have  made 
successes  in  business  and  as  teachers  in  other  schools. 
In  addition  to  his  school  work  he  has  found  time  to 
prepare  an  admirable  series  of  commercial  text  and 
reference  books.  The  business  college  fraternity 
may  well  feel  proud  of  so  able  a  champion  and  rep- 
resentative as  D.  L.  Musselman  : 

Many  years  ago  a  young  man  from  the  "fatherland" 
came  to  Quincy  without  money,  friends  or  an  education 
and  found  employment  as  a  hod  carrier.  To-day  he  is  a 
wealthy  banker  and  pays  the  largest  tax  of  any  man  in  his 
chosen  city  ;  and  "  Uncle  Joe  "  Rlcker  is  highly  honored 
and  respected  by  all  Quincy  and  those  who  know  him 
throughout  the  State.  The  force  of  circumstances  coupled 
with  the  conditions  of  business  and  society  in  those  early 
times,  more  than  anything  else,  enabled  our  respected 
townsman,  without  the  preparation  of  an  education,  to 
gradually  accumulate  property  until  he  had  amassed  a 
fortune. 

Many  young  men  stiU  arrive  in  this  country  under  sim- 
ilar circumstances,  but  the  conditions  of  business  and  so- 
ciety are  different  now,  and  they  continue  to  carry  the 
hod.  Times  have  changed,  and  to  be  successful  at  the 
present  day  in  business  pursuits  a  young  man  must  be 
educated  for  business,  he  must  be  qualiOed.  £ven  the  de- 
gree of  proficiency  [required    to    meet  with 


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changed  in  recent  years,  and  a  young  man  must  possess 
better  qualifications  than  formerly  if  be  nould  succeed. 

The  curriculum  of  the  commercial  college  of  to-day  is 
more  thorough  and  comprehensive  than  twenty  years  ago. 
The  demaodJi  of  the  timei  require  it  to  be  so,  and  the  bet- 
ter cla«H  of  husine«s  institutions  of  learning  are  increasing 
and  strengthening  their  facilities  and  endeavoring  to  meet 
the  demanrl  by  keeping  abreast  of  the  times.  The  old  cry 
heard  yeant  ago  that  business  college  graduates  were  not 
qualitled  as  accountants  and  as  business  young  men  has 
changed,  and  business  houses  at  the  preaent  day  apply  to 
the  better  class  of  business  colleges  for  office  help  as  ac- 
countants, Halesmen,  stenographers,  etc.,  with  the  con- 
fidence that  their  neerls  will  be  fully  met. 

The  business  college  of  to  day  is  a  national  necessity,  in- 
asmuch as  it  educates  the  youth  of  the  land  for  practical 
business  pursuits,  and  provides  a  place  where  btisineBS  men 
may,  themselves,  educate  their  sons  aud  daughters  for  use- 
ful positions  In  their  own  offices  and  for  the  care  of  their 
businetu  and  property  as  they  come  into  possession  of  it 
In  former  times  business  men  undertook  to  train  their 
sons  In  their  own  offices,  but  at  the  present  time  tbey  send 
them  to  the  practical  business  college  wbere  the  facilities 
are  far  superior  to  any  opportunities  offered  by  a  business 
ofllce. 

We  would  not  depreciate  the  value  of  a  college  or  classi- 
cal education,  for  such  is  a  necessary  qualification  for  many 
of  the  professions  ;  yet  the  time  and  expense  in  securing  it 
are  so  great  that  a  large  per  cent,  of  the  young  people  who 
desire  to  do  for  themselves  in  life  are  unable  to  secure  it. 
A  young  man  with  a  thorough  business  course  of  from  six 
to  twelve  months,  founded  upon  a  good  common  school 
education,  is,  as  a  rule,  better  qualified  to  cope  with  the 
world  alone  than  a  Greek  scholar  who  has  spent  years  iu 
securing  a  classical  education.  One  of  the  most  highly  ed- 
ucated men  that  ever  resided  in  Quincy,  after  selling  lead 
pencils  on  the  streets  for  awhile  for  a  livelihood,  died  in 
one  of  the  city  hospitals  a  pauper,  while  scores  of  lads  iu 
their  *'  teens  "  were  earning  good  salaries  with  only  a  busi- 
ness college  education. 

Business  education  is  a  necessity,  and  the  first  class  busi- 
ness college  of  to-day  is  supplying  a  legitimate  demond. 
True,  there  are  charlatans  among  business  colleges,  but 
there  have  been  Judases  for  1800  years,  and  will  so  continue 
to  be  m  all  lines  of  business,  trades  and  professions.  How- 
ever, the  good  should  not  be  condemned  on  account  of  the 
spurious,  and  patrons  should  be  discreet  iu  the  selection  of 
a  school  to  attend.  To  meet  the  demand  for  better  quali- 
fied young  men  and  young  women,  several  elegant  com- 
mercial buildings  have  recently  been  erected  iu  America 
and  splendidly  equipped  with  all  modern  appliances  aud 
conveniences  for  the  students'  comfort  and  accommodation 
while  securing  their  business  education.  Experienced  pro- 
fessors are  employed,  thorough  courses  of  practical  in 
struetion  carefully  laid  out,  large  rooms  fitted  up  with 
elegant  oifico  and  banking  furniture,  where  actual  business 
practice  and  the  banking  business  are  thoroughly  taught, 
and  where  the  student,  upon  graduating,  is  thoroughly 
qualified  and  equipped  for  business  pursuits  and  for  earning 
good  remuneration  by  faithful  and  competent  services  for 


his  employer. 


COPY-BOOKS    AND    MOVEMENT. 

Applicaiioii  of  .Miivi-mrnt  to  Correctly  Written  Forms. 

We  present  our  readers  of  this  issue  with  specimen  copies 
reproduced  from  Ginn  &  Co.'s  copy-books.  In  oflfering 
this  series  to  educators,  both  author  and  publishers  state 
that  they  are  supplying  a  crying  need  of  the  public  school 
room.  Parents  have  demanded  of  school  boards,  and  they 
in  turn  have  demanded  of  teachers,  that  free  hand  writing 
be  taught  pupils  under  their  instruction.  To  gain  this 
desideratum  both  committee  and  teachers  have  turned  from 
one  system  of  copy-books  to  another,  but,  the  author  says, 
in  each  have  been  disappointed.  As  a  consequence,  in 
many  schools  the  copy-book  has  been  discarded,  educators 
thinking  better  results  could  be  obtained  with  free  arm 
exercises  on  practice  paper  without  competeut  teaching 
and  from  poor  copies.  This,  too,  they  have  learued,  dues 
not  satisfy  their  want.  It  does  provide  a  means  for 
free  arm  movement,  which  the  usual  copy-book  does  not 
give,  yet  they  sadly  miss  the  correct  forms  of  letters  for 
the  children  to  copy.  The  result  has  been  that  many 
students  have  gained  a  slidi  )g  movement,  but  the  letters 
they  make  can  hardly  be  recognized.  Indeed  it  cannot  be 
otherwise,  for  as  pupils  have  passed  through  successive 
grades  of  school,  each  teacher  has  taught  a  different  band- 
writing — her  own  style  — until  tbe  children  have  a  sort  of 
"  composite  "  style  ot  writing  which  can  be  read  only  with 
a  good  deal  of  study. 

The  author  states  that  Ginn  &  Co.'s  copy-books  were 
made  to  meet  this  exigency.  Tneir  fundamentil  Jeature 
is  application  of  movement  to  correctly  written  fornix. 
To  gain  this  end,  it  will  be  observed,  the  copies  are  spaced 
more  openly  than  it  is  custo-nary  to  find  them  in  ordinary 
writing  books.  This  open  spacing  is  not  exaggerated  so  as 
to  make  it  objectionable  in  leoding  pupils  to  acquire  a 
band  which  allows  them  to  write  only  two  or  three  words 
across  a  sheet  of  paper  ;  but  the  copy  makes  it  easy  to 
teach  and  learn  a  running,  legible  hand.  That  the  series 
is  appreciated  is  proved,  for  schools  that  have  not  used 
copy-books  for  the  last  three  years,  waiting  for  such  a  set 
to  appear,  are  now  adopting  these  books. 

The  "  muscular"  movement  which  has  been  taught  for 
years  by  professional  penmen  is  the  approved  movement 
of  the  series,  and  is  thoroughly  explained  to  teachers  in  a 
manual  which  accompanies  the  writing  books.  The  man- 
ual contains  a  valuable  set  of  lessons,  and  all  is  made  so 
simple  and  plain  that  tbe  student  cannot  fail  to  understand 
and  improve  his  cbirography  if  he  practices  faithfully  the 
suggestions  it  contains.  Another  beautiful  feature  of  the 
booKs  is  an  abbreviated  set  of  capital  letters  which  tbe 
author  believes  to  be  tbe  simplest  style  ever  introduced 
into  copy-books.  A  word  also  as  to  mechanical  execution. 
The  publishers  desire  to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  while 
so  many  systems  of  writing  are  being  taken  from  lithog- 
raphy and  printed  by  other  processes,  Ginn  &  Co.'s  books 
are  pen  ruled  and  printed  from  stone,  thus  insuring  the 
best  work  possible  in  making  such  books. 

The  series  under  consideration  consists  of  seven  regular 
numbers  and  four  tracers.    There  are  also  three  alternate 


numbers.  A  sample  set  will  be  gladly  sent  for  examina- 
tion to  any  teacher  applying  for  it,  and  any  questions  will 
be  cheerfully  answered  by  writing  Mr.  A.  W.  Clark,  special 
agent  for  Ginn  &  Co.,  13  Tremonl  Place,  Boston,  Mass. 


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The  February  number  of  The  Journal  was  hardly 
from  the  press  before  I  repented  of  having  been  so 
rash  in  promising  to  be  prompt  in  sending  those  stick 
pins.  I  crowed  before  I  was  out  of  the  woods.  The 
•' second  edition''  was  exhausted  in  "no  time,"  and 
we  were  obliged  to  put  the  manufacturer  at  work  on 
the  third  order.  We  are  ready  for  you  once  more: 
come  on.  The  pin  in  silver  and  one  sub,  $1;  in  gold 
ror  two  subs  and  $'2\  or  one  sub.  for  two  years;  or  $1 
now  and  $1  at  beerinning  of  second  year.  Pin  and 
Journal  mailed  to  diflferent  addresses  if  desired. 


It  is  as  difficult  to  tell  what  will  be  a  taking  pre- 
mium as  it  is  to  pick  out  a  successful  popular  song 
— before  it's  published.  We've  hit  it  nicely  with 
onr  stick  pio.  and  orders  have  been  pouring  in  from 
all  parts  of  the  country.  Present  subscribers  may 
extend  their  subscriptions  and  secure  the  pin  as 
premium.  See  cat  and  full  particulars  in  our  adver- 
tising columns. 

To  every  one  who  knows  anything  about  engraving, 
tbe  name  McLees  is  a  byword.  Two  or  three  gener- 
ations of  engravers  have  borne  that  name,  and  we 
are  glad  to  be  able  to  say  that  the  present  scions  of 
the  house  are  upholding  the  reputation  of  their 
fathers.  Mr.  Frank  McLees  bas  associated  with  him 
two  of  his  brothers,  and  in  future  the  business  will 
be  known  as  Frank  McLees  &  Bros.  The  business 
has  been  strengthened  by  a  full  equipment  for  tbe 
making  of  relief  plates  by  the  wax  process — a  method 
much  employed  m  the  production  of  the  more  deli- 
cate grades  ot  script.  It  hasbeen  a  common  complaint 
for  a  long  time  that  there  was  hardly  anybody  in  the 
business  of  making  wax  plates  who  had  a  sufficient 
technical  knowledge  of  script  to  preserve  the  fine 
points  of  copy  which  they  were  employed  to  repro- 
duce, and  as  a  result  a  great  deal  of  this  work  has 
been  botched.  We  know  of  no  one  so  well  qualified 
by  traming  and  experience  to  handle  this  class  of 
work  as  the  McLeeses,  and  now  that  they  are  able  to 
build  up  their  own  plates  as  well  as  to  cut  them, 
they  ought  to  get  the  lion's  share  of  the  business. 


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If  you  haven't  seen  The  Business  Journal  you'ye 
missed  something, 

"  Carhart's  Class  Book  of  Commercial  Law  "  is  a 
good  book.  It  has  the  essentials  of  the  subject  com- 
pressed into  small  space.  Many  of  the  largest 
business  schools  nsa  it  and  it  is  selling  well, 
and  this,  too,  without  any  special  booming.  By 
addressing  C.  V.  Carhart,  publisher,  423  Clinton  ave- 
nue, Albany,  N,  Y.,  and  inclosing  3.5  cents  you  can 
get  a  sample  copy. 

In  answer  to  "  Susie  M."  and  "  James  B.,"  I  desire 
to  siy  that  the  writing  on  the  wrappers  of  The 
.Journal  is  not  that  of  the  Editors  or  the  Business 
Manager.  Strange  as  it  may  seem,  the  Editors 
manage  to  keep  busy  at  other  things,  and  hence  are 
deprived  of  the  pleasure  of  Hourishing  a  bird  or  put- 
ting a  sample  of  ornamental  writing  on  each 
wrapper  sent  out. 

The  announcement  made  in  the  February  Journal 
of  the  new  patented  business  practice  apparatus  be- 
ing put  on  the  market  by  Messrs.  Warren  H.  Sadler 
and  H.  M.  Rowe  has  aroused  great  interest  and  some 
little  curiosity.  I  guess  we're  all  worse  than  the 
ladies  when  it  comes  to  curiosity.  Out  with  it,  Bro. 
Sadler  ;  don't  keep  ua  in  suspense. 

We  cannot  give  names  and  addresses  of  firms  in 
this  column.  We  must  be  excused  from  deciding 
which  brand  of  pens,  inks,  etc.,  is  "  best."'  Consult 
our  advertising  columns,  send  for  catalogues,  circu- 
lars, etc.,  sample  the  articles  where  possible,  and 
then — decide  for  yourself. 


BUSINESS    WRITING    FROM    BUSINESS 
OFFICES. 

WImt   iB  Considered  n  "Good  Hniid"  in    lusurunce 
Omceit. 

(INITIAL  MADE  IN  ThE  JOURNAL  OFFICE.) 

1 OUNG  men  who  are  fine  writers  are 
in  demand  in  insurance  offices  as 
correspondents  and  policy  writers. 
In  the  home  offices  of  all  large  in- 
surance companies  may  be  found 
several  expert  penmen  who  till  out 
the  policies.  The  writing  is  usu- 
ally in  the  professional,  dashy  style,  although  fre- 
quently the  more  slow,  shaded  round  hand  is  used 
and  occasionally  some  of  the  more  rapid  styles  of 
lettering  are  introduced. 

We  asked  for  samples  of  "  genuine  every-day  busi- 
ness writing."  (See  copy  of  letter  herewith  )  These 
samples  are  presented  e.vactli/  as  they  came  to  us. 
Each  company  is  represented  by  all  of  the  specimens 
sent.  We  have  a  few  more  specimens,  but  the  com- 
panies sending  them  neglected  to  put  their  names  on 
the  packages,  hence  we  do  not  know  to  whom  to  give 
credit.  However,  the  specimens  presented  in  this 
issue  are  fairly  representative  of  the  entire  lot. 

Following  is  a  copy  of  the  letter  that  brought  the 
specimens: 

New  York  Life  Insurance  Co.,  New  York  City. 

Dear  Sirs:  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  is  collecttDg 
material  for  a  series  of  illustrated  ai-ticles  showing  the 
styles  of  writing  that  are  current  in  large  busiuess  estab- 
lishments at  home  and  abroad  An  important  feature  in 
this  seriesof  illustratious  will  be  the  writing  of  American 
clerks,  bookkeepers  and  general  offi:e  help. 

We  write  toask  you  to  do  us  tbe  favor  of  securing  two 
lines  of  rapid  business  writing  from  each  of  three  or 
four  of  the  host  liusiness  writers  in  your  establisbraent. 
Please  do  not  let  them  know  that  these  specimens  are  for 
publication,  as  that  would  destroy  their  value  to  us.  We 
don't  want  dress  parade  writing,  but  genuine  every-day 


bu,:ii 


i  writing. 


lity. 


For  the  sake 
lines  :  "  Permission  is  hereby'; 
policy." 

Will  you  please  have  the  writing  done  with  good  black 
ink  on  tbe  inclosed  slip  of  paper  and  mail  at  earhest  con- 
venience in  inclosed  envelope  without  folding  J 
Respectfully  yours. 

Penman's  Art  Journal. 


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list.  The  Journal  is  mailed  until  we  have  instruc- 
tions to  the  contrary.  We  don't  cut  off  the  paper  as 
in  the  case  of  club  subscribers  at  the  reduced  rate, 
but  send  a  bill.  No  subscription  received  for  less 
than  the  full  price  of  if  1  can  be  entered  on  this  list 
and  the  subscriber  is  entitled  to  a  premium.  There 
are  some  subscriptions  on  this  list  which  have  been 
overdue  a  few  months.  We  ask  our  friends  to  favor 
"8  with  prompt  remittance,  as  the  little  margin  on 
so  small  a  matter  is  very  soon  destroyed  if  we  have 
to  duplicate  bills  or  enter  into  correspondence. 


WRITING  AS   DONE   IN   INSURANCE  OFFICES. 

SAMPLES   OF  THE  CORRESPONDENCE  STYLE. 


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School  and  Personal. 

HA]>E  IS  Journal  office,] 

UITE  a  number  of  schools  report  that, 
notwithstaDdine  the  finaDcial  strin- 
i;ency,  they  ha%e  a  larger  attendance 
than  ever  before.  E.  E.  Childs  of 
Childs'  Bus.  Coll  .  SpriDgfleld,  Mass., 
says  that  hebas  the  largest  attendance 
in  the  history  of  his  school  and  has 
been  compelled  to  add  another  room 
90  X  30  feet  for  the  accommodation  ot 
his  business  practice  department.  W. 
V  -vKi,!  <  1  I  nil  '^hamokin,  Pa.,  Bus.  Coll.  has  every  seat 
full  and  appliL-auts  waiting  for  Qdmission.  He  will  move 
his  school  to  Iflrt;er  (luarters  April  1.  Out  in  drought 
stricken  Nobra-ska  A.  M.  Hargia  of  the  Grand  Island  Bus. 
i)o\\.  states  that  the  attendance  is  25  per  cent,  ahead  of  last 
year.  A  handsome  and  expensive  catalogue  just  received 
from  this  whool  sbowH  every  evidence  of  prosiwrity.  The 
Indianapolis,  Ind.,  Bus.  Uni.,  K.  J.  Heeb,  principat,  is  in 
temporary  (juarters  for  a  few  weeks  while  their  permanent 
home,  the  "  When  "  Block,  is  remodeled.  Thirty  thousand 
dollars  are  being  spent  on  the.se  alterations  and  Mr.  Heeb 
thinks  his  school  will  have  a  very  fine  habitation  when  the 
decorations  are  comjileted.  Several  new  schools  have 
opened  and  the  situation  on  the  whole  seems  to  be  improv- 
ing at  a  moderate  pace. 

—  George  Swayze,  the  original  of  the  portrait  shown  here, 

was  b  jrn  in  Uayuga  Co.,  N.  Y.,  39  years  ago.     He  taught 

, —  --.,  for  ten  years  in  the  public 

'^  schools  before  deciding  to 

take  up  commercial  work. 

He  held  the  highest  grade 

\    teachers'     certificate     and 

^-^  was  considered  a  first  class 

\  teacher.     Deciding  to  join 

the  ranks  of  the  commer- 

^  oial  teachers  be  entered  the 

Rochester  Business  Univer- 

ty,   where    he   completed 


the 


1K89.  He  was  immediately 
called  to  the  Genesee  Bus. 
Coll.,  Lima,  N,  Y.,  and 
after  one  year  in  a  subordi- 
nate position  WHS  elected  principal  of  the  school,  a  position 
he  still  (Ills  to  the  satisfation  of  all  concerned. 

—  Through  the  courtesy  of  E.  L,  Glick  we  have  received 
invitations  and  tickets  to  the  eighth  annual  reunion  and 
dancing  party  of  the  Caton  Euclid  Ave.  B.  C,  Cleveland, 
Ohio. 

—  The  Joplin,  Mo.,  B.  C.  was  recently  burned  out,  but 
FrinciiMil  W.  T.  Thomas  showed  his  pluck  by  opening  a 
school  one  day  after  io  another  building. 

—  W.  C-  Huckman,  for  maoy  years  connected  with  the 
Alamo  B.  C,  Sau  ALtonio,  Texas,  is  now  manager  at  the 
Ban  Antonio  B.  C.,  owned  by  the  San  Antonio  B.  C.  Co. 

—  J.  F.  GritTen  of  the  Meriden,  Conn.,  B.  C.  has  started 
another  school  known  as  the  Derby,  Conn.,  B.  C. 

—  The  Clearfield,  Pa.,  B.  C,  has  been  purchased  by  I. 
W.  Gillespie,  recently  penman  at  the  Du  Bois,  Pa.,  B.  C. 

—  Leo's  B.  C.  Seattle,  Wash.,  is  the  new  name  of  the 
school  formerly  known  as  the  Seattle  Shorthand  Inst. 

—  H.  B.  Bronson  is  conducting  a  class  in  Bookkeeping 
at  Thornton,  Ind. 

—  E.  H.  Ealy,  penman  of  the  State  Normal  School, 
Cape  Girardeau,  Mo  ,  is  working  up  great  interest  in  writ- 
ing not  only  in  his  own  school,  but  throughout  his  section 
of  ihev^tate.  He  visits  teachers'  institutes  and  does  every- 
thing; be  can  to  help  teachei-s  in  methods  of  teacbing 
writing. 

—  The  Pittsburgh,  Kan.,  B.  C.  with  O.  S.  Johnson,  pro- 
prietor, and  E.  R.  Sanford,  penmau,  is  the  newest  B.  C.  in 
Kansas. 

—  D.  H.  Snoke  has  disponed  of  his  interest  in  the  Ball  B. 
C,  Muncio.  Ind..  and  J.  W.  Hooke  is  now  president,  as 
well  a<  penman.  Mr,  Snoke  will  engage  for  several 
months  in  life  insurance  work,  in  order  to  get  out  doors. 
Close  coiifiuement  in  the  school  room  has  injured  his 
health. 

—  J.  C.  Kane,  for  many  years  with  Eaton  &  Burnett  B. 
C,  is  now  conducting  a  school  of  his  own  at  22  West.  Lex- 
ington street,  Baltimore,  known  as  Kane's  B.  C.  He  re- 
ports a  successful  school  so  far  and  bright 

Erospects  abend.  A  neat  catalogue  nas 
een  received  from  this  institution. 

—  K.  H.  Bliss,  formerly  of  Saginaw, 
Mich.,  and  C.  A.  Bliss,  lately  of  Water 
bury.  Conn.,  have  re<'entlv  established  the 
Bliss  B.  C.  at  North  Adams,  Mass.  K 
A.  Curtis,  lately  of  Conneaut,  Ohio,  and 
St.  Johns,  Mich.,  is  penman  of  the  school 

—  We  have  had  a  very  pleasant  call 
from  C.  T.  (,:raigen.  prin  of  com'l  dep't  of 
the  Peekskill,  N.  Y.,  Mil.  Acad.  Mr.  C 
becomes  prin.  of  the  com'l  dep't  of  the 
Siwnce  &  Peaslee  B.  C.  Salem.  Mass.. 
Mar.  11.  As  long  ago  as  1ST6  Mr.  Crai- 
gon  was  connected  with  G.  A.  Gaskell  as 
teacher  at  Manchester.  N.  H.  He  came 
with  Mr.  Gaskell  to  Jersey  Clly  and 
worked  in  the  business  colleg'e  and  on  the 
old  rcmuan's  Gazetle.  It  was  ahovit  this 
time  that  Palmer.  Madaraszand  Dennis— 
that  wonderful  trio  of  penmen  — 
being  brought  out. 

—  That  penmanship  as  a  profession  is 
looking  up  may  be  seen  ou  every  hand. 
One  of  the  latest  innovations  is  the  adding 
of   a  penmanship  department   to   S.    E. 


Olson  Co.'s  big  Minneapolis.  Minn.,  department  store.  We 
think  this  is  the  first  store  to  have  such  a  regular  depart- 
ment. Who  will  be  next  i  S.  E.  Ofstad  is  the  penman  in 
charge. 

—  Pike  County,  Missouri,  is  the  birthplace  of  C.  H.  Bhat- 
tuck,  secretary  and  one-third  owner  of  Campbell  Uni- 
versity, Bolton,  Kansas.  He  graduated  from  the  Van- 
dalia,  Mo.,  High  School,  and  spent  one  year  in  Watson 
Seminary.  Ashley.  Mo.  In  1888  he  completed  the  business 
course  in  the  Gem  City  Bus.  Col.,  and  spent  18s9  organiz- 
ing and  teaching  writing  cla.<ses,  clearing  about  $€0  a 
month.  In  '00  he  took  the  uormal  penmanship  course  at 
Quincy  under  Mr.  Schofield.  The  same  year  he  was  elected 
principal  of  the  commercial  department  of  Campbell  Uni.. 
devoting  his  spare  time  to  the  study  of  mathematics  and 
laoguaKes.  In  1891  he  opened  a  school  of  penmanship  iu 
connection  with  his  other  work.  In  1893  he  obtained  a 
leave  of  absence  and  completed  the  professional  course  in 
the  Zanerian  Aj*t  College. 


In  addition  to  being  proficient  in  all  branches  of  penman- 
ship, he  is  an  accountant,  writes  the  Eclectic,  Pitman, 
Graham  and  Fernin  sys^tems  of  shorthaud,  and  can  teach 
the  English  branches,  German.  Latin  and  Greek.  He  in- 
herited his  love  of  penmanship  and  art  from  his  father's 
family,  many  of  whom  are  excellent  writers.  Geo.  H. 
Shattuck,  whose  name  is  on  the  cover  of  all  Speucerian 
copy-books,  is  one  of  them.  The  subject  of  our  sketch  first 
practiced  from  copies  written  by  his  father  (who  is  yet  a 
most  excellent  penman)  and  nest  followed  Gaskell's  Com- 
pendium. Mr.  Shattuck  is  now  teaching  bookkeeping  and 
penmanship,  giving  the  latter  depai'tmeut  mostof  his  time. 
The  portrait  presented  here  is  from  his  own  pen.  On  this 
page  of  The  Journal  will  be  found  a  sample  of  brush 
work,  showing  the  skill  of  one  of  his  pupils. 

—  Among  recent  callers  at  our  office  were  :  K.  E.  But- 
rick,  late  penman  of  Spencerian  B.  C.  Yonkers,  N.  Y. ;  H. 
W.  Patten,  penman.  Dr.  Browning's  School,  29  West  Fifty- 
fifth  street,  New  York,  C.  T.  Craigen,  Peekskill,  N.  Y.; 
J.  M.  Vincent,  Packard's  B.  C,  W.  C.  Bostwick  and 
Maurice  Hanway,  Walworth's  B.  C,  H.  C.  Spencer.  N.  Y. 
B.  C.  and  Hobart  Webster,  all  of  New  York,  and  J.  H.. 
Smith,  late  of  Sullivan  &  Crichton'a  B.  C.  Atlanta,  Ga. 

—  C.  E.  Lowe,  formerly  prin.  of  com'l  and  pen.  dep'ts  of 
the  S.  W.  Kan.  Coll,  Winfield,  Kan,,  has  been  elected 
prin.  of  the  So.  West.  B.  C.  Wichita.  Kan.,  until  recently 
owned  and  conducted  by  E.  H.  Fritch.  A  number  of 
Wichita's  busine&s  men  own  the  institution  and  will  give 
Mr.  Lowe  ample  opportunity  to  build  up  u  great  business 
school.  Mr.  Fritch  will  confine  his  attentions  lo  his  St. 
Louis  school  which  bears  the  same  name. 

—  Geo.  W.  Burke.  Jr.,  a  graduate  of  the  Goldey  Wil- 
mington. Del.,  C.  C,  and  until  lately  a  teacher  in  Wade's 
Wilkes  Barre,  Pa.,  B.  C,  has  opened  a  new  school  known 
as  the  Mahony  City,  Pa.,  Com'l  Coll. 

—  The  Jacksonville  Dailif  Florida  Citizen  of  February 
15  contains  an  interesting  write-up  in  interview  form,  of 
the  Massey  B.  C,  of  which  J.  L.  Latham  is  the  principal. 
Although  a  new  school,  it  is  a  successful  one. 

—  The  Daily  Sun  of  Belleville,  Canada,  tells  of  a  very 
enjoyable  event  which  recently  occurred  at  The  Belleville 
B.  C.  The  faculty  presented  Mrs.  Robert  Bogle  a  very 
beautiful  and  costly  five  o'clock  tea  service  and  trav,  and 
an  artistic  and  skillfully  executed  card  (the  work  of  pen- 
man W.  S.  Lalonde)  was  presented  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bogle, 
jointly. 


—  B  F.  Williams,  for  so  long  the  penman  of  the  N.  L 
Nor.  School.  Valparaiso.  Ind.,  will  resign  at  the  close  of  the 
present  school  year  to  enter  Harvam  University  for  a 
course  in  language,  literature  and  history.  The  profession 
can  ill  afford  to  lose  such  able  and  cultured  a  representative 
as  Mr.  Williams  and  we  hope  that  bis  retirement  is  but 
temporary.  Fielding  Schofield,  the  widely  known,  all- 
round  penman,  will  lake  Mr.  Williams'  place,  beginning 
in  September,  and  this  is  a  guarantee  that  the  interest  of 
the  pen  will  receive  every  attention  at  Valparaiso. 

—  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Geo.  Russell,  Auburn,  R.  I.,  are  re- 
joicing over  the  arrival  of  a  son,  Geo.  Fielding  Russell, 
whose  advent  dates  from  January  19. 

—  Our  friend  of  many  years,  Warren  H.  Lamson,  for  a 
long  time  a  prominent  figure  in  the  penmanship  profession 
and  Supvr.  of  Writing  in  the  public  schools  of  Bridgeport, 
Conn.,  has  been  incapacitated  for  work  of  this  kind  for  a 
long  time  by  paralysis.  In  connection  with  Mrs.  Lamson, 
a  woman  of  business  tact,  he  has  built  up  a  prosperous 
business  in  the  city  mentioned,  constructing  dwelling 
houses.  We  have  received  a  handsome  illustrated  souve- 
nir from  this  source  and  are  much  pleased  to  note  the  pros- 
perity of  our  friends. 

Mofcntvntu   of  the    TetichffS. 

Miss  Laura  Taylor,  a  sister  of  A.  D.  Taylor,  and  who  has 
been  connected  with  the  Breck  School.  Wilder,  Minn.,  is 

now  a  student  in  Highland  Park  N.  C,  Des  Moines,  la. 

C.  R.  McCullough  is  now  sole  proprietor  of  the  Hamilton. 

Ont.,  B.  C. Chas.  B.  Hall  has  purchased  the  Spencerian 

B.  C,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.,  from  A.  L.  Spencer. — -  J.  ClifTord 
Kennedy  of  Cleveland.  O.,  is  teacher  of  shorthand  in 
Clark's  B.  C..  Phila.,  Pa. H.  G.Stewart  of  Rat  Port- 
age, Minn.,  is  now  bookkeeping  for  a  lumber  company  at 

Gull   River,    Minn.,    but   will   teach   next  year. F.  W. 

Hayne  has  sold  the  Cairo,  111.,  B.  C.,of  which  he  was  pro- 
prietor.  J.  A.  Elston  has  severed  his  connection  with 

the  Canton,  Mo.,  C.  C,  and  now  devotes  himself  to  organ- 
izing classes. A.  E.  Galbraith  succeeds  A.  D.  Skeels  as 

penman  at  the  Canada  B.  C,  Chatham,  Ont. E.  J.  Eog- 

lund  of  the  Richmond.  Ind.,  B.  C.  succeeds  G.  S.  McClure 

as  peuman  of  the  School  of  Com. ,  Harrisburg,  Pa. H.  F. 

Spencer  is  the  new  penman  of  the  Lexington,  Ky. ,  B.  C. ,  the 
former  penman,  C.  F.  W  iggins,  being  the  teacher  of  short- 
hand in  that  institution. O.  A.  B.  Sparboe  is  no  longer 

connected  with  the  Marshall,  Mich.,  B.  C,  and  the  institu- 
tion has  closed  its  doors. L.  F.  Schrader  is  teacher  of 

shorthand  in  the  State  Reformatory,  St.  Cloud,  Minn. 

P.  A.  Westrope  of  Albany,  Mo.,  is  penman  of  the  Atlan- 
tic, la.,  B.  C. F.  T.  McEvoy  is  the  new  penman  of  the 

Niagara  B.   C,  Niagara  Falls,   N.   Y. L.  L.  Miller  is 

conducting  the  University  B.  C,  the  com'l  dep^t  of  Uni. 

of  Denver.  Colo. S.  L.  Brown  is  prin.  of  com'l  dep't  of 

Lingleville,  Tex.,  High  School. A.  D.  Green  is  no  longer 

associated  with  the  Central  B.  C,  Stratford.  Out.,  and  is 

not  teaching  this  year. A.  B.  Johnson  is  itinerating 

through  Georgia,  and  has  a  class  at  Marshallville  at  prea- 

«nt. L.  D.  Teter,  penman  of  the  Rock  Island,  111..  B.  U., 

is  studying  penmanship  with  H.  S.  Blanchard  of  Hopkm- 
ton,  la.— — U.  M.  Murray  and  E.  E.  Smallwood  are  "on 
the  road"  teaching  classes,  and  when  last  beard  from  were 

at  Ash  Grove,  Mo. Bernard  M.  West  is  prin.  of  com'l 

dep't  of  Mt.  St.  Mary's,  Md.,  Coll. J.  M.  Wiley,  re- 
cently of  the  Green  Bay.  Wis.,  B.  C  ,  is  once  more  teach- 
ing in  the  Washington,  Pa.,  B.  C— R.  J.  Bennett  of  the 
Ottawa,  Out.,  B.  C  is  now    in  mercantileand  art  work  in 

San  Jose,  Cal. E.  F.  Warren,  late  prin.   of  com'l  dep't 

York,  Neb..  Coll.,  is  now  ass't  treas.  and   bookkeeper  of 

Western  Coll.,  Toledo,  la. J.  H.  Smith  of  the  Sullivan 

&  Crichton  B.  C,  Atlanta,  Ga  ,  has  resigned,  temporarily, 

because  of  ill  health. J.   A.   Beck,  late  of  the   Omaha, 

Neb., Coll.  of  Shorthand,  has  been  elected  prin.  of  the  short- 
hand and  com'l  dep'ts  of  the  So.  Omaha,  Neb.,  High  School. 

D.  D.  Darby,  the  penman,  is  studying  law  in  Sidney, 

la. G.  D.  Stout  has  transferred  hii  allegiance  from  the 

No.  West.  Coll.  of  Com.,  Grand  Forks,    No.  Dak.,  to   Coll. 

of  Com.,  Boone,  la. R,  N.  Hadley,  a  recent  graduate  of 

the  Atlanta,  Ga.,  B.  C,  nas  been  elected  prin.  of  com'l 
dep't  of  Apnalachicola,  Fla.,  High  School  and   Com'l  Coll. 

W.  S.  Haynes,  late  of  Afton,  la.,  and   Aurora,    III.,  is 

now  connected  with  the  Kittauning,  Pa..  B.  C. Frank  B. 

Rogers  of  Boston,  but  recently  a  teacher  in  Jones  B.  C, 
Chicago,  is  the  new  penman  of  the  Marion.  Ind.,  B.  C. 

Nt-tr    Ctitttloyms.    School  ,Tournafs,   Etc. 

Well  arranged  and  nicely  gotten  up  catalogues  or  book- 
lets have  been  received  from  the  following  institutions  : 
Curry  University,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.;  Columbia  Coll.  of 
Com.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.;  Griflitts'  Coll.  of  Com., 
Austin,  Tex.;  Trinidad,  Col.,  Actual  Business  College. 

Business  like  school  journals  have  been  received  from 
the  following  colleges:  Speucerian  B.  C,  Cleveland, 
Ohio;  Winfield,  Kan..  B.  C;  Bixler  B.  C,  Wooster,  Ohio  ; 
Shenandoah  Inst..  Dayton.  Va. ;  Detroit,  Mich.,  B.  U.; 
OriJBtts' Coll.  of  Com.,  Austin,  Tex.;  Coll.  of  Com.,  Port- 


WORK   BV  -MISS  M.\LD  ST.\CKHOUSE.  STLDt.NT  OF  C   H.   SHATTUCK,   I'EN  DEFT  CAMPBELL  UNI.,   HOLTON,   KAN. 


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age,  Wis.;  Clinton,  la.,  B.  C. ;  Keystone  B.  C,  Lancaster, 
yfk.\  Oskalousa,  Iowa,  6.  C. 

E.    W.    SMITH. 

In  the  February  number  of  The  Journal  we  made 
brief  mention  of  the  death  of  Prof.  E.  W.  Smith,  at  his 
home  in  LeiinRton,  Ky..  ou  January  27.  The  Lexington 
and  Georgetown.  O.,  papers  devoted  columns  of  space  to 
accounts  of  his  life  and  funeral.  He  died  after  an  illness 
of  twelve  days  from  a  complication  of  heart  trouble  and 
congestion  ol  the  lungs. 

Ephraim  Waldo  Smith  was  born  in  Haddam,  Conn.,  in 
lH2(f,  of  revolutiooary  stock.  At  an  early  age  he  engaged 
in  the  cotton  Imsine&s  in  Louisiana,  and  soon  after  located 
at  Lexington.  Ky.,  where  he  first  engaged  in  the  mercantile 
and  flour  milling  business.  About  ihis  time  te  married 
Miss  Margaret  Love,  who  died  fifteen  years  ago.  Two 
children  survive— Mrs  Delia  Smith  Chapman  of  Higgins- 
port.  O.,  and  Wilbur  R.  Smith  of  Lexington.  For  ten 
years  be  couducttd  a  college  in  Cincinnati  and  at  different 
times  he  was  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  in  the  Ohio 
valley.  He  organized  the  Commercial  College  of  Kentucky 
University  over  30  years  ago,  and  remained  principal  of  it 
to  the  time  of  his  d-^ath.  Funeral  services  were  held  at  the 
home  of  his  son,  WilLur  R.  Smith,  at  Lexington,  and  at 
the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Higginsport,  O.  His  remains 
were  interred  at  Higginsport. 

MKS.    J.    H.    BAHIS. 

On  January  15,  at  her  home  in  Charles  City,  Iowa,  Mrs. 
J.  H.  Baris,  wife  of  Mr.  J.  H.  Baris,  principal  of  penman- 
ship and  commercial  departments  of  Charles  City  College, 
passed  away.  She  was  twenty-nine  years  of  age,  and  was 
married  to  Mr.  Baris  in  IStti.  Two  children,  a  son  aged  five 
and  a  daughter  of  eighteen  months,  are  deprived  of  a 
mother's  love  and  care.  The  local  papers  are  eloquent  in 
her  praise,  as  daughter,  wife  and  mother. 

To  Mr.  Baris  we  extend  our  sympathy. 


The    EDITOR'S  SCRAPBOOK. 


ERY  odd,  peculiar  and  yet  artistic  is  the 
pen  portrait  of  Wasliiiigton,  which  ap- 
peared in  The  Illvstrated  Bvffalo, 
N.  v..  Express,  Fkh.  17.  W.J.  Trainer, 
of  Ca ton's  Bus.  Coll.,  of  that  city,  is 
the  artist.  The  portrait  is  circular  in 
form,  was  nine  inches  in  diameter  as  it 
appeared  in  the  Express^  and  what 
lends  it  a  charm  is  the  odd  manner  in  which  the  likeness 
was  produced.  The  Declaration  of  Independence  forms 
the  portrait  and  border,  and  light  and  shade  are  produced 
by  light  line  or  heavily  shaded  letters.  Not  another  stroke 
is  used. 

—  J.  B.  Mack,  of  the  Nashua.  N.  H.,  B.  C,  sends  letter, 
business  and  ornaraeutal  capitals,  signatures  and  flourish- 
all  well  done. 

—  W.  A.  Ripley,  Huntiugdon,  W.  Va.,  now  with  Zaner, 
sends  several  styles  of  well  executed  writing.  He  says 
The  Journal  first  inspired  him,  and  to  it  he  attributes 
his  success.  He  has  started  well  and  will  make  his  mark, 
we  feel  sure. 

—  G.  McCIure,  recently  nenman  of  School  of  Com.. 
Harrisburg.  Pa.,  whose  excellent  nork  we  have  mentioned 
several  times,  sends  seven  or  eight  styles  of  writing,  and 
all  are  good.  Mr.  McCIure  is  no  louder  connected  with  the 
Harrisburg  school,  but  is  now  at  his  home  in  Beaver  Falls, 
Pa.,  where  he  will  rest  for  a  short  time. 

—  A  half-tone  engraving  of  a  full-length  portrait  of 
General  Grant  is  at  baud  from  C.  S.  Perry,  Winfleld,  Kan. 
The  original,  which  mu&t  have  been  a  fine  piece  of  work, 
was  made  with  a  cjnimonpen. 

—  D.  M,  Keefer,  Montgomery,  Ala.,  drops  in,  as  his 
contribution,  a  letter,  flourish,  cards  and  some  shaded 
round  handwriting— all  good. 

—  Signatures,  cards  and  letters  from  F.  A.  Westrope, 
Atlantic,  la.,  show  that  he  is  a  fine  writer  and  is  improving 
steadily. 

—  F.  R.  Fulmer,  Arroyo,  Pa.,  sends  cards  in  varicus 
styles,  a  flourish  neatly  done  and  a  nicely  written  letter. 

—  E.  M.  Coulter,  of  the  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  B.  U.,  is  master 
of  two  beautiful  styles  of  writing — a  rapid,  graceful  busi- 
ness hand  and  a  dasby,  accurate  and  delicate  professional 
style. 

—  E.  E.  French,  of  Draughon's  B.  C,  Nashville,  Tenn., 
spreads  some  ink  around  in  a  way  to  bring  out  some  nice 
elTects  in  writing  and  flourishing. 

—  From  a  great  big  batch  of  letters  we  sift  out  the  follow- 
ing: C.  G.  Price,  Atlanta,  Ga.,  dasby  professional  style; 
H.  C.  Spencer,  New  York,  handsomely  written  professional 
style;  C.  C.  Lister.  Cleveland,  Ohio,  elegant  one.  business 
writing;  H.  D.  Allison,  Dublin.  N.  H.,  graceful  semi-pro- 
fessional; A.  D.  Skeels,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  two,  in  his 
accurate  style;  W.  H.  Beacom,  Wilmington,  Del.,  two.  in 
a  graceful  business  band.  Among  the  other  well  wi-itten 
letters  were  those  received  from:  E.  S.  Hewen,  Little 
Rock.  Ark.;  W.  S.  Turner,  Columbus,  Ohio;  T.  Courtney, 
Flmt,   Mich.;  L.  W.   Hallett,    Elmira,    N.  Y. ;  N.  L.  Rich- 


mood.  Kankakee,  III.;  G.  M.  Clark.  Tug  River,  W,  Va, 
W.  Wells.  Virden,  111  ;  J.  E.  McBurney,  Millersville,  Pa, 
'  —  Among  the  month's  contributors  of  card  writing  are; 
C.  R.  Runnells,  Chicago;  J.  F.  Hutzler,  Butler,  Pa.;  L.  J, 
EgeUton,  Rutland,  Vt. :  E.  E  French,  Nashville,  Tenn, 
W.  M.  Engel.  Reading,  Pa. ;  H.  F.  Gilman,  Redington,  Neb. 
ElIaE.  Calkins,  Lacelle,  la. 

Stuilvuts^     Sjtvrtintns. 

—  E.  L  Moore,  penman  of  the  Iowa  B.  C,  Des  Moines, 
la.,  submits  a  package  of  students'  writing,  showing  im- 
provement made  in  a  few  months.  These  specimens  were 
originally  prepared  for  a  contest  for  two  gold  medals 
offered  by  the  school.  Miss  Rebecca  Lynch  won  the  medal 
for  the  best  writing  and  Miss  Jessie  Havens  the  medal  for 
roost  improvement.  All  of  the  writing  is  good,  but  among 
the  best  we  might  mention:  Woodie  Rover,  Clellie  M. 
Stivers,  E.  F.  Lasbewitz,  Ferd.  Dunber.  F.  Niles.  D.  A. 
Johnson,  \Vm.  Jones  and  H.  E.  Benson.  Mr.  Moore  has 
been  successful  in  stirring  up  great  enthusiasm  in  his 
classes,  and  the  workbeforeus  shows  that  he  has  guided  his 
enthusiastic  students  into  a  splendid  business  handwriting. 
*' — A.  F.  Gauthier,  Mamie  Kpuyon,  Eva  B.  Clark  and 
Ellen  C.  Brennan,  pupils  of  G.  Milkman  in  the  Pawtucket, 
R.  t..  Bus.  Coll  ,  are  good  writers 

—  J.  M.  Vincent  of  Packard's  Bus.  Coll.  New  York, 
dropped  in  to  see  us  the  other  day  and  left  as  a  memento 
two  large  packages  of  as  fine  bu^^iness  writiug  as  we  have 


nODERN   PEN   LETTERINQ. 

BY    J.    F.    BRILEY,    JOURNAL    OFFICE. 


mmercial   Script. 

give  for  this  uiouth'8  lesson  a  va- 
riety  of   practical  examples  of 
display  script — something   that 
is  never  a  drug' on  the  market, 
but  always  among  the  first  of  a  penman's  wares  that 
have  a  ready  sale  and  bring  prolific  returns. 

Begin  this  lesson  by  practicing  the  outline  forms. 
Take  the  line  "The  National  Inn"  and  pencil  it  out 
nicely  before  nsing  ink,  and  take  care  that  the  slant 
and  spacing  are  uniform.  If  you  are  a  beginner  it 
would  be  well  to  draw  slant  lines  with  a  hard  pencil 
about  ;x  of  an  inch  apart  to  guide  you  and  erase 
them  after  the  work  is  complete. 

When  you  make  a  satisfactory  line  of  lettering  in 
outline  try  the  different  styles  of  finishing  shown  in 


/^^TA™OI 


rJ  ySa/i^ai^i^ 


BY  J.  F.  BRILEY,  ACCOMPANYING   HIS  LESSON  IN  LETTERING. 


ever  seen.  The  copy  is  a  five  line  quotation  from  Gibbon, 
and  is  written  four  times  on  a  sheet  of  foolscap  paper  by 
each  student  in  Mr.  Vincent's  department  (the  advanced 
theory  and  business  practice)  as  well  as  by  each  student  in 
the  writing  class  maintained  for  the  shorthand  department. 
The  work  is  uuiform  throughout  each  package,  but  the 
business  students,  as  would  naturally  be  expected,  are  the 
better  writei's.  The  most  notable  points  about  these  speci- 
mens are  t  bat  each  and  evei  y  student  in  both  classes  is  rep- 
resented, that  the  copy  is  a  long  one— five  Hnes^making 
a  good  test  for  body  writing,  and  that  it  is  impossible  to 
tell  the  writing  of  the  young  women  from  that  of  the 
young  men.  Mr.  Vincent  and  the  tpachers  in  the  other 
departments  (for  they  all  teach  writing),  as  well  as  the 
students  and  the  Packard  College,  are  to  be  congratulated 
upon  having  so  correct  an  ideal  of  what  genuine  business 
writing  is,  and  upon  having  so  nearly  attained  this  ideal. 

—  G.  S.  McCIure,  of  the  School  of  Com.,  Harrisburg, 
Pa.,  is  proud  of  the  business  writiug  of  W.  H.  Fitzimous. 
It  is  good.  But  in  Charles  Yoder  Mr.  McCIure  has  brought 
to  light  a  prodigy  in  drawing.  Although  Master  Yoder  is 
but  seven  years  old,  be  is  able  to  draw,  free  hand,  such 
objects  as  animal  heads,  etc.  If  the  head  of  a  doe  sent  us 
is  a  sample,  we  feel  certain  that  this  boy  has  a  bright 
artistic  future. 


the  copy  and,  also  iuveat  some  of  your  owa.  Now 
take  the  line  "  Harkless.  Allen  &  Co.,"  and  pass  it 
through  a  few  phases  of  finishing  by  first  making  it 
in  open  outline,  then  apply  finishing  shown  in  "  Ori- 
ental Bazaar."'  and  lastly,  till  in  outlines  solid  as  it 
appears  in  the  copy. 

Do  not  allow  the  copies  in  this  lesson  to  limit  your 
practice,  but  look  about  you  for  new  models.  Try 
The  Journal  heading  on  page  55. 

The  advertising  pages  of  our  leading  magazines 
are  always  beaming  with  pretty  and  attractive 
script  specimens  from  which  every  young  pen  artist 
can  gain  much  inspiration.  Theater  and  circus 
posters  often  contain  valuable  ideas  in  script  work, 
and  even  farm  machinery  is  not  always  bereft  of  the 
beautiful.  One  of  the  writer's  early  lessons  in  script 
lettering  was  gleaned  from  a  Wood  Harvester.  The 
enthusiastic  pen  worker  will  have  no  trouble  in 
finding  material  for  practice.  Do  not  be  satisfied 
with  copymg  other  people's  work,  but  inv»*nt  styles 
of  your  own.    Commercial  script  knows  no  standard. 


nEflTn'5  VEKTlCflL  WRITINQ  B00K5. 


We  hav 


By  A.  F.  NEWLANDS 
and  R.  K.  ROW. 

pleasure  in  announcing  that  we  shall  publish  boon  a  series  of  copy  books  in  Vertical  Writing,  and  that  we  are  sparing  no  effort  or 
cost  to  make  them  vastly  superior  in  every  way  to  anything  that  has  as  yet  been  published.  The  sudden  demand  for  books  in  upright  writing  has 
called  forth  a  number  of  systems  hastily  prepared  by  persons  who  have  had  no  experience  in  teaching  the  New  Style,  often  by  men  who  do  not 
themselves  believe  in  it,  for  publishers  who  are  more  eager  to  catch  the  market  than  to  supply  to  the  schools  books  which  will  win  increasing 
approval  because  they  insure  the  best  possible  training. 

Our  books  have   been   growing  slowly,  steadily,  for   nearly  two  and  a  half  years.     They  are  the  result  of  the  combined  labors  during  that 
time  of  two  well-known  teachers  who  have  been  experimenting  for  a  long  time  with  thousands  of  children  of  all   school  ages.     Their   motto   has 
:     '  Prove  all  things  ;    hold  fast  that  which  is  good." 

SIMPLICITY-LEGIBILITY-STRENGTH-HARMONY-PRACTICABILITY-BEAUTY— INDIVIDUALITY. 
THE^    FIRST    BOOKS    IN    THE     SERIES     WILI,    APPEAR    APRIL    i. 

D.  C.  HEATH  &.  CO.,  Publishers,  Boston,  New  York,  Chicago. 


been  ; 


THE   PENMAN'S   LEISURE   HOUR. 


BY  R    F.  MOORE,   HICO,  TEXAS. 


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WRITING  AS  DONE  IN  INSURANCE  OFFICES.    (SEE  PAGE  65.) 


MAKE   MONEY 


By  learning  how  to  write  with  a  Knife.  Send  oOc.  and  I  will  send  jou  lee- 
sons,  so  that  you  will  be  able  to  write  beautiful  cards  with  a  knife  or  make 
beautiful  designs.  You  can  earn  from  $i  to  $io  a  day  at  it.  I  am  the 
originator  of  tlie  Art  of  "Castronography."  I  offer  $100  to  any  person 
that  can  do  work  equal  to  mine  and  let  D.  T.  Ames  be  the  judge.  Imitators 
send  50c.  and  let  me  show  yon  how  little  you  know  of  a  beautiful  art.  A 
sample  sent  for  35c.  in  stamps. 


Q.      MILKMAN,     Principal    Pawtiicket    Business    College,    Pawtucket,    R.    I, 


1  the  U.  '^.  and  Europe,  who  ha 
"The  King  of  the  Knife." 


SUCCESSORS 


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Have  pleasure  In  announcing  Ihat  they  engrave  not  only  Copy-lines  on  Metal  and  by  the  WaxRelie 
Process,  Flourished  Signatures  on  steel,  etc..  but  that  they  are  makers  of  Polite  Stationery  as  well. 

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Orders  also  solicited  for  all  kinds  of  high-grade  Commercial  Printing.  Lithographing,  Checks,  Draft- 
Business  Card.H,  Noie  and  Bill  Headlugs,  Diplomas,  Account  Books,  etc.  For  samples  and  prices  address  a^ 
above  to  either 

lirTHEBFOUD.  or  96  FUI.TON  STREET. 

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PuMlc  In"tniett«.n.  IpadlnR'  t-ducatora  and  busl 
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EciBtWhiKN,  Y.  LlfeBldg..     KANSAS  CIll    MO 
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mpfiy,  fingliah  Branchea,  MoJern  Languages  etc  ,  at 
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rv|„  w,  ii„«,   r.iiKrni.l.v.  .K-.    SIil(leiit»  r       H    1 
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(Bcorflia. 


Connecticut. 


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I  i".kk<.-(iniK.  BanklnK.  Peuraan- 

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MIAMI  COMMRRCIAL  COLLEOE.  Dayton,  Ohio. 

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EASTMAN   BUSINESS  COLLEGE     Poughkeep- 

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NEW    >     t  h        I     ivrss    COLLEGE     81    Bast 

I  I-   N  1     receKes  Day  »tud- 

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Chicago.  An  elegant  C.  E.  Pledge,  14  x  IS  Inches 
zinc  etching  from  penwork,  10c.  12  cards,  any 
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AT 

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CK.ET5  5  0 

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SOUTH. 

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mil  I,lti-i-ary  Institute.  Ne 


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nSlmrj^,''.  ''•  "  '"''"""■  ''"''"•  ''°"  prosperous 


H^cntuchg, 


COMMtRCIAl  COLLEGE  o(  KENTUCk'v  UNIVERSITY 

LEXINGTON,  KY,  AWARDED  THE 
naEDAI.    AND    DIF-LOWIA. 


/IDicblflan. 

lERRIS     INDUSTRIAL    SCHOOL.      English. 

51,  '.«l,",,''i  ".'."'"'"'■  ,  Pi-nmnnshlii.  Business  an.1 
-  iiorinaii.i.  t  mp  or  tin- li'nmng  iiroarroslvu  schools 
or  Aimrl,-a.     W.N.  KEHUls.Tilg  Raiil.lB.  JlU-b. 

TRIlest  IDtr^lnia. 

WHEELINO    BUSINESS    COLLEOB,     PHONO- 

i;-I  '  "^'  ^<'""'>l-  -iNI)  SCHOOL  or  ENGLISH, 
IWrli'lop  ■"■  "■   ''''*'^H^'<.  '■'In.  and 

ColoraOo. 

*^'°,?P,>V,"?THS     SHORTHAND     AND     CO.M- 

MEKl  I-U.IOI.I.EOE.  Klltmlge  Bnll.ling.  Denver, 
..'ii,  ■  ^^""^''"t;!  .^^.*"'^''-  I'nn'tU-al  Shorthand 
..  .?.....^^  -^-  WOOD\\\)RTH.  I'resuleut.  W  A 
MirUEK.SOS.  B.A.,Mana)!,T.  >"'""■    ;■„-.-»- 


penmen. 


statnps  to  pay  cost 

'-  '1,  1  win  mall  to 
I  -pi^clmen  of  my 


P.  M.  SI5.S0N.   Penn 


n.  New  York  Bus.  Coll., 


TTCltsconsin. 

THE  GREEN  BAY  BUSINESS  COLLEGE  AND 

t^CHOoI.  OF  SHORTHAJCD.  WlsconsUrs  leadlnc 
iomnu-r^-lal  tralnlns  -school.  K-^iic^ "ataloime  fnJ^ 
or  eh<itFe.    J.  N.  U^UNN.  Pres.. "Vreen  B^^Wl^ 

jy  THE  VSE  OF  CUTS  on  this  page  or  anv  I 
departure  from  the  general  ttyle  of  display  toiil 
cost  60  per  cent,  extra,  "       ^        f    y  "^» 


Martin's  College.  Brockton,  Mass. 

16  cards,  36c.:  Bird  Flourish.  25e. ;  Capitals.  27c- 

Business  Capitals,  20"  ■  -••■' ..-.-.--   -.'.-        .•^  ^     . 

ness  Copies.  75c.  ;  :ii 
pies  card  writing.  IS. 
SEND  25  CENTS  for  tine  specl 


Lettering  and  Flourishing.    Can't  help 


ol  Writing, 

--„ p  but  please. 

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S.  B.   PAHNESTOCK.  McPHERSON  COLLEGE. 
MePherson,  Kan.  Artistic  letter,  Ave  2-cent  stamps. 


I  Ur. 


Ui 

.spondence  solicited.     A.  ^.  DEVl^HURst,  Utl 

J.  W.  WASHINGTON,  Artist.  Penman  and  In- 

tor.    (Principal, The  Washington  Coirespoi.tt 

School).     Box  14T.  S;il.-rii,  >f;iss.     Somethiii:: 

-'.    !■!■  'I,..  I     |M  I-, .  ,  Washlugt. 


a  qV 
Fnv, 


cards. 


F.   UlLMAiN.   Pen 

miL-  sample  or   uo   ...niituK-i 
one  dozen  wrltttf-ii  cards  for 
u  specialty. 
T  SQUARE  WANTED.-I  wa 
hand  Day  Shading  and  Spai 


'  -  :  tlourl'sheri 
.;-:i  Kuhl  ink,  40 
II  I  1-  ;  Washlug- 
by  mall,  twelve 
S;i.uu.  Improve- 
O.  B.  STONE. 
"  I  consider  your 


.T  cts.     All  penwork 
1-1  ry 
:  to  buy  a  second- 


kvlih  all  the  branches  taueht  In  a  commercial  c 


orthand  school. butespeclaUy  ■ 


II  penmanship 


and  business.    Benn   ►•Itman    shorthand.    Willing 
work  for  a    small  salary  at  first.    "STROXQ."  Wire 
PKNMiK'S  Art  JorRSAU 

THOROt'fiHI.V     COriPPED     teacher     of 
mathematics,  penmansnlp.  sciences  and  the  com- 
mon branches  wishes  to  change  position.    Highest  rcf- 


from    present   1 


als< 


en  In  the  profession.    ''ENGLISH  PKNMAN," 

....  ..  ■--.TotHNAi.. 


I  V"  >'■ 


'^PK.XCIIEK  OF    TEN  >1  \  \  -  l  ll  r 


\>'f   UU- 


•.tmmert'lui 
application. 


ri>KA(-illl{  liiF  I'EN^IANSHIPt  commercial 
X  l<rauilic«  and  KukUsIi  wishes  a  iiORltlou.  One 
year  s  experience  as  principal  of  normal  and  business 
colk'BG  ;  two  years  as  principal  of  commorclai  depart- 
ment. Robust  health  ;  mouerate  salary  ;  references 
upon  application.    "  NORMAL,"  care  Pknman's  Art 

AN  A  I  -it;  xni  r.it  i.r ;..  run  ni,iii|.  ,nmI  the  Eu- 

salarV''     I  I  i,M\M  \i      ,',  ■    \,  ,  "it  ri'uNM." 

'*  riENriNE"  wish,  -  I  ■  ■      .    !■     .1.1 

V^     "  A   No.    1  "    BUviM. !        I  ,   * 

familiar  with  ailtheregiil. 1  n     11   1 1 


mi:A(  III. 

of  thi'  l.'i'itl'iL 
desires  to  cji 
Anything  In  t 
SborMiand  an 
Banking.  HusI 


Vil'Iress    "PKINCIPAL."   care 

rENIHANSHIP,  bookkcep- 

I   it>iiniinn   English  branches 

I  I  "  ^iiid  normal  schools. 

'    named  branches  In 

u  of   the  country. 

.'HtMAL  AND  BUSl- 


penman    and    commercial 


s  business  colleKti,  pref- 


merdal  systems.      "ALL-AROUND,"   care    PBNMAS'i 
ARTJolIItN.AL. 

Ueacbers  Mantel, 

WANTED.— A  flrst-class  teacher  of  the  commer- 
cial branches  who  can  Invest  a  small  sum  In  a 
good  sclinul.  KliR.  l.ifatii.ii.    "  HUSIiNESS  MANAGER," 


WANTED.      ' ii-lemuu 


of  the   Instn 


!  _T  Sqna 
ARTIST,' 


length  or  blade,  prlc 

Journal. 

Mant"  Bbs, 

In  anmveHng  advcrUMmenIx siona}  fi(/  a  vom-<le- 


plume,  delays  and  mlstakeji  or. 
and  stamping  the  replUti  re* 
wriiing  the  nom-de-plume  in 
ing  euch  sealed  revlies  in  an  < 
The  Penman's  Art  Jmmml 

York.    Postage  must  be  sent  , 

Iocru««,  2\reit'8paper8.  PhnU^graphk,  &c 


Hea-sou  for 

jf  owner.    A 

imstling  advertltjer.   Address  "WHIT- 


F":f,-^"^-,-'.'-i 


L  present  business  of  o 
..ngadvertltjer,  Addr 

?PENMA.V'3  ART  J-^'  HV 


uarditiQ  Ca'a- 

Situations  ■WIlante^. 


AN    EX  ITU  1 1- \<  1  11 


Reliable  SL'hool.    "GE.NEK  \L  TEACHEK,-  care  Pe.n- 

EXPERIENCEH  TEAt  HEB  or  penmanship, 
i-nfriisslng  and  Ei-li-MIe  shortjinnd  wishes  a  suC- 


riU.  V<   lIF.Ii   1(1     I'l'.N  M  \\~llll'.   ,,.rrespond- 

"^references.    Good   healthr  "PENM.W   CORRE- 

SPON  DENT.    cap«  PssniX's  ART  Joi;B.\AL. 


of  young  peopi 


■  LEADING  INSTI- 


,  FFICE  TRACTS. 


■  Record '  

Subtraction  by  Addition. 
"riting. 


THE  OFFICE  MEN'S  RECORD  CO., 


PREHiuns. 


A  Beautiful  Stick  Pin. 

UK  JOl'ItNAL  has  had  specially  manu- 
fueturwl  from  its  own  design  a  very 
neat  stick  pio,  to  offer  as  a  premium 
to  8Ub8cribei-9.  It  is  made  in  solid 
silver,  also  in  solid  g-old. 

The  81LVEK  PIN  ha*i  the  quill  of  solid 
sterling  silver,  and  the  stick  pin  part 
of  German  silver. 

The  gold  pin  ia solid,  14  karat,  ex- 
cept the  stick  part,  which  is  German 
silver,  pold  plated.        ' 

For  one  dollar  we  vHllsentJ  The  Joun- 
NAL/wofic  year,and  the  bolid  srt,VBB 


For  one  doUar  and  fifty  cent»m:e  wHl 
enter  otic  sub.,  new  or  renewal,  and  send  solid 
GOLD  PIN  (M  premium. 

For  tux)  df)Uarg  we  wiU  send  two  copies  of  The 
Journal  (to  different  addresses,  if  desired), 
for  one  year,  and  the  soi-td  gold  pin.  Or  we 
will  send  The  Jodrnal  for  two  years  and  the 
solid  (rold  pin. 

Or,  for  those  desiring  to  be  placed 

manent  Jist  for  two  yean 
gold  pin  as  premium  for 


C;arfleld    i^lf 


mi 


I) :  Grant  ITIemorlnl  (:X>  x  28); 
orlal  ili"  .\  '^i:  c;r«iit  aud 
"y  (-24  K'.Mh:  Marrlaee  Cer- 
;  Family   Record  (IH  x  :^). 


_U  send  the  solid 

^ , _  ^ ittanceof  $1  now. 

Vbe  other  dollar  to  be  remitted  at  end  of  first 
year.  Present  subscribers  may  have  their  sub- 
scriptions extended  and  thus  avail  themselves  of 
thisnfferat  once.  A  jeweler  would  charge  at 
least  81.5(1  for  the  gold  pin. 

Works  of  Instruction  in  Penmanslilp. 

AmeA^    Guide    to    $eU-lii»tfruelloii    In 
Prarileal  and  ArU»»llc   Pennianhhip.— 

For  26  cents  extra  the  Guide  will  be  sent  full 
bound  in  cloth.  The  regular  premium  has 
heavy  paper  binding.  Price  when  sent  other- 
■'—'*' —  "s  premium:    Paper.  V5c.:  cloth.       *i 

;  in  pap 
t$l).    Cloth  25  cts. 

Ames'  Copy-Slips  for  Sell-InMruetlon 
In  Practical  Peiimansliip.— This  covei-s 
■ib'int  flio  same  ground  as  the  Guide,  but  ,^- 
-n  1,1  ,.1  ht'ing  in  book  form  it  is  composed  of 
iiiii'  i^lips  progressively  arranged.  This  work 
li  1-  hud  a  very  large  sale  independently  of 
i-M  ,  ;.v  premium  at  50  cents  a  set.  The  "  Copy- 
>iinp     will  be  sent  nsprera   for  one  sub.  (SD- 


Book  ot    Plonrii»l»e«.       Size    of 

book,  8^xU!-6.    Price,  heavy  manilla  binding. 
$1 :  cloth,  with  gold  stamp,  Sl-50. 

It  gives  125  beautiful  designs,  delicately  printed 
on  superfine  papei^most  of  them  masterpieces, 
by  "2  of  the  world's  leading  penmen.  We  will 
send  the  book  in  manilla  binding  as  premium 
for  one  sub.  and  10  cents  extra  («1.10).  For  two 
subs.  ($2)  we  will  send  it  and  any  of  the  pre- 
miums announced  above  for  one  subscriber. 

"We  will  send  the  Book  of  Floukishes  in 
beat  cloth  binding  for  one  sub.  and  60  cents 
($1.50.  the  price  of  the  book  alone),  or  for  two 
subs.  ($2). 

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Methods   for    Business  Men    and   Women. 

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WRITINQ. 

BY  L.  U.   THOKNBUKGH,  ETANSVILLE,  IND. 


Stnall  Letters    nnil    JUoi'etnent. 

30.— The  work  grows  more  difficult  as  we  ad- 
vance, therefore  the  necessity  for  the  most  thorough 
preparation.  In  striving  hard  for  forms  do  not 
sacrifice  movement  in  the  least  and  resort  to  draw- 
ing, for  while  you  may  gain  some  in  form  you  will 
lose  in  movement,  without  which  your  writing  is 
poor  indeed.  A  "stunted"  movement  is  the  worst 
of  all  movements.  Serious  mistakes  are  sometimes 
made  when  it  comes  to  applying  movement  to  small 
letters,  mainly  for  the  reason  that  the  muscles  and 
nerves  were  not  properly  trained  on  small  exercises. 
A  small  object  is  so  apt  to  be  passed  by  and  treated 
as  insignificant,  and  yet  "a  small  body  driven  by 
great  force  will  produce  results  greater  than  that  of 
a  much  larger  body  moved  by  a  considerably  less 
force."  Small  letters  and  figures  are  more  serviceable 


34.— Compare  results  "  while  the  smoke  is  clear- 
ing away."  Take  true  aim  and  shoot  to  kill.  Your 
best  weapon  will  be  a  "  repeater."  Cultivate  the 
ability  to  write  at  different  rates  of  speed.  I  use 
the  above  method  on  everything  I  teach. 

35.— In  connection  with  this  lesson  keep  review- 
ing No.  18  and  do  not  fly  the  track  as  yon  near  the 
end.    Note  what  the  exercise  contains. 


Special  J'otnts  /or  Plate  19. 

36.— The  special  points  to  keep  in  mind  on  Plate 
No.  19  are  :  A  slight  pause  at  top  of  Y:  loop  below  base 
short,  crossing  at  base.  If  turn  at  base  is  pointed 
jump  on  to  exercise  2  and  3  for  T'and  move  rapidly. 
Z  is  made  rapidly  without  pause.  Pull  downward 
and  keep  connecting  loop  small  and  on  base  line. 


39.— No  other  combination  of  lines  contains  as 
much  as  the  a.  Do  not  neglect  this  letter  in  your 
review.  A  whole  "nest"  of  a's  given  you  in  the 
word  Madagascar. 

40. — Now  let  us  have  some  earnest  telling  prac- 
tice. Eeview  your  text  as  well  as  your  copies.  A 
good  gleaner  may  gather  and  save  more  than  a  poor 
harvest. 


Speel»t$na   Wanted. 

4:1.-1  shall  be  glad  to  receive  latest  specimens 

from  every  one.    I  am  anxious  to  see  your  work  on 

Plates  1,  3,  6,  7,  8.    Send  sheets  in  roll.    It  will  cost 

you  only  two  cents.    Do  this. 


Criticism  and  Answer  Column. 

Send  all  specimens  and  communications  intended  for  this 
column  to  L.  M.  Thornburgh,  care  of  Sliencerian  Busmess 
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than  capitals.    Don't  fail  to  give  them  the  prepara- 
tion necessary  and  attention  due  them. 

About   Revleir   Drills. 

31.— Along  with  this  lesson,  and  until  we  finish 
the  group  you  should  keep  up  regular  and  systematic 
practice  on  large,  medium  size  and  small  exercises 
as  per  instruction  in  March  lesson,  not  forgetting  to 
reverse  the  ovals. 

32.— To  those  who  have  heeded  instructions, 
nothing  is  more  helpful  at  this  point  than  the  prac- 
tice of  exercises  within  well  defined  limits,  snch  as 
the  Schwinn  Design  in  February  lesson.  This  prac- 
tice is  sure  to  become  fascinating  and  is  beneficial  in 
many  ways. 

Hole  to  Attach  Capitals. 

3.'l.— One  of  the  best  ways  to  take  up  a  capital  is 
to  feast  your  eyes  upon  copy,  then  retrace  with  dry 
pen  until  you  are  well  acquainted  with  the  form. 
Now  close  your  eyes  and  use  ink.  Repeat  this  proc- 
ess until  the  letter  is  well  developed.  The  next 
step  is  to  further  imbed  the  letter  in  muscles  to  stay 


End  V  with  dot  pointing  downward  to  the  right. 
Note  location  of  lower  loop  in  Q  and  end  letter  with 
deep  compound  curve  pointing  upward.  Diminish 
size  of  letter  until  figure  ~'  is  made. 

Binta  on  Plate  SO. 

37.— Good  w's  and  t>'s  give  foundation  to  several 


H.  W.  K.,  PranHin,  N.  H.— Can  you  in  y--. -^, 

anytliing  to  help  me  and  those  like  myself  >  Ans.— Well, 
I've  been  trying  to  say  something.  Suppose  you  and  the 
hundreds  like  vou  take  a  good  square  look  at  the  above  and 
then  help  yourself  liberally  to  the  remedy.  Put  that 
"  Guide  "  from  which  you  have  been  practicing  on  the  shell. 
The  illegible  word  above  was  cUpped  from  your  letter. 


.2,/ 


other  letters  as  per  first  two  illustrations  in  No.  20. 
Pause  and  locate  dot  before  ending  letters.  The  u 
belongs  to  the  right  curve  group.  A  left  curve  in 
beginning  and  a  compound  in  joining  the  v's.  Page 
writing  of  words  is  in  order  after  letters  are  learned 
in  combination. 


by  using  what  is  termed  the  "shot  gun"  practice, 
which  consists  in  firing  away  at  the  capital,  the 
main  object  being  to  see  how  much  muscular  ammu- 
nition you  can  discharge  in  a  given  time.  Many  a 
shot  may  go  astray,  but  some  of  them  will  bting 
down  game.  Letters  best  adapted  to  this  kind  of 
practice  are  those  containing  curved  lines  only,  such 
»s  0,  C,  Q,  Z. 


38.— The  first  part  of  n  and  last  part  of  v  are 
seen  in  the  )•.  Make  first  part  short,  retrace  down 
stroke  and  locate  turn  directly  above  straight  line. 
Do  this  by  spreading  nibs  of  the  pen  and  reel  to  the 
left,  almost  forming  a  loop.  The  small  c  is  made 
by  throwing  top  over  until  end  points  downward. 
Avoid  getting  c  too  wide  by  aiming  for  straight  line 
on  down  stroke. 


L.  F.  J.,  Valparaiso.— What  movement  do  you  use  ? 
Ans.— I  use  the  business  movement  and  so  do  my  pupils. 

H.  C.  W.,  Little  Eock,  Ark.— The  writing  of  all  my  stu- 
dents is  improved  to  the  extent  of  specimens  shown  in  Feb. 
JouuNAL,  which  were  written  by  four  and  six  more  stu- 
dents, at  a  speed  of  from  six  to  nine  strokes  per  second.  I 
like  the  size  of  your  writing  for  correspoudeDce,  but  the 
style  is  not  suitable  for  all  purposes. 

A.  H.  T.,  'Washington,  D.  C— Do  you  think  I  can  ever 
learn  to  write?  Have  good  health,  am  2e  years  old. 
and  am  a  hard  worker  at  anything  undertaken.  A  good 
hand  would  be  worth  $1,800  a  year  to  me.  Ans.— Your 
writing  is  poor  indeed,  but  it  you  were  under  my  pergonal 
instruction  I  would  guarantee  to  you  a  good  band  in  about 
six  months'  time  or  pay  you  ?2.0O  per  day  while  with  me. 
You  do  not  write  as  poor  as  Mr.  Martin  did  a  few  months 
ago. 

C.  A.  &  J.  C,  Davenport,  la.— About  how  large  a  class 
can  be  handled  successfully  by  one  teacher  i  Ans.  :  De- 
pends upon  the  teacher  and  method  used.  From  fifty  to  a 
hundred  In  large  classes  when  the  majority  need  indi- 
vidual iostruotion  in  the  way  of  criticism,  suggestions,  il- 
lustrations, etc. ,  I  use  a  half  dozen  of  my  best  students 
during  a  part  of  the  writing  hour, 

J.  TV.  B.,  Lincoln.  Neb.— How  much  time  daily  do  you 
give  your  writing  class,  and  how  is  the  time  divided  ?  Aus. : 
From  9  until  10.10.    The  condition  of  class  determines  dow 


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llIustratfoDS  and   explanations.     Thirty  . 

are  (Jevote''l  to  time  drilh  aod   remaining  time  given  to  in- 

divifjiial  instruction  or  si>eed  drills. 

L.  H.,  E^tberviJIe,  la.— Do  you  object  to  the  use  of  pen 
bolder  between  first  two  fingern  i  Ans  :  I  do.  It  indicates 
weakness  or  laziness,  and  sometimes  both. 

L,  C.  H.,  Boston. — In  business  colleges  where  students 
enter  at  all  times,  do  you  form  soparate  classes  for  them. 
Ads. — The  entire  school  takes  up  writing  at  the  same  lime. 
The  beginner  Is  never  iwrmitted  to  take  up  advanced  work 


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large  forms,  like  loops,  nse  the  small  mnscles  in  a 
secondary  manner,  in  conjunction  with  the  larger 
muscles,  to  give  system,  accuracy  and  control. 
That  is,  if  you  cannot  control  the  large  muscles  well 
enough  to  produce  the  desired  results,  then  call  into 
action  the  smaller  muscles  to  assist  in  the  work. 
Do  not  let  your  prejudice  prevent  you  from  using 
your  God  given  and  created  forces  when  they  can 
do  the  work  better  than  other  members.  The  fact 
of  it  is,  you  will  find  it  hard  enough  to  do  good 

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In  c1a88  until  be  Is  prepared  for  it.  Special  attention  is 
given  btm  in  class  and  out  of  it  until  be  is  safe  in  position 
and  can  bnndle  fairly  well  exercises  in  Plates  1,  3,  6,  T  and 
6.  From  tbis  time  on  be  takes  up  regular  class  drills  on 
letters,  figures  and  words,  I  cannot  give  you  in  this  col- 
umn my  nietbod  for  teaching  a  mixed  class. 

Steno..  Dayton,  Ohio.  — What  you  sar  about  shorthand 
students  taking  penmanship  and  t)econiuig  your  best  writ- 
ers is  an  eye  opener  for  me.  If  convenit-nt  will  you  please 
show  a  specimen  or  two  through  the  Journal.  Ans  — 
Note  specimens  showing  improvement  by  Misses  Voelke, 
Spain  and  Kriekhaus  in  Jan.  and  Feb.  number.  Also  see 
May  JorBNAL. 

LESSONS    IN    PROFESSIONAL  WRITING. 


BY  C.    P.   ZANER,   COLUMBUS,   O. 

No.  4. 

[INITIAL   MADE  IN   JOURNAL  OFFICE.] 

Inverted  or  Lower  Looj}». 


work  by  ueing  all  the  muscles  without  trying  to  do 
all  your  work  with  a  few.  You  may  have  some 
difficulty  in  getting  the  crossing  up  as  far  as  the 
base  line  in  the  loops  herewith  in  coming  from  the 
bottom,  but  it  should  be  there.  Do  not  stop  the 
pen  at  the  bottom  but  keep  it  moving.  By  close 
observation  you  will  see  that  the  down  strokes  in 


going  down  and  at  the  base  line  coming  np.  If  yon 
can  make  it  as  well  as  yon  wish,  and  be  sare  of  it 
each  time  without  raising  the  pen,  so  much  the 
better  :  bnt  there  are  but  few  who  can.  This  rais- 
ing of  the  pen  so  frequently  may  seem  to  many 
very  detrimental,  but  I  have  yet  to  tind  a  sufficient 
number  of  fine  penmen  who  do  not  raise  the  pen  fre- 
quently, to  indicate  that  it  is  bad.  In  truth,  it  is  this 
very  reason  why  many  do  not  write  better.  They  are 
fold  not  to  raise  the  pen  and  not  to  use  the  fingers.  It 
is  simply  another  proof  that  precept  is  not  as  good  as 
example.  It  I  were  to  write  as  I  were  told  I  would 
not  be  giving  lessons  in  The  Penman's  Art  Journal. 
Why  ?  Because  I  was  told  to  write,  not  as  others 
wrote,  but  as  some  one  thought  it  ought  to  be 
written. 

Simcintj. 

I  have  said  nothing  about  spacing.  The  spaces  be  - 
tweeu  letters  should  be  a  trifle  wider  than  in  letters. 
How  much  wider  is  a  matter  of  taste  rather  than 
rule.  You  can  gauge  my  taste  by  consulting  the 
sentence  "Good  penmanship  pays"  on  the  first 
plate.  Study  it.  You  will  see  that  all  the  words 
given  for  practice  are  not  spaced  the  same.  The 
spacing  was  juade  wide  in  fotne  and  narrow  in 
others,  to  give  variety  for  practice.  When  your 
movements  become  cramped  and  slugglish  it  would 
be  well  to  write  the  words  with  long  strokes   (wide 


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N  the  loops  below  the  base  line  was 
where  I  first  learned  to  use  the  binge 
rather  than  the  finger  action.  And 
it  may  be  you  can  apply  the  same 
movement  to  this  class  of  letters 
most  successfully  in  the  beginning. 
It  is  not  necessary  to  use  the 
fingers.  Even  the  enthusiasts  of  muscular  move- 
ment recommend  some  finger  action  in  the  loops, 
bnt  it  is  there  I  do  not  think  it  necessary  to 
nse  them,  or  at  least  not  to  produce  their  length. 
To  mo  it  seems  rather  "  funny "  or  queer  to  hear 
people  say  "  use  the  fingers  slightly  in  loops,  but  do 
not  use  them  in  the  smaller  letters."  Now,  it  seems 
to  me,  that  the  larger  the  form  the  larger  should  be 


-^^^z^^^^^:^^^^ 


loops  are  not  quite  straight,  or  should  not  be  so  at 
least.  It  is  generally  supposed  that  they  are  straight 
and  are  usually  so  taught,  but  none  of  our  best  pen- 
men or  engravers  make  them  so.  Your  y's  ought  to 
make  good  /fs  if  reversed,  your  2's  should  begin  the 
same  as  n'%.    The  a  and/are  somewhat  more  difficult 


the  action.  In  other  words,  when  yon  have  large 
forms  nse  large  muscles,  and  when  you  have  small 
forms  nse  small  muscles.  But  do  not  understand 
me  to  say  that  in  small  forms  we  should  not  use 
large  muscles.  We  should  use  large  muscles  in 
small  forms,  in  conjunction  with  small  muscles,  to 
give  grace,  strength  and  ease  of  execution.    In  the 


to  execute  because  we  have  an  upstroke  three  spaces 
long  on  the  main  slant.  The  little  finger  may  slip 
or  rest,  whichever  way  you  like  best  in  producing 
the  lower  loop  in  these  letters.  It  is  best,  however, 
to  raise  the  pen  as  you  come  to  the  line  before  add- 
ing tbe  final  right  curve.  In  the /the  pen  maybe 
raised  to  advantage  twice,  once  near  the  crossing 


spacing)  between  the  letters.  We  do  not  de«m  it 
advisable  to  use  wide  spacing  in  the  letters  as  it  en- 
courages a  scrawling  hand. 

Form  Siudif. 

Keep  constantly  in  mind  that  nearly  all  angles  are 
the  same  and  nearly  all  turns  are  the  same.  For 
instance,  the  top  of  the  small  i  should  be  the  same 
as  the  junction  of  lines  in  /,  the  turns  at  the  base 
should  be  alike  as  well.  The  turns  at  the  top  of  an 
H  should  correspond  with  the  one  at  the  bottom  and 
with  those  in  u,  h,  etc.  Reverse  a  small  n  and  yon 
should  have  a  good  /.  In  fact  by  reversing  your 
papers  you  can  find  many  defects  not  usually  notice- 
able. And  if  you  cannot  see  defects  you  cannot  im- 
prove rapidly.  It  will  not  do  to  know  that  some- 
thing is  wrong.  You  must  find  what  that  some- 
thing is  ;  then,  no  doubt,  you  can  eradicate  the 
wrong  by  right  practice.  There  is  no  one  thing  that 
will  show  you  wherein  you  are  deficient  in  percep- 
tion of  form  so  well  as  penciling  or  drawing  ttie 
letters  slowly.  By  so  doing  the  eye  is  required  to 
direct  the  pencil,  rather  than  the  muscle.  Now  try 
it,  and  if  you  don't  learn  something  let  me  know  and 
I  will. 

rraetice   roinUra. 

Now  don't  be  afraid  to  practice  quite  vigorously 
at  times  on  the  work  given.  It  would  be  well  if  you 
would  double  the  size  of  the  copies  at  times,  and  at 
others  to  reduce  the  size  a  half  and  double  the 
spacing.  After  practicing  the  different  styles  in  this 
way  always  finish  your  work  by  practicing  the  size 
and  spacing  given  in  the  copies.  Keep  your  pens  in 
good  condition,  also  your  ink.  Grood  material  is 
essential,  and  it  need  not  necessarily  be  expensive. 

C'riticUini   f.'odtntt*. 

E.  J.  S.,  Galesburg,  111.— Your  prospects  are  good.  Your 
strokes  ore  too  heavy,  ink  too  black.  I  ilute  with  water 
gumarabic  and  blufciog  (a  little  of  each  of  the  latter). 

D.  G.  J.,  East  Oakland.  Cal.— Up  t-trokes  too  curving 
and  not  strong  enough.  Too  much  wrist  action.  Pause 
in  fiaishing  v  and  w.     Doing  well. 

M  F.,  Wreotbam.  Mass. — Down  stroke  of  c  too  curving. 
Down  stroke  in  o  too  nearly  straight.  Cross  x  upward. 
Raise  pen  in  c  and  a.  Last  down  stroke  in  a  too  curving 
and  too  nearly  vertical.     You're  doing  well  though. 


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W.  G  B  ,  Xewark,  N.  J.— Use  oblique  holder  ;  confiJeDce 
will  come  by  practice.    You  did  well. 

J  S.  M.,  Sr-ringfield.  O.— Excellent.  Practice  more 
met  bodies  11  y.     Your  strokes  and  forms  are  smooth. 

H.  G.  B..  Allebeny,  Pa  —Don't  shade  last  dowu  stroke  in 
a.  Your  work  is  tbe  most  systematic  received.  Make  dot 
of  1!  heavier  and  higher. 

W.  B.  C,  Gallatin.  Tenn.-Your  work  is  a  trifle  heavy. 
Raise  pen  io  c.     Cultivate  smoothness  and  lightness. 

O.  E.  O.,  Minneapolis.  Minn— Shades  tooligbt.  Strokes 
a  trifle  weak.  Loop  too  narrow  in  c.  Close  s.  Down 
stroke  id  c  too  curving.     Doing  well. 

J.  B.  W.,  Sterling,  lil.— You  came  near  the  prize.  A 
little  more  strength,  please.  Loop  too  small  in  e.  Last 
down  stroke  in  a  not  slanting  enough.  Fine  quality  of 
line. 

L.  B.  D.,  Danville,  Va.— Can't  give  metronome  iofor- 
mation.  Don't  tbink  you  need  it.  Your  u's  are  too  sharp 
At  base  ;  don't  stop  there.  Use  c  given  in  lesson.  Small 
e  too  slender  in  words.     You're  doing  splendidly. 

E.  H.  N.,  Carthage,  Mo.— Down  stroke  in  c  too  curv- 
ing. Movement  too  hesitating  and  sluggish.  Raise  pen 
in  c  and  a.  More  freedom.and  force  is  needed.  Study  tbe 
r  closely.     Your  work  is  a  trifle  too  compact. 

J.  K.  S.,  Taylor's  Lsland,  Md.— Raise  pen  in  c  and  c. 
Small  s  too  slanting,  raise  up  stroke.  Finish  dot  of  v  and 
IV  more  carefully.     Stroke  a  trifle  heavy. 

P.  H.  H.,  Fairweather,  111.— Use  better  stationery. 
Stroke  too  heavy.  Dot  c  heavier.  Loop  in  e  too  narrow. 
You  do  well. 

E.  L.  C,  Cal. — Your  outlook  to  become  a  fine  penmau 
is  good  if  you  have  not  done  much  practicing  as  jet. 
Study  form  more  closely  and  improve  your  movement  by 
practicing  more  systematically. 

A.  H.,  Jr.,  N.J. — You  curve  the  upstrokes  too  much. 
Pause  in  flnishing  u  and  w  and  enlarge  dot.  Retrace  too 
luucb  in  u,  t  and  w.     Doing  splendidly. 

Allen,  No.  8,  Pa. — Yes,  you  can  become  a  fine  penman. 
Raise  the  pen  before  stopping  the  motion  in  finishing  let- 
ters. Make  e  fuller — use  more  rolling  action.  Make:* 
more  pointed.     Curve  down  sti-oke  in  o  well. 

R.  C.  E.,  N.  Y. — Your  first  style  r's  are  not  retraced; 
caused  by  allowing  tbe  little  finger  to  slip  to  tbe  right  in 
making  the  last  up  stroke  (retrace).  You  have  failed  to 
use  enough  of  the  rolling  movement  in  your  e's,  conse- 
quently they  are  too  narrow.  Form  a  decided  pause  (you 
may  raise  the  pen)  in  finishiEg  your  r's  and  if's.  Your 
work  is  No.  1. 

G.  L.,  N  D.— See  above  about  v  and  lu.  You  curve  the 
down  stroke  of  c  too  much  ;  caused  by  retracing  the  first 
stroke  too  far  and  by  beginning  with  the  left  curve  instead 
of  the  right.  The  same  is  true  of  your  a's.  A  little  more 
force  to  eradicate  your  kinks. 

C.  H.  L.,  La. — Your  movement  is  "out  of  sight,"  that 
is,  you  haven't  any.  Get  right  down  to  business  and  make 
tbe  pen  spin.  Work  by  the  hour  on  the  exercises  In  lesson 
one.  You  lack  in  both  quantity  and  quality,  but  if  you 
persevere,  you  can  learn. 

W.  J.  H.,  Mass.— You  can  become  a  fine  penman  if  you 
will  use  less  muscular  and  more  mental  movement.  Your 
practice  is  too  rapid  and  thoughtless.  If  you  will  study 
detail  more  and  cease  to  try  to  make  all  letters  with  the 
same  movement  you  will  be  surprised  at  the  results 

G.  H.  G.,  Hutchinson,  Kan.— You'll  get  there.  Finish  u 
more  carefully.  Raise  pen  in  c.  Don't  stop  on  base  line  in  u 
or  second  part  of  a  :  too  angular.     Use  better  stationery. 

T.  J.,  Bedford,  Ind.— Dot  of  c  and  v  too  small.  Small  o 
too  narrow  ;  close  'em ;  use  more  circular  action.  Raise 
peo  in  c  and  a.  Loop  in  e  too  narrow  and  a  is  too  fat.  Don't 
stop  at  top  of  71. 

E.  N.  H.,  Mass. — Your  work  appears  too  delicate.  Tbe 
tremor  in  tbe  loops  indicates  that  you  are  using  the  fingers 
to  excess,  and  that  you  are  timid— too  little  confidence  to 
strike  out  with  arm  movement.  More  freedom  and  force 
of  action  will  come  by  practice,  with  those  things  in  view. 
Your  Hi's  are  too  sharp,  indicating  that  you  pause  too  long 
at  the  top;  in  fact  you  stop  there. 

W,  B.  C,  Tenn.— Your  long  connecting  lines  are  rough, 
indicating  that  your  lateral  movement  (binge)  is  not  light 
and  free  enough.  Your  loops  are  a  trifle  flat  on  the  left 
side.  While  it  is  usually  considered  that  the  down  strokes 
in  loops  are  straieht,  they  are  in  reality,  or  should  be, 
slightly  curved.     You're  improving. 

F.  A.  W.,  N.  Y.— Tbe  most  of  your  work  is  too  small, 
indicating  a  rather  limited  action.  Uniform  your  ovals 
by  practicing  them  vigorously  and  persistently. 


J.  S.  M.,  O. — Down  strokes  in  loops  a  trifle  straight  ; 
otberwise  you  are  improving  very  rapidly. 

J.  K.  8. ,  Md.— See  W.  B.  C.  Strokes  too  heavy  through- 
out. You  stop  the  motion  too  abruptly  at  tbe  base  of  /, 
causing  an  angle. 

Mr.  W.  B.  Caldwell, Gallatin,  Tenn.,  was  awarded  the 
prize  iZaner's  Gems  of  Flourishing)  for  haviug  followed 
the  lesson  more  nearly  than  any  oiher.  Two  of  my  ex- 
students  submitted  better  work, "but  I  did  not  tbink  it  fair 
to  award  to  those  who  had  received  personal  instruction 
along  tbis  line.  All  the  work  submitted  was  excellent  and 
lam,  therefore,  much  pleased.— Zaner. 


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ACCOMPANYING    LESSON    IN    PROFESSIONAL  WRITING    BY   C.   P.    ZANER. 

COMMERCIAL    SCHOOL    HUMOR.  PROFESSIONAL  NOHENCLATURE. 


She  Got  the  Idea, 
A  teacher  of  writing  with  whom  we  are  well  acquainted 
had  a  very  pretty  young  lady  pupil  to  whom  he  was  pay- 
ing particular  attention — giving  instruction  In  forearm 
(not  whole  arm)  movement.  One  day,  in  the  class,  when 
drilling  on  capital  I,  and  after  very  particular  personal  in- 
struction from  the  teacher,  she  looked  up  into  his  face  and 
with  a  little  ejaculation  of  pleasant  surprise,  exclaimed, 
loud  enough  to  be  heard  over  tbe  room  :  ^'  Oh  I  now  I  get 
the  I  dear"  (idea).  It  "brought  down  tbe  house,"  and 
while  the  young  woman  hid  her  face  in  her  arms  on  the 
desk,  the  teacher  decided  that  be,  too,  had  an  idea,  so  he 
went  to  the  board  and  changed  the  copy. 


Editor  Penman's  Art  Journal  : 

In  your  January  number,  under  the  head  '*  Commercial 
School  Humor,"  there  is  a  Westerner's  definition  of  muscu- 
lar movement  which  seems  to  need  a  little  farther  ex- 
planation, for  although  it 

"  Left  the  teacher  in  a  daze,^' 
He  must  bave  noticed  another  phase, 
For  actual  ti-uth  the  word  conveys. 
You  see  it  dawned  upon  his  gaze. 
By  practice  and  in  other  ways. 
That  forearm  movement  always  pays  ; 
He  hopes  it  will  become  a  craze 
And  is  ever  ready  to  sing  its  praise 
In  hymn  or  song,  or  joyful  lays 
For  the  remainder  of  bis  days 
Without  regard  to  yeas  and  nays 
Or  even  saying,  *'  av  yez  pla  ze." 

A.  W.  Holmes. 
Salem,  Mass. 

PEN    POINTS. 


Some  Kefli<lion8. 

BY   VELSNIK. 

"Executed  with  a  pen"  can  often  be  construed 
literally.  Many  live  designs  are  killed  while  being 
"  executed  with  a  pen." 

If  any  one  has  ever  discovered  a  penman  who  was 
not  born  on  a  farm,  he  (the  penman)  can  find  an 
opening  aa  an  itinerant  on  a  dime  museum  circuit. 

If  some  penmen  would  spend  as  much  time  making 
their  spelling  as  vertical  as  their  writing,  their  let- 
ters would  be  easier  to  read  and  more  creditable  to 
the  writers. 

A  jadicious  use  of  whole  arm  movement  during 
the  "'penman's  leisure  hour"  has  been  known  to 
'*  surround '"  and  capture  many  a  '*  dear." 

The  point  a  penman  should  use  oftenest  in  punc- 
tuation— a  pen  point. 

A  good  draftsman— a  bank  draft  clerk. 


THE   JOtTRNAL'S   PATENT    INDEX. 

Just  discovered — New  lands. 

Several  of  him — "  Too  much  "  Johnson. 

Tbe  first  penman — AdRm(s). 

A  caucus  politician  (?)— Slater. 

Always  polite  because  he'll— Bowser. 

Above  the  high-water  mark— Dyke. 

His  flourishes  not  tame — Wildish. 

Not  boastful  yet  he  Is— Krogh. 

Never  sorrowful — Merrimao. 

Knows  enough  to  come  in  out  of  the  rain  and  keep  — Dry. 

Never  in  a  stew,  always  a— Fry. 

A  good  man  to  tie  to — Hooke. 

A  Scotch  nobleman — Laird. 

A  good  listener  because  he— Hark  ins. 

His  work  is  up  to  the  scratch — Chicken. 

Never  dry  and  deeply  interested  -Wells. 

His  "  cat  never  came  back  " — Katkamier. 

Never  caught,  always  on  his— Gard. 

A  festive  nobleman— Gay  lord. 

Flourishes  early  birds — Robins. 

Not  a  piece  of  a  man,  or  a  man  of  psace,  but  always  for 
— Warr. 

Not  a  clerical,  just  a — Lehman. 

A  good  drawing  team— Beck  and  Call. 

A  heavy  weight— Ful(l)ton. 

Opposed — Price  and  Free 

Our  Diogenes — Tubbs. 

Believes  in  "high  strune"  work — Lynch. 

Begins  at  the  bottom — Root 

Doesn't  hold  back,  but  lets  hergo--Gallagher. 

Not  slow— Swift. 

A  good  penman  and  a — Goodman. 

Not  old  style— Young. 

The  ladies'  favorite— Darling. 

Up  in  the  world— Hill. 

Believes  in  colored  work — Dyer. 

A  bunting  party— Caonou,  Gunn,  Shott,  Hunt  and 
Chase. 

Happy  penmen— P.  H.  and  C.  A.  Bliss. 

Has  more  speed  than  his   name  would  indicate- Slocum. 

"  Takes  the  bakery  "—Baker. 

On  the  watch— Pickett. 

Always  on  the  square— Joiner  and  Carpenter. 

Not  dull— Bright  and  Sharp. 

A  "smooth"  citizen  if  his  name  is— Harsh. 

"  Birds"— Marlins  and  Herou. 

"  Arrives  at  the  destination  " — Winner. 

The  Solomon  of  the  profession— Wise. 

Uses  well  developed  "muscular"  movement  from  the 
shoulder — Sullivan . 

The  "coming"  penmen— Campbells. 

Not  long — Short. 

Believes  in  light  and  shade- Moon. 

Believers  in  movement— Walk,  Walker,  Waltz,  Run- 
nel Is. 

Has  reached  the  top— Sarrett. 


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T^cCO^uvuiS 


Lesson  IV  continues  theiepresentationot  water; 
bnt  instead  of  being  still  or  quiet,  it  is  shown  in 
more  or  less  agitation  by  the  wind.  Water  in  mo- 
tion seems  to  be  one  of  the  most  unstable  elements 
of  nature.  It  is  exceedingly  difficult  to  predict  what 
forms  or  shapes  it  will  assume,  even  when  we  know 
something  of  tlie  forces  which  cause  the  motion. 
The  causes  of  its  motion  are  often  very  complex,  and 
even  contradictory.  So  true  are  the  above  obseiva- 
tious,  that  surh  expressions  as  "  unstable  as  water  " 
and  the  "  treacherous  sea,"  or  ocean,  have  become 
proverbs. 

And  yet,  as  Byron  says  : 

"  There  is  a  pleasure  in  the  pathless  woods. 
There  is  a  rapture  on  the  lonely  shore. 
There  is  society,  where  none  intrudes. 

By  the  deep  sea,  and  music  in  its  roar." 
"  KoJl  on  Ihou  deep  aud  dark  blue  ocean— roll  '  " 

Again,  "There  are  few  prettier  sights  than  the 
beach  at  a  seaside  town  on  a  tine  summer's  day  :  the 
waves  sparkling  in  the  sunshine,  the  water  and  the 
sky  each  blner  than  the  other,  while  the  sea  seems 
as  if  It  had  nothing  to  do  but  to  laugh  and  play  with 
the  children  on  the  sands." 

(Read,  also,  Ruskin's  description  of  a  storm  at  sea 
in  Modern  Pciinters,  Vol.  II,  pages  138  and  139.) 

Notwithstanding  there  is  an  apparent  lawlessness 
in  the  motions  of  the  sea,  there  is  sometimes  dis- 
coverable a  kind  of  "method  in  its  madness."  Aa 
when  the  wind  continues  to  blow  steadily  in  one  di- 
rection for  some  time,  the  water  rises  in  parallel 
waves  of  considerable  regularity.  (See  Fig.  4).  In 
cases  of  this  kind,  these  parallel  waves  will  usually 
be  more  or  less  retreating,  aud  they  must  be  made 
to  converge  in  the  direction  of  their  retreat,  accord- 
ing to  one  of  the  simplest  laws  of  perspective. 

If,  when  the  above  conditions  have  prevailed  for 
some  time,  the  wind  should  change  its  direction 
considerably,  a  second  series  of  parallel  waves  would 
be  formed,  crossing  the  first  series  more  or  less 
obliquely.  At  the  points  where  one  wave  crosses 
others,  a  double  force  would  be  exerted,  causing 
hillocks  of  water  more  or  less  prominent.  Such  an 
appearance  is  slightly  shown  in  Fig.  4  :  but  after 
the  wind  has  subsided  the  effect  is  more  distinctly 
seen  in  Fig.  5. 

Figures  1,  2, 3,  6  and  7  show  effective  conventional 
methods  of  representing  agitated  bodies  of  water, 
very  common  with  artists  who  draw  for  the  neas- 
papers  and  magazines.  They  are  done  rapidly,  are 
effective,  and  are  quite  suitable  for  illustrative 
sketching  for  teachers.  Sketch  No.  4  is  quite  formal 
and  rigid,  but  allowable  for  the  sake  of  clear  and 
vivid  concepts  on  the  part  of  the  children. 


LESSONS  IN  WRITING    FOR  UNGRADED 
SCHOOLS. 

BY   F.    M.    WALLACE,   STERUNO,   ILLLSOIS. 
No.  3. 
(IKITLiL  MADE  IX    JOCRNAL  OFFICE.) 
i^.'t'iihi^Wjrjgi^IMn  Jtevii-tctlty  J*i*c  liniltarits, 

rii  ^i^^gRACTICE  wiih  the  school  in  tak- 
fj    T     J.':i&    i°K  tlie  "  front  position."  as  ei- 
p-      l^^F- j^     plained  in  No.  1. 
'-'     X         n?'         '^""  °°^   minute    on   correct 
'^';.      holding  of  pens  and  pencils,  not- 
■■     ingthedifferences  See  first  lesson. 
Kememlitr  to  illastrate  how  to  do  each  and  every- 
thing required  of  the  students,  and  bear  in  mind 
that  in  so  doing  yon  should  always  stand  in  front  of 


BLACKBOARD  DRAWING  FOR   PUBLIC  SCHOOLS,   ACCOMPANYING  LESSON   BY   LANGDON   S.  THOMPSON. 


the  school,  to  their  left,  with  your  right  side  turned 
toward  the  pupil,  so  that  you  can  see  all  in  the  room 
and  be  seen  by  all.  Keep  that  geography  or  hand 
board  near  at  hand  and  use  it  frequently.  For  con- 
venience we  will  call  it  the  "hand  board." 

Drill  rapidly  on  movements  without  pens  or  pen- 
cils one  or  two  minutes  each,  as  given  in  previous 
lesson.    Repeat  with  dry  pens. 

Place  No.  1  on  the  blackboard  and  illustrate  with 
"  hand  board."  Practice  by  pupils  with  pens  and 
ink  and  pencils  three  minutes.  Follow  with  No.  2, 
then  3  and  4,  counting  for  each  downward  stroke, 
students  counting  in  concert,  keeping  time  with  pens. 

Spend  a  few  minutes  with  No.  -5. 

Do  not  forget  to  illustrate  each  and  every  exercise 
by  using  your  hand  board  as  often  as  seems  neces- 
sary. 

Lateral    Xorement. 

Exercise  6  and  those  that  follow  are  to  develop  lat- 
eral movement,  the  object  being  to  stop  at  any  de- 
sired place,  the  paper  being  turned  so  that  the  writ- 
ing falls  across  the  ruled  lines.  No.  7  is  the  same, 
except  that  the  hand  moves  further  before  the  point 
or  stop  is  made. 

Drill  on  these  frequently,  aiming  to  train  the  hand 
to  stop  at  any  desired  place. 


Tuesday, 

Drill  on  the  ovals,  as  in  yesterday's  lesson. 

No.  8  should  be  made  with  long  beginning  and 
finishing  strokes,  with  the  point  enlarged  into  a 
small  i.  In  making  the  i,  stop  slightly  at  the  upper 
part,  bring  the  downward  stroke  ([uickly  to  the  ruled 
line — that  is,  do  not  draw  the  pen — make  the  turn  as 
short  as  possible  without  changing  the  speed,  and 
finish  with  a  long  sweep  to  the  right,  keeping  the 
same  speed  as  for  the  first  stroke,  and  take  the  pen 
off  the  paper  while  the  hand  is  in  motion.  The 
downward  stroke  in  this  exercise  should  fall  on 
every  other  ruled  line.  Take  the  pen  off  the  paper 
while  making  the  finishing  stroke  of  each  letter.  The 
count  should  be  :  '■  Glide,  one,  finish; "  again,  ready, 
"glide,  one,  finish,"  etc.  Insist  upon  light  lines  and 
neat  work. 

No.  9  should  be  made  so  that  each  down  stroke 
will  fall  on  a  ruled  line.  Count :  ' '  Ready,"  "  glide," 
"  one,  '  "  two,"  "  three,"  "four,"  "  finish."  At  the 
word  "  glide  "  the  pens  make  the  first  stroke,  and  a 
down  stroke  for  each  numeral,  and  the  last  stroke  at 
the  word  "  finish."  Use  this  plan  in  all  the  exercises 
herewith.  Narrow  the  distance  between  down 
strokes,  begin  with  "  ready,''  make  ten  down  strokes 
and  "finish.'  Be  particular  to  have  the  turns  and 
angles  given  much  attention. 


No.  10.  Count:  "Ready,"  "glide,"  "one,"  "two," 
"finish."  Do  not  shade  the  work.  Do  not  permit 
the  thnmb  to  bend.  Keep  the  wrist  and  fleahy  part 
(side)  of  the  hand  off  the  paper.  Swing  the  forearm 
and  hand  without  bending  the  fingers  or  turning  the 
hand  in  any  direction.  Remember,  the  arm,  hand, 
fingers  and  thumb  all  move  as  a  unit,  and  the  swing- 
ing is  done  on  the  muscle  near  the  elbow.  Do  not 
push  and  pull  the  arm  back  and  forth  in  the  sleeve, 
simply  swing  it.  Do  not  wear  tight  sleeves.  Pro- 
fessional penmen  cut  off  the  under  sleeve,  and  have 
£he  coat  or  dress  sleeve  very  loose. 

No.  11.  This  is  a  modification  of  the  preceding, 
making  a  letter  on  each  ruled  line.  Narrow  the 
distance  between  down  strokes,  and  produce  ten 
strokes  before  stopping.    Count  carefully. 

No.  12.  Begin  the  count  thus  :  "  Ready,"  "  glide," 
"one,"  "two,"  "finish."  Notice  the  turns  are  at 
the  top,  and  one  angle  and  one  turn  at  the  line.  The 
second  turn  at  the  top  is  particularly  difficult.  Make 
the  exercise  across  six  ruled  lines. 

No.  13.  This  is  the  same  as  No.  12,  except  that 

there  is  one  more  turn  and  one  more  angle  ;  hence 

the  time  is:    "Ready,"   "glide,"   "one,"    "two," 

"  three,"  "  finish."  Haveeach  pupil  take  a  newsheet 

of  paper,  and  place  it  bo  the  writing  will  follow  the 

ruled  lines.      The  name  and  date  should  be  written 

on  the  first  line,  as  explained  in  the  last  issue  of  The 

Journal.    At  the  close  of  the  lesson,  collect  the 

papers,  ink,  etc.,  and  conform  to  the  other  directions 

given  therein. 

°  remonal    Criticiavi. 

No.  14.  Do  not  count  for  this,  but  see  that  each 
one  writes  with  a  steady  motion.  After  a  short  time, 
make  the  word  much  shorter.  The  turns  will  need 
careful  attention.  Try  to  manage  to  make  a  personal 
inspection  of  each  pupil's  work,  but  do  not  sit  down 
to  write  copies.  About  a  minute,  or  two  minutes  at 
most,  is  long  enough  to  spend  with  any  student  un- 
less he  is  a  veri/  poor  writer.  Do  not  neglect  the  lit- 
tle ones  ;  give  them  special  instruction,  and  see  that 
their  pencils  are  held  as  previously  described,  and 
that  they  are  properly  whittled  down.  Do  not 
sharpen  the  writing  point. 

No.  15.  Observe  the  directions  for  No.  14. 

The  work  outlined  for  this  day  is  sufficient  for 
several  day's  practice  in  the  average  school. 

Do  not  attempt  too  much.  "  Everlasting.sticking 
to  it  brings  success." 

n'rtlnesfliitf. 

Practice  the  ovals,  observing  the  instractions  for 
Monday's  lesson. 

No.  16.  Write  across  the  ruled  lines,  and  make  the 
exercise  cross  six  lines  in  its  length. 

Count:  "Ready,"  "glide,"  "one,"  "finish." 
Make  the  letter  small,  and  close  it  at  the  top. 

No.  17.  A  letter  should  be  made  on  each  ruled 
line,  having  six  letters  in  each  group.  Count : 
"Ready,"  "glide,"  "one,"  "two,"  "  three,"  "  four," 
"five,"  "  six,"  "finish." 

No.  18.  Make  each  letter  on  a  ruled  line,  being 
careful  to  write  across  the  rulings. 

Do  not  count.  Require  free  movement.  If  the 
pens  scratch  the  movement  is  not  good,  or  the  pens 
ne«d  changing.    Correct  this  at  once. 

No.  19.  Change  to  a  new  sheet  of  paper,  and  write 
in  the  direction  of  the  ruled  lines. 

The  distance  between  down  strokes,  the  turns  and 
angles  will  need  careful  attention. 

riiiii-xrin,,. 

Drill  on  the  ovals  as  before. 

No.  20.  Ciunt:  "Ready,"  "glide,"  "one," 
"  finish."  The  exercise  should  cross  one-third  its 
height,  and  should  be  carried  the  width  of  six  ruled 
lines. 

No.  31.  Each  down  stroke  should  be  made  on  a 
rnled  line.  Make  six  letters  without  stopping  or 
lifting  the  pen.  The  down  stroke  is  straight,  on  the 
main  slant,  nearly  to  the  line,  therefore  curve  the 
up  stroke  back  or  to  the  left,  and  get  the  crossing 
one-third  the  height  of  the  letter. 

No.  22.  Write  across  the  lines,  using  wide  spacing 
between  the  letters,  and  try  to  secure  an  easy,  glid- 
ing movement. 

No.  23.  All  take  new  paper.  Write  carefully, 
giving  especial  drill  on  the  last  turn  in  m  and  n. 

Practice  the  ovals,  as  for  Monday. 

No.  24.  The  time  is  the  same  as  for  No.  12,  and  the 


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exercise  should  extend  across  six  lines.  Close  each 
letter  at  the  tup,  and  get  the  turn  short  at  the  line. 

No.  2n.  Make  six  letters  in  a  group  before  lifting 
the  pen  from  the  paper.  Be  careful  how  the  count 
is  given,  as  much  will  depend  upon  the  teacher 
in  this  respect,  and  faulty  counting  will  retard  the 
progress  of  the  school. 

No.  26.  Do  not  coimt.  Have  each  letter  made  on 
a  ruled  line,  writing  across  the  paper.  Turns  and 
angles  must  be  observed — particularly  the  last  turn 
in  m. 

No.  26. — All  change  paper,  as  heretofore. 

Write  in  the  direction  of  the  ruled  line.  In  gen- 
eral, keep  watch  of  the  points  mentioned  in  No.  26. 

Wora    Sparlna. 

Spacing  between  words  should  be  carefully  taught 
and  rigidly  enforced.  After  the  finishing  stroke  of 
each  word  the  beginning  stroke  in  the  next  word 


commences  directly  under  the  point  where  the  finish- 
ing stroke  stopped.  This  produces  solid  body  writ- 
ing and  is  one  of  the  elements  of  beauty  in  page 
writing. 

Enough  for  Several  Wteka'  rracllcs  in  These  Letaona. 

These  five  lessons  contain  enough  material  for  sev- 
eral weeks'  practice. 

The  purpose  of  the  exercises  given  in  this  number 
is  to  develop  that  most  difficult  of  all  movements 
used  in  writing— the  lateral— and  each  exercise 
should  be  carefully  presented  and  thoroughly 
tanght. 

The  teacher  must  practice  the  lesson  faithfully, 
using  the  blackboard,  "  hand  board,"  pen  and  ink, 
before  attempting  to  teach  the  lesson. 

Remember,  at  each  lesson,  to  direct  the  students 
how  to  move  the  paper  so  as  to  overcome  the  neces- 
sity that  would  otherwise  exist  for  moving  the  arm 
from  its  position. 

At  the  close  of  each  lesson  collect  the  ink,  paper, 
etc.,  as  previously  instructed. 


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fourth  or  fifth  book,  which  woulil  bring  the  pupils 
well  on  to  the  fourth  or  fifth  year  in  school.  Prob- 
ably in  no  other  subject  would  educators  think  of 
treating  children  as  such  incapables.  Children  who 
before  entering  school  at  five  or  six  years  of  age  have 
quite  a  large  vocabulary  and  are  able  to  express  their 
ideas  clearly  must  be  kept  practicing  silly,  meaning- 
less exercises  and  words  for  years. 

Trtteing  Coj/lea  a    Waste  of   Time  amt  Energy, 

50.— Much  time  and  energy  has  been  wasted  by 
practicing  on  tracing  copies.  We  have  made  repeated 
experiments  with  these  exercises  and  the  results 
have  always  pointed  to  the  fact  that  they  are  worse 
than  useless.  No  one  can  learn  either  form  or  move- 
ment by  such  practice  because  the  attention  becomes 
completely  absorbed  by  the  effort  to  keep  the  point 
of  the  pen  on  the  line. 

Siiftre   UHltnfi   Ts   Srnfti'h'sn. 

^  1. — Space  ruling  is  equally  senseless.  In  our  ex- 
periments we  have  used  writing  practice  books  with 
space  ruling  up  to  the  fourth  year  grade,  and  we 
have  found  that  better  work  can  be  done  from 
the  very  first  with  but  a  base  line.  Just  as  we  con- 
demn tracing  copies  and  space  ruling  we  disapprove 
two  or  more  copies  on  a  page.  These  all  embrace  a 
wrong  principle— that  is,  that  the  aim  of  the  learner 
should  be  to  follow  in  every  detail  the  set  copy.  He 
must  be  hedged  in  on  every  side.  We  believe  that 
the  pupil  must  be  trained  to  get  the  copy  in  his 
mind,  a  more  or  less  definite  concept  of  the  form 
and  of  the  proportions  of  the  parts,  and  that  this 
mental  picture  should  be  the  real  copy  that  the  hand 
tries  to  reproduce.  The  little  kindergarten  girl  had 
the  right  idea  of  drawing  who,  when  complimented 
upon  a  picture  she  had  made  and  had  been  asked 
how  she  was  able  to  draw  so  well,  said  :  "  Oh  I  don't 
know  ;  I  .iust  fink  a  fink  and  then  draw  a  mark 
round  it."  The  first  lessons  in  writing  are  in  a  sense 
drawing  lessons,  but  the  child  artist  draws  the  same 
form  again  and  again  until  he  can  do  it  almost  au- 
tomatically. There  must,  however,  be  an  ideal  form 
in  the  mind  with  which  to  compare  the  manual 
product.  The  child  who  tries  to  follow  exactly  the 
book  copy  will  never  learn  to  write  with  freedom. 

A    I'ni/orm    and  Strreotype  Sti/le    Vnnttlttral. 

52.— The  effort  to  train  pupils  through  unnatural 
modes  into  writinga  uniform  and  stereotype  style  has 
everywhere  so  signally  failed  that  a  few  educators 


BV    A.    F.    NEWLANDS,    SUPERVISOR    OF  WRITING, 

KINGSTON,    ONT. 

No.  4. 

TItr  ll'ttrd  and  Smtcni-f  Method. 

4<t.— Many  well  known  teachers  and  supervisors 
have  for  some  time  urged  that  young  children  should 
not  try  to  form  letters  until  they  liad  been  trained  con- 
siderably in  movement,  after  which  they  should  prac- 
tice on  such  exercises  as 7»i/(»,  ?«((»),  etc.,  some  going 
80  far  as  to  insist  that  the  child's  practice  should  be 
limited  to  combinations  of  11  and  »i  until  they  could 
be  well  formed  and  freely  written  with  the  arm  move- 
ment. Many  liave  taught  these  exercises  together  with 
simple  words  only  up  to  the  third  year  in  school, 
and  have  arranged  a  complete  series  of  counting 
exercises  from  them  to  train  whole  classes  of  pupils 
to  move  their  pens  ryhthmically. 

47.— Who  has  not  seen  teachers  analyze  a  letter 
thus  : 

1.  Upward  left  curve  turn  ; 

2.  Downward  straight  line  angle  ; 

3.  Upward  left  curve  turn  ; 

4.  Downward  straight  line  turn  ; 

f).  Upward  right  curve.  Then  count  "  one,  two, 
three,  four,  five  ;  one,  two,  three,  four,  five,  ad  in- 
/im'fum,  while  fifty  or  sixty  children,  like  so  many 
machines,  make  marks  as  directed  and  are  supposed 
to  be  learning  to  write. 

.Vo  Ttco  CMIdrrn  Alikt. 

48.— We  have  at  least  got  far  enough  in  child 
study  to  know  that  no  two  children  can  most  profit- 
ably do  a  thing  in  exactly  the  same  way  in  precisely 
the  same  time,  etc.  Is  it  surprising  that  true  teach- 
ers have  turned  in  utter  disgust  from  such  cramping, 
benumbing,  personality- obliterating  methods  as 
these '^  It  is  true  very  similar  methods  are  used  in 
other  subjects  where  children  are  taught  in  herds. 
but  that  does  not  make  it  right,  and  with  that  we 
have  nothing  to  do  here. 

Voptj-Booh  Metltodit  at   Fault. 

40.— Few  of  the  series  of  copy-books  either  in 
America  or  England  have  made  provision  for  prac- 
tice on  more  thau  single  words  earlier  than  the 


have  discarded  formal  writing  lessons  altogether  in 
the  hope  that  better  results  will  be  obtained  by  per- 
mitting the  children  to  develop  their  writing  habits 
through  the  regular  lessons  in  written  expression. 
These  men  argue  that  the  writing  lessons  have  been 
purely  mechanical,  have  lacked  the  essential  element 
of  interest  and  have  wasted  time  and  effort;  that  what 
is  needed  to  call  forth  the  best  mechanical  effort  is 
_  the  stimulus  of  thought  expression.  We  are  not  sur- 
prised that  some  have  swung  to  this  extreme,  and 
we  fully  appreciate  the  importance  of  interest  and 
thought  impulse,  but  we  believe  this  idea  expresses 
only  one,  and  that  not  the  chief,  of  the  causes  of  the 
failure  of  the  old  method.  You  will  have  observed 
that  children  who  ordinarily  spell  well  make  absurd 
mistakes  in  orthography  in  original  composition. 
Sometimes,  on  looking  over  your  own  manuscript, 
especially  where  you  have  had  a  struggle  in  the  ex- 
pression of  your  thought,  you  are  astonished  at  the 
ridiculous  errors  in  English  you  have  made.  These 
facts  are  easily  explained.  'The  attention  cannot  be 
concentrated  upon  more  than  one  thing  at  a  time. 
Hence,  when  the  mind  is  completely  absorbed  in 
collecting,  arranging  and  expressing  ideas,  such  mat- 
ters as  spelling,  writing  and  the  form  of  language  are 
neglected.  We  are  endeavoring  to  work  out  a  happy 
medium  between  the  special  lessons  in  pothooks  and 
principles,  single  letter  forms,  movement  and  count- 
ing exercises,  etc.,  on  the  one  hand,  and  the  entire 
absence  of  writing  lessons  on  the  other. 

JVM    tyrtttnu  front    titr   .'^tart. 

53. — We  use  and  recommend  pen  writing  for  all 
written  reproduction  work  from  the  first,  and  begin 
the  writing  lessons  with  easy  words  to  be  previously 
developed  in  the  reading  and  language  lessons,  etc. 
These  words  should  grow  into  sentences  similarly 
developed, 

54.— Children  can  learn  to  write  a  word  much 
more  easily  than  a  single  letter  and  a  word  with 
an  illustration  will  suggest  any  number  of  sentences 
or  stories  to  them. 

55. — It  IS  a  quarter  of  a  century  since  the  best 
schools  abandoned  the  a,  b,  c  method  of  teaching 
reading,  it  having  been  found  that  a  child  learns 
the  word  "  dog  "  much  more  readily  than  the  letter 
"  d,"  chiefly  because  the  word  means  something  to 
him  :  an  association  is  established  between  the  word 
form  and  the  child's  preformed  concepts  of  the 
animal  itself  and  its  spoken  name.  These  schools 
have  generally  retained  the  a,  b,  c  method  of  teach- 
ing writmg,  although  the  same  principles  apply  in 
both  cases.  Reading  is  thought  getting,  and  if  oral 
thought  expression.  Writing  is  another  form  of 
thought  expression.  Words  have  the  additional 
advantage  of  presenting  letters  and  their  parts  in 
their  proper  relation.  The  best  copies  for  begin- 
ners, therefore,  are  familiar  words,  especially  when 
the  thing  named  is  also  pictured  to  stimulate  interest 
and  association.  Place  one  of  the  copies  on  plate  ."i 
before  a  child  who  has  never  been  taught  to  write, 
let  him  take  a  good  look  at  it  and  then  take  the  copy 
away,  ask  him  if  he  remembers  the  form  of  the 
letters;  if  he  does  not,  let  him  have  another  look  at 
the  copy,  and  then  let  him  %vrite  it  from  memory. 
You  will  probably  be  astonished  to  see  how  well  he 
can  reproduce  the  word  in  this  way. 

50. — The  copy  should  not  be  placed  before  the 
pupil  to  work  from  until  he  has  in  this  way  learned 
to  write  from  it  without  copying  it  line  by  line.  At 
first  some  children  will  separate  too  far  the  letters 
that  have  no  connecting  lines,  but  they  soon  correct 
this  tendency.  The  advantages  of  placing  before  the 
child  copies  without  connecting  lines  are  very  much 
greater  than  the  slight  disadvantage  of  the  irregnlar 
separation  of  the  letters.  Many  children  never  really 
know  the  form  of  the  letter  until  they  see  it  in  a 
word  without  its  connecting  lines. 

Large  Coplea    Bft. 

57. — The  copies  on  plate  5  will  to  many  appear  to 
be  much  too  large.  In  the  "  Volpenna  Lessons" 
published  some  time  ago  we  pointed  out  that: 
"  Every  effort  of  the  eye  to  read,  to  ob"erve  like- 
nesses and  differences  in  the  forms  and  to  obtain 
clear,  accurate  concepts,  as  well  as  of  the  hand  to 
reproduce  the  mental  picture  formed,  is  much  easier 
than  with  copies  of  the  ordinary  size.  Little 
children  never  take  kindly  to  fine  work.  Their  sew- 
ing, knitting,  drawing  or  paper  cutting  is  always 
coarse.    There  is  behind  this  a    natural  law  that 


applies  with  eqnal  force  to  writing.  Moreover,  no 
practice  is  better  than  writing  these  large  forms  for 
developing  confidence  and  ease  in  writing." 

58. — A  few  of  onr  teachers  objected  to  these 
copies  88  being  altogether  too  large  tor  the  pupil's 
regular  work  and  refused  to  encourage  them  in 
writing  this  size,  but  at  the  end  of  the  term  the 
writing  in  their  classes  was  so  inferior  to  the  others 
they  have  gladly  encouraged  it  since. 

o5>. — Senior  pupils  coming  to  our  schools  from 
other  places  always  practice  on  exercises  as  large  as 
the  primary  work  for  a  short  time.  We  find  it 
supplies  the  best  possible  training  in  freedom  and 
strength. 

Fraternal  Notes. 

—  D.  S.  Weioheimer  is  penman  and  princiDal  of  Com'l 
Dppt  of  the  North  Tonawauda,  N.  Y.,  High  School.  He 
is  going  to  enter  worit  from  his  pupils  in  The  Journal 
Public  School  Contest. 

—  J.  O.  Gordon,  Supvr.,  Rocky  River,  Ohio,  is  a  good 
penman  and  teacher  and  has  won  the  good  will  of  the  peo 
l4e  of  his  city. 

—  H.  Cbaroplin,  Supvr.  at  Ciocinnati.  will  spread  the 
gospel  during  the  summer  months  at  Glens  Falls,  N.  Y., 
Summer  School  and  at  seveial  other  places.  He  preaches 
good  writing  twelve  months  in  the  year. 

~  J.  W.  Robertson,  Supvr.,  Denver,  Col.,  is  a  hard- 
working writing  enthusiast,  and  not  only  works  hard  him- 
self, but  so  enthuses  the  teachers  that  they  second  his 
efforts.    Scores  of  his  teachers  subscribe  for  The  Journal. 

—  Miss  Clara  Bauks,  special  teacher  of  writing  and  draw- 
ing in  Osage,  la.,  is  thoroughly  in  love  with  her  work, 
and  as  a  consequence  has  been  very  successful  in  her  pres- 
ent location. 

—  Miss  Mary  Conditt,  former  student  of  E.  L.  Miller, 
Simpson  College,  Indianola,  la.,  is  the  special  teacher  of 
writing  in  the  city  schools  of  Chariton,  Iowa. 

—  The  principal  of  Honesdale,  Pa.,  public  schools, 
(reorge  W.  Twitmyer,  is  pai'ticularly  interested  in  the 
writing  of  the  pupils,  and  gives  this  subject  its  due  atten- 
tion in  bis  schools.  We  wish  we  could  say  the  same  thing 
(or  every  public  school  principal  in  America. 

—  1.  S.  Preston  is  now  teaching  in  Wiuthrop  and  Pea 
body,  Mass. 

—  Iq  a  recent  number  of  School  Education,  Minneapolis, 
Minn.,  we  find  a  very  interesting  article  on  *'  Vertical 
Writing"  by  the  Supvr.,  J.  D.  Bond,  of  St.  Paul,  Minn. 
Mr.  Bond  is  in  frequent  demand  as  a  lecturer  to  teachers 
aud  others  on  writing.  He  has  an  engagement  at  Milwau- 
kee, Wis-,  to  speak  before  the  teachers  of  that  part  of  the 
State. 

—  Miss  J.  J.  Kelley,  Ware,  Mass.,  is  a  good  writer  and 
well  versed  in  teaching  writing  and  other  branches  in 
public  schools.  She  is  about  to  take  up  writing  as  a  spe- 
cialty. 

The  fifty-eighth  annual  report  of  the  Board  of  Educa- 
tion of  Cleveland,  O.,  is  a  very  elaborate  and  comprehen- 
sive volume  of  .100  pages.  We  do  not  remember  having 
seen  any  city  school  report  to  equal  it.  Every  phase  of  the 
work  is  given  due  attention,  and  the  writing  and  drawing 
IS  not  neglected,  having  a  dozen  or  so  full-page  half-tones 
and  colored  plates,  as  well  as  reports  from  Supervisor  of 
Writing  Clark  and  Supervisor  of  Drawing  Aborn.  We 
are  indebted  to  Mr.  Clark  for  this  handsome  volume. 


In  a  recent  letter,  Mr.  Zaner  said  that  The  Jour- 
nal must  be  counted  as  a  paying  advertising 
modium.  He  receives  orders  for  supplies, 
etc.,  from  a  new  ad.  before  he  has  re- 
ceived his  copy  of  the  paper.  It  shows 
that  our  subscribers  read  The  Journal's 
advertising  columns. 


PROORAH   OF     DRAWING 
5ECTI0N 


1-6,  1-io.  BoikI,  IiiiI. 

Annual  Lecture  — ''Color  in  Nature  and  in 
Ornament."— Prof.  Henry  T.  Bailey,  State 
Supervisor  of  Drawing,  Mass. 

"  Fundamental  Art  Principles  Capable  of 
Bemg  Recognized  and  Practiced  in  the 
Work  of  Elementary  Schools," — Jesse  H. 
Brown,  Supervisor  of  Drawing,  Indian- 
apolis. 

'*  Drawing  in  Primary  Grades," — Miss  Cora 
Ney,  First  Grade  Teacher,  Coquillani 
School,  South  Bend,  Ind. 


Schools. 

"What  are  the  Distinguishing  Characteristic'^ 
of  Our  Present  American  Decorative  De- 
sign f'— Miss  R.  E.  Selleck,  Teacher  n[ 
Drawing.  Indianapolis  High  School. 

President,  E.  Newton  Reser,  LaFayette,  Ind 

Owing  to  the  great  pressure  on  our  col- 
umns this  issue  we  are  obliged  to  omit 
the  School  and  Personal  page.  It  ^will 
appear  as  usual  next  month. 


Weil-Known   Supervisors. 


Freedom,  O.,  was  the  birthplace  of  A.  A.  Clark,  Super- 
visor of  Writing,  Cleveland,  O.,  and  the  time  was  Septem- 
ber 2,  1849.  He  served  the  usual  penman's  apprenticeship 
on  the  farm,  attended  and  occasionally  taught  district 
schools.      His    education    was    principally    obtained    at 


86 


Public  School  Work. 


—  Supr.  G.  S.  Herrick,  of  the  Kendallviile,  Ind.. 
schools,  sends  a  package  of  common  sense  business  writing 
from  his  High  School  seventh  and  eighth  pupils.  The 
work  is  neat,  uniform  and  the  letters  are  well  formed.  A 
little  more  speed  and  movement  would  help  it,  however. 
Among  the  best  writers  we  notice  Katie  Mueller,  Ada 
Whitford,  Hallah  Whitford,  Sophie  Loman,  Jennie 
Auman,  Belle  Pepple,  Bessie  Bruce,  Katie  Coleman, 
Minnie  Brueggemann,  Maud  E.  Bower. 

—  Well  executed  drawings  of  some  of  the  flourished  de- 
signs that  have  recently  appeared  in  The  Journal  have 
been  received  from  J.  W.  Nichols,  a  13-yearold,  fith  grade 
pupil  of  Supervisor  S.  S.  Purdy,  of  Des  Moines,  la. 
The  designs  are  copied  faithfully  so  far  as  form  goes,  and 
the  artistic  effect  produced  by  so  young  a  pupil  leads  us 
to  think  that  he  should  be  encouraged  to  pursue  drawing 
and  art  matters  further. 


Writing  as  Taught  in    Public  Schools  of 
Leading  American  Cities. 


clh  IiiHtnllmeiU  »!'  Kepoi-ti 
.louriinl  from  City  Siipc 
llceini  in  October  Jonrnnl. 


Ravenna.  O  ,  High  School;  Hiram,  0.,Coll.,  and  the  Spen- 
cerian  Bus.  Coll.,  Cleveland.  He  has  taught  in  the  Bryant 
&  Stratton  Bus.  Colleges  in  Philadelphia,  Chicago,  and 
Newark,  N.  J. 

In  1878  he  began  teaching  in  the  public  schools  of  Cleve- 
land, and  when  A.  P.  Root  resigned  as  Supervisor  of 
Writing,  Mr.  Clark  was  elected  to  the  position  and  has 
held  the  place  ever  since.  There  are  1,000  teachers  em 
ployed  in  the  Cleveland  schools,  and  Mr.  Clark  has  suc- 
ceeded in  traming  them  as  good  blackboard  writers 
and  teachers  of  writing.  Cleveland's  writing  exhibit 
at  the  World's  Fair  attracted  much  attention  and  se- 
cured an  award.  All  specimens,  good,  bad  and  indifferent, 
from  eight  grades  were  shown  in  this  exhibit. 

From  the  fifty-eighth  annua!  report  of  the  Board  of  Edu- 
cation we  gather  quite  a  good  deal  of  information  about 
Mr.  Clark's  method.  He  maintains  a  Saturday  morning 
training  class  for  the  teachers,  visits  the  schools  frequently 
and  regularly,  Inspects  the  teaching  as  well  as  the  writing 
of  the  pupils.  The  ordinary  written  work  is  examined 
also. 

Mr.  Clark  is  happily  married,  has  a  son  aged  ten,  and 
enjoys  home  life.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum, 
National  Union  Society  and  the  Uniform  Rauk,  Alpha  Div. 
No.  I  R   A. 


[[XITLiL  MM>E  IN  JOURNAL    OFFICE  ] 

POLL  of  the  superintendents  of 
American  public  schools  on  the 
question  of  vertical  writing  has 
shown  that  a  small  number  are  not 
in  favor  of  it,  that  quite  a  large 
number  have  not  investigated  it 
sufficiently  to  care  to  express  an 
Lijuuion,  while  the  majority  of  those 
ex  pressing  any  decided  opinion 
favor  it. 
The  supervisors  and  teachers  of  writing  claim  that 
the  opinion  of  the  average  superintendent  as  to  meth- 
ods of  teaching  writing  is  worthless— "is  not  worth 
a  continental "  as  one  well  known  Supervisor  put  it. 
We  are  not  attempting  to  decide  whether  this  is 
true  or  not.  All  we  desired  to  do  when  we  started 
the  investigation  was  to  find  for  the  information  of 
The  Journal's  readers  when  and  where  vertical 
writing  was  being  introduced,  with  what  success 
it  had  met,  and  the  opinions  of  the  various  superin- 
tendents. Our  readers  may  decide  for  themselves 
how  much  value  to  place  on  the  opinions  of  the  su- 
perintendents. 

Here  are  the  questions  submitted  to  each  of  the 
superintendents  in  American  cities  with  a  popula- 
tion of  10,000  or  over  : 

First. —Have  yoii  invewtlBftted   the  clalniw  o(    verlioal 


utiht  I 


Third.— Are  copy-books  used  ceii 
If  so*  on  what  desiree  ol  slant  are 
;;ation  of  the  books  used  vrill  give 
[iou    In  thlH  conuectiou.)     Aud  is 


ourNcbooIs? 
?  (A  speclfl- 
red  iuforma- 
ral  tendency 


88 

A  copy  of  thia  iaene  o(  The  Jol-rnal  is  sent  to  the 
Bnp't  of  BchoolB  in  everj'  American  city  and  town 
of  1.000  popnlation  and  over.  The  object  is  to  show 
them  what  we  are  doing  in  the  line  of  pnblic  school 
work,  with  the  hope  that  they  will  consider  the 
matter  of  safficient  importance  to  bring  tbe  paper  to 
the  attention  of  their  teachers.  During  the  past 
year  all  the  general  educational  papers  of  national 
reach  combined  have  not  printed  so  much  relating  to 
the  teaching  of  writing  and  drawing  in  the  public 
schools  aw  The  Penman's  Art  Journal,  and  it  is 
well  within  the  facts  to  say  that  it  would  not  be 
possible  to  obtain  from  any  other  source  for  $U)  as 
ranch  on  these  lines  as  a  Journals  subscription 
gives  for  fl.  This  price  includes  as  premium  a  com 
plete  work  of  eelfinstniction  in  writing  of  especial 
value  to  teachers.  Without  premium  we  will  make 
a  8i>ecial  price  of  fiO  cents  to  superintendents  who 
will  kindly  bring  the  paper  to  the  attention  of  their 
teachers,  or  of  50  cents  each  where  several  join 
in  a  club.  Please  look  this  paper  over  carefully, 
page  by  page,  and  see  if  you  think  any  school  oflBcial 
or  teacher  would  not  find  it  a  profitable  investment 
at  a  cost  of  a  few  cents  a  month. 

The  tendency  toward  the  employment  of  pooman- 
ship  specialists  in  the  public  schools  has  been  very 
marked  during  the  past  two  years.  Frequently 
these  teachers  are  also  able  to  lend  a  hand  at  the 
regular  work.  The  Journal  is  in  close  touch  with 
practically  the  entire  body  of  American  penman- 
ship teachers,  and  will  gladly  undertake  to  find  for 
any  superintendent,  without  charge,  a  teacher  of  the 
class  indicated. 

Nothing  that  has  ever  occurred  during  The  Pen- 
man's Art  Journal's  nearly  twenty  years  of  ham- 
mering— hammering — hammering  away  at  public 
school  teachers,  has  been  more  gratifying  that  the 
widespread  interest  in  writing  that  is  now  every- 
where ap|>arent  among  progressive  teachers  and 
officials  of  such  schools. 

Returning  to  the  superintendents'  reports,  after  a 
moment's  digression,  it  will  be  seen  by  examination 
of  the  summary  at  the  close  of  this  article  that  The 
Journal  has  received  reports  from  the  superinten- 
tentsof  a  large  proportion  of  the  larger  American 
cities.  We  shall  be  glad  to  hear  from  school  officials 
generally,  especially  with  regard  to  the  result  of  any 
experiments  that  may  have  been  made  in  the  writing 
department. 

I'pabody,     Mags. 

1.  I  have  given  some  attention  to  vertical  writicg. 
Those  of  its  advocates  who  seem  to  have  any  ideas  of  what 
they  are  talking  about  seem  to  be  thinking  of  the  use 
of  tbe  finger  movement  pure  and  simple,  and  that  viove- 
m«nt  i$  NOT  AnAPTED  to  the  breaking  wp  of  cramped  po- 
sitions of  the  hand  and  bad  pen  holding,  which  gener- 
ally exists  in  the  public  schools  at  the  present  time.  If 
the  muscular  movement  be  used  for  vertical  writing  with 
the  lines  parallel  with  the  front  of  the  body,  as  advocated, 
either  the  paper  must  be  drawn  to  tbe  left  or  the  rest 
Hipped  to  tbe  right  as  the  writing  progresses  along  the  line. 
This  seems  to  nie  objectionable.  I  have  seen  some  vertical 
writing  which  seemed  less  trying  to  tbe  eyes  than  any  ob- 
lique writing  with  which  I  have  compared  it. 

3.  Copy-booke  are  not  used  to  any  great  extent. 

Jno.  B.  Oifford,  Supt. 

Mauiatee,   Mich. 

1.  I  have  Investigated  the  claims  of  vertical  writing.      I 

believe  it  is  more  easily  Uught  and  more  legible  than  tbe 

old  systems.    I  tbiuk,   however,    it  takes  away  a  great 

deal  of  ibe  beautiful  in  writing. 

S.  No.  We  are  thinking  of  trying  it  In  a  room  or  two 
us  an  experiment. 

8.  We  use  tbe  Normal  Review  system  of  copy  books 
for  H  sort  of  a  guide.  Most  of  the  writing  is  done  on 
practice  paper.  I  believe  tbe  general  tendency  is  to  write 
a  little  more  nearly  vertical  than  the  copy. 

D.  A.  Reagh^  Supervisor  of  Writing. 
Seattle,  Washtnylon. 
1.  Y«a.  If  some  person  discoverstbecorrectslantfor  the 
normal  hand,  or  that  it  should  write  perpendicularly,  what 
are  we  to  do  with  tbe  large  per  cent,  of  abnormal  hands  f 
I  believe  it  nni-easonable  and  physiologically  unscieutifio 
to  soy  that  all  persons  shall  make  tbe  down  strokes  verti- 
cally, or  that  they  shall  tilt  the  letters  auy  set  number  of 
detireea  to  the  right  or  left  of  vertically.  A  majority  of  my 
pupils  slope  their  lettei-s  slightly— say  from  twenty  to  thir- 
ty-five degrees.  Do  not  moving  bodies  incline  toward  the 
object  they  are  approaching  ?  To  have  character  or  soul  in 
handwriting  you  must  have  individualitv,  and  teaching 
pupils  to  write  vertically  or  to  slope  their  letters  in  any 
iet  manner  will  do  more  to  rob  them  of  this  than  all  other 
things  combined.  When  teachers  make  a  greater  study  of 
human  nature— how  to  enlist  the  child— and  tbe  analysis  of 
human  muscles.  v>sychoIogy  and  physiology,  and  when  thev 
uractice  their  pupUs  more  in  movement  drills  and  less  in 
form  study,  slant  and  shade,  then  will  the  greatest  good 
be  attained  from  our  labors. 
S.  No. 

3.  No.  We  use  Wilson's  Penmanship  practice  tableti, 
and  write  copies  on  the  board. 

Judaon  P.  Wilson,  Supervisor  of  Writing. 

Elgin.  III. 

1.  I  have  examined  into  the  merits  of  vertical  writing 

quite  a  little.      I  am  favorably  impresBed  with  the  system 

and  believe  bettfr  results  can  be  obtained  from  it,  in  a 

•horter  time,  than  by  tbe  eloping^ writing. 


2.  A  number  of  our  teachers  in  tbe  lower  grades  have 
taught  it  duriug  the  post  year  with  excellent  results. 
Teachers  who  had  pupils  tbat'did  poor  work  with  the  slant- 
ing syst«m  allowed  them  to  substitute  tbe  vertical,  and 
always  found  that  they  improved  much  more  rapidly. 

3.  The  Normal  Review  system  of  copy-books  is  geuerally 
but  not  exclusively  used.  Some  teachers  do  belter  work 
without  a  copy  book,  and  are  allowed  to  give  instruction 
otherwise. 

In  one  of  our  Hrst  primary  rooms  the  teocber  placed  a 
copy  of  slanting  writing  on  the  board  and  said  nothing  to 
tbe  pupils  about  slant,  and  out  of  about  twenty  I  noticed 
that  about  eighteen  used  the  vertical  writing.  From  this  I 
concluded  that  when  beginners  are  left  to  themselves  to 
choose  their  own  slope  they  adopt  the  vertical,  and  that 
tbe  vertical  is  the  natural  inclination. 

H.  F.  Derr,  Supt. 
Cairo,  111. 

1.  I  have  investigated  the  claims  of  tbe  vertical- both 
tbe  theory  and  tbe  practice.  It  is  the  more  rational  and 
natural  system.  It  is  more  practicable.  The  results  aie 
obtained  •arlier  with  no  bad  habits  of  pen  holding. 

2.  Six  of  my  best  teachers  taught  the  system  nine  months 
tbe  pnst  year  as  an  experiment.  We  will  use  it  in  nil 
tbe  schools  tbe  coming  year. 

3.  Tbe  Eclectic  system  of  copy-books  is  generally  used  in 
our  schools.  The  tendency  of  our  students  is  to  write  mere 
vertical  than  copy.  T.  V.  Clendengn,  Supt. 

Wichita,    Kantaa. 

1.  I  have  investigated  its  claims  somewhat,  and  as  a  re- 
sult am  more  thoroughly  convinced  that  it  rests  on  a  basis 
of  common  sense.  I  think  it  has  come  to  stay.  We  do 
many  things  in  penmanship,  as  in  other  branches,  simply 
because  some  one  has  done  so  before  us.  We  ought  to  do 
what  this  practical  age  demands,  and  in  what  way  it  de 
luands  that  it  be  done. 

a.  No. 

S.  We  use  the  Barnes  system  of  copy-books. 

Wm.  Ricfiard$ony  Supt. 
Pateraon.  N.  J. 

I.  Have  investigated  tbe  claims  of  vertical  writing,  and 
formed  the  opinion  that  it  is  worth  trying  in  our  schools. 

8.  It  has  been  tried  in  ourscbools  to  a  limited  extent.  We 
shall  continue  our  experiment  with  it. 

3.  Copy-books  with  .53"  slant  are  used  in  perhaps  one-half 
of  our  schools.  I  think  the  general  tendency  of  pupils  is 
to  write  more  vertically  than  the  copy. 

J.  A.  Reinhart,  Supt. 
Eaat    Orange,  N,   ,T, 

1.  Yes.  It  seems  more  legible  and  more  easily  acquired, 
but  I  believe  it  requires  more  effort  to  write  continuously 
a  long  time. 

'Z.  Four  mouths  in  two  high  primary  grades  as  an  experi- 
ment— with  excellent  results. 

3.    Copy-books  (53'  slant)  are  used   in   all  grades   except 
two  where  vertical  writing  is  taught.    More  vertical  until 
there  is  an  attempt  to  teach  proper  pen  holding,  then  usu- 
ally less.  Vernon  L.  Davay,  Supt. 
Topeka,   Kan. 

1.  Yes.    Believe  in  it. 

2.  No. 

3.  Roudebush  Writing  Chart  in  tbe  bands  of  the  pupil. 
No  class  work.  Recitation  conducted  on  the  individual  or 
"  laboratory  "  plan.    Tendency  to  the  vertical. 

Yours  sincerely,       W.  M.  Davidson,  Supt  of  Schools. 
Saginaw,   Mich 

1.  Yes.  It  is  superior  to  tbe  slanting  system  in  all  es- 
sential points. 

2.  Yes.  About  one  year.  I  am  well  pleased  with  the  re- 
sults The  work  of  the  pupils  is  more  legible  and  their  po- 
sition far  belter. 

3.  Yes.  Harper's.  Maynard  &  Merill's  in  twenty-five 
rooms  for  tbe  vertical  writing.  Pupils  follow  tbe  slant  of 
copy-books  very  well  while  they  are  being  drilled  upon  the 
same,  but  as  soon  as  this  is  stopped  the  tendency  is  toward 
the  vertical  style.  A.  S.  Whitney,  Supt 

iJoUon,    Cat. 

We  have  tested  the  system  thoroughly  for  five  months. 
My  opinion  is  very  favorable.  I  addressed  a  circular  let- 
ter to  my  teachers  asking  for  opinions.  Teachers,  not  su- 
perintendents, are  the  proper  judges  in  this  matter.  I  give 
you  an  epitome  of  the  answers  : 

All  poor  writers  are  rapidly  improving.  Tbe  position  is 
easier,  more  natural,  more  healthful.  Tbe  form  of  the  let- 
ters is  more  simple,  without  unnecessary  flourishes,  and  for 
the  beginners,  looks  more  like  script.  The  writing  is  more 
uniform,  prettier.  The  letters  are  free,  no  crowding,  space 
is  saved.  Pupils  do  not  write  so  rajiidly  but  more  distinctly, 
and  time  is  saved  in  looking  over  their  work.  It  saves 
eyes  in  reading  their  own  work.  Had  pupils  been  taught 
by  tbe  vertical  system  from  the  beginning  not  a  poor  writer 
would  probably  be  found  in  the  fifth  grade,  and  writing 
could  then  be  dropped  as  a  special  branch.  Beginners 
naturally  write  vertically,  consquently  they  learn  more 
quickly  and  with  less  effort  on  the  part  of  the  teacher  than 
by  the  old  method. 

In  all  of  which  my  observation  leads  me  to  concur.  I 
have  long  known  that  for  record  writing  or  for  business 
generally  the  vertical  is  preferred.  We  use  the  American 
Book  Co.'s  vertical  copy-books  in  all  grades  excepting  the 
first.  We  havB  been  using  P.  D.  &  S.  books.  I  have  bad 
tbe  vertical  system  authorized  by  the  County  Board  of  Ed- 
ucation. W.  /*'.  Bliss,  SupH. 
i'ort  Hoiie,  Out. 

We  have  been  using  vertical  writing  in  the  Port  Hope 
High  School  for  over  a  year.  It  has  also  been  adopted  by 
the  Model  and  public  schools  of  the  town. 

The  results  have  been  quite  satisfactory,  and  have  justi- 
fied tbe  change. 

Copy-books  are  not  used. 

We  have  large  classes,  in  which  tbe  regular  class-exer- 
cises are  as  legible  as  the  very  imperfect  specimen  of  ver- 
tical 1  give  you  in  this  letter. 

I  was  led  to  make  tbe  change  for  three  reasons. 

1.  Tbe  best  writers  in  my  classes  for  the  past  15  years 
wrote  a  vertical  hand,  or  nearly  so. 

2.  I  have  met  with  no  business  man  who  keeps  up  the 
form  taught  in  business  colleges  ;  all  tend  to  a  8tyle  morQ 
nearly  vertical. 


Feterboro.    On*. 

Vertical  writing  was  introduced  into  our  schools  one  year 
ago.  Mr.  Newlands  gave  our  teachers  a  two  hours"  lesson, 
and  by  this  one  visit  he  gave  vertical  writing  a  tremendous 
impetus  in  qur  schools. 

The  writing  of  our  pupils  is  more  legible  and  more  ropid 
than  formerly.  I  get  belter  writing  from  six  year  old  first- 
year  pupils  than  formerly  from  third-year  pvinils  with 
slanting  style.  We  find  it  much  easier  for  our  jmpils  to  sit 
eroct  while  writing  vertical  than  for  slanting  writing- 

We  have  no  special  teachers  of  writing  and  use  blank 
books  for  copy-books.  Tbe  cc  pies  are  written  on  the  board 
by  the  teachers. 

Tbe  style  of  writing  so  popular  in  Ont.  is  that  of  Mr. 
A.  F.  Newlands  of  Kingston,  who,  in  my  opinion,  has  more 
than  any  one  else  combined  beauty  and  simplicity  with 
tbe  other  essential  elements  of  utility, 

J.   W,  Garvin,  Inspector. 

Of  those  responding  to  our  request  for  informa- 
tion, forty-nine  answered  that  they  favored  vertical 
writing;  sixteen  that  they  did  not  favor  it,  and  nine- 
ty four  were  non-committal  in  their  answers.  Where 
reasons  were  given  for  not  answering  definitely,  tbe 
writers  stated  that  they  had  not  expfrimented  or 
investigated  sufficiently  to  form  an  intelligent  opin- 
ion. 

The  Journal  has  done  its  best  to  secure  the  opin- 
ions of  the  leading  educators  in  the  ptiblic  school 
line,  and  to  present  them  in  a  fair  and  impartial 
manner,  anl  from  the  interest  manifested  on  all 
sides  we  feel  repaid  for  our  expenditure  of  time  and 
money.  Time  alone  will  tell  whether  vertical  writ- 
ing is  a  fad  or  uot.  The  Journal  has  endeavored  to 
collect  such  information  as  would  clear  the  horizon 
and  give  all  interested  something  on  which  to  base 
further  investigations. 

Following  is  how  the  cities  voted  : 


Fav 


able. 


San  Francisco;  El  Paso  Co.,  Texas  ;  Johnstown,  Pa. ;  El- 
mira,  N.  Y.;  Oswego.  N.  Y. ;  Beatrice,  Neb.;  Chicago; 
Nova  Scotia,  Can.;  Minneapolis;  Montreal;  Baltimore; 
Philadelphia;  Toronto;  Leiand  Stanford,  Jr.,  Uui.,Cal.; 
Rockford,  111.;  YoungstowB,  O. ;  Jer.sey  Ciry,  N.  J.;  State 
Nor.  Scb..  Cortland,  N.  Y. ;  Denison,  Tex. ;  Bayonne.  N.  J. ; 
New  Bedford,  Mass.;  Bangor,  Me.;  Aurora,  III.;  Ouelph, 
Ont.;  Ft.  Smith,  Ark.;  Paducab,  Ey.;  Hamilton.  Ont.; 
Manistee.  Mich.;  Elgin.  111.;  Cairo,  til.;  Wichita,  Kan.; 
Paterson,  N.  J. ;  East  Orange,  N.  J. ;  Topeka,  Kan.;  Col- 
ton,  Cnl. ;  Saginaw,  Mich. ;  Port  Hope,  Ont. ;  Peterborough, 
Out.;  Duluth,  Minn.;  Colo  Springs,  Colo.;  Lincoln,  Neb.; 
St.  Catherines,  Out.;  Sacramento,  Cal. ;  Ft.  Wayne,  Ind. ; 
Medford,  Mass. ;  San  Antonio,  Tex. ;  Covington,  Ky. ; 
Wilkes  Barre,  Pa.;  Savannah,  Ga. 

Unfavorable, 

Newark,  O  ;  Albany.  N.  Y.;  Hastings,  Neb.;  Taunton, 
Mass.;  Kingston,  N.  Y. ;  Boston;  Atlanta;  New  London. 
Conn.;  Cleveland,  O. ;  Peabody,  Mass. ;  Seattle,  Wash.; 
Memphis  (Sup'rs)  ;  Massilon,  O. ;  Stockton,  Cal.;  Louis- 
ville, Ky. ;  Macon,  Ga. 

Xon-<^ommiHal. 

Lynn.  Mass. ;  Salt  Lake,  Utah ;  Muskegon,  Mich. ;  Tren- 
ton,!^. J. ;  Battle  Creek,  Mich. ;  Norwich,  Conn. ;  Woburn. 
Mass  ;  Washington,  D.  C. ;  Providence;  St.  Joseph,  Mo.; 
Elkhart,  Ind.;  Omaha;  Cambridgeport,  Mass.;  New  Or 
leans;  Binghamton,  N.  Y. ;  Salem,  Mass.;  Edinboro,  Pa  ; 
Altoona,  Pa.;  Camden.  N.  J.;  Moline,  111  ;  Milwaukee; 
Little  Rock,  Ark.;  Beverly,  Mass.;  Brooklyn,  N.  Y  ; 
Quincy.  III.;  Northampton,  Mass.;  Jacksonville,  III.; 
Akron,  0.;  Columbus,  O. ;  Amsterdam,  N,  Y. ;  Utica, 
N.  Y. ;  Nebraska  City,  Neb.;  Elizabeth,  N.  J. ;  Raleigh, 
N.C.;San  Jos6,  Cal.;  Ogden,  Utah;  Sbreveport,  La. : 
Springfield.  111.;  Portsmouth,  Va.;  Tacoma,  Wash. ;  Lock- 
port,  N.  Y. ;  Chelsea,  Mass.;  Mobile,  Ala.;  Oakland, 
Cal.;  Ansonia,  Conn.;  Hartford,  Conn.;  Augusta.  Ga  ; 
Galesburg.  111.;  Decatur,  III.;  Terre  Haute,  Ind.;  Ander- 
son, Ind.;  Somerville.  Mass.;  Maiden,  Mass. ;  Newbury- 
port,  Mass.;  Quincy,  Mass.;  Worcester,  Mass.;  Spring- 
field. Mass.;  Dover,  N.  H. ;  Concord,  N.  H. ;  Manchester, 
N.  H. ;  Bridgeton,  N.  J.;  Saratoga  Springs.  N.  Y.;  Hud 
son,  N.  Y.;  Troy.  N.  Y.;  Batavla.  N.  Y. ;  Olean,  N.  Y.; 
Asheville,  N.  C;  Tiffin,  O.;  Lebanon,  Pa.;  Williams- 
port,  Pa. ;  York.  Pa. ;  Pottstown,  Pa. ;  McKeesport,  Pa. ; 
Hazelton,  Pa.;  Harrisburg,  Pa.;  Pawtucket,  K.  I.;  New- 
port, R.  I.;  Sioux  Falls.  So.  Dak.;  Knoxville.  Tenn.; 
Houston,  Tex.;  Waco.  Tex.;  Austin,  Tex.;  Danville, 
Va. ;  Parkersburg,  W,  Va. ;  Council  Bluffs,  la. ;  Dubu(|ui-, 
la. ;  Sioux  City,  la. ;  Portland,  Ore. ;  Kansas  City,  Kau  ; 
Mt.  Pleasant,  la.;  St.  Paul ;  Memphis  (Sup't);  Hoboken, 
N.  J  ;  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 


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[INITIAL  MADE  IN   JOURNAL  OFFICE  ] 
flirrlal   Trarlicra   vtrsiis  rnpy-Bitoks. 


N  this  paper  read  before  the  Western 
Penmen's  Association,  at  Lincoln, 
Supervisor  A.  E.  Parsons  of  Cres- 
ton,  Iowa,  iratle  the  startling 
annonncement  that  the  cost  of 
copy-books,  over  ami  above  what 
the  same  quality  and  quantity  of 
loose  writing  paper  could  be  purchased  for,  amcunted 
in  the  city  of  Chicago  alone  to  over  $30,000  annually, 
a  sum  sufficient  to  pay  the  salaries  of  fifteen  special 
teachers  of  writing.  Mr.  Parsons  is  strongly  of  the 
opinion  that  it  would  be  far  better  invested  in  sala- 
ries than  in  copybooks. 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  editor  of  the  report  of  the 
Western  Penmen's  Association  to  make  it  very  com- 
plete and  accurate.  Portraits  of  the  officers  and 
those  on  the  programme  will  be  included.  This  re- 
port will  be  ready  in  a  few  weeks,  and  all  interested 
in  penmanship,  drawing,  bookkeeping,  shorthand, 
typewriting,  etc.,  shoald  own  a  copy.  Due  an- 
nouncement will  be  made  when  it  is  ready  for 
mailing.  


Many  of  the  literary  journals  are  devoting  much 
space  to  "  writers'  cramp,"  giving  causes,  remedies, 
etc.  We  have  never  yet  known  a  case  of  writers' 
cramp  where  the  afflicted  writer  used  a  free.  easy, 
rolling  forearm  movement.  But  in  order  not  to  be 
too  positive,  we  would  like  to  hear  from  any  of  the 
professional  brethren  who  have  known  of  cases 
where  free  movement  wasused. 


By  far  the  most  rapid  long  hand  writers  of  which 
we  have  any  knowledge  are  actors.  We  have  been 
seated  in  an  audience  many  times  and  have  wit- 
nessed the  wonderful  performance  of  writing  a  one 
hundred  and  fifty  word  letter  in  thirty  seconds,  and 
this,  too,  "  when  the  lights  were  dim  and  low,"  so 


dim  that  any  ordinary  mortal  would  scarce  be  able 
to  grope  his  way  around  the  stage.  We  have  won- 
dered it  these  same  persons  could  maintain  the  same 
speed  the  other  side  of  the  footlights.  In  this  con- 
nection we  are  reminded  of  a  question  a  little  bov 
asked  his  father.  He  said.  "  Papa,  do  actors  walk 
like  real  men  when  they  are  off  the  stage';*''  His 
papa  replied.  "  Yes.  my  son,  off  the  stage." 


The  Editors  Calendar. 

Undkuhill's  Rapid  Phonography.    By  B.  S.  Underbill, 
Prin.   of   UnderbilPs    Bus.    Col  ,   Rochester.   N.   Y. 
Pub.  by  the  author.    Sixty  pp.    Cloth.     Price.  *1. 
The  author's  teaehinK  experience,  extending  over  many 
years,  convinced  him  that  he  was  justified  in  embodying 
the  results  of  this  experience  in  a  book  and  submitting  it  to 
the  public.    But  one  style  is  given,  and  that  is  the  reporting  ; 
there  ar*?  hut  few   rules  and  very  few   exceptions,  and  the 
whole  subject  is  put  in  a  very  condensed  term.     The  au- 
thor calls  cpecial  attention  to  the  Stn-Loop  in  writing  such 
words  as  sj/atem,  .tjistematic,  etc. 

A  Manual  of  Educational  and  Business  Typewrit- 
ing.    By  D.   Kimball,   Friu.   Kimball's  Shorthand 
School,    Chicago.     Pub.    by    the    Author.    225    pp. 
8  X  103.^  in.     Cloth.     Price,  «2. 
Mr.  Kimball  understands  the  duties  of  the  typist  in  all 
kinds  of  business,  and  after  several  years  of  study  and  ex- 
periment has  sifted  out  of  a  large  mass  of  exercises,  forms, 
etc.,  those  most  desirable  for  teaching  and  practicing  pur- 
poses.    This  constant  sifting  has  left  an  admirable  list  of 
words,    forms    and    "  frequent    expressions  "—the    latter 
being  phrases  and  sentences  most  frequently   used  in  vari- 
ous kinds  of  busiuess.     Any  typist   who   has   mastered  the 
words,  expressions  and  forms  of  this  excellent  work  is 
ready  for  business,  so  far  as  typewriting  goes.  It  is  a  very 
complete  manual  and  should  find  a  wide  circulation. 
How  TO  Si'ELL  One  Thousand  Common  Words.    Com- 
piled and  Pub.  by  M.  L.  Miner,  lU  Truxlon  St .  In- 
structor, Pratt  Institute,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. :    27  small 
pages.     Board  cover.     Price,  10  cents. 
The  words  in  thislittle  work  were  carefully  selected  by  Mr. 
Miner  during  his  teaching  experience,  and  are  such  as  are 
used  daily  in  business.     Rules  for  spelling  are   given   aod 
the  whole  thing  is  put  in  a  vest  pocket  size.     Business  and 
shorthand  students  and  business  men   will   And  it  a  handy 
book  to  have  around. 

Gasman  Simplified,  Spanish  Simplified,  with  Keys, 
fob  Isaac  Pitman  Shorthand  Writers.     Pub.  by 
Institute  for  Teaching  Foreign  Languages,   London. 
Sold  by  Isaac  Pitman  &    Sons,   33   Union  square, 
New  York.    Several  booklets.     Paper,  25  cents  and 
12  cents  each. 
These  booklets  are  designed  to  aid  those  who  desire  to 
perfect  themselves  in  writing  this  system  in  these  two  im- 
portant commercial  languages. 

One  Thousand  Helpful  Hints.  Pub.  by  the  Book- 
keeper Pub.  Co.,  Detroit,  Mich.  Cloth.  Price  $1. 
Hints  for  the  home  student  or  business  man  in  book- 
keeping, shorthand,  pfnmanship,  law,  short  cuts,  averag- 
ing accounts,  etc.,  are  included  in  the  thousand,  it  was 
compiled  by  some  one  who  knew  the  needs  of  the  average 
person  in  business,  it  has  the  main  points  of  the  various 
subjects  tersely  put,  and  should  be  a  valuable  addition  to 
the  library  of  any  student  of  business. 

The  Art  of  Typewriting  by  Touch.    Pub.  by  E.  E. 

Childs.    Springfield,  Mass.      Cloth,  62  pp.    12  i  8 

inches. 

A  new  and  revised  edition  of  the  same  book,  by  the  same 

publisher,  first  brought  out  a  few  years  ago.  It  is  arranged 

for  the  Remington  and  other  keyboards,  and  is  filled  with 

valuable    suggestions    and    expedients,    business     letters, 

forms,  etc.    It  gives  explicit  instructions  for  the  care  and 

operation   of  the   machine,  and   has   the   finger  exercises 

arranged  in  easy  progressive  lessons.    That  part  of  the 

book  devoted  to  punctuation  is  extremely  practical,  and 

says  it  all  in  a  very  little  space.     It  is  just  such  a  book  as 

every    typewriter   should  keep    at   her  elbow    until  she 

"knows  it  all." 

Business  Short  Cuts.  By  E.  S.  Curtis,  Porter's  Busi- 
ness College,  Macon,  Ga.  Paper,  32  pp.  Price  fO 
cents 
Gleanings  from  the  author's  experience  in  the  counting 
room  and  school  room  are  embodied  in  this  work,  and  serve 
to  make  it  extremely  practical.  In  probably  no  other 
branch  of  the  business  college  curriculum  are  students  sent 
out  with  so  little  preparation,  by  the  average  business  col- 
lege, as  in  rapid  calculations,  or  "business  short  cuts,"  as 
Mr.  Curtis  puts  it.  The  business  college  graduate  has  no 
ueed  to  fear  comparison  with  the  average  bookkeeper  in 
writing  or  bookkeeping,  but  in  accuracy  and  facility  in 
handling  figures  the  business  college  student  lacks  training 
and  practice.  Mr.  Curtis'  pamphlet  will  help  to  remedy 
this  trouble 

Lettering  of  Working  Drawings,  by  J.  C.  Fish,  C.E. 
Published  by  the  Van  Nostrand  Company,  New 
York.  Price  $.1. 
Mr.  Fish,  who  is  Assistant  Professor  of  Civil  Engineer- 
ing in  the  Leland  Stanford,  Jr.,  University,  California, 
has  produced  a  work  that  architects  and  draughtsmen  gen- 
erally will  welcome.  It  is  on  unique  lines.  The  styles  of 
lettering  presented  are  made  up  directly  from  working 
drawings,  and  are  for  the  most  part  styles  that  may  be 
made  very  rapidly,  at  the  same  lime  presenting  a  neat,  bus- 
iness-like appearance.  The  letters  are  also  worked  into 
various  combinations  and  different  styles  are  evolved  from 
the  same  parent  stem.  Full  instructions  are  given  as  to 
the  construction  of  the  standard  alphabet,  of  lettering  in 
general,  and  the  kinds  shown  in  particular,  and  of  the 
make-up  of  titles.  Heavy  plate  paper  is  used  in  the  pro- 
auction  of  the  book.    The  size  of  the  page  is  9  x  12. 


Merrill's    Vertical    Penmanship   [Vt-rtical    Writing 
Copy-Books).     Published  by   ifaynard,    ^fenHH   cf- 
Co.,  47  East  Tenth  street.  New  York.     Price,  Stand- 
ard Series,  six  numbers,  per  dozen,  i>6  cents  ;  Inter- 
mediate  Series,  five  nuoibers,   per  dozen,  72  cents. 
Specimens  free  to  teachers. 
Mr.  Merrill  has  worked  out  several  excellent  ideas  m  his 
Vertical  Writing  Copy-Books.      Careful  study    has  evi- 
dently been  given  to  the  requirements  of  the  average  pub- 
lic school  and  the  growth  of  educational    sentiment  in 
Europe  and  America  in  favor  of  vertical  writing  investi- 
gated.    Instead  of  the  usual   4x4  spacing   fouud  in  most 
books,   the  3x4   proportion,    which   economizes  33?^^  per 
cent,  space,  has  been  introduced.    The  letters  are  in  pro- 
portion of  three  in  width  to  four  in  height.     In  the  first 
boobs  the  letters  are  J.^  inch  in  height,  in  the  succeeding 
books  3  IG  of  an  inch  and  in  the  final  books  they  are  re- 
duced to  the  normal  size      Cnpitals  aud  loop   letters  are 
made   just  twice   the   height  of   the  small   letters,    a,    i, 
etc.,  and  the  initial  and  terminal  strokes  are   made  to  ex- 
tend one  half  space  vertically  and  horizontally— a  unique 
feature,  simplifying  the  letter  considerably. 

This  series  has  been  unanimously  adopted  by  the  Board 
of  Education  of  New  York  City.  In  a  recent  talk  with 
Mr.  Merrill  we  found  him  very  enthusiastic  over  vertical 
writing  and  thoroughly  conversant  with  all  the  argu- 
ments pt'o  and  cort  and  remarkably  well  posted  as  to  the 
needs  of  the  public  schools.  It  is  this  knowledge,  enthu- 
siasm and  genuine  faith  in  vertical  writing  that  are  mak- 
ing  the   Merrill  Vertical  Fenmanship   copy-books  a  suc- 


The  '95   Meeting: of  the  Business  Educators' 
Association  at  Denver. 

HAIRMAN  Fraiik  Gooaman  of  the 
B.  E.  A.  of  A.  has  sent  us  the  fol- 
lowing programme  for  the  Denver 
meeting,  July  10  to  1'2  : 

i'liOaitAMJIlL'. 

WEDNESDAY,  JULY  10,  2.30  P.  M. 

1.  The  President's  Address,  by  J.  M.  Mehan,  Des 
Moines,  la. 

3.  Exchangeable  Value  of  the  Alliance,  Business  Ed- 
ucators' Association,  with  the  N.  E.  A.,  by 
Mrs.  Sara  A.  Spencer,  Washington.  D.  C. 

3.  Educational  Status   of  the   Business  College,  G. 

W.  Brown,  Jacksonville,  111. 

4.  Business  Colleges  in  Their  Relation   to  Business 

Men,  (a)  as  Learners,  (b)  as  Teachers,  by  S.  S. 
Packard,  New  York  City. 

5.  Guaranteeing  Positions,  or  Fraudulent  Advertis- 

ing, by  J.  W.  Warr,  Moline,  111. 

6.  Ethical  Principles  and  Higher  Work  Involved  in 

Closing  Books  and  Auditing  Accounts,  by 
Geo.  Sonle,  New  Orleans,  La. 

7.  Business  Writing,  by  A.  N.  Palmer  (editor  West- 

ern Penman),  Cedar  Rapids,  la. 

8.  Bookkeepers   and   Business   Practice,    or    Doing 

Business  from  the  Start,  by  W.  H.  Sadler, 
Baltimore,  Md. 

9.  The   Ideal   Busiuess  Man,  by  W.  C.  Isbell,  Terre 

Haute.  Ind. 

FRIDAY,   JULY    13.    2.30   P.M. 

1.  Merits  and  Demerits  of  Vertical  Writing,  by  Dan- 
iel T.  Ames  (Ed.  Penman's  Art  Journal),  New 
York  City.     G.  W.  Brown,  Jacksonville,  III. 

3.  Intercommunication,  Its  Benefits,  by  G.  W.  El- 
liott, Burlington,  la. 

3.  Shorthand  and  Typewriting,  by   W.  A.    Wood- 

worth.  Denver,  Col. 

4.  Practical   Writing  in  Public  Schools,  (a)  Duties 

of  Special  Penman,  (b)  Duties  of  Regular 
Teacher,  by  A.  C.  Webb,  Nashville.  Tenn. 

5.  Arithmetic  in  Business  Colleges,  (a)  As  a  Mental 

Discipline,  (b)  As  a  Practical  Training,  by 
R.  E.  Gallagher,  Hamilton.  Ont. 

6.  The  Business    College  of  the  Future,   by  D.    I. 

Bowe.  Johnstown,  Pa. 

7.  Ethical  Side  of  Business  Training,   l)y  A.  S.   Ob- 

born,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

8.  Business  Education  ;  Why  it  is  Valuable  to  Young 

Men  in  Every  Vocation,  by  H.  T.  Loomis, 
Cleveland,  O. 

The  officers  of  the  association  are :  President,  J.  M. 
Mehan.  Des  Moines,  la.:  1st  vice  pres't,  A.  S.  Osborn, 
Roche^-ter,  N.  Y.;  3d  vice-pres'i,  Mrs.  E.  E.  Childs, 
Springfield,  Mass.;  3d  vice  pres't,  J.  E.  Kiue, 
Rochester.  N.  Y.;  secretary  and  treasurer,  W.  E. 
McCord,  New  York  City.  Executive  Committee, 
Frank  Goodman,  chairman.  Nashville,  Tenn. ;  G.  W. 
Brown,  Jacksonville,  111.,  and  Charles  W.  Miller, 
New  York  City. 

The  Business  Educators  will  meet  with  the  Na- 
tional Teachers'  Association,  and  this,  together  with 
Denver's  favorable  location  for  sight  seeing,  should 
bring  out  a  large  attendance. 


HOW  HAW  ritlEMIS  HyVVE  YOl  ?  i  t  f  i  f 
who  wfiuld  lieHilali-  to  inveHt  two  iciiim  a  week  iu  u 
tiooil  tliiutf,  nt  the  ^nnie  lime  hfliiioK  you  to  u  delislil- 
rul  vncutioii  iu  Euroi>e,  or  n  trip  lu  the  N.  E.  A.  niect- 
iDK  at  Deuver,  etc.  See  oar  special  vacation  prcraiom 
oOerH  on  another  page. 


BUSINESS    WRITING     FROM    BUSINESS 
OFFICES. 

CIrrka   nnd      nookkrriirrn     In     thr     l.arirr    Wliali->iil>' 

llaii>c»  IlaTV  Tki'ir  Iniilnil. 

[INITIAL  MADE  IN    THE  JOURNAL  OFFICE.] 

HE  interest  in  The  Journal's 
BasinesB  Writing  inveetigation 
I  haaspread  to  the  leadiug  business 
houses,  and  freiiuently  we  receive 
calls  from  Imsiness  men  in  New 
York  who  are  interested  in  the 
showing  made. 
This  month  we  show  samples  of  the  writing  of 
clerks  and  bookkeepers  in  some  of  the  largest 
wholesale  grocery  and  dry  goods  houses  in  New 
York.  We  do  not  have  space  for  all  the  specimens 
collected,  but  those  shown  herewith  are  fair  average 
samples  of  the  lot. 

Following  is  a  copy  of  the  letter  sent  to  each  firm 
from  which  we  asked  specimens  ; 
Messrs.  Kran'cis  H.  Lkggett  &  Co.,  New  York. 

Dear  Sim :  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  is  collecting 
material  for  a  series  of  illustrated  articles  showing  the 
styles  of  writing  that  are  current  in  large  business  estab* 
lisbments  at  home  and  abroad.  An  important  feature  in 
this  series  of  illustrations  will  be  the  writing  of  American 
clerks,  bookkeepers  and  general  office  help. 

We  write  to  ask  you  to  do  ns  the  favor  of  securing  two 
lines  of  rapid  business  writing  from  each  of  three  or  four 
of  the  best  business  writers  in  your  establishment.  Please 
do  not  let  them  know  that  these  specimens  are  for  publica- 
tion,  as  that  would  destroy  their  value  to  us.  We  don't 
want  dress  parade  writing,  but  genuine  every-day  business 
writing. 

For  the  sake  of  uniformity  we  suggest  the  following 
lines:  "  Enclosed  please  find  invoice  and  bill  of  lading  of 
goods  shipped  to-day.'' 

Will  you  please  have  the  writing  done  with  good  black 
ink  on  the  inclosed  slip  of  paper  and  mail  at  earliest  con- 
venience in  inclosed  envelope  without  fokling  ? 
Respectfully  yours, 

Penman's  Art  Journal. 

AN   ENGLISH    LETTER. 

Il<»v  tinners  ill  the  Peiiiimiixliiii  Line   Loiik  llie  Oilier 
Siilcnr  the  Atlnnlii-. 

Editor  Penman's  Art  Journal  : 

In  reply  to  yours  of  recent  date,  will  say  that  I 
am  afraid  my  writing  will  not  be  good  enough  for  the 
Journal,  as  I  am  not  in  practice  as  a  teacher  at 
present.  I  travel  about  England,  Ireland  and  Scot- 
land on  business  connected  with  my  books. 

I  taught  writing  formerly  at  Manhattan  College, 
when  I  W.-19  known  as  Brother  Ephraim,  in  1866-7-8, 
and  also  about  four  years  ago  at  Payne's  uptown 
college,  corner  Thirty-fourth  street  and  Sixth  ave- 
nue, when  I  assisted  Mr,  Remington.  I  was  also 
writing  master  at  University  College  School.  Lon- 
don, for  eleven  years,  but.  as  I  have  said,  I  have 
given  up  the  teaching  of  writing  lately,  although,  of 
course,  I  shall  always  take  an  interest  in  it. 

The  art  is  very  much  neglected  in  England,  head 
masters  giving  it  the  cold  shoulder  as  a  school  sub- 
ject, but  the  people  generally  like  it,  as  I  have 
proved  by  the  sale  of  my  little  book,  over  30,000 
copies  having  been  sold  in  three  years.  All  the 
teachers  of  writing  that  I  know  are  only  mediocre  ; 
in  fact,  there  is  not  a  single  penman  (properly  so 
called)  in  England. 

During  my  travels  through  the  country  I  noticed 
that  although  there  are  teachers  of  writing  in  every 
large  town  the  specimens  which  they  all  exhibit 
have  been  done  by  the  same  man,  evidently  an 
American,  as  I  notice  the  "stag,"  "eagle"  and 
various  birds,  which  appear  in  The  Journal,  all 
flourished  in  blue  ink  and  exceedingly  well  done. 
No  doubt  the  American  penman  has  been  over  Great 
Britain  and  sold  or  executed  for  the  writing  masters 
all  their  specimens. 

I  will  write  again  and  send  you  a  list  of  teachers  ; 
meantime  I  inclose  money  for  subscription  for  The 
Journal  for  this  year.  Y'ou  may  enter  me  for  two 
years  certain. 

If  you  think  I  could  be  of  any  service  to  you  still 
write  to  me  again.     Yours  truly, 

Lull, Ion.  Emjhind.  John  Barter, 


Every  copy  otTHEPENMAN's  Art  Journal  isexceedingly 
mterestmg  and  instructive.  It  is  exceptionally  weU  edited 
and  a  copy  of  itought  to  be  in  every  school  room;  it  would 
lie  an  mspiration  to  teachers  and  pupils.  Its  usefulness 
cannot  be  expressed  in  words.  A.  A.  Clark. 

Supr.  Writing,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 


WRITING  AS   DONE   IN   WHOLESALE   HOUSES. 


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WRITTKN  BY  CLERKS  IN   EMPLOY  OF  SWRETSER.   PEMBROOK  &  CO.,  WHOLESALE  DRY  GOODS,   NEW   YORK. 


WRITTEN  BY  CLERKS  IN  EMPLOY  OF  B.  FISHER  &  CO.,  WHOLESALE  GROCERS,  NEW  YORK. 


written  by  clerks  IN  EMPLOY  OF  R.  C,  WILLIAMS  &  CO.,  WHOLESALE  GROCERS,  NEW  YORK. 


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WRITTEN  BY  CLERKS  IN  EMPLOY  OF  F.  H.  LECGETT  &  CO.,  WHOLESALE  GROCERS,  NEW  YORK. 


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nODERN   PEN   LETTERING. 

BY     J.     F.     BBILEY,     JOURNAL    OFFICE. 

No.  r. 

Bruth  Jjttterin^. 

ERY  often  the  pen  artist  is  called 
~upon  to  do  work  on  very  short 
notice,  and  tor  work  of  this  kind 
the  lettering  mnst  be  of  a  sort 
that  will  admit  of  great  rapid- 
ity. We  present  herewith  a 
style  of  brush  lettering  that  is 
applicable  to  work  In  the  line  of 
posters,  circulars,  newspaper 
advertisements  and  all  places  where  a  strong  and 
catchy  line  of  lettering  is  needed. 

To  make  this  style  of  lettering  successfully  one 
must  have  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  forms  of  the 
Roman  letters,  as  this  alphabet  is  based  on  that 
style.  Rule  two  pencil  lines  at  top  and  base  to 
guide  you  in  the  height  of  the  letters.  Do  not  pen- 
cil the  forms,  but  put  the  letters  in  rapidly  and  free- 
hand with  a  brush. 

The  materials  needed  are  a  No.  3  or  4  camel's  hair 
or  sable  brush,  well  pointed  (the  kind  used  for  water 
color  work),  and  a  bottle  of  good  black  ink.  The 
light  lines  should  be  brought  out  very  strong,  as 
shown  in  copy.  If  any  retouching  is  required  do  it 
carefully  with  a  brush— never  with  a  pen,  as  the 
pen  destroys  the  brush  eflfect. 

Next  month  we  will  show  how  to  apply  this  test 
to  actual  work  by  giving  words  and  sentences  in  dif- 
ferent forms  and  styles  of  finishing. 

From  J.  D.  Gilbert,  1214  Main  St.,  Kansas  City,  Mo., 
comes  the  best  specimen  of  practice  work  we  have  yet  re- 
ceived. It  is  a  copy  of  the  October  lesson,  and  the  neat- 
ness and  accuracy  of  the  forms  does  credit  to  Mr.  Gilbert. 
Others  are  requested  to  send  tbeir  practice  work  for  exami- 
nation. 

Y.  M.  C.  A.  Business   Institute. 

We  are  in  receipt  of  a  circular  announcing  the 
opening  of  a  Business  Institute,  on  September  11 
next,  under  the  auspices  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  New 
York.  Ample  quarters  have  been  provided  at  the 
main  biiilding  of  the  association,  at  Twenty-third 
street  and  Fourth  avenue.  The  instruction  and 
discipline  of  the  school  will  be  in  charge  of  J.  N. 
Kimball  and  E.  E.  Mull,  both  teachers  with  a  num- 
ber of  years'  metropolitan  experience.  We  have 
known  Mr.  Kimball  personally  for  years  as  one  of 
the  most  accomplished  of  shorthand  teachers.  The 
t^eneral  business  management  of  the  enterprise  will 
be  in  charge  of  Waldo  H.  Sherman,  educational 
director  of  the  association. 

The  distinctive  feature  of  the  enterprise,  as  we 
understand  it,  is  that  every  student  of  the  Business 
loetitute  has  the  privilege  of  Y.  M.  C.  A.  ni  imber- 
Bhip,  a  well  equipped  gymnasium,  with  course  of  in- 
struction in  physical  cultnre,  a  large  library,  read- 
ing room,  entertainments,  receptions,  etc.  The  idea 
is  a  unique  one  and  the  men  behind  it  give  every 
gaarantee  of  success. 


'^enjnoAA  Qytit  ClMatAxiG> 


Sadler's  Booi<keepers'  and  Office   Practice. 

A  new  system  of  teaching  bookkeeping  by  which  theory 
and  practice  are  combined,  has  lately  been  copyrighted 
and  patented  by  W.  H.  Sadler,  Pres't  Bryant  &  Stratton 
Business  College,  Baltimore,  and  H.  M.  Rowe,  PhD.,  the 
expert  acccouutant. 

The  entire  course  is  arranged  in  five  divisions,  divisions 
one  and  two  taking  the  place  of  the  theory  department  in 
the  average  school,  the  third  division  being  the  intermedi- 
ate work,  the  fourth  division  being  devoted  to  business 
practice  proi>er  and  the  fifth  division,  office  work.  The 
jiart  uow  on  the  market,  and  in  which  most  bookkeepers 
and  business  teachers  are  interested,  is  divisions  one  and 
two. 

The  distinctive  feature  of  the  system  is  that  the  student 
is  made  the  bookkeeper  (not  the  proprietor)  the  very  day 
be  enters  school,  and  has  practice  and  theory  in  equal 
parts,  side  by  side.  Ths  transactions  are  carefully  graded 
:ind  arranged  in  logical  order,  and  while  recording  each 
transaction  the  student  is  compelled  to  look  up  and  study 
nut  which  accounts  are  debited  and  credited,  and  why. 
To  aid  in  this  work,  a  text  or  reference  book  accompanies 
the  budgets. 

The  tiausactions  are  accompanied  by  a  great  number 
and  variety  of  very  business  like  papers,  covering  about 
everything  that  a  bookkeeper  would  be  called  upon  to 
handle.  The  jiapers  that  are  received  from  other  firms 
acconipauy  each  student's  outfit  and  come  already  pre- 
iwred,  having  the  writing  engraved  on  bilU.  drafts,  etc. 


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BY  J.  F.  BRILEY,  ACCOMPANYING  HIS  LESSON  IN  LETTERING. 


The  student  is  called  upon  to  make  the  proper  entries  for 
the  transactions  that  brought  out  these  papers  and  to  file 
the  papers,  etc.  For  the  entries  originating  with  the  firm 
for  which  he  is  bookkeeper,  he  makes  out  all  papers  and 
writes  all  letters.  The  cash  book  and  the  cash  account  be- 
come very  practical  because  the  student  actually  handles 
the  cash  himself  in  the  form  of  college  currency. 

Various  account  books  are  used,  the  business  changes, 
new  partners  admitted,  special  adjustments  of  interest, 
losses  and  gains  are  made.  Every  phase  of  debit  and 
credit  is  introduced,  and  the  student  is  given  a  thorough 
drill  in  the  principles  and  practices  of  general  mer- 
cantile bookkeeping.  The  idea  is  that  the  student  is  to  be 
trained  primarily  in  bookkeeping  and  oflice  practice, 
rather  than  as  proprietor  of  the  business. 

One  of  the  special  features  of  the  system  is  that  each 
student  is  wholly  dependent  on  himself,  and  while  carrying 
on  business  practice  work  is  not  required  to  wait  foranother 
student  to  arrange  a  transaction  with  him,  to  send  bills,  etc. 
These  bills  and  papers  properly  filled  out  come  in  the  proper 
place  in  each  budget,  and  he  at  the  proper  time  and  place  is 
called  upon  to  make  out  his  own  papers.  In  this  manner  he 
will  be  called  on  to  do  what  the  average  bookkeeper  finds 
for  his  daily  duties  in  the  largest  firms. 

In  the  third  division  of  the  work  the  use  of  special  rulings 
in  the  different  books  of  account  is  given.  Special  columns, 
corporation  accounting  and  intricate  problems  and  the 
voucher  system  are  here  introduced. 

Before  starting  in  the  fourth  division  the  student  is  sup- 
posed to  have  mastered  thoroughly  the  principal  accounts 
and  their  applications,  and  now  branches  out  for  himself 
and  becomes,  for  the  first  time,  the  proprietor  of  the  busi- 
ness. In  divisions  one  to  three,  inclusive,  set  prices  are 
used,  hut  iu  the  fourth  and  fifth  divisions  the  daily  market 
quotatious  are  introduced.  In  this  division  the  student  also 
gets  a  more  extended  drill  in  letter  writing,  composition, 
rapid  billing,  shipping,  etc. 

In  the  fifth,  or  olfice  division,  the  student  changes  once 
more  and  from  being  proprietor  now  becomes  one  of  the 
numerous  clerks  in  some  particular  office,  takes  a  position 
as  clerk  and  devotes  his  entire  attention  to  some  particular 
part  of  the  oflloe  work. 

The  main  idea  running  through  the  entire  five  di- 
visions in  the  system  is  that  of  having  a  student  handle 
the  papers  arismg  from  the  transactions  for  which  he  is 
called  on  to  make  the  proper  entries  in  the  office  books. 
Theory  goes  hand  in  hand  with  this  practice.  The  first 
question  being  "  WHAT  J"  and  this  is  followed  alwavs  bv 
•■WHY?"  ^ 

It  is  claimed  by  the  inventors  of  this  new  method  of 
business  training  that  students  can  accomplish  at  least 
one-half  more  work  in  a  given  time,  and  that  they  know 
and  understand  what  has  been  gone  over  twice  as  well  as 
they  would  by  the  ordinary  method.  They  also  claim  that 
it  is  facinating  work  and  arouses  the  student's  interest  at 
the  start.  Another  claim  is  that  the  transactions  are  ar- 
ranged in  a  logical  order  that  develops  the  student's  mind 
and  draws  out  his  best  etforts.  Being  arranged  in  five 
divisions  it  can  be  adapted  to  long  or  short  courses  and  ar- 
ranged to  suit  the  needs  of  any  particular  school  in  the 
whole  or  in  part. 


|BIJ5l>fESSMAJi\GER:S 

The  interesting  offers  of  various  summer  vacation  tours, 
which  are  to  be  found  in  our  advertising  columns,  should 
be  taken  advantage  of  by  scores  of  teachers  and  others  who 
desire  to  take  trips  to  Europe,  the  Nat'l  Teachers'  Associa- 
tion and  Business'  Educators  Assoc,  at  Denver, Chautauqua, 
Oid  Point  Comfort,  etc.  A  little  extra  exertion  for  the 
next  few  months,  a  few  calls  on  friends  and  acquaintances, 
an  explanation  of  the  good  things  to  be  found  in  The  Jour- 
nal— and  a  trip  is  yours. 

No  blanks,  no  failures  in  this  scheme.  It  is  not  alone 
the  one  who  is  fortunate  enough  to  secure  the  largest  num- 
ber of  subscribers  who  captures  the  plum,  but  each  one 
who  sends  the  required  number  in  that  class  will  be  given  a 
trip.  An  additional  stimulus  is  offered  in  the  way  of  cash 
prizes  for  the  one  in  each  class  securing  the  greatest  num- 
ber of  subs. 


Another  feature  is  that  several  trips  to  various  parts  of 
the  United  States  are  offered,  and  if  a  sufficient  number  of 
subs,  for  the  European  trip  cannot  be  procured,  then  the 
subs,  that  you  were  successful  in  getting  may  be  applied  on 
the  Denver  trip,  or  the  Bay  View,  Chautauqua,  or  any  of 
the  others.  This  arrangement  is  very  flexible,  and  for  each 
twenty  to  fifty  subs,  secured  over  the  required  number, 
extensions  of  time  or  side  trips  are  allowed. 

Business  college  and  public  school  teachers  and  others  will 
findit  an  easy  matter  to  get  a  sufficient  number  of  their 
friends,  and  even  strangers,  to  join  the  ranks  of  Jouunal 
readers,  and  thus  obtain  for  the  club  getters  pleasant  trips 
in  Europe.  Just  imagine  a  summer  spent  visiting  the 
haunts  of  Shakespeare,  Scottand  "  Bobby"  Burns,  "  doing  " 
London,  Paris,  Brussels  and  Antwerp,  and  seeing  the  thou- 
sand-and-one  sights  that  any  wide  awake  American  is 
bound  to  see,  to  say  nothiug  of  the  glorious  ocean  trips. 
From  my  visits  to  the  steamship  otlices  and  from  reading 
guide  books,  I've  become  so  enthused  that  I  feel  like 
getting  right  out  and  '•  bustling  "  for  subs,  myself.  I've 
secured  special  permission  from  everybody  connected  with 
the  office  that  I  am  to  have  all  perquisites  arising  front 
these  trips  in  the  way  of  special  favors,  and  hence  I  am  to 
have  the  pleasure  of  attending  to  the  transfer  of  the  bag- 
gage and  the  securing  of  tickets,  etc.,  for  the  lucky  ladies 
and  gentlemen  who  take  these  trips.  Those  who  make  the 
European  trip  are  expected  to  give  me  the  pleasure  of 
sitting  on  the  dock  to  see  the  steamer  start.  I  hope  I'll 
not  be  disappointed  in  this,  because  I've  gone  into  training 
already  by  making  two  trips  a  week 
ferry.  When  these  people  sail  away  i 
to  be  prepared,  as  just  looking  at  the  steamer  starting  will 
be  sure  to  make  me  sea  sick— becaase  I  can't  go  myself. 

Oae  pleasant  feature   of    this  party   is  that  it   will   be 
managed  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.   Frank  Baker.    Mr.  Baker  is 


Che  Jersey  City 


tbe  well-known  EvaDgelist,  and  ladies  golog  unattended 
will  receive  the  personal  attention  of  Mrs.  Baker.  Prof. 
Langdon  S.  Thompson,  director  of  drawing  in  the  Jersey- 
City  public  schools,  and  whose  excellent  lessons  in  drawing, 
nowrunuiog  in  The  Journal,  are  familiar  to  our  readers, 
will  be  in  charge  of  a  party  of  Jersey  City  teachers  on  the 
trip  and  will  take  The  Journal  travelers  in  his  care  and 
make  matters  pleasant  for  them.  Ther«  will  be  so  many 
congenial  spirits  in  tbe  party  that  everybody  will  feel 
acquainted  before  they  reach  Sandy  Hook. 

These  trips  are  items  of  great  expense  and  no  little 
trouble  to  The  Journal  and  there  is  no  profit  any  where — 
no  string  tied  to  anything— no  guess  work — no  chances 
taken  by  club  getter.  Our  only  reward  comes  in  a  larger 
number  of  subscribers— and  this  doesn't  pay  only  as  we 
are  benefited  by  increased  advertising. 


Read  the  offers  carefully,  decide  which  ( 
<.nf/  start  at  once— no  time  to  lose. 


3  you'll  try  for 


A.  B.  Katkamier,  Farmingtoo,  N.  T. ,  publisher  of  Ink 
Z>rop5,  writes  us  that  he  has  added  1,000  subs,  to  his  list 
recently,  and  that  his  ad.  in  The  Journal  brings  him  big 
returns.     He  has  something  new  this  mouth.     Read  it. 

The  friends  who  so  kindly  responded  to  our  call  for  copies 
flf  the  January  Journal  will  please  accept  our  thanks. 
We  can  make  good  use  of  a  few  more  of  that  issue. 

W.  L.  Starkey,  prin.  of  the  Com'l  Dept.  of  the  Paterson, 
N.  J.,  High  School,  bos  bis  patent  adjustable  desk  on  tbe 
market.  It  is  handsome,  practical,  substantial  and  cheap 
4ind  is  just  what  would  be  expected  to  come  from  the  fertile 
tirain  of  W.  L.  Starkey.     If  a  cook  should  know  what  is 


ELECTRICITY    AND     PENMANSHIP. 

A   Iseful    Application    ofibt;   Maitic    Mysierious    Fluid 
Made  to  luk  Uriudimi  by  au  IneeDious  Penman. 

An  artist  penman  using  much  stick  India  ink  (and 
if  he's  an  artht  he  is  obliged  to  use  considerable  of 
it),  can  be  said  to  be  '■  always  on  the  grind."  One  of 
the  greatest  annoyances  in  reducing  Ptick  India  ink 
to  fluid  is  the  time  and  patience  required  for  the 
grinding.  A  tray  in  which  a  little  water  has  been 
placed  is  used,  and  the  stick  or  cake  of  ink  rubbed 
against  the  bottom  of  this  tray  from  twenty  to  thirty 
minutes,  and  even  then  the  quantity  of  ink  made  is 
small. 

To  obviate  this  difficulty,  J.  F,  Briley  of  The 
Journal  art  statf  has  invented  and  applied  for  a 
patent  on  a  most  ingenious  aud  successful  contriv- 
ance known  as  "  The  Electric  India  Ink  Grinder," 
a  cut  of  which  is  shown  herewith.  It  is  twenty 
inches  long,  seven  high  and  six  wide.  The  motive 
power  iselectricity,  which  comes  from  four  small  cell 
batteries  with  a  capacity  of  six  volts,  and  is  trans- 
mitted through  a  motor  about  one-fifteenth  of  a 
horse  power.  The  cost  of  operating  it  is  one  cent  an 
hour,  and  if  there  was  an  electric  wire  in  the  room 
to  connect  with  the  motor,  the  batteries  could  be 
dispensed  with  and  the  cost  reduced  materially. 

The  gearing  used  is  what  is  known  in  mechanics 
as  the  "  worm  gearing."  The  worm  makes  2,000 
revolutions  a  minute,  which  drives  the  arm  holding 
the  stick  of  ink  at  the  rate  of  360  strokes  a  minute. 


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BRILEYS  "ELECTRIC  INDIA  INK  GRINDER.' 


needed  in  the'kitchen,  who  is  so  well  calculated  to  know 
what  is  best  in  a  school  desk  as  a  teacher  of  writing  and 

just 
lesifs  ror  a  new  Duuamg. 

Campbell  Uni.,  Holton,  Kan.,  is  making  a  specialty  of 
its  School  of  Pen  Art  and  Designing.  Tbe  University  De- 
signing and  Engraving  Co.  of  tbe  same  place  is  prepared 
to  do  flue  work  in  its  line.  Our  friend,  C.  H.  Shattuok,  is 
the  moving  spirit  in  both  these  new  ventures. 

The. Goodyear  Pub  Co.  of  334  Dearborn  street,  Chicago, 
are  meeting  with  success  in  introducing  their  Hue  of  text- 
books and  supplies  for  commercial  schools  and  commercial 
departments.  They  handle  about  everything  connected 
with  the  teaching  of  bookkeeping,  whether  for  theory  or 
business  prsctice.  They  also  manufacture  supplies  to 
order  for  special  cases.  Mr.  Goodyear  is  right  in  the  busi- 
ness «ol]ege  harness  and  consequently  knows  what  is 
needed.  

The  bookkeeping  and  commercial  texts  published  by  the 
Practical  Text  Book  Co.,  Cleveland,  O.,  have  been  adopted 
by  the  Board  of  Education  of  Brooklyu  for  use  in  the 
High  Schools  of  that  city — and  this  was  done  without  any 
effort  being  made  on  the  part  of  the  publishers. 

The  border  on  the  advertisement  of  the  Zanerian  Art 
College  for  this  month  is  unique  and  •'fetching."  If  we 
could  all  be  made  as  good  lookiug  as  the  young  people 
shown  in  this  cut,  Mr.  Zaner  should  have  liis  hands  full  of 
work.  And,  by  the  way,  the  ZaneHan  will  have  a  big  at- 
teudauce  this  year,  judging  by  the  number  ot  requests  we 
get  from  subscribers,  readiug:  "  Please  change  my  address 
to  the  Zanerian  College.  Pm  goiogto  take  acourse there." 
Scarcely  a  mail  is  received  at  our  office  that  hasn't  a  letter 
from  some  of  the  Zanertan  graduates  who  hold  good  posi- 
tions.   And  these  graduates  are  all  good  penmen,  too. 

A  bigh-class  fountain  pen  for  a  doUar  '  Looks  big, 
sounds  big,  IS  big.  "We  have  one  of  the  pens  in  our  upper 
vest  pocket,  ready  to  draw  the  minute  a  mau  begins  to 
talk  advertising.  It  is  made  by  tbe  Lincoln  Fountain  Pen 
Co.,  who  tell  more  about  it  in  our  advertising  columns. 


All  stick  india  ink  for  the  dozen  workers  in  The 
Jorunal's  art  department  is  ground  on  Mr.  Briley's 
machine,  and  it  takes  but  a  few  minutes  a  day  to 
supply  them  all,  while  when  done  by  hand  it  took 
about  all  the  time  of  one  office  boy. 

The  application  of  the  principle  is  most  ingeniously 
worked  out  and  if  applied  to  something  in  more 
general  use  would  make  both  fame  and  fortune  for  a 
deserving  penman. 


SIQNS   OF   REVIVING   BUSINESS. 


Unless  we  are  greatly  mistaken  business  is  beginning  to 
pick  up  a  good  deal  among  the  commercial  schools.  March 
is  usually  perhaps  the  dullest  month  in  the  year  in  the  em- 
ployment of  teachers,  but  we  have  had  quite  a  large  mail 
relating  to  such  mattei-s  from  school  proprietors  during 
the  past  month,  and  it  is  growing  all  the  while.  We  ex- 
pect this  aud  next  month  to  be  the  best  since  the  heavy 
business  depression  set  in  two  years  ago.  The  alert 
teachers  who  contemplate  changing  for  the  next  school 
year  are  beginning  to  get  in  their  preliminary  work.  Tbe 
great  majority  of  such  arrangements  are  made  between 
April  15  and  June  15.  The  slow  ones  usually  have  to  take 
the  leavings 

From  several  independent  source?  we  learn  that  school 
proprietors  are  already  beginning  to  cast  around  to  see 
what  is  the  best  they  can  do  on  their  bookj  and  supplies 
for  the  next  school  year.  There  is  no  denying  the  fact 
that  during  the  past  year  or  two  these  schools  have  been 
getting  along  with  just  as  little  as  they  could  contrive  to 
do  with,  with  respect  of  both  supplies  and  teachers.  That 
should  make  business  all  the  brisker.  Low-water  mark 
has  been  passed,  and  there  is  a  big  gap  to  be  filled  between 
now  and  the  new  school  year  flood  tide  in  September. 


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SUMMER  VACATION  TRIPS  TO  EUROPE, 

To  Chautauqua  (New  York  or  Bay  View,  Mich.),  to  Old  Point  Comfort,  Va., 

TO  NATIONAL    EDUCATIONAL   ASSOCIATION  AT  DENVER,  COL., 

At  the  Expense  of  The  Penman's  Art  Journal. 

Fnn  „„o,i„t„„„t„„aor=Tuc-Prvv»v'c;  AKT  TotTRNAi.  has  covered  with  practical   completeness  the  field  of  the  Commercial  and  Penmanship  schools— propri- 
et^    Leber  L^dst'nIentsDaricBlhepa^3ttwo^^^^^^^  a  specfal   eilfort  in  the  public  school  field   and  has  gained  thousands  o    readers 

.    of  thkt  class      There  are  sHil  otheTtLa^^^^  of  public  school  teachers  to  whom  a  paper  like  The  Journal  ,s  really  indispensable    pro- 

videdthev  mea^to  iiet  the  most  out  rf  Also  on  general  lines  nothing  is  more  universal  m  its    appeal  than  those  thmgs  for  which  The  Journal 

JtandsOn^wouIdliavetoZnt  rather  cf^^^  to  find  a  faSiily  that  has  not  one  or  two  members  whose  handwriting  is  d.stmctly  susceptible  of  improvement, 

*'"''  '  A^vigo'ro^s  effYr^'^s  ^Sng'mSle  tfx'lent  The  "oS.'.!"!  drcufaHon  on  these  lines,  and  a  number  of  attractive  vacation  tours  have  been  arranged  to  com 
pensate  our  working  friends  for  their  trouble.  There  are  few  teachers,  for  instance,  who  could  not  obtain  a  hundred  or  so  subscribers  from  Personal  friends 
and  fnthe^aT^er  communities  or  where  there  is  an  opportunity  of  making  a  more  extended  canvass,  we  believe  that  the  top  premium  offered  below  is  quite 
witl^n  the  readi  of  hundreds  to  whom  this  paper  will  cLe.     It  would  be  difficult  to  devise  a  more  favorable  scheme  for  a  delightful  and  profitable  summer  vaca- 

"""'•  °ThT:tfer's^"pSurdTn  d^ulfbelow  ar;7orfubs*criptions  at  the  regular  price  of  |1  a  year,  with  choice  of  premiums  which  are  named  hirther  on.  There  is 
abso.ul'jrnoTotSrflaLre  .about  this  scheme.     SomepSpers^forins^a^ce,^!^^^^ 


7ei:::T^.?7^'T"r^ori^rTnl'ro7^^^^^^  youVTeguTarem-ploymenl-Of  course,  the  details  of  any  modification  would  have  to 

be  «"f^'^^^^y«°g''y„™/^'-fjP°';f  "''f^-^^^^^^^y  to  have  some  starting  point,  as  a  basis  of  estimating  e.xpense.    Those  who  live  at  points  more  remote  can  take  ad- 

vaDtage  of  the  offers  by  paying'  the  difference  of  cost,  either  in  subscriptiopsor  cash. 

;  and 


FOR    350    SUBSCRIPTIONS. 
OFFKR    No.    1.— TRIP  TO    KUROPE   (England,  Scotland,  Belgium  and 

France). 

A  most  deliRbtful  European  trip  of  37  days  will  be  given  by  The  Jodrnal  for  350 
subscriptions.  This  party  will  leave  New  York  on  July  20th  and  will  be  iu  charge  of  Mr. 
Frank  Baker,  who  will  look  after  the  comfort  of  each  member  of  the  party.  The  party 
will  be  joined  in  Europe  by  Prof.  Langdon  S.  Thompson,  the  well-known  author  and 
Director  of  Drawing,  who  will  give  our  friends  his  personal  attention.  Mrs.  Baker  will 
be  one  of  the  party,  and  ladies  traveling  without  escorts  will  have  her  aid.  Many  Jersey 
City  and  New  York  teachers  are  going  and  it  will  undoubtedly  be  a  cultured  and  jolly 
party, 

THE  ITINERARY. 

Leave    New  York    July  20,  1895. 

July  30:  Arrive  Glasgow. 

July  31:  Edinburgh  (Grand  Hotel  Royal). 

Aug.  1,  3,  3,  4,  and  5:  London  {Columbia  Mansions).    Sunday  here.    Rail  to  Harwich, 

and  a  grand  sail  across  the  North  Sea  (German  Ocean)  on  new  and  large  steamship 

(3,000  tone)  of  Great  Eastern  Railway. 
Aug.  6:   Antwerp  (Hotel  des  Flandres).     Carriage  ride. 

Aug.  7:  Brussels  (Hotel  de  TEsperance).    Carriage  ride ;  (p.m.)  train  to  Paris. 
Aug.  8,  9,  10,  11,  and  12:  Paris  (Hotel  de  Dijon). 
Aug.  14  and   15:  London  (Columbia  Mansione). 
Aug.   16:  Sail  on  steamship  "  State  of  California." 

Arrive  New    ITorkrAug:.  26, 

WHAT    IS    INCLUDED. 

First  class  ocean  passage  throughout.  Usual  popular  second  and  third  class  rail  in 
England.  Second-class  rail  on  Continent.  Nearly  half  the  travel  In  German  and  Swiss 
districts  of  theTours;  the  railway  coaches  are  of  the  Mann  Boudoir  Palace  Day  Coach 
pattern,  superior  t^  American  first  class  coaches.  (About  ninety-five  per  cent,  of  the 
American  and  English  travel  abroad  is  second-class,  equal  to  American  first-class  trans- 
portation.) The  hotels  average  nearly  first  class.  Only  two  or  three  second-class  by 
reputation — practically  more  comfortable  than  the  first-class  hotels  in  some  cities.  The 
hotels  have  been  personally  visited  by  Mr.  Baker,  and  chosen  for  their  superiority  in 
comfortable  rooms  and  beds,  cuisine  and  attention. 

Carriage  rides  are  given  where  stated.  Omnibuses  furnished  to  and  from  hotels 
when  necessary.  All  fees  to  hotel  waiters.  Fifty  six  pounds  of  baggage  to  London  ; 
hand  baggage  only  from  there. 

Every  necessary  expense  from  the  time  you  leave  New  York  until  you  return  to  New 
York  is  included.  Admission  fees  to  museums  are  not  included,  but  this  is  a  small  mat- 
ter, as  the  admission  is  free  most  times  and  places,  and  where  a  fee  is  charged  it  is  but  ten 
cents  to  twenty  cents. 

No  more  delightful  way  of  spending  a  vacation  can  be  imagined  than  this  delightful 
trip. 

It  has  been  the  wish  and  dream  of  your  life  to  visit  the  scenes  and  haunts  of  the  hun- 
dreds and  thousands  of  historical  celebrities,  whose  forces  and  energies  made  the  Uld 
World  almost  supreme  in  the  Arts.  Sciences,  Architecture,  etc.  You  have  read  hours, 
days  and  weeks  since  childhood,  of  the  splendor,  magnificence  and  magnitude  of  the 
Great  Cathedrals,  the  majesty  of  the  old  ruins  of  Abbeys  aud  Castles,  the  grandeur  of 
scenery,  and  the  beauty  aud  sublimity  in  painting  and  sculpture,  the  work  of  the  Mas- 
ters of  centuries,  including  the  Masterpieces  of  Rubens,  Raphael,  Michael  Angelo, 
Titian,  Tintorello,  Rembrandt,  Murillo,  etc.,  to  be  seen  nowhere  else  than  in  London, 
Paris,  Dresden,  Antwerp,  Brussels. 

Hardly  a  city,  town  or  hamlet  of  Great  Britain  but  what  contains  some  work  of  art 
or  depicts  by  history,  landmarks  or  otherwise,  some  visible  sign  of  historical  interest  and 
former  greatness— all  is  fresh  and  new  if  it  has  been  read  in  a  thousand  books.  While  the 
tourist  speeds  from  city  to  city,  from  palace  to  art  museum,  and  massive  cathedrels  to 
the  great  public  buildings  and  halls  of  legislation,  etc.,  etc.,  he  becomes  lose  in  a  perfect 
oblivion  of  wonderment,  both  edifying,  interesting  and  often  amusing  by  contact  with 
the  people,  whose  customs,  peculiarities,  dress  and  mode  of  life  perfectly  transfix  and 
absorb  bim  beyond  adequate  description  in  language.  The  antiquities  of  the  world  are 
to  be  seen  between  London  and  Rome  for  four  thousand  years.    A  trip  to  Europe  is  an 


not  purchase.    They  who  have  been  to  Europe,  if  only  to  London,  want  to  go  agait 
some  cross  the  Atlantic  at  regular  intervals  the  remainder  of  their  lives,  after  the  reve- 
lations to  them  of  their  first  trip.  ,  -      .   ^      ^.  a 

The  Journal's  offer  includes  every  necessary  expense,  as  explained,  for  the  round 
trip  from  New  York. 

Side  trips  up  the  river  Rhine,  to  Strasburg,  to  Berlin,  to  Vienna.  Florence,  to 
Rome,  through  Switzerland,  etc.,  are  offered  for  additional  subscriptions. 

Full  information,  descriptive  circulars,  etc,  furnished  on  application. 

FOR   150   SUBSCRIPTIONS. 

OFFER  No.  2.— Round  Trip  to  Denver,  Meeting  of  the  National  Ed- 
ucational Association,  July  5-12,  18U5.  Dep't  of  Business  Education  meets 
at  same  time  and  place.  Expense  for  this  trip  ie  limited  to  S75,  and  should  the  club  raiser 
start  from  a  point  so  near  Denver  as  to  not  use  the  $75  for  expenses,  the  rest  ivill  be  paid 
(o  fti'm  in  casA.  enabling  him  to  prolong  his  vacation.  Seventy-five  dollars  will  cover 
railroad  fare,  sleeper  and  meals  en  route. 

This  is  the  great  educational  meeting  of  the  year  and  the  trip  to  Denver  will  be  a 
splendid  one.  .     . 

Side  trips  to  Manitou,  Colorado  Springs,  etc. ,  are  offered  for  additional  subscriptions. 

FOR   60   SUBSCRIPTIONS. 

OFFER  No.  3.— Round  Trip  from  Either  ChieaRO  or  New  York  to 
ChantauQua,  N.  Y'.  This  includes  railroad  fare,  one  week's  board  at  Chautauqua  in 
first-class  boarding  house,  and  daily  admission  to  grounds. 

The  advantages  of  this  celebrated  summer  educational  resort,  where  education  and 
recreation  are  combined,  are  so  well  known  that  they  need  not  be  dilated  on  here.  (For 
printed  matter  in  regard  to  the  resort  address  Rev.  John  H.  Vincent,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.) 
The  stay  at  Chautauqua  may  be  prolonged  during  the  season  at  the  rate  of  one  week 
(board  and  daily  admission)  for  every  15  subscriptions. 

FOR   50  SUBSCRIPTIONS. 

OFFER  No.  4.— Round  Trip  from  Chicago,  Milwaukee  or  Detroit  to 
Bay  View,  Mich.,  Chautauqua.— By  Either  Rail  or  Water.  This  trip  includes  one 
week's  board  and  room  at  a  first  class  boarding  house  and  daily  admission  to  the  grounds. 

Two  WEEKS'  STAT  FOR  65  SUBSCRIPTIONS  AND  ONE  WEEK  ADDITIONAL  FOR  EVERT  15  SUBS. 

This  is  a  charming  summer  resort  near  Petoskey  and  Macinac  Island,  near  where  the 
waters  of  the  three  great  lakes.  Michigan,  Superior  and  Huron,  join.  It  is  on  Lake 
Michigan.  All  of  the  ad  vantages  so  well  known  in  connection  with  Chautauqua  are  to 
be  found  here  and  many  charming  side  trips  on  the  lakes  may  be  taken  at  small  cost  ;  or 
they  will  be  given  for  additional  subscriptions. 

(For  printed  matter  and  information  about  Bay  View,  address  John  M.  Hall,  Flint, 
Mich.) 

FOR  50  SUBSCRIPTIONS. 

OFFER  No.  5.— Round  Trip  fiom  New  York  to  Old  Point  Comfort, 
A'a.,  Richmond,  Norfolk  and  Virginia  Beach.  Occupies  five  days.  Leave  Wew 
York  on  either  steamship  Jamestown  or  Yorktown,  Saturdav  ;  arrive  Old  Point  Comfort 
Sunday  morning  ;  IV  day's  board  and  lodging  at  Hygeia  Hotel  ;  leave  Old  Point  Com- 
fort Monday,  4  p.m  .  via  C.  &  O.  Railway;  arrive  Richmond,  6.55  p.m.  One  day's  board 
and  lodging  at  New  Exchange  and  Ballard  Hotels.  Leave  Richmond, 
Tuesday,  5  p.m  ;  arrive  Norfolk  Wednesday,  early  a  m.  Breakfast  on  steamer. 
Norfolk,  via  N.  A.  &  A.  R.  R  .  9.1^5  a,u  or  1^.25  P  M.  for  Virgi 
Princess  Anne  Hotel,     Leave  Virginia  Beach 


Leave 
Beach. 
N.  A.  &  A."R.  R.,  4  :i5  p  m.  for  No 


after  life  of  pleasant  recollection  that  a  hundred— yes,  a  thousand— times  the  cost  could         at  Old  Point  Comfort 

Subscriptions  for  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  or  The  Business  Journal 

here  in  this  issue).     No  premii 


folk.     Leave   Norfolk  7  p.m  ;  arrive  New  York  Thursday  eve 
eluded,  steamboat  and  railroad  fares,  berth,  meals  on  boat  and 

FOR   35  SUBSCRIPTIONS. 

OFFER   No.  6.— Round    Trip  fiom   New    York  to 

Leave   New   York   on   steamships   Jamestown   or    Yorktown 
Saturday  ;  arrive  at  Old   Point  Conofort    following  morning 

one-quarter "s  board  and  lodging  in  Hygeia  Hotel,  Old  Point  Co 

next  afternoon  at  4  p.m.;  Norfolk?  p.m.:  arriving  in  New  York  Friday,  Sunday  or  Tues- 
day afternoon.  This  is  via  the  same  line  (Old  Dominion  Steamship  Company)  as  Offer 
No.  5,  and  offers  a  delightful  ocean  sail  and  a  short  stop  at  that  famoi:^  hotel  the  Hygeia 


□  iog.     Everything 
■u  hotels. 


Old  Point  Comfort. 

m  Tuesday,  Thursday  or 
includes  one    day   and 
Leave  Old  P<>:" 


for  The  Penmans 

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has  been  explained,  the  above  offers  are  for  subscriptions 
^1  each.  These  i-ubscriptions  may  be  taken  for  either  The 
given  with  The  Business  Journal,  but  each  subscriber 


tNAL  or  The  Business  Journal  (adv.  of  which  appear: 

iRT  Journal  is  entitled  to  choice  of  the  following  : 

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Thf*  PYtrJi   Priyf*^  fnr  ^lirnlllQ  ^nhCPrintinnc         Inadditmn  to  the  above,  we  offerextra  premiums  for  overflow  subscriptions,  as  follows: 

lUC  EAUd  rilZCb  lUr   iUrpiUb  iUD5>CnpU0nS.  ^^  q^^^^  number  one -For  the  sender  of  the  largest  club  of  subscriptions  in  this  class,  in  addition  to  the 

requisite  350.  we  will  give  an  extra  $25  for  pocket  mouev  during  the  trip  No  reward  will  be  made  unless  this  surplus  is  at  least  25  subscriptions— that  is  to  sav.  375  in  all.  Num- 
ber Two.— To  the  sender  of  the  large.'it  surplus  number  ot  subsL-riptions  in  this  class  (not  less  than  15)  ;?15  extra  will  be  paid.  Numbers  Three  to  Five  Inclusive.— To  the 
sender  of  the  largest  number  of  surplus  subscriptions  in  these  i-lasses  (not  less  than  10  subs.)  we  will  give  a  copy  of  the  new  Webster's  International  Dictionary.  We  offer  but 
o°^  ^,^tra  premium  for  these  several  classes.  Number  Six —For  the  largest  number  of  surplus  subs,  in  this  class  (not  less  than  Ave)  we  offer  five  gross  of  "Ames'  Best 
Pens.'"      These  premiums  as  above  explained  are  entirely  apart  and  in  addition  to  those  already  offered. 

CODICS  of  The  JOUrnS-l  Premiums  etc  These  wiU  be  found  of  the  greatest  assistance  in  taking  subscriptions.  A  package  of  a  dozen  Journals  will  be  sent 
_.  .  ^       .  v^vuiAio.*,    *  iwiiiiuiiio,    wiv.       for  this  purpose  for  only  2.5  cents,  or  with  choice  of  pre;    '  '     "'^  ^  ....     . 


,  send  at  once  $1  for  your  own  sub.  (or  esten; 
different  premiums  (your  selection)  free.  The  si 
of  the  plans  outlined  above.  All  such  should  no 
(rips,  and  parllrularlj-    for  the  Europea 


ly  .50"  cents^  Better  still,  if  you  are  going  into 
the  books— which  fact  should  be  stated)  and  we  will  send  you  the  surplus  12  Journals  and  three 
'his  offer  is  strictly  confined  to  those  who  will  genuinely  undertake  the  sending  of  a  club  under  one 
delay,  as  special  arran&reiticni.s  have  to  be  made  In  conneciloii  with  some  of  the 


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NOrANAPOLIS   BUSINESS  UNIVERSITY.    E.- 

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I'lnw. 
^PENCERIAN    BUSINESS    COLLEGE.    Indlan- 

atmllH.  Incl.  Enilorwd  hy  state  Hup»?rintendent  of 
Public  Inhtructlon.  lending  educators  and  bui*l 
neMineii.    CataloKUe  fric     E.  E.  ADMIRE.  Pre». 


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A<-mlcriiv.  slMnlhiind.  Typewriting  ami  TeleBraifb 
IrixllliiU'.     St'iiil     fur    cutalotrue.     San    Autoulu. 

IRasbville,  Ilcnn. 

OWAUOMONS    PRACTICAL    BUSINESS    COL- 

I.KUK  aiKl  School  of  re  Diu  a  II  nil  In.  Shorthand. 
TviifwrltlnK.  Tvlewrapliy.  elc.  studeutH  received 
from  nil  paru  of  thu  world.  Send  for  120-page 
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Atluiita,  Ga.  Leading  college  Suuth.  Four  pen- 
men,   Calnlogue  free. 

Connecticut. 

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HAND   AKD    TVrEWltlTINO,    SMimford,    Conn. 


California.     • 

OARDEN    CITY    BUSINESS     COLLEQE,     San 

.!o»^.  (^nl.  One  of  the  l)e»t  established  nud  moat 
HUeeeHHful  edHcntlunul  Inatltutlons  of  tLe  PaclQc 
slope.  Special  Pcumanshln  Department  In  charge 
of  C.  E.  WEBBBR.  H.  B.  WORCESTER.  Prea. 
HEALD'S  BUSINESS  COLLEOB.  San  Pran- 
clHco.  For  30  yean)  the  largest  private  ecbool  weat 
■  ■r  f 'hlenKfi.    12.000  former  pupUa  now  prosperoiu 

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LOUISVILLE  BRYANT  &  STRATTON  BUSI- 
NESS COLLEGE.  Open  throuKhout  the  year.  Stu- 
dciil-t  may  enter  at  auy  time.  Catalogue  tree. 
I»ulHvllUvKy. 

COMMERCIAL  COLLEGE  OF  KENTUCKV  UNIVERSITT, 

LEXINSTON,  KT. 


A  I  I.e..  WILUUU  It.  HMITU,  Pri'.i.  LcxlD|it«n.  Ky. 

TOlest  Dtrflinta. 

WNBELINQ    BUSINESS    COLLEQE,     PHONO- 

(lUAPHlC  SCHOOL  AND  SCHOOL  OF  ENGLISH, 


©bto. 

MIAMI  COMMERCIAL  COLLEGE,  Dayton,  Ohio. 

A.  n.  WILT.  Prenldenl.     Long   establlabed.    Thor- 
ough nud  Inexpenalve. 
THE  NEW  PENROD  TRAINING  SCHOOL.    For 

eoinnii-rclal  teaehera.  mi,l  for  expert  aceouutouta. 
F,  M.  CHOOUILL,  Monugcr,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


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livt  South  sth  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  Catalogues 
frve  on  application,  personally  or  by  letter.  HENRY 
C.  WRUfBT.  Principal. 


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McPHER-SON.B.  A..  Manager.  l»-> 

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SCHOOL  OF  SHORTHAND.  WLaconsln'a  leadbig 
commercial  training  school.  Issues  catalogue  fre€ 
of  charge.    J.  N.  McCCXN,  Pres.,  Green  Bay,  Wis. 

IRboDe  HslanJ). 


Xoulstana. 

THE    COMMERCIAL     ATHENEUn     OP     THE 
SOUTH. 

SOULfi  COilMERCIAL  COLLEGE  12-y 

and  Literary  Institute,  New  Orleans,  La. 

flortb  Caroltna. 

CHARLOTTE  COM.  COLL..  Charlotte,  N.  C. 


/©Icblgan. 

PERRIS     INDUSTRIAL    SCHOOL.      English, 

Sclentllic,  Normal.  Penmanship,  BuBlueea  and 
Shorthand .  One  of  the  leading  progressive  schools 
of  America.    W.N.  FERRIS,  Big  Rapids,  Mich. 


penmen. 

SAVE  YOUR  MONEY  by  orilering  your  Auto- 
matic Shading  Pens.  Shading  Pen  Inks  and  Sup- 
plies of  the  "  Automatic  Mau."  C.  A.  FAUST,  45  E. 
Randolph  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

F.  M.  SISSON,  Penman,  Newport,  R.  I.    Your 

uaine  on  I  dozen  cards,  fancy  aud  business  eap- 
Itals,  business  letter  aud  a  beautiful  souvenir,  all 
for  10  2  cent  stamps. 


stamp.    Speclnieu 

Pen  and  one  Alphabet.  30c. 


;  Automatic 
1  Auto.  Pen.  1  Bottle 
,  ■ISc.    No  postal  cards: 

CARSE.  THE  PENMAN.  THE  FAHOUS 
WHITER  AND  TEACHER.  Send  lb  cents  for  cir- 
cular aud  specimen.    Ventura.  Cal. 

REE.    For  three  one-cent  stamps  to  pay  cost 

of  return  postaae  and  oauer  used.  I  will  mall  to 
any  reader 

Itl-page  Circular  and  Samph 

Inks   aud    Ornaments   u»ed 

pens.    A.  B.  CUSHMAN.  Auto.  Shading  Pen  Artist 

and  Sign  Writer.  20  Pleasant  Place.  Chlc"    -    "" 

Please  say  you  saw  my  advertisement  In 


a  specimen  of  my 

■  Automatic  Pen  Lettering,  my  ■ 


used    with    the  i 


.  Chicago,  111, 


Martin's  College,  Brockton,  Mass. 

IB  cards,   -ifie. ;  Bird  nourish,  2^c, ;  Capitals,  •^"'c- ; 
Business  Capitals.  2i'c. ;  obdgue  holder,    ic    :  -lO  Busl- 

pies  card  writing,  12c.    All  previous  atls.  void. 

SEND  35  CENTS  for  fine  specimens  of  Writing, 

Lettering  and  Flourishing.    Cau't  help  but  please. 
*  -*-■ JNO.  F.SIPLE,  care  Babtlett's  Bus.  Col.. 


N.  W.  CARKHUPP.  Penman.   P.   O.  Box  343. 

Springfield.    Mans.    One  dozen    cards.   25e., 


crlpt.  Set  capitals,  2 


•  deslgue<l  to  alTord 


the  beat  pruollcol  training  for  mercantile  pursuits. 
The  schools  also  supply  b%iaintas  men  with  satls- 
facltory  nsslstauta,  and  secure  positions  for  coni- 
uftfnt  studfixts.  Terms  moderate.  No  vacations. 
ri»tal«>»ue free.  rARRINOTONGAINES.  President 

HOME  HAPPINESS  ^tW?.^;?!? 

Underhill's  Rapid  Phonography. 

i.tM.d  ¥<A\us  of  Lending  J>>-siem8. 
lUustraledClr.  VnderUlirsUnlverslty.Bocheater.X,  Y. 

ilDissouri. 

GO  TO  StMI  rtINO'5  ConnERCIAL  colleqe. 

T^'iii'  'I'll  >.  ,,  1  >l,lo9t,  laniest,  best.  East 
;^ '"-  '  '  I- .  KnusAS  City.  Mo,    Book- 

»• "  I  ~  Typewriting.    Telegraphv. 

Kill.';  M  i.lern    Languages    ""- 

-  fel     - 


.,  Presldeul. 
•  THE  VSB  OF  CUTS 


t»"  THE  VSB  OF  CUTS  on  thit  page  or  any 
departure  from  the  general  atf/le  of  display  irtfl 
<o$t  so  per  cent,  extra. 


.  Western  i 

aers  all  ovei 
uple  colors,  prlt- 


For  sale  by  booksellers 
"  -^       id  Canada.  Sheet 
2c.  stamp,  none 


special  prii 

S.  B.  FAHNESTOCK.  McPHERSON  COLLEGE, 

McPherson.  Kan.  Artistic  letter.  flv«  •'-t-ent  stamys. 


UO)    cards, 
for  Standard  Duplicator 


letter,  analysis  and 

-  ---ipe   lor  Standard  r    -*" 

Ink,  II.    Samples  of  printing  FREE, 

C.  R.  RUNNELLS,  9630  Bell  Avenue,  Station  P, 

Chicago.  An  elegant  C.  E.  Pledge,  14  x  IH  Inches 
zinc  etching  from  penwork,  10c.  12  cards,  any 
name.  aoc.    My  record  In  8  years  100,000  cards. 

D.    TAYLOR   will  send    you    his    National 

r> of  Twenty  Lessons  '     "•  •-■       -  .     ~-- 


Dollai 


Writing  for  only  Ten 

.    . ...  jdvance.    Address  A 

D.   TAYLOR.  66  N.Clark  St.,  Chicago.  If 

R.  M,  JONES,  Pen  Artist.  iSia  Mary  St.,  S.  S. 

"'•—'"■rgh.  Pa.    One  dor    '-"•     -"     "     - 

specimens  of  pen 


Pittsburgh.  Pa.    One  doz.  assorted  cards,  '26  c 


fia(  Review:  Flourish  :  Ink  Recipe  :  Method  Ruling 


change  for  books  < 


stamp  for  partlculi 
ARTISTIC  PENWORK.— EnffrossInK  of   Resolu- 


IS,  Testimonials,  1 


scrtptlon  of  ornamental  pen  work  t 
'utlons  engrossed   fr"  *" 

inondence  solicited. 


specialty.     Eve 


r  scrap  book,  10  ( 

_  , :  aud  easy  methc 

Favorite  Penholder.  12  c 


I  quick  aud  easy  method,  10  1 


e  and  flourished  s 
IS,  with  name,  Utumln. 
:  copies  for  home  practice,  50  ( 
s  Popular  Writing   -  -     - 


,  by  mall,  twelve 
i  lesson  per  week,  93.00.    Inipr( 


for  home  practice.    Gu. 


lOe.  Circular  givUig  full  descrlpt'd 
one  for  2c.  A.  B.  CUSHMAN,  1092  S.  Western 
Ave.,  Chicago,  lU. 
F.  OILMAN,  Penman,  Redln^on,  Nebraska.  A 
fine  sample  of  my  ornamental  penmanship,  and 
one  dozen  written  cards  for  25  cts.  All  penwork 
a  specialty.  l-l  ry 

T  SQUARE  WANTED.— I  want  to  buy  a  second- 
band  Day  Shading  and  Spacing  T  Square.    State 


length  of  blade,  price,  how  li 


PEN   ARTIST," 


'Mant"  Hbs. 


and  slamplng  the  replim  ready  for  mailing  and 
WTiting  the  nom-dt-plume  in  a  comer,  then  inclos- 
ing such  scaled,  replies  in  an  envelope  addressed  to 
The  Penfnan''8  Art  Journal,  S02  Broadtvay.  New 
Yorh.  Postage  must  he  sent  for  forwar^ding  Cata- 
logues, Netmpapera,  Photngraphs,  dec. 

Situations  *^KIlante^. 

rommerclal  Teacliera  itIio  contem- 
plate luaklne  a  chaose  for  next 
school  year  tilioiild  beclu  to  look 
arouud  the  ileia  NOW.  If  you  want 
our  aid  write   us  at  ouce. 


ilTi:ATION  WANTED  as  supervisor  of  pen- 
J  mansblp  and  dra»ving  In  nubile  .schools,  or  In- 
of  bookkeeping  and  business  science  in  a 
"  rmal  School,  ror-next  year.  Reference  the 
qualltlcatlons     undisputed.       JAMES    A. 


High  or  Normal  School, 

verv    beat.    quallflcatU 

Mrt CHELL,  Lowder,  Illinois. 

A  LADY  TEACHER  of  Munson  shorthand,  type- 
_        writing,  bnokkeeplng.etc.,    desires   a  position. 


;  Pesi 


lod  education ;  _    _ 

i.nv.     Address  "  MUNSON,' 


ATEACHEK  of  three  years'  experii .  .. 
place  to  feach  bookkeeping.  Eclectic  shorthand, 
law,  etc.  Graduate  of  Rochester  Bus.  Unl.  and  a  good 
literary  college.  His  specialty  Is  advanced  bookkeep- 
ing.    Address     "  ECLECTIC.'^'     care    Pknmas's    Art 

EXPERIENCED   teacher  of  penmanship,  com 
merclal   branches.  Ben   Pitman    shorthand  and 
language  wishes  to  engage  with  a  responsible  srhcwl, 

Good  health  ;  familiar  with  leading  (------ 

merclal     text-books  ;    refei 
"  PITMAN  COMMERCIAL," 


[t-books  ;    references    upon    application. 


TEACHER  of  commercial  branches,  shorthand 
(Graham  and  Ben  Pitman),  typewriting  and  moet 
of  the  public  school  branches,  is  looking  for  a  tfood 
position  with  a  good  school.  Has  had  an  exteniled 
practical  experience  In  all  the  branches  indicated. 
Familiar  with  leading  commercial  systems;  prominent 
ft-rences.    '■OMXIS,"  care  Penuak's  Art  Joursax. 

.  M  A  TEACHER  of  shorthand,  Graham  or  any 

L    other  Pitniaiilc  system,  typewriting  and  English. 

ve   years'  exiH'rleuce  ;  best   of   recommendations ; 

moderate    salary.     Prefer   west   of   the     Mississippi. 


POSITION  wanted  as  a  teacher  of  Graham  short- 
hand, typewriting  aud  correspondence  by  a  young 
lady.    Seven  years'  experience,  Ave  as  teacher,  two 


JRIN'CIPAIj    of  a   business  college  wishes  to 
change  his  position.    Teaches  peumanship,  pen 
■ — '-*' — ting  and  commercial  arithmetic.    Has 
gh    training.    Good  references.    "PEN 


bookkeeping  and 


IT' 


^  of  the  falgh  school 
rnr  a  position  with  good  school. 
1- ;  best  references  from  prominent 
<-.iod salary.  "METROPOLITAN." 


II  teacher  of  penmanship  and 
.anches,  capable  of  taking  entire 
lepartment,  wishes  to  change  posl- 


jianches,  capable  of  taking 

- department,  wishes  to  Chang    . 

prepared  for  his  work;  good  references. 


HCSINESS   DEPARTMENT," 


E 


XPERIENCED  TEACHER  of  penmanship, 
islngand  Eclectic  shorthand  wishes  a  sltu- 
also  assist  In  bookkeeping  and  pen  draw- 


"  AM  A  GRADUATE  of  a  leading  Western  busl- 
.  ness  eollege  and  hold  teachers'  certificates  of  1111- 
ots,  Inwa  and  Pennsylvania.  Teach  penmanship, 
>rrespondencc,  bookkeeping  and  arithmetic,  the  for- 
ler  being  my  specialty.  Exlended  teaching  experl- 
ice ;  unexceptionable  references.    "  EXTENDED  EX- 


VN  Al  TEACHER  of  penmanship  and  the  En- 
glish branches  is  looking  for  a  position.  Seven 
>  L-ars^  teaching  experience.  Good  health ;  good  refer- 
ences upon  application.  Flrst-oltiss  man,  first-class 
salary.    "  PERMANENT,"  care  Penhjuj'S  ART  JOURNAL. 

rflEACHER  of  seven  years'  experience  as  Prln- 
■    '   "     "  '      "  ?  Department  of  0    " 


leading  Business  Colleges  of  the  United  States, 

i  to  change  In  September.    Branches  taught: 

Anything  In  the  Business  College  Curriculum,  except 


Shorthand  and  Ornamental  Penmanship.    Specialties: 
Banking,  Business  Practice,  Rapid  Calculations,  and 


nd  required.    Addn 
s  Art  JouRNAi.. 


TTAVE  TAUGHT  PENMANSHIP,  bookkeep- 
■■■■■■  lug.  arithmetic  and  common  English  branches 
for  four  years  In  private,  business  and  normal  schools. 


References  upon  application.  "NORMAL  AND  BUSI- 
NESS," care  Penman*s  Art  Journal. 

XHOIIOUGHLV  COMPETENT  and  experl- 
■*-  enced  teacher  of  penmanship,  commercial 
branches  and  the  common  English  branches  wishes  a 
position,  preferably  with  a  good  normal  college.  Seven 
vears'  leaching  experience.  Recommendations  upon 
application.  '^BUSINESS  AND  PENMANSHIP,"  care 
Pe.nmas's  Art  Journal. 

AN    AI.1.-AROUND  penma 
teacher,  pupil  of  Zaner,  T' 
also  graduate  of  the  Eastmai 
wishes  a  position  In  a  Qr"  ~'"" 


UcacbcvB  MantcCt. 


all  around  teacher  of  experience 
ike  some  stock  In  the  Institution, 
^nman.  None  but  a  flrst-elass  man 
in  In  a  progressive  mountain  city 
health  resort.  SOUTHERN 
".  M.  Lemmond, 


Must  bean  exui 
need  apply.    Li 

iVl'SINESS  COLLEGE,  AshvIUe,  N.  C. 
Prin. 

TEACHERS    WANTED. 
Bureau,  St.  Louis.     10th  ye 


Business  Opportunities. 

FOR  SALE.— The  best  business  college  plant  on 
the  PaclflcCoast  outside  of  San  Francrsco  and  Los 
Angeles  1  In  a  growing  California  city  of  20,000  popu- 
lation :  finest  climate  In  the  world  ;  expenses  low- and 
t>n  competition  within  150  miles.  Present  owners 
p  other  business. 


arty.     Address    "SUCCESS," 


nrd  Wvlt*^r  and,  Envrofi 
,  1?.  C. 

.  oOc.    Page  of  capitals  t 


Eat 

Wash 

1  doe.  cards,  22e.;  3dfi_,. .  _„.  _.  ...^ . 

signatures,  26e.    Resolutions  engrossed  for  from  t2.50 


0 ILO.    Ten  writing  lessons  by  mall,  $2.60. 


good  old 
NAME.    Send 


thousands.    LEARN    TO    WRITE   YO 


W.  and  I  win  send  v 
f  writing  It.  with  Insi 
t  stomp,  and  I  will  send  y 


1  hand,  price-list  descriptive  of  lessons  by  mall, 
ended  movements,  tracing  exercises,  capitals. 
Is,   aourlsblng,   etc.     P.  S.— No  postal  card? 


EXPERIENCED  1 .  ^ ^. 
merclal  branches,  art  aud  vocal  music  wis ._ 

secure  position  with  a  responsible  school.  Familiar 
with  the  leading  systems  of  commercial  tex^books. 
References,  botn  In  and  out  of  the  profession,  as  to 
character  and  ability.  "ARTISTIC."  care  Pe-NMan's 
Art  Journal. 

4    GRADUATE  of  Ann  Arbor  with  ten  yearsof 


'  of  penmanship,  i 


I  teaching  experience 


and  English.    Good 


flaw,  bookkeeping,  penman- 


e  Penman's  art  Journal. 


TEACHER  of  > 


speclalli 

f),   shorthi 
ting,  desires  a  position  In 


ship,   shorthand 


plain  and    ornamental 


■  Standard)  and  type- 


lege  or  as  Sup'r  of  Writing  In  Public  Schools.  Can 
teach  letter  writing.  English  branches,  piano,  organ 
and  wind  Instruments  and  vocal  music.    Good  rerer- 


"  SHORTHAND  AND  PENMANSHIP."  care   PE^MAN's 

AN  ALL-ROUND  MAN  who  has  completed 
scientific,  commercial,  shorthand  and  tj-pewrlt- 
Ing  aud  penmanship  iZanerlan)  courses  desires  a 
teaching  position.  Well  recommended ;  moderate 
salary.     Address  "OHIO,"  care  PEirsiAS's  Art  Joijb- 


ughly-advertlsed 
?ltyof  125,0IXHn- 


wlsh  to  engage   In  other  business.    Address  "GOOD 


;  school  city  (.'WO.OOO  population)  can  be 
)uKnt  lor  $2,000,  If  sold  at  once.  Fine  rooms,  ex- 
lleutlv  furnished.  Address  "  BARGAIN,"  care 
e.sman''s  Art  Journal. 

lOR  SALE.— Thriving  Shorthand  and  Business 
^  College  In  Northeastern  Pa.,  established  In  IMOa. 
ecelpts   this  vear   about  $l,OoiJ,     No    competition. 


FOR  SA  LE.— A  well  established  Business  College. 
Departments  :  Commercial,  Shorthand  and  Type- 
writing, Telegrai)hy,  English.    Located  in  u  thriving 


LIVE  BUSINESS  COLLEGE,  located 
■ge  railroad  c  '*     "'"     "---'••■--'•- 

Satisfactory 


large  railroad 
i-ears.  ftatlsfactor; 
■  PENNSYLVANIA,"  care  Penma; 


F» 


.  Established  six 

for  selling.  Address 
Journal.  It 
R  SALE.— The  good  will  and  plates  of  a  well 
advertised  and  widely  used  set  of  writing  lessons. 
Copper  plate  engraving;  thousands  of  dollars  spent 
In  advertising  ;  International  reputation.  Reason  for 
selling  :  conflicts  with  present  business  of  owner.  A 
good  thing  for  a  hustling  advertiser.  Address  "WRIT- 
ING LESSONS,"  care  Penman's  Art  JocrB.NAL. 

FOR  SALE.— A  well  ettabhshed  Business  College 
and  SHORTHAND  SCHOOL.  Six  departmenU: 
PtiNMANSHIP  and  BOOKKEEPING  ;  SHORTHAND 
and  TYPEWRITING:  TEACHER.S'  NORMAL,  MUSIC, 
ELOCUTION  and  TELEGRAPHY.  Located  In  a  rich 
thriving  city.  No  opposition  within  one  hundred 
mlle^.  Spring  and  Summer  Normal  already  adver- 
tised. Will  sell  "  dirt  cTieap"'  for  cash,  or  good  paper. 
Address  "  KEYSTONE,"  care  Penman's  —  --  -  --- 


XyaimoAd  QyCiC  Oyctc  c/iaC? 


05 


PREHIUnS. 


A  Beautiful  Stick  Pin. 

HE  JOURNAL  has  had  specially  manu- 
factured from  its  own  design  a  verj" 
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ta  Bubscribers.  It  is  made  Jn  solid 
silver,  aiso  in  solid  guld. 

The  silver  pin  has  the  quill  of  solid 
sterlinjf  silver,  and  the  stick  pin  part 
of  German  silver. 

The  gold  pin  is  solid.  14  karat,  ex- 
cept the  stick  part,  which  is  German 
silver,  gu]d  plated. 

For  one  dollar  we  wUl  send  The  Jour- 
nal for  one  year,  and  the  solid  silver 

PIN. 

Ffn-  one  dollar  and  fifty  cenis  we  icill 
tTiter  one  sub.,  new  or  rencwal,and  send  solid 
GOLD  PIN  as  j/remlum. 

For  two  dollars  wc  w!U  send  two  copies  of  The 
Journal  (to  different  addresses,  if  desired), 
for 


, and  the 
11  send  The  Journal  for  two  ye 
ilid  fTold  pin. 
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Or 

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^nerrill's 
i  Vertical 
{Penmanship 

J  is  in  all  respects  equal,  and  in  many 
▼  essential  particulars  greatly  supcrii 
w  all  other  systems.    It  is  easier  to  teacli 
0  and  easier  to  learn.    Teachers  and  others 
S  interested  are  invited  to  correspond 
A  the  publishers.    Specimen  copies  fre 


MAYNARD.  MERRILL  &  CO., 

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solid 

The  oVher  dollar  to  be  remitted  at  end  of  first 
year.  Present  subscribers  may  have  their  sub- 
scriptions extended  and  thus  avail  themselves  of 
this  offer  at  once.  A  Jeweler  would  charge  at 
least  $IM  for  the  gold  pin. 

Works  of  Instruction  in   Penmanship. 

Aine»*    Guide   to    Self-Instruction   In 
Pracilcal  and  Artistic  Penmanship.— 

For  25  cents  extra  the  Guide  will  be  sent  full 
bound  in  cloth.  The  regular  premium  has 
heavy  paper  binding.  Price  when  sent  other- 
wise than  as  premium  :    Paper.  75c.;  cloth SI 

The  Galde  in  paper  sent  as  prem.  with  one  sub. 
($1).    Cloth  25  cts.  extra 


about  the  same  ground  as  the  G 
stead  of  being  in  book  form  it  is  composed  of 
movable  slips  progressively  arranKed.  Taiswork 
also  has  had  a  very  large  sale  independently  of 


The  Lord^s  Prayer 
Flonrlfhed  Ea^le  (24 
Stag  (24  X  32);  Centei 
Pro&rress (24x28);  Grant  (Memorial  (22  x  28); 
Garfleld  iVIemorlal  (U)  \  24):  Grant  and 
Ijincoln  Eulogy  (24  X  :)ii):  (Tlarrlase  Cer- 
tlflcateOB  x22):  Family  Rerord  (18  x  22). 


Ames*  Book  o  Plonrlshes.  Size  of 
book.8^xllJ^.  Price.  hea%T  manilla  binding, 
$1 :  cloth,  with  gold  stam^j.  81-50. 

It  gives  125  beautiful  designs,  delicately  printed 
on  superfine  papei^-most  of  them  raafiterpieces, 
by  72  of  the  world's  leading  penmen,  we  will 
send  the  book  in  manilla  oinding  as  premium 


mlums  announced  above  for  one  subscribe 

We  will    send  the  Book  of   Flourishi 

best  cloth  binding   for   one  sub.  and  50 


(81.50.  the  price  of  the  book  alone),  or  for  two 
subs.  (82). 

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scription may  be  sent  through  our  nearest 
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If  ther«  is  no  agent  convenient,  write  us  at 
once,  stating  the  fact  and  inclosing  60  cents 
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ive, capable  agent  not  only  in  every  school 
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tunity to  get  the  pafter  for  yourself  and  friends 
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Your  paper  continues  to  grow  better  with 
each  issue.  A.  K.  Merrill, 

Supr.  Writing,  Saco,  Maine. 

There  is  no  doubt  that  Toe  Journal 
growing  better  each  s^ucceeding  year,  aoii  „^ 
full  of  valuable  information  is  it  that  it  should 
find  its  place  in  the  hands  of  all  engaged 
educational  work.  S.  S.  Pubdy, 

Supr.  Writing,  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 

I  have  supported  your  Journal  for  almost 
eighteen  years  and  will  continue  to  support  it 
It  makes  one  of  the  best  text  books  on  Pen 
manship  that  there  is  published. 


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This  border  of  portraits  represents  the  class  of  students  in  attendance  at  the  Zanerian  this  eighth  day  of  March,  1S95.     Do  y 
think  Ihey  are  the  best  and  most  intelligent  looking  class  of  pupils  you  have  ev. 

You  will  certainly  admit  that  it  is  a  credit  to  attend'such  a  school  and  to  a 
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The  outlook  for  teachers  of  penmanship  and  drawing  is  better 
pupils.     Address  Zntierian  Art  College,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


;  during  the 
ever  befon 


hool  of  penmanship,  or  in  any  school  ? 
as  earnest  and  industrious  a  class  of  pupils 


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Now  is  the  Time  to  Begin  Tliinl(ing  about  Making  Clianges 

in  text  books  for  next  year.  If  the  books  you  are  now  using  are  satisfactory,  you  will  not,  of  course,  want  to  make  a  change, 
but  in  case  they  are  not  we  would  respectfully  ask  you  to  consider  those  enumerated  below.  These  books  are  the  result  of 
years  of  experience  on  the  part  of  their  authors,  and  are  original  in  plan,  sound  in  principle  and  practical  in  subject-matter. 
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that  teach."     Following  is  the  list : 

WILLIAMS   &   ROGERS'   COMMERCIAL   PUBLICATIONS. 

BOOKKEEPING.  BUSINESS  PRACTICE. 

Preliminary  Business  Practice. 

For  all  Schodls.  Public  anj  Private. 


New  Complete   Bookkeeping. 

Ft»r  Buginess  Colleges  and  Commei-cial  Departments. 

ARITHMETIC. 

Business  Arithmetic  (Short  Course). 
Complete  Commercial  Arithmetic. 
Mental    Arithmetic  (In  Press). 

SHORTHAND  AND  SPELLING. 

Osgoodby's   New   Phonetic  Shorthand  Manual 
Seventy  Lessons   in   Spelling. 

GRAMMAR  AND  CORRESPONDENCE. 

New  Practical  Grammar. 

Business  and   Social  Correspondence. 


Advanced  Business  Practice. 

For  High  Schools,  Normal  ^^cliools  and  Academies. 

Three  Weeks  in  Business  Practice. 

For  Business  Colleges  and  Commercial  Departments. 

LAW. 

Business  Law  (Short  Course). 

New  Commercial  Law. 

Test  Questions  in  Commercial  Law. 

PENMANSHIP. 

Pen-Written  Copies  (Re-produced),  Abr.   Ed. 
Pen-Written  Copies  (Re-produced),  Comp.  Ed. 

CIVIL  GOVERNMENT  and  POLITICAL  ECONOMY. 

Civil   Government  of  the   United   States. 
Descriptive   Economics. 


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School  Stationery,  we  can  supply  it  in  the  best  quality  and  at  the  lowest  price.     Write  now  before  you  forget  it.     Address, 

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LESSONS   IN    RAPID   BUSINESS 
WRITING. 

BY    L.    M.    THORNBUROH,    EVASSVILLE,  ISD. 

IVo.  6. 

Caiill'il   J- 

42.— The  capital  J  has  already  been  presented  in 
parts  through  the  first  style  of  1'.  This  letter  is  a 
long  one,  but  will  come  easily  if  the  following  plan 
is  observed.  Get  additional  "  muscular  longitude  " 
by  reviewing  "  pony  "  (reversed)  and  "  shaft,"  mak- 
ing them  as  large  and  long  as  possible.  Two  hours 
steady  work  on  each.  Take  up  exercises  in  No.  23  in 
regular  order.  There  are  special  points  to  be  gained 
in  eachone.  Tieendsof  I  (exercise  1)  at  base.  Loose- 
in  hs  at  this  point  means  weakness.  Never  leave  2  until 
'•V  i-sing,  slant  and  length  are  just  right.  Begin  a  lit- 
tle beneath  base  and  be  sure  the  down  stroke  crosses 
up  curve.  Make  slant  to  correspond  with  other  let- 
ters. From  80  to  100  J's  should  be  written  in  a  min- 
ute. If  you  can  handle  the  letter  fairly  well  give  the 
arm  full  freedom  on  5  and  stay  right  with  it  until 
your  arm  is  filled  with  J's.  Joe  is  a  splendid  fellow 
it  you  knew  how  to  take  him.  Compressed  muscles 
cannot  do  the  work. 

Capital    II'. 

4:3  —The  capital  W  is  a  complex  letter  and  re- 
garded as  one  of  the  most  difficult,  but  will  be  found 
easily  within  your  reach  if  you  "  approach  "  it  prop- 
erly. You  have  already  had  the  beginning  and  end- 
ing of  this  letter,  therefore  your  attention  to  the 
middle  parts.  Straight  lines  on  up  strokes  weaken 
the  letter.  Exercise  1,  in  No.  23,  will  force  up  curves. 
The  down  strokes  are  used  as  "influences."  Do  you 
get  the  point  ?  It  is  a  helpful  one.  Do  not  slight 
this  practice  in  any  way.  Note  the  several  places 
where  this  union  of  line  is  used.  If  you  can  make 
the  final  t,  without  the  aid  of  influences,  you  have 
nothing  to  fear  in  the  following.  Give  the  final  ( all 
the  practice  you  can  in  the  words. 

44.— Exercises  in  No.  24  are  interesting  and 
beneficial ;  2  and  3  are  made  by  beginning  on  base 
with  final  t.  End  letters  at  point  ot  beginning. 
These  and  the  following  combinations  should  be 
written  at  medium  rate  of  speed.  Thoughtful,  well- 
directed  practice  on  the  foregoing  will  enable  you  to 
make  a  good  W.  Be  sure  to  end  the  W  about  two- 
thirds  its  height  with  a  dot  pointing  downward  as  you 
did  in  the  capital  1'.  Very  slight  pauses  may  be 
made  at  base  line  until  the  letter  is  well  located. 
From  GO  to  TO  Ws  per  minute  is  fair  speed. 

Capital  B. 

45. — The  style  of  capital  B  in  number  2.">  comes 
easily.  Retrace  nearly  all  of  straight  line,  broad 
top  :  make  last  part  quickly,  and  watch  where  and 
how  you  end.  Drill  rapidly  on  the  B  combination, 
making  from  70  to  80  per  minute.  Omit  the  coupling 
line  and  we  have  the  figures  1  and  'A.  These  may  be 
practiced  in  connection  with  the  B. 

JlfvifU-  Capita^ti. 

40  — You   will  find  nothing  more  helpful   just 


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now  than  the  reviewing  of  capitals  and  small  letters 
in  combination,  as  illustrated  in  first  line  of  No.  26. 
47. — Both  styles  of  small  f  should  be  practiced. 
In  the  abbreviated  style  the  retracing  of  up  stroke  is 
similar  to  that  in  r.  No  dot  need  be  made  in  turn 
ing  to  the  right. 


NEW  YORK,  MAY,   1895. 


48.— Exercise  1,  No.  27,  is  presented  for  those  who 
have  difficultv  in  making  good  turns  on  capital  B, 
figure  3,  etc.  '  Take  this  in  large  and  frequent  doses 
and  all  stiffness  will  disappear.  Reverse  the  move- 
ment if  you  need  hel  p  on  capital  E.  T  he  other  illus- 
trations in  this  line  explain  themselves.  See  that 
the  curve  line  retraces  the  first  straight  line  in 
figure  ii. 

Vvactirr  Concrntration  and  Concentrate  Practice. 

49.— It  was  necessary  to  place  several   exercises 


Criticism   and   Answer  Column. 

Send  all  specimens  and  communications  intended  for  this 
column  to  L.  M.  Thornbui-gh,  care  of  Spcncenan  Business 
College,  Evansville,  Ind. 

"  Froulou."— I  have  tried  system  after  system  of  writing 
mthout  success  in  teaching,  I  can't  get  my  pupils  to 
work  much  at  anythmg,  etc.  What  is  the  matter  and 
what  shall  I  do  ?  Ans.  A  careful  study  of  your  long  let- 
ter leads  me  to  conclude  that  the  fault  is  in  the  teacher. 
You  evidently  have  little  or  nomagnelism,  without  which 
vou  cannot  be  truly  successful  as  a  teacher.  You  are  too 
i'dlj  to  warm  up  young  people.     "  An  iceberg  eimts  no 


on  a  line  in  this  lesson,  but  do  not  allow  this  ar- 
rangement to  lead  you  to  hopping  around  on  first 
one  thing  and  then  another.  Learn  to  concentrate 
your  forces  on  one  exercise  until  your  muscles  have 
been  strengthened  and  developed.  Practice  not 
more  than  one  No.  of  this  lesson  at  any  sitting. 


rays  ot  heat,  however  majestic  it  may  stand."  Consult  a 
good  phrenologist  and  follow  his  advice. 

A  C  ,  Cincinnati.— Should  teacher  have  boys  with  tight- 
fittiug  coat*  to  remove  sleeve  during  wiiting  y  Ana. 
Would  i/ou  be  willing  to  wear  a-tight-fitting  shoe  and  then 
suffer  the  consequences  in  painful  corns  y  Some  pecple 
would.    Off  with  the  coats. 

J    O.  B.,  Cleveland.— Would  you  use  your  method  in 

Sublic  schools,  and  what  would  vou  do  with  the  copy- 
ooks  y  Ans.  Yes  ;  and  every  pupil  would  cover  every 
particle  of  sui-face  m  those  copy-books  with  such  exercises 
as  '*  pony  "  and  "  shaft,"  Plate  1. 

"Patot,"  Scranton.  Pa.— Does  a  little  smoking  hurt  a 
fellow's  writing  y  Ans.  Does  a  httle  stealing,  a  Httle 
swearing    or    a  httle  lying    hurt  a  fellow's  character? 


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without  them  it  wonld  receive  no  more  than  a  pass- 
ing glance  from  the  average  reader. 


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Something  haa  hurt  voiir  writing.  Remember,  young 
man,  that  xvhatr.ver  anectw  the  brain  and  muscle  affects 
the  product  that  comes  from  these  forces. 

H.  W..  Covinifton.  Ky.— You  would  get  just  as  strong  a 
line  and  as  good  a  movement  if  you  were  to  try  to  write 
with  a  needle.    Dropycur  old,  scratchy  pen  into  the  Ohio. 


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fore  it  reaches  the  engraver,  and  the  defect  is  bound 
to  sliow  in  the  plate. 

When  designing  an  advertising  plate  of  this  kind 
the  most  important  object  to  beep  in  view  is  tbe 
"  catchy  spot"— such  as  we  have  here  in  the  words 


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"  Billy, "  Houston,  Tex.— Your  capitals  are  large  enough 
to  imper  an  elephant.  Don't  feel  lonesome — you  have 
many  companions. 

M.  P.,  Hartsville,  Ind.— Surely  you  dipped  your  pen  into 
a  mixture  of  milk  and  wat«r  instead  of  mto  an  ink  well. 

L.  B.  C,  Eagle  Grove,  Iowa. — If  I  make  lines  thick  1 
wear  holes  through  paper.  How  do  you  avoid  it  ?  Ans. 
I  avoid  it  by  avoiding  acid  ink.  cheap  paper,  poor  pens  and 
a  lieavj*  hand. 

A.  C.  M.,  Providence,  R.  I.— How  far  should  one  be  able 
to  write  with  ease  without  Hfting  arm  y  Ans.  At  least 
eight  inches.  The  s(juare  front  position  has  advantages 
over  hU  others  in  this  respect. 

F.  E.  D.,  Des  Moines.— My  writing  looks  worse  to  me 
than  it  did  when  I  began  a  month  tfgo.  I've  worked  hard, 
mostly  on  Plate  1.  What  is  the  matter,  and  is  there  hope 
for  me  ?  Ans.  Just  so  ;  in  changing  suddenly  from  pure 
fluger  to  arm  muscular,  from  drawing  to  writing,  vou 

n  form,  but  see  what  you  have  gained  i 

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"Health,  Comfort,  Pleasure."  It  is  the  first  thing 
that  the  reader  sees  and  on  it  the  eye  is  sure  to  rest. 
Such  catch  words  in  nine  cases  out  of  ten  will 
cause  the  whole  advertisement  to   be  read,  while 


To  County   Superintendents   and  Teachers 
of  Un^^raded  Schools. 

Realizing  the  need  of  work  in  writing  and  draw- 
ing prepared  for  teachers  and  pupils  of  ungraded 
schools,  Tbe.  Journal  made  arrangements  with  Mr. 
F.  M.  Wallace  of  Sterling.  111.,  a  writer  and  teacher 
of  many  years'  experience  and  one  who  has  taught  in 
the  ungraded  schools  and  knows  their  needs,  to  give  a 
series  of  lessons  in  writing  that  would  be  specially 
adapted  for  such  schools.  Mr.  Langdon  S.  Thomp- 
son, Director  of  Drawing  in  the  Jersey  City  public 
schools,  w(ts  secured  to  give  a  series  of  illustrated 
lessons  in  blackboard  sketching  for  teachers,  and 
these  lessons  are  particularly  arranged  for  ungraded 
work.  The  lessons  by  Messrs.  Tliornbnrgh  and  New- 
lands,  as  well  as  most  of  the  articles  by  leading 
writers  and  teachers,  are  just  as  valuable  to  un- 
graded as  to  graded  schools. 

The  majority  of  the  school  pupils  in  the  United 
States  are  in  ungraded  or  small  graded  schools,  be- 
yond the  reach  of  the  good  work  being  done  by  the 
hundreds  of  excellent  supervisors  of  writing  or 
drawing  employed  in  our  larger  cities.  These 
special  series  of  lessons  and  articles  are  of  great 
value  to  the  teachers  and  students  in  ungraded 
schools,  and  we  hope  that  county  superintendents 
and  teachers  will  aid  ns  in  spreading  the  gospel  of 
good  writing  and  drawing  in  the^e  school?.  Most 
of  these  lessons  began  with  the  January  number, 
and  subscriptions  may  be  dated  from  that  issue  if 
desired.  We  want  to  reach  the  millions  in  the  un- 
graded schools,  and  to  the  county  superintendents 
and  teachers  we  are  looking  for  encouragement.  If 
you  think  we  are  doing  good  work,  mention  The 
Journal  to  your  teachers  and  friends,  show  them  a 
copy  and  induce  them  to  tecome  subscribers.  At  no 
other  time  has  such  a  knowledge  of  writing  and 
drawing  been  demanded  of  teachers  as  at  present, 
and  from  no  other  source  can  so  much  instruction 
and  information  be  obtained  on  these  subjects  as 
from  the  columns  of  The  Penman's  Art  Journal. 

All  that  has  been  said  in  the  foregoing  paragraphs 
applies  with  equal  force  to  literally  thousands  of 
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— that  are  not  justified  in  employing  a  special 
teacher  of  writing.  The  Journal  will  be  found  of 
the  greatest  use  in  such  schools,  and  we  do  not  be- 
lieve that  they  could  invest  $10  in  any  other  way 
that  would  give  them  as  many  practical  suggestions 
relating  to  the  teaching  of  writing,  drawing  and 
designing  as  they  can  get  from  a  year's  subscription 
for  The  Journal,  which  costs  only  $1,  including  a 
valuable  work  of  instruction  in  writing,  lettering, 
etc.,  as  a  free  premium. 


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nODERN    PEN    LETTERING. 

BY     J.     F.     BRILKY,     JOURNAL     OFFICE. 


Jiritvh   Lffterdif/, 

N  the  accompanying  plate  we  give  an  ex- 
ample of  brush  lettering  as  applied  to 
newspaper  advertising.  In  this  case  we 
have  a  given  space  into  which  the  letter- 
ing must  come,  and  therefore  it  is 
necessary  to  biing  the  pencil  into  use. 
All  the  penciling  necessary  for  the  black 
letters  is  a  rapid,  inaccurate  hairline 
t/.v   to  guide   you  in    spacing,   to    show 


letter 

where  you  will  come  oat  at  the  end  of  the  line. 
Then  go  to  work  with  the  brash  regardless  of  the 
penciled  letters  as  to  the  matter  of  form.  For  the 
white  lettering  it  is  necessary  to  pencil  out  the 
forms  in  outline  and  then  work  around  them  with 
a  brush.  Another  way  is  to  paint  in  the  solid  black 
and  then  put  in  the  white  lettering  with  Chinese 
white.  This  is  a  more  rapid  way,  but  not  always 
aatisffictory,  as  the  white  sometimes  scales  off  be- 


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FACSIMILE  EXAMPLES   OF   HIGH-GRADE  DIPLOMA  DESIGNS  (GREATLY  REDUCED)    MADE    IN   THE  OFFICE  OF  THE  JOURNAL. 
DESIGNS  FOR  PUBLIC  AND  HIGH  SCHOOLS  WERE  PUBLISHED  LAST  MONTH. 


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106 


LESSONS  IN  WRITING    FOR  UNGRADED 
SCHOOLS. 

BY   F.    M.    WALLACE,   STERLING,   ILLLN'OIS. 
No.  4. 
(INITIAL  HADE  IN    JOUB.NAL  OFFICE.) 
Jllacki/onrit  I'raetice. 

^ESSON  four  is  a  continuation  of 
foimcr  lessone.  Review  as  may 
be  ueccteary  to  meet  the  needs  of 
your  school. 

Have  pupils  from  now  on  practice 

on  the  hkckboard,  following  your 

dirtctions. 

If  there  are  too  many  to  be  accommodated  at  the 

board  at  one  time,  section  the  school  according  to 

ago  and  size,   giving  a  lesson   to  a  portion   of  the 

scholars  at  their  desks,  while  others  use  the  board. 

Small  pupils  will  be  delighted  to  use  the  black- 
board often,  but  the  teacher  must  be  alert  to  see 
that  their  work  is  productive  of  good  results.  Un- 
der the  guidance  of  a  skillful  teacher  blackboard 
work  by  the  pu|)ils  is  an  immense  factor  for  good 
results  :  there  is  nothing  better. 

Movement  exercises  are  necessary  to  develop  mus- 
cular action  and  to  facilitate  execution. 
Give  each  exercise  faitbfnl  practice. 

Monitay. 
Drill  on  position,  pen  and  pencil,  holding,  as  be- 
fore, one  minute  each, 

Moveinvnt  nrills. 

Make  No.  1  on  the  board,  counting  aloud  while 
making  it.  Take  your  hand-board  and  illustrate  as 
explained  in  previous  lessons.  Have  the  pupils 
practice  this  exercise  throe  minutes  ;  then  double  the 
hizeof  the  oval  and  drill  two  minutes.  Make  this 
exercise  at  the  rate  of  from  90  to  100  per  minute, 
including  changes  from  one  i)lace  to  another  on  the 
paper.  Count  for  each  downward  stroke,  being 
careful  that  all  start  in  the  direction  indicated  by 
the  arrow.  Do  not  shade.  Make  from  ten  to  a 
dozen  rotations  without  stojiping  the  motion.  How- 
ever, change  to  another  place  as  soon  as  the  paper  is 
worn,  but  try  to  have  all  change  at  the  same  time. 

Follow  with  No.  3  on  the  board,  keeping  the  direc- 
tion of  the  oval  the  same  as  the  ruled  line,  and 
observing  the  directions  for  Nos.  1  and  2  (No.  2 
bting  the  same  as  No.  1,  except  that  the  hand  is 
carried  to  the  right  to  produce  running  ovals). 

Drill  a  few  minutes  on  No.  4,  noting  that  it  is  the 
reverse  of  No.  1,  being  careful  about  the  slant. 
Double  the  size  and  follow  directions  for  No.  1  in 
other  respects.  Follow  with  No.  5,  commencing 
with  an  npward  stroke;  then  increase  the  size  and 
speed. 

Vopij  Ko.  -'?.  Turn  the  paper  so  that  the  ruled 
lines  will  be  parallel  with  the  wrist,  or  nearly  so. 
Begin  with  a  long  sweep,  letting  the  downward 
stroke  fall  on  the  middle  line— making  the  exercise 
six  ruled  lines  in  width.  The  first  stroke  is  the  same 
as  the  long  sweep  in  small  m  or  h.  Take  the  pen  up 
aud  make  the  second  part  the  same  as  the  finishing 
stroke  in  small  i'  or  ». 

Copy  No.  -',v.  Narrow  the  strokes  so  as  to  fall  on 
each  ruled  line.  Narrow  the  work  still  more,  making 
at  least  ten  letters.  Then  move  the  paper  to  the  left 
about  two  inches  and  repeat,  making  ten  letters 
Move  the  paper  again  toward  the  left  two  inches' 
When  the  writing  has  extended  the  length  of  the 
paper  move  it  to  the  right,  to  bring  it  in  proper 
position  for  commencing  another  line.  When  the 
page  is  about  half  filled  push  the  top  sheet  of  paper 
nway  from  you,  keeping  the  relative  pc-itions  the 
same.  These  are  important  points  and  should  not 
be  neglected  by  teacher  or  pupils. 

The  count  for  this  letter  is  ■■  one,"  "two,"  "one," 
"  two,"  etc.,  counting  on  downward  strokes. 

Copy  No.  I'.i  shou'il  be  made  with  the  long 
sweeps,  pausing  slightly  at  the  top  to  make  the  dot. 
1)0  not  shade  any  of  the  writing.  Count  for  this 
tetter  thus:  "one,'  "two." 

Copy  No.  .W.  A  letter  should  be  made  on  each 
ruled  line,  counting  as  before.  Move  the  paper  as 
previously  directed. 


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ACCO.MPANYING  LESSON  FOR  UNGRADED  SCHOOLS  BY  F.  M.  WALLACE. 


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107 


Tuesday. 

Practice  the  oval  drills  as  in  yesterday's  lesson. 

Copy  ]\'o.  .'//.  Write  the  word  "  rix, "  as  indicated, 
across  the  rnled  lines,  each  letter  falling  on  a  ruled 
line.  If  you  desire,  connt  each  downward  stroke. 
Try  it  without  counting.  Turn  the  paper  and  write 
along  the  ruled  lines,  keeping  the  spacing  narrow. 

Cojjy  No.  .:v.  Use  the  long  sweeps,  no  shade,  and 
no  finger  movemtnt.  If  the  thumb  bends  there  is 
some  movement  of  the  fingers  not  wanted.  Correct 
it  at  once. 

The  count,  or  time,  is  "one,"    "two,"  "three." 

Observe  the  latter  part  of  the  letter  is  but  half  as 
wide  as  the  first  part. 

Write  across  the  ruled  lines,  as  in  No.  31. 

Copy  No.  ■!■!.  Write  the  word  "win"  across  the 
paper,  so  that  each  letter  will  be  on  a  ruled  line.  Do 
not  count  for  this  e.'sercise.  Turn  the  paper,  and 
write  one  full  line,  moving  the  paper  twice  to  the 
left,  about  two  inches  each  time.  Move  the  paper 
back  to  the  right,  four  inches.  Now  make  another 
line,  putting  each  word  directly  over  that  on  the 
ruled  line,  moving  the  paper  as  before.  Put  another 
line  over  the  second  one,  following  directions  as 
given.  Write  another  line  over  this  one,  as  before. 
No  better  practice  is  known  for  the  short,  or  one- 
space,  letters,  since  tliere  will  be  four  written  lines 
between  the  twu  ruled  lines,  and  it  will  teach  pupils 
that  those  letters  slioald  be  one  fourth  the  height 
between  the  ruled  lines.  Most  people  write  too 
large;  thisis  offered  as  acorrective.  Practice  much 
in  this  way  with  words  made  from  the  one-space 
letters. 

Copy  No.  .!.',.  Turn  the  paper  so  that  the  writing 
may  follow  the  ruled  lines.  Keep  the  letters  small ; 
the  tendency  will  be  to  write  too  large.  Be  careful 
to  have  the  work  appear  as  solid  body-writing. 
Spacing  between  letters  will  need  careful'  observa- 
tion. Instruct  as  given  in  a  previous  number  of  this 
paper.  Swing  the  arm  on  the  muscle  near  the  elbow. 
Keep  the  wrist  and  side  of  the  hand  off  the  paper. 
The  thumb  must  not  bend. 

Miiliiimliiij. 

Drill  on  the  ovals  awhile. 

Copy  No.  ,ij.  Practice  across  the  raled  lines,  mak- 
ing the  exercise  extend  across  six  lines. 

Count:  "Ready,"  "glide,"  "one,"  "finish;" 
"again,"  "ready,"  "glide,"  "one,"  "finish."  etc. 
Do  not  lift  the  pen  in  making  the  first  stroke. 

The  finishing;  stroke  in  all  letters  comes  off  the 
paper  while  the  pen  is  in  motion. 

Copy  No.  .10.  Make  each  letter  so  that  it  will  be 
upon  a  ruled  line.  Write  across  the  paper,  and  have 
at  least  six  letters  in  a  gronp,  keeping  the  pen  on  the 
paper  until  all  in  a  group  are  made.  Give  this  much 
practice. 

Copy  No.  ,17.  Write  this  word  so  that  each  letter 
shall  be  made  on  a  ruled  line.  Do  not  lift  the  pen 
until  in  the  finishing  stroke. 

( 'opy  No.  .!S.  Change  pipers.  Write  on  the  ruled 
line,  working  for  body  writing. 

Give  careful  attention  to  the  down  stroke  in  the 
first  letter,  and  to  the  last  half  of  the  third  letter  in 
each  word. 

T/iiirsday. 

Practice  the  ovals  a  few  minutes. 

Copy  No.  .in.  Drill  across  six  ruled  lines. 

Count:  "Ready,"  "glide,"  "one,"  "finish,"  for 
each  letter. 

Be  careful  about  the  shoulder  in  each  letter,  and 
bring  the  down  stroke  on  the  same  slant  as  the  up 
stroke. 

Copy  No.  .',11.  Go  across  the  rulings,  making  six 
letters  in  a  group  before  liftiug  the  pen,  and  having 
each  letter  upon  a  ruled  line. 

Curve  the  up  stroke  considerably  and  produce  the 
down  stroke  parallel  to  it. 

Copy  No.  .',1.  Write  each  word  across  the  lines, 
using  long  sweeps  for  the  beginning  and  finishing 


Copy  No.  iJ.   Change  papers. 

Write  body  writing  along  the  rulings. 

Keep  the  lines  light.— no  shade,  and  use  a  free 
swinging  movement.  Do  not  push  and  pull  the  arm 
back  and  forth. 

ritdnii. 

Work  on  the  ovals  a  short  time. 

Copy  No.  i.i.  This  is  difficult.  Make  it  across  six 
ruled  hues.  Curve  the  np  stroke  as  in  No.  39,  and 
curve  the  down  stroke  to  the  right  almost  to  the 
line  ;  then  tnrn  it  on  the  line  and  carry  it  one  fourth 


BLACKBOARD  DRAWING  FOR  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS,  ACCOMPANYING  LESSON  BY  LANGDON  S.  THOMPSON. 


the  height  of  the  letter,  bringing  the  pen  to  a  stop  on 
the  paper,  and  just  to  the  left  of  the  up  stroke  :  press 
slightly  to  make  the  dot ;  then  lift  the  pen,  place 
the  pen  on  the  ruled  line,  and  then  make  the  finishing 
sweep  or  stroke. 

Copy  No.  U.  This  is  similar  to  No.  J/S,  except 
that  a  letter  is  made  on  each  line. 

Copy  No.  4'''.  Have  the  word  extend  across  six 
ruled  lines.  Make  the  first  and  third  letters  one- 
fourth  higher  tlian  the  second  letter. 

These  letters  should  receive  much  practice  sepa- 
rately as  well  as  in  words. 

Copy  No.  40.     Change  papers. 

Write  carefully  along  the  rnlings.  Finger  move- 
ment must  not  be  permitted  to  those  who  use  pens 
and  ink.  Children  using  pencils  must  be  allowed 
much  latitude,  but  an  experience  of  several  years 
has  shown  that  they  can  learn  to  write  with  the 
muscular  movement  before  some  of  the  larger  ones 
can  attain  it — sometimes. 

This  number  completes  a  lengthy  drill  upon  the 
minimum  or  short  letters — one-half  of  the  alphabet. 

If  necessary,  give  two  or  more  lessons  on  the  work 
outlined  for  each  day,  and  review  frequently,  using 
the  entire  lesson  for  that  purpose. 

At  the  close  of  each  lesson  collect  the  ink,  papers, 
etc.,  and  hang  up  the  best  half-dozen  sheets.  This 
is  a  good  way  to  create  an  intense  interest  in  the 
lessons. 


In  Plate  V  of  the  previous  lesson  we  attempted 
to  present  several  appearances  of  large  bodies  of 
water  acted  on  by  horizontal  forces  such  as  winds. 
In  those  sketches  we  made  frequent  use  of  many 
similar  and  concave  curves,  with  sharp  edges  or 
points  turned  upward. 

When  water  is  acted  on  by  a  strong  horizontal  or 
oblique  force  thrusting  it  forward  and  over  a  preci- 
pice, it  obeys  the  laws  of  other  falling  bodies  and 
moves  in  the  form  of  a  parabolic  curve.  Where  it 
first  tumbles  over  a  projection  it  seems  "  cool  and 
collected"  and  quite  mathematical  inform.  If  it 
falls  a  considerable  distance  it  may  break  into  splash- 
ing and  shapeless  foam  before  reaching  the  bottom 
of  its  descent,  thus  producing  the  typical  waterfall. 


108 

(See  Figs.  1,2,3  and  6.)  In  case  the  water  leaps 
from  one  projection  to  another  or  is  obstructed  by 
rocks,  we  have  the  cascade,  as  in  Fig.  4,  which  is  a 
series  of  parabolic  curves. 

In  eketchin^  snch  waterfalls  as  are  fonnd  in  Plate 
VI.  the  learner  must  be  careful  and  not  do  too  much. 
The  falHuK  stream  on  both  eides  may  be  flunked  with 
dark  (or  white  on  the  blackboard)shades  or  shadows 
of  807Tie  kind,  as  rocks,  trees  or  other  scenery,  for 
the  purpose  of  contrast  with  the  stream  itself,  which 
will  mostly  be  white  (or  black  ou  the  blackboard). 

But  the  crucial  test  will  be  found  in  at'emptingto 
draw  the  fonm.  spray  or  mist,  as  it  rises  from  below. 
Here  the  touches  must  be  delicately  and  sparingly 
applied,  and  to  draw  delicately  one  must  think  and 
imagine  delicately.  Nervousor  thoughtless  pcratchfs 
with  the  pencil  will  result  in  total  failure.  Try  to 
ilod  the  meaning,  the  intent,  in  each  mark  or  group 
of  touches, 

•'  THE     JOURNAL'5"     PUBLIC     SCHOOL 
CONTEST. 


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We  have  decided  to  keep  the  public  school  writiDf;  con- 
test open  until  May  :{0— no  later.  AH  schools  desiring  to 
take  part  in  this  competition  will  find  Tull  particulars  given 
on  page  (JI  of  the  March  Joi  rnal.  All  specimens  should 
be  mniled  sons  tiTe«c/i  us  by  May  HO. 

We  hope  that  every  city  and  town  in  Auierica  will  enter 
this  competition.  It  is  a  wonderful  help  to  both  teachers 
and  pupils  to  put  forth  efforts  of  this  kind.  Read  the  con- 
ditions and  carefully  comply  with  them,  and  then — have 
your  specimens  here  on  or  l)pfore  May  30. 


"THE    JOURNAL'S"     PUBLIC     SCHOOL 
CONTESTS. 

When  the  contests  in  writing  amont;  the  jmpils  of  public 
schools  were  inauBurated  t)y  'J  hk  JounNAL,  we  felt,  if  th» 
MiperviRors  made  tlie  most  of  the  opiiortunities  offered, 
that  much  interest  and  enthusiasm  could  be  worked  up  noc 
only  in  the  pupils,  but  also  in  the  school  officers  aud 
patrons  of  the  licliools 

CnrthaKf.  Mo.,  used  the  contest  to  spur  the  pupils  and 
patrons  to  greater  efforts,  and  in  this  Miss  Sarah  Frank, 
the  Supervise)]-,  wh.s  ably-backed  up  by  the  Superintendent 
and  the  piets  of  the  city. 

In  a  letter  recently  rtceivcd  from  her.  she  says  : 

We  felt  very  gliid  to  receive  three  certitlcate.'!  in  the  late 
contest.  The  pirls  who  won  these  are  all  painstaking  pupils 
and  di)  nil  their  work  well.  We  are  proud  of  them,  and 
thnnkful  to  you  for  your  great  atteniion  to  this  depart- 
ment. The  Superintendent  and  I  went  together  into  the 
schools  to  present  the  certificates.  To  say  timt  the  reci|)- 
ientB  were  pleased  does  not  half  express  it.  I  am  sure  it  is 
B  most  powerful  stimulus  to  better  writing  in  our  city 
pchonla.  Our  pre.ss  and  citizens  showed  tlieir  appreciation 
of  our  succes6:ul  efforts  by  highly  commending  us.  We 
are  glad  we  tried. 


WELL-KNOWN   SUPERVISORS. 

.1.  D.  Bond.  Supervisor  of  Penmanship  m  the  public 
scluxtls  of  St.  Pun],  Miuu.,  was  born  iu  Fayette  Co.,  Pa., 
and  wius  educated  in  Wisconsin  in  district  aud  \illnge 
s^'h.Hils.  iu-;ui(Muy  aud  B.  M.  Worthington's  Business  Col- 
It'gi'.  Madi-^on.  Wis.  He  then  entered  the  Milton  (lit.)  Col- 
K'Ki'.  from  wliiih  institution  he  jjraduatcil  iu  June.  1S?2. 
and  nHHuvcd  his  sin-ond  ilegree  from  that  college  in  ISTti. 

Mr.  Bond  phmned  to  study  law.  but  immediatelv  after 
graduating  from  collcg(>  he  received  an  olTer  to  Uike  charge 
of  the  depjirtuieut  of  iwumanship  iu  the  St.  Paul  schools, 
and  acceptotl  the  luvsition. 

While  ho  Inus  liad  continuous  cliarge  of  the  i>eumimsliip 
iu  these  schiK>ls  for  twenty-three  yeara.  he  also  taught 


drawing  and  bookkeeping  for  three  years,  and  for  two 
years  act«d  a£  assistant  stipt. 

He  holds  two  Life  State  Teachers'  certificates,  one  iu 
Wisconsin  and  one  in  Minnesota,  and  is  an  officer  in  both 
the  City  and  State  Teachers"  Associations.  He  is  also  the 
author  of  "  Bond's  Staff-ruled  Writing  Books,"  and  isiu 
demand  as  a  lecturer  before  teachere'  associations  all  over 
the  Northwest.  Lately,  the  teachei-s  in  Minn,  and  Wis. 
have  had  him  telling  the  whys  and  wherefores  of  vertical 
writing. 


Fraternal  Notes. 

—  Supvr.  W.  E.  Harsh.  Helena,  Mont.,  is  going  to  enter 
TtiK  JnfuxAi;s  public  school  contest.  Mr.  Harsh  is  an 
up-to-date  supervisor,  aud  see-s  that  his  teachers  are  on 
The  JoritxAi-s  subscription  list. 

—  Mr.  H.  W.  Herrou  is  special  teacher  of  bookkeeping, 
etc..  in  the  High  School,  Portland.  Ore.,  and  has  been  very 
successful  in  his  work.  Supvr.  J.  H.  Buck  has  chaige 
of  the  writing  in  the  public  schools  in  that  enterprising 
city. 

—  H.  E.  Perrin.  prin.  of  business  department  and  supvr. 
of  writing  of  the  San  Bernardino,  Cal.,  High  School,  has 
recently  sent  us  the  "Circular  of  Information,"  telling 
about  the  work  of  the  High  School,  and  we  have  read 
with  much  interest  the  part  devoted  to  the  Business  De- 
partment. 

— R.  J.  Bennett,  recently  a  teacher  in  the  Ottawa,  Ont., 
B.  C,  has  been  appointed  "special  teacher  of  writing  in  the 
public  schools  of  Sau  Jose.  Cal.  Mr.  Bennett  is  an  enter- 
prising teacher,  and  we  feel  sure  the  school  board  of  San 
Jose  ^viU  see  that  they  have  acted  wisely  in  giving  more 
attention  to  writing, 

—  C.  O.  Meux,  late  of  Orlando,  Fla.,  is  now  engaged  in 
teaching  at  Quiucy,  Fla.^  where  he  wall  remain  during  the 
summer  season. 

—  The  "  Teachers'  Manual  and  Superintendents'  Re- 
port," of  Lake  Charles,  La.,  Public  Schools,  makes  special 
mention  of  the  work  in  writing  and  drawing.  W.  B.  Hale 
is  supervisor  of  those  branches. 

—  Geo.  L.  Darin  is  the  new  supervisor  of  writing  iu  the 
Geneseo.  HI.,  schools. 


THE  CARE  OF  INK  IN  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


Ko|>ly 


of  Sni-nb    A.    Fr 
Mo. 


Ilk. 


1.  "  What  kiad  of  ink  is  best  ^" 

2.  "What  ink  well  is  best  ^" 
"  Where  obtainable— price  ?" 
To  be  brief  : 

First.  A  blue-black  ink-that  is,  an  ink  that  has  a  blue 
cast  at  first,  changing  to  coal-black  ioa  very  few  moments. 

Second.    The  Greenwood  Common  Sense    Ink    Bottle. 
Address  the  Greenwood  School  Supply  Company,  Youngs- 
town,  Ohio.    Price  50  cents  per  dozen. 
HiasonB. 

First.  It  is  next  to  impossible  to  make  au  ink  that  is  pure 
black  from  the  start,  which  will  not  thicken,  mold,  grow 
lumpy  or  r»  quire  "doctoring"  when  subject  to  the  un- 
avoidable schoolroom  conditions  as  to  heat,  dust,  exposxn'e 
to  the  atmosphere  and  various  ink-well  contrivances. 

A  black  ink  is  desirable  above  all  others,  but  if  the  above 
given  statement  be  true,  what  is  to  be  done  about  it  ?  If 
we  can  get  a  result  satisfactory  as  to  fl  )wing  (pialities  and 
cast  by  ufeing  a  quickly  changing  ink  (the  only  argument 
herein  ottered  being  the  grent  number  of  chanpeable  fluids 
which  find  favor  in  the  market),  ibe  question  resolves  itself 
into  this: 

Which  one  is  the  the  brst  ? 

We  think  blue  black,  because  it  is  best  for  the  eyesight 
and  is  nearest  a  coal  black  at  the  outset. 

It  can  be  had  cheap  enough  for  school  purposes,  which  is 
not  true  of  most  other  good  inks,  and  it  is  easy  on  pens. 
It  flows  readily,  giving  a  firm,  true  line  and,  all  in  all,  is 
quite  the  acme  of  perfection. 

Miss  Frank  can  secure  an  extra  good  ink  for  her  own  use 
by  mixing  Arnold's  Japan  ink  with  Arnold's  AVriting 
Fluid  (green)  to  suit  her  ta>te  as  to  shade,  and  adding  a 
little  powdered  gum  arabic  if  a  gloss  is  desired,  keeping 
gloss  ink  off  of  books,  however,  for  it  will  sniear.  She  may 
write  the  Reed  School  Ink  Co.,  Winchester,  lud.,  for 
prices  and  samples  of  ink. 

Second.  Th^  ink  bottle  spoken  of  will  practicollv  do 
away  with  all  bother  tbmning  and  fixing  ink. 

It  IS  beat  bp-cans-^  ; 

It  has  good  capacity. 

It  prevents  evaporation  as  nearly  as  it  is  possible  to  do  so 

It  IS  noiseless. 

It  is  cheap. 

It  does  not  get  out  of  order. 

It  can  be  put  in  the  place  of  old  wells  by  the  teacher. 

It  seldom  needs  refilling. 

It  Is  easily  removed  for  cleaning. 

It  keeps  dust  and  dirt  out 

It  is  in  all  respects  .satisfactory  and  a  boon  to  teachers 
already  overburdened  with  little  details. 

Someone  may  think  the  writer  is  interested,  finnncially.  in 
the  articles  recommended.  It  is  not  true.  Nor  has  be  an/ 
axe  to  grind.  Toe  information  is  given  wholly  aud  solely 
in  the  hopes  of  lessening  the  trials  of  many  a  fellow  teacher 
who  has  found  the  same  questions  asked  by  Miss  Frank  in 
some  way  demanding  a  solution. 

If  one  of  the  many  is,  in  ever  so  slight  a  degree  assisted, 
the  author  of  these  hues  is  abundantly  repaid. 

W.  D.  Moon. 

Director  of  Ptitmanship,  Public  Schooh,  Lima,  Ohio. 


From   the   Frying  Pan    Into    the   Fire. 

BY    CHANDLER   H.    PKIUCK. 

Great  C^'^ar  .  what  a  conflict '  What  a  strike  !  What  a 
stampede  !  What  a  force  !  Wbat  a  farce  !  What  a  fad  ! 
What  a  furious  fusillade  I  Wliat  a  freak  !  Wbat  a  fancy  ! 
What  a  favorite  I     What  a  seeming  victory  ! 

From  whence  did  it  come  ;  AVhat  brought  it  about  i 
Wbat  suggested  its  l>eiug  ?  What  process  evolves  it '.  Who 
are  its  converts  ?    What  is  vertical  writing  i 

Don't  l)e  frightened.  Tbe  tidal  wave  will  have  spent  its 
fury  only  to  have  accomplished  tbe  greatest  good— viz., 
that  of  convincing  the  educational  world  that  the  cause  of 
poor  writing  is  not  in  the  construction  of  its  letters. 

"A  drowning  man  grabs  at  a  straw,''  and  those  who 
have  been  un?ucces-fnl  in  securing  good  results  either  for  a 
short  or  long  pericd  seek  to  cover  up  that  farcical  failure  by 
proclaiming  in  favor  of  something,  it  matters  not  what, 
just  so  it  diverts  the  public  pulse. 

Intelligent  Americans  should  not  be  surprised  at  any- 
thing. Upheavals  occur  upon  every  hand,  and  a  failure  in 
one  direction  serves  a  mighty  influence  in  another. 

The  power,  tbe  force,  the  life,  the  energy,  the  intelli- 
gence, the  skill  which  is  required  to  produce  vertical  writ- 
ing are  ever  present  with  that  which  receives  a  degree  or 
more  either  forward  or  b^ickward. 

It  is  simply  folly  to  declare  otherwise,  and  uo  recognized 
American  authority  will  sustain  any  other  claim,  aud  no 
one  should  hope  by  a  sudden  flight  of  imagination  to  sug- 
gest a  remedy  with  no  perceptible  change  iu  the  medicine. 
A  willingness  to  give  up  tbe  old  for  tbe  new  is  a  sure 
indication  that  the  old  is  unsatisfactory  and  unprofitable, 
yet  U3  assurance  that  the  new  will  serve  a  better  pur- 
pose. 

How  sad  to  foctemplate  the  wrong  which  has  been  done 
past,  generations  for  having  evolved,  advanced  and  sus- 
tained a  style  of  writing  w  holly  inconsistent,  viciously  ap- 
plied and  utterly  aboDiinable  when  compared  with  the  New. 
You  and  You  and  You,  whose  names  (until  recently) 
were  enrolled  upon  the  scroll  of  fame,  will  never  be  for- 
given. Your  stupidity  and  utter  indifference  will  never  be 
forgotten.  Why  were  you  so  bhuil,  so  dumb,  so  short 
sighted,  so  recreant  to  duty  not  to  see  the  needs  of  the 
hour?  You  obstinately  persisted  iu  leaning  forward, 
more,  and  more,  and  more,  till  you  reached  the  highest 
speed  and  legibility  attainable,  then  plunged  into  tbe 
vortex  as  you  were  ready  to  shout  victory. 

From  Ibe  New  Land  across  the  l)ordera"nd  the  Old  Land 
—  Great  Britain,  Germany.  France,  Austria,  Denmark  and 
Swilzerland-across  tbe  sea,  we  lind  all.  all  in  the  altitude 
of  war  agaio-t  us,  and  behold  our  doom. 

"  Where  are  we  at  T'  After  tbe  smoke  of  battle  shull  have 
clenred  away  and  a  true  realization  of  the  inevitable  has 
been  forced  upon  us,  this  picture  will  be  burned  so  deep 
that  it  cannot  be  effaced  : 

IVriting  to  be  learned  must  bz  taught,  and  nothing 
short  of  superior  instruction  w\U  ar.w  practical  re 
suits. 

In  this  cause  we  must  invoke  tbe  aid  of  specialists  who 
thoroughly  understand  their  whole  duty  and  are  permitted 
to  do  it  through  the  regular  corps. 

"  Two  wrongs  never  make  a  right."  It  is  wrong  to  ex- 
pect the  regular  teacher  to  instruct  without  proper  assist- 
ance ;  it  is  wroDg  to  condemn  her  for  having  failed,  and 
it  is  doubly  wrong  to  assume  that  a  change  of  direction  iu 
a  letter  will  repair  the  evil. 


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NEWLANUS.    SlIPERVISOIl     OF    WIUTINO 
KINGSTON.    ONT. 


<>0.— Djnl)ties3  many  of  The  Journal  readpi-s  .ire 
familiar  with  Dr.  Stanley  Hall's  contention  that  chil- 
dren should  learn  to  write  on  thehlackhoard  hecause 
in  the  young  child  motor  co  ordination  occurs  most 
readily  over  large  areas.  We  agree  with  Dr.  Hall 
in  the  main  and  heartily  reommend  blackboajd 
practice  in  the  primary  grades.  As  +he  boards  and 
walls  carnot  well  be  tipped  to  give  tbe  slope  to  the 
down  lines,  even  tliose  who  are  most  strongly  op- 
posed to  vertical  writing  must  acUcowltdge  that  it 
is  the  most  natural  style  for  blackboard  work,  Nnm- 
bers  of  teachers  who  had  always  been  using  the  .slop- 
ing style  on  paptr  and  who  had  never  heard  of  ver- 
tical writing  as  a  sy.stem  alwajsu^ed  it  in  their  black- 
board work. 

/,./.■,/.•    loriH^    ll,„l. 

Gl.— What  a  contrast  it  must  be  to  the  child  aftir 
practicing  on  large  forms  on  the  blackboard  with  a 
round,  smooth  crayon  to  immediately  take  up  a  fice 
pen  and  cojiy  comparatively  small,  hair  line  letters. 
After  practicing  on  the  blackboard  the  child  turns 
with  pleasure  to  his  work  with  a  smooth  pen  on  the 


large  forms  on  paper.  The  motion  of  the  pen  in  the 
large  ronnd  letters  is  similar  to  the  free  action  of  the 
crayon  on  the  board  and  is  conducive  to  a  strong, 
free  movement.  Moreover,  the  large  letter  forms  are 
adapted  to  the  eyes  of  young  children.  It  is  well 
known  that  children's  eyes  are  most  easily  afif.cted 
during  the  first  few  yea's  of  school  life,  and  for  this 
reason  an  aKitation  has  been  started  in  some  quarters 
to  have  all  primary  books  printed  in  large  black  type 
and  the  Mze  of  the  type  to  be  gradually  reductd  for 
the  higher  classes. 

rlir   Ki'vtiittoii   of  Lfttitr  Forms, 

<J2.— It  has  generally  been  held  that  in  order  to 
write  automatically  the  child  should  be  trained  in 
but  one  form  of  letter  from  the  time  he  enters  school 
until  he  graduates,  and  penmen  and  engravers  have 
been  striving  to  design,  apparently  without  refer- 
ence to  original  types,  the  most  graceful  letter  forma 
for  him  to  practice  on.  They  have  been  taking  away 
or  adding  to  the  letters  their  predecessors  had  de- 
signed until  the  gradual  transformation  has  advanced 
.so  far  that  it  is  often  difficult  to  recognize  the  orig- 
inal coimection. 

(};{__Many  are  under  the  impression  that  as  the 
copy  is.  so  will  be  the  product,  but  this  theory  does 
not  hold  good.  The  child  will  always  change  or 
modify  the  ropy  to  a  great  extent  in  his  rapid  work, 
and  when  this  change  is  added  to  the  large  number 
of  changes  already  made  the  result  is  anything  but 
satisfactory.  For  example,  we  have  in  the  accom- 
panying illustration  a  number  of  the  changes  in  the 
form  of  letters  G.  F  and  T.  First  we  have  the 
Eomanesque  and  then  the  Renaissance,  Roman  let- 
ters followed  by  a  series  of  script  forms,  which 
seems  to  ine  the  evolution  of  the  modern  script 
letters.  For  the  sake  of  uniformity  1  have  made  all 
the  letters  upright,  and  it  will  answer  the  purpose. 
As  before  suggested,  in  our  system  we  have  aimed  at 
adaptiug  writing  to  the  child.  One  of  the  ideas  in 
this  connection  has  been  to  make  theletters  as  simple 
as  possible,  typal  we  have  called  them,  so  that  in  his 
special  lesson  the  pupil  practices  only  the  bare,  essen- 
tial, fundamental  forms.  As  the  child  gains  facility 
in  the  use  of  these  he  gradually  modifies  them  ac- 
cording to  liis  individuality.  He  puts  himself  into 
it,  as  it  were,  and  his  writing  has  a  character  as 
marked  a-i  bis  speech  or  his  walk.  Withusthisisnot 
a  mere  theory.  For  some  time  we  have  been  watching 
our  pupils  growing  into  an  eisy  habit  of  expressing 
their  ideas  with  a  pen. 

(iomi    Iti:iiill.i  rroili    lupe  Forms, 

G4.  In  our  experiments  we  have  found  that  prac- 
tice on  the  simple  type  forms  s,  /  and  z,  as  shown  in 
the  copies,  we  get  better  results  than  by  using  any 
modified  form  of  these  letters.  The  children  easily 
learn  to  make  them  and  they  write  them  in  words 
and  stories  with  confidence. 

/..,oj.»   -V.-l   ycassaru   m,    .III    j:,rl,n,lr,l    /,.,.,■,-,■     I.HI.rs, 

05.  The  b,  I,  j  and  g  ate  the  only  extended  lower 
case  letters  we  have  found  necessary  to  modify  with 
loops.  So  lar  as  our  experience  has  extended  we  can 
see  no  more  reason  for  looping  the  h,k,y  and  q  than 
the  t  and  d. 

G6.  As  may  be  seen  by  the  copies,  we  make  the 
t,  (I,  ;j  and  <;  the  same  length  as  the  capitals  or  loop 
letters.  It  simplifies  the  system  very  much  and  does 
not  detract  in  the  least  from  tlie  legibility.  It  is 
ditlicult  for  me  to  s«e  just  why  three  sizes  were  ever 
used  in  script. 

(>7.  When  teaching  a  word  containing  a  new 
letter,  especially  if  it  be  an  oval  letter,  after  writing 
it  on  the  board  a  mark  should  be  made  with  colored 
chalk  to  indicate  the  starting  place. 


(>8  —Since  we  first  urged  the  use  of  nariow  writ 
iug  books  almost  every  publisher  issuing  copy  books 
has  had  the  cupits  printed  on  narrow  pages.  Per- 
sons who  do  much  writing  for  the  jiress  almost 
always  use  narrow  paper.  A  narrow  piu-e,  whether 
of  script  or  print,  is  much  easier  to  read  than  a  wide 
one.  Then,  children  always  write  their  best  within 
narrow  limits.  School  exercise  bojks  are  usually 
about  five  aLd  out-half  inches  wide,  and  we  find  it  a 
great  convenience  to  have  copies  about  the  same 
width. 

<>{).— Without  further  explanation  the  copies 
presented  herewith  and  in  the  April  Journal  will 
be  sufficient  to  suggest  our  method  of  correlating 


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BY  A.  F.  NliWLANDS,  [M.USTRATING  HIS  ACCOMPANYING  LESSON  IN  VKRTICAL  WRITING. 


reading,  langoaje  and  number  work   with  the  writ 
iog  lesson  for  the  first  year  grade. 


Sentences  for  the  Writing  Exercises. 

Miss  Lucy  E.  Keller,  Duluth,  Minn.,  who  has 
contributed  many  bright  articles  and  suggestions  to 
this  department,  favors  us  with  several  new  ones 
which  will  appear  in  due  season.  She  also  submits 
the  sentences  below,  which  are  thus  referred  to  in 
her  letter  : 

I  send  you  a  list  of  senteuces,  graded  tor  a  high  grade. 

It  is  hard  to  get  good  sentences,  and  I  wish  others  would 
send  in  their  list,  outside  of  the  copy-books. 
Sentences. 

A  good  business  band  is  very  valuable. 

Business  neglected  is  business  lost. 

Command  you  may  your  hand  to  write. 

Deserve  in  order  to  command  success. 

Everybody's  business  is  nobody's  business. 

Good  writing  may  be  acquired  by  all. 

He  that  perseveres  will  conquer  at  last. 

In  business  never  lose  your  temper. 

Join  the  good  writers'  ranks. 

Know  your  business  thoroughly. 


Learn  to  write  a  plain,  business  hand. 
Make  yourself  a  good  writer. 
Owe  no  one  a  single  cent. 
Render  to  evel-y  man  his  due. 
Value  time  ;  drive  your  business. 
AVrite  with  an  easy,  tlowiog  motieu. 
Tour  communication  is  at  hand. 
Zealous  men  deserve  to  succeed . 


The  two  most  recent  is.sues  of  The  Wrsfent  Prnmttn  are 
the  brightest  and  the  best  that  we  remember  to  have  seen. 
Bro.  Palmer  is  doing  excellent  work.  There  is  no  jealousy 
between  The  Jocrxai.  and  the  Feiimnu.  We  should  be 
glad  it  all  our  subscribers  should  take  the  Hrnniuii  also— 
and  ajwure  them  they  would  get  an  excellent  retm'n  tor 
thoir  money. 

Webster's  International  Dictionary,  p  ublished  by 
G.  &  C.  Merriam,  Springfield,  Mass.,  is  the  suc- 
cessor of  the  ••Unabridged,"  and  is  the  standard  of 
the  U.  S.  Gov't  priLting  office,  the  U.  S.  Supreme 
Court  and  nearly  all  the  school  books.  It  is  new 
from  cover  to  cover,  and  is  an  accurate  and 
reliable  dictionary.  The  International  is  the  stand- 
ard in  The  Jour.nal  office.    . 


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Editorial  Comment. 

[INITIAL  MADE  IN   .loURNAI.  OFFICE] 

f  NLESS  delayed  by  some  unforeseen 
accident,  the  Report  of  the  Ninth 
Annual  Meeting  of  the  Western 
Penmen's  Association  will  be  from 
the  press  by  the  time  this  issue  of 
The  Journal  reaches  our  readers. 
It  contains  a  full  stenographic  re- 
port of  the  proceedings  at  the  Lin- 
coln meeting,  embr,icing  papers 
and  discussions  on  Peninanshi]),  Shorthand,  Type- 
writing, Arithmetic,  Bookkeeping,  Business  Prac- 
tice, Letter  Writing,  etc.  Much  interest  centers  m 
the  vertical  writing  discussion.  All  of  this  matter 
has  been  carefully  edited  by  J.  W.  Warr.   and   is 

S resented  in  a  neat  and  attractive  form.  The  price 
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from  the  sales  to  pay  the  cost  of  printing.  The  ex- 
pense of  reporting,  editing  and  printing  is  no  small 
matter,  and  as  this  publication  is  an  experiment  we 
hope  our  sanguine  friends  of  the  Western  Penmen's 
Asaocialiou  will  not  be  disappointed.  Write  to  C 
A.  Faust,  45  E.  Randolph  St.,  Chicago,  HI.,  inclosing 
seventy -five  cents  for  a  copy. 

EDITOR'S   Calendar. 

Zanerian  Ai,rHABETs.    By  C.   P.   Zaner.    Pub.  by  the 
Zanerian  Art  College  Co.,   Cohuubus.   O.     80  pp 
Oblong.    Cloth.     ?1. 
Whatever  Mr.  Zauer  Aoes,  he  does  well.    The  beautiful 
book  of  lUphalwts  now  lief  ore  us  emphasizes  this  fact 
The  l>ook  couauis  forty  fuU-page  alphubet-s  and  desiinis. 
hundreds  of  modifications,  stvles  of  flnish  and  ornament 
several  jiages  of  engrossing  script,  round  hand,  etc     The 
instructions  are  explicit,  and  about  n^  much  spjice  is  given 
to  text  lus  IS  devoted  to  cuts.    Exami>les  of  certificates. 
cover  designs,  diplomas,  etc.,  are  also  given.    The  mechan- 
ical work  IS  of  the  l^t.    It  is  elegantly  printed  on  heaw 
plate  paper  and  handsomely  bound  in  cloth  with  gold  side 


stamp.  The  Zaserian''Alphabets  will  be  owned  sooner 
or  later  by  every  one  interested  in  lettering. 
A  Tkeatise  on  Q^mmebcial  Law  and  Business  Forms. 
By  J.  A.  Lyons.  Pub.  by  O.  M.  Powers,  7  Monroe 
street,  Chicago.  234  pp.  Cloth.  Price.  *1.50. 
Mr.  Lyons  ha«  produced  a  very  practical  commercial  law 
text  and  reference  book.  It  is  arranged  with  special 
regard  to  teaching,  but  is  valuable  for  reference.  Many 
photo-engraved  forms  of  commercial  papers,  notes,  drafts, 
checks,  letter  of  credit,  warehouse  receipt,  certificate 
of  deposit,  are  given  and  add  greatly  to  the  value  of  the 
work.  It  is  comprehensive,  yet  the  arrangement  and 
"  boiling  down  "  have  made  it  possible  to  get  a  vast 
amount  of  information  in  its  224  pages.  It  should  be 
owned  by  all  commercial  teachers. 

Gradctating  Exercises  of  the  29th  Class  (1894)  Peirce 
School.  PHiLADELrHiA.    Pub.  byThos.  May  Peirce, 
Peirce  School,  Philadelphia.    Paper.    48  pp. 
For   many   years,   Principal  Thos.   May  Peirce  of  the 
Peirce  School'of  Business,  Philadelphia,  has  made  it  a 
point  to  publish  in  attractive  form  a  full  re]K)rt  of  what 
was  said  and  done  at  the  graduating  exercises  of  his 
school.    He  gets  the  best  talent  in  the  land  to  sing,  play 
and  talk  for  his  students  and  their  friends,  and  hence  the 
proceedings  are  worth  preserving.    At  the  graduating  ex- 
ercises of  the  29th  class,  held  in  the  American  Academv  of 
Music,  on  the  evening  of  Dec.  21,  1894,  the  presiding  ofificer 
was  Hon.  Chas.  Emory  Smith,  ex-Speaker  Thos.  B.  Reed 
was  the  principal  speaker,  and  Max  O'Rell  delivered  his 
address  on  "  'ifhe  Gospel  of  Cheerfulness." 
Thought  Gems.     Quotations  from  America's  Ablest 
Pen.    Compiled  and  published  by  F.  B.  Courtney, 
Box  534,  Kansas  City,  Mo.     Paper.    36  pp.    Price, 
25  cents. 
The  cream  of  the  ad  vice  addressed  to  teachere  and  learn- 
ers of  writing  by  a  score  or  more  of  America's  ablest  writ- 
ers and  teachere  has  been  collected  and  put  in  neat  form 
by  Mr.  Courtney.    It  is  we'll  worth  the  price,  and  what 
tfie  book  contains  is  good — but  many  notable  names  are 
missing  from  among  tht  "  ablest "  penmen  and  teachers. 

New  Practical  Grajimar.  Pub.  by  Williams  &  Rogers, 
Rochester,  N.  Y.,  and  Chicago.  100  pp.  Cloth. 
Price,  40  cents. 

The  work  in  language  in  the  average  business  school  is 
lamentably  weak,  and  in  excusing  this  lack  of  preparation 
given  their  students,  many  business  college  teachers  claim 
that  it  is  impossible  to  do"  much,  if  anything,  in  this  line 
in  from  six  to  twelve  months.  In  six  to  twelve  months 
much  may  be  accomphshed  in  grammar,  with  the  right 
kind  of  a  student,  teacher  and  text-book.  The  New  Prac- 
tical Grammar,  just  ft'om  the  press  of  that  reliable  firm, 
Williams  &  Rogers,  is  the  right  kind  of  a  book  for  the 
grammar  classes  of  business  schools.  It  is  full  enough  to 
cover  all  the  essential  points  in  English  grammar,  yet  con- 
densed enough  to  permit  of  the  work  being  done  in  a  few 
months.  It  teaches  punctuation,  paraphrasing,  para^ 
graphing,  principles  of  expression,  the  use  of  synonyms, 
effective  words,  etc.,  in  addition  to  the  ground  usually 
covered  in  a  grammar  text.  It  is  carefully  prepared,  and 
presents  the  usual  handsome  appearance  that  we  have  come 
to  look  for  in  all  of  the  books  sent  out  by  Williams  & 
Rogers.  A  commercial  student  mastering  the  subject 
matter  in  this  book  is  prepai-ed  to  talk  and  write  English 
intelligently. 

Pitman's  Abridged   Shorthand   Dictionary.    Part  I. 
Paper,  pocket  size,  32  pp.     Price,  7  cents.    To  be 
completed  in  seveu  monthly  parts.     Pub.  by  Isaac 
Pitman  &  Sons,  33  Union  Square,  New  York. 
In  the  "  Introductory  Note  "  the  authors  say  ;  "  It  is  de- 
signed to  furnish,  in  a  compass  suitable  for  pocket  use,  a 
guide  to  the  best  phonographic  forms  for  the  more  common 
words  in  the  English  language.    The  words  are  given  in  the 
Corresponding  Style  of  Phouography.    At  the  e^d  of  this 
Dictionary  will  be  found   an   alphabetical  arrangement  of 
all  the  Grammalogues  and  Cootructions  used  in  Phonogra- 
phy, which  it  is  believed  will  prove  materially  helpful  to 
the  student  while  engaged  in  acquiring  proficiency  in  the 
system." 

The   Journal's   Old    Guard. 


Notwithstanding  the  severe  businr-s-:  dr-prcssinn  during 
the  past  year  and  the  fact  thiit  hn-m.  ~  -  d  .  -  m  many  sec- 
tions have  been  especialh'  himi  n  ini  I'l  -.  \i  ^x's*  Art 
Journal  has  received  Xrom  flic  |.|..i.  -  :    -  1,  [nescnted 

for  nearly  twenty  years  a  supi ,i>     -   \,.-,r.\    isiatiivina 

to  all  connected  with  it.  The  aliu  i  1  ul  .Iwl  u.\al.  in'bad 
times  as  well  as  good,  has  been  to  ^n\e  tin-  Hc--^t  without  re- 
gard to  what  it  luay  cost ;  and  its  theory  has  been  and  is  that 


ugh 


the  I 


A-;  :i  ti(  1  ill-  -M|...  ,  ■■,,  i,[  1,,  w,.-  \n„-  -iiowing  of  clubs  an- 
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gratii>r  ■  IN  the  total  with  its 

nuota  ..I    1;.-! KM-       \\,    t.ii.,     ih   iMire  in  puhhcly  ac- 

knowk■.i^■^lllK  I'm-  (.UiiHTiitinii  lo  iii.):*t'  friends  who  have 
planted  the  sianduid  ot  The  Journal's  Old  Guard  of  Honor 
'  part  of  En gbsh -speaking  America,  and  wish  to  as- 
„,._,..  capable 

nsir  connaenco  ana  <! 

-.m.  ... 

T<t  thr  M:niuLNn-  IMinM,  who  has  particular  supervision 
f  tliesr  i.  r.nh,  ;,iMi  »  li-'  ■  iiii.  iiew  to  the  work  loss  than  a 
earui-'n,  iin  \\ii,,i|  -Ih.mi  [,  ,1  rn-uperation  of  leading  penmen 
ndsiliiii.i  |.[M|ii]..i,,is  I  In  iiiiL-lioiit  the  country  has  been  a 
ot  peculiar  jjiatitleation.  personal  as  wci!  as  profes- 


Burdetl  B.  C.  Boston,  conducted  by  C.  A.  &  V.  H.  Burdett 
It  numbci-s  aili.  The  Messre  Burdett  were  ably  seconded  in 
their  eflforts  to  pince  Tns  Journal  in  the  hands  of  their 
students  by  the  entire  corps  of  teachers. 

The  second  largest  club  came  from  L.  M.  Thornburgh. 
EvansviUe,  Ind..  and  numbered  91.  making  a  total  of  323  re- 


n-  a  truly  remarkable 


ceivcd  from  Mr.  Thornburgh  tbiss „^ 

number  when  all  the  circumstances  are  considered.  It  shows 
the  magnetic  mtluence  of  the  man  and  his  popularity  as  a 
teacher. 

Next  in  onler  comes  that  excellent  teacher,  J.  W.  McCas- 
Iin.  penman  of  the  B.  &  S.  B.  C  .  Chicago,  with  a  list  of  79. 
making  a  total  for  the  .'feason  of  162— the  largest  club  we 
have  had  in  a  long  time  from  that  big  school  Mr.  McCaalin 
spreadingjthe  gra^l  of  good  writing  and  wants  The 

;  have 

.  ^  .  _. is  and 

We  are  glad  to  report  Mr.  Capp  again  at  the  helm  in 
the  pen  dep't  of  Heald's.  A  club  of  34  has  been  placed  to  the 
credit  of  A.  F.  Rice  of  the  Butte.  Mont..  B.  ('..a  vigorous 
young  institution.  A  club  of  3(1  has  been  received  fromJ.  F. 
Stocktonof  the  St.  Louis  U.  \-  S.  B.  (\  Twentv-three  names 
have  been  added  from  that  bi^-  iku  ili:i1  -.  Iim,,i  the  N.  I.  N.  S., 

Dixon.  111.,  through   tin-   in-i HMiilii\    >>f  penman  \V.  T, 

Parks,  making  a  total  ot  .'4  itn  1 , .  .i  ->  I:m  i  his  ,«ciison.  A.  B. 
Katkamier,  Farmint-'tiiii.  ,\  ^^. -. ml-  J:;,  Muining  his  list  up 
to60.  Miss  Lula  McCoy,  t.athn  ..r  [km,  ami  drawing  in  the 
State  Nor.  Sch..  Huntsvillo.  Tex.,  adds  :Si  more  to  her  list,  mak- 
ing a  total  of  93. 

Clubs  of  15  or  more  have  been   received  from  the  follow- 
ing: W.  H.  Coppins.  Dixon.  Ill,  B    C;  G    K.  Demary,  B^ec'l 


La 


II.  S.  Peters,  Buena  Vista    Coll..  Storm 
t.  Stock^■n.  Cal.,  B.C. 
Clubs  ol  ten  urmore  havebeen  received  from  :  J.  F  Barn- 


hart.  Soul6  College.  New  Orleans,  La.  (a  total  of  60);  C.  E. 
Baird.  Geneseo.  111.;  Bishop  &  Peck.  West.  Nor.  College,  Shen- 
andoah, la.  (a  total  of  22);  J.  H  Hiaiidrup.  Com.  Coll.,  Man- 
kato.  Minn. ;  S.L.  Brown,  r,iii-I.\  111.  T.  s  1- ;  (  \  (  1  ;indle. 
Athanreum.  Chicago,  III  ;  \\    1     '  1    '        1      ^         im  Cnj.. 


.  Normal.  Neb    (a 


.  .f  20): 


■e,  Hico.  Tex.,  Nor. 
ved  from  the  fol- 


, i    '    ■■■'■'     l{    C: 

Lipsky,  Comer's  Com.  Coll..  Boston,  :\I.i--  1  .  1  ,  i  1  'w  a' 
McPherson.  Denver,  Col.:  T.  H .  McC mi    1  ■  1     1   .    : ,      ,    1  ^i ;  n. 

L.  Narregan,  Med  ford.  Neb.;   C.  B.  Po-i    1: 1:   1      \Vor- 

cester.  Mass.:  C.  R.  RunnelK Chicago,  III  ;  i  <  >h;iiri  viamo 
City  B.  C.  San  Antonio.  .Tex.;  A.  U  M-_-('li<-MMai.  H  &  S 
Coll..  Buffalo.  N.  Y.  (a  total  of  m);  J.  F.  Starkweather,  Nor- 
wich, Conn.;  J.  S  Sweet,  Santa  Rosa.  Cal.;  L.  D.  Scott.  Super- 
visor, Memphis.  Tenn.;  J.  M.  Vincent.  Packard's  Coll..  New 
York  (a  total  of  45);  I.  N.  Wright,  Brown's  B.  C,  Blooming- 
ton,  111.:  G.  W.  Donald,  Winnipeg.  Manitoba.  B.  C;  H  W. 
Flickinger,  Philadelphia.  Pa.;  W.  J.  Trainer.  Caton's  B.  C, 
Butfalo.  N.  Y.  (a  total  of  07):  C.   H.  AUard,  Gem  City  B.  c! 

Huiney,  III.  (a  total  of  147);  R  G    JU""-"    "— -    '^""    ^^— 
oil.  (total'ie). 
Other  substantial  clubs  have  been  1 
lowing: 

E.  R.  Sanford,  Pittsburgh,  Kan..  B.  C;  R.  R  Shafer  Nor 
Univ..  Fayette.  Ohio;  W.  D.  Smith.  Concord,  N.  H  ;  J.  J. 
Swengel,  Coll.  of  Com  .  Grand  Forks,  N.  D  ;  S,  G.  Snell,  Bus. 
Coll.,  Truro.  N.  S  ;  G.  W.  Thorn.  611  No.  Washington  street. 
Home,  N.  Y;  C.  E.  Teubner,  Winnebago  Citv.  Minn.;  A.  F. 
Utterback,  Sigourney,  Iowa ;  F.  L.  Varney,  H'oulton,  Maine ; 
P  A  Westrope.  Atlantic.  Iowa;  E.  L.  Wiley.  Mt.  City  B  C 
Chattanooga.  Tenn.;  J.  A.  Willis.  Auburri  B,  (I. .  Auburn 
N.  Y.:  Will  J.  Wheeler.  Springfloid.  Mo.;  T.  T.  Wilson.  Sagi- 
naw. E.  S.,Mich.;  J.  W.  Washington.  Salem,  Mass.;  J.  C. 
Mclntire.  Iron  City  Coll.,  Pittsburgh,  Pu  ;  J.  E.  Mc^urney. 
State  Normal  School,  MilliTsvillc.   Pa.;    liobt    .1,  Mcintosh 

Toledo.  Ohio;  I.  H-  yh-iUi\n:  X,„-    ^<| I,  ..ihnv;,    (Hit   ■  A 

E.  Mack,  Com'l  Coll  Kmtv  mil  \l;(iii.  ,  n  .1  Mirinieh. 
Pindlay.  Ohio  ;  J.  J.  .\;i'j  i.^,  1  i.-r|.,>(  r  c, .n    <.m  mh,     I'.ri-nnrt. 

Illj  C.  F.  Nesse.  Saliii;i-  c:ii  ,  ( i'    i,.^.     i'i<nM,t,[     \eb  ■ 

I.  S.  Preston.  302I)ii<ll.\  viir,  I  it, ,-!--,,  \;;i~-  ;  \  ,1  i>orter. 
Jamestown.  N.  Y..  B.  ('-:  W.   V    I'ai-i.u-;   l\ai;iina/,un    Mich 

B.  C;  W.  A.  Phillips,  St.  Thmnas,  ont  :  !•:  I'  niiintal 
Brown's  B.  C.  Peoria,  111.;  J.  M  U.-sj,-r.  Atlanta  (oi  ■  (jeo 
Russell.  Auburn.  U.  1.;  N.  L.  Itirhmon.i.  Kmikakro  III  ■  A 
N.  Rogers.  So.  Framingham,  Mas^.;  T.  D.  Kuwlund.  Eugene. 
Ore.:    VV.  C.  Ramsdell.  Drake's  B.  C.  .lei-sey  City.  N.  J.;    D. 

C.  Rugg,  Sch.  of  Bus..  Minneapolis.  Minn.;  Reynolds 
&    Brown.    Coll.    of    Com..    Chatham,    Ont.;    A.  A.  Aber- 


Rutland,  VI  (a  total  of  12):  S.  B.  Fahnestoek.  McPlier 
Kan.  (a  total  of  31) :  E.  E.  Ferris.  Western  Nor.  Coll.,  Lincoln, 
Neb.  (a  total  of  18):  Col.  N.  Faulks.  University  Park.  Ore  (a 
total  of  11):  O.  C.  Gegenheiroer,  Naperville.  111.  (11  total  of 


Oil  City.  Pa.  (a  total 

St ,  New  Orleans.  La.;  A. 

y^tnn.   Ky.;  A.    P.    Root. 

I  of  69);  C.  W.Ransom. 


total  of  29):  G.  M.  Lynrb.  ( 

of  27);  E.  F.  Lyon.  l!i;;;(  i 

McMichael.   107  So.   Milt  s\ 

Peirce's  B.  C.  Philadelphia, 

Bayless  B.  C.  Dubuque.   la.  (a  total  of  16);'a  A.  Stewart, 

Archibald  B.  C.  Minneapolis.  Minn,  (a  total  of  33)  ■  H    C. 

Spencer,  N.  Y.  B.  C  .  81  E.  125th  St..  N.  Y.  City ;  E.   L    Miller, 

Simpson  B.  C,  Indianola.  la  (a  total  of  15) ;  Amo'^.  W.  Smith. 

Coll.  of  Com..  Butfalo.  N.  V.:  G.  W    Sn^iviv    Tmottn  n  C, 

Huntington,  Pa.;  W.  L.  Smith.  Moorfb.: ^     I'l     :i  ttdal 

of   26);    H.  L,    Sayler.   Amity   Coll.,    <  1  -     la  • 

O.  A.  Ferring.  Glcnwood,  Min.;  D.  H-  i  H  \   J- 

Walter  F.  Foss,Dirigo  B.  C,  Augusta,  Ml  :  <>  I,  lul-lium' 
Richmond.  Ind.:  G.  W.  Gillett.  careof  (  op|>  tiro.>*.  i  o.  Karail- 
ton,  Ont.;E.  I.  Heffron,  ITtica.  N.  Y.;  L.  W.  HalletL,  MiUer- 
ton.  Pa,;  J.L.  Howard,  Brattleboro.  Vt.;  L.  W.  Hammond, 
Bata\'1a.  N.  Y.;  Hoover  Bros.,  Santa  Barbara.  Calif.:  H  W. 
Herron.  700  E.  1.5th  St..  Portland,  Oregon;  li  N.  Monniiiger 
Taunton.  Mass..  B.  C.;W.R.  Hayward.  (,,,,,1  ,  ,.]]...,-  (  Har- 
lotte.N.  C;  W.  E.  Hai-tsock.  704  Olive  sr  -■  I  ,  m,,  •  m 
G.  Henry,  Alliance.  Ohio.:  I.  N.  Inskor     !         \  cal.': 

D.  E.Johnson,  Northern  la..  Nor.  Sch."  I  \  _  ,  ;  i  \v" 
Jones,  Brocktnn,  Mn^.;  Le  Doit  E.  Kirnhin,  I  .  .v  .  11    \).,.s  •  B 

C.  Kassel,  AIlj'Ii' Iii  .  I.    S.Brown.  Adrajii.  Mi.b.;  (\  a'. 

""""    Nortb    \     I  M.  A.   Blanchard,    Peterborough. 

Nrm.jJ.  F.  Barnes.  Lafayette. 
MT,  Hiimmelstown.  Pq.;  R.  S 
r.    T<-nn.:    F     A.    Curtis    Fitch- 

";rl'-.'ii;;'"";;";:v,;:;;!-iJ:: 

I  .  I h,,ii,i~.,.i,,i,.  White 


Ont.;  Peter 
Ind..  B.  C;    I 
Collins.  Sui«  1 
burg,  Mass.;  Ot 


Ash.  Pa.;  A.  B.  Curtis 


totolof  aij;A.  F.  WalliiM,  Onartra,  III.  lu  i.iii    ,1  1 1       Krank 
T.  Weaver.  Wilh.Tf.M ■,,.,   iihio.  ITniv.    m   i..li,l  .11  l.,.-  K  F 

'     I''" '«.  Texas  (a  total  of  24);' A.' r! 

-  '  '    '  "h.Pq.  (a  total  nf  14) ;  Zanerian 


Wildish.  Met 
Whitmore.  It 
Art  College. 


Butler,  Pa.,  11" 
field.  III.,  B.  (. . 


BUSINESS    WRITING     FROM     BUSINESS 
OFFICES. 


The  nnnkcfN  Have  Th 

[INITIAI-   MADE    IX   JOURNA 


,   OFFICE  ] 


UDGING  by  samples  received  from 
them,  the  bank  clerks  and  book- 
keepers use  a  free  movement  in 
their  writing.  The  specimens 
shown   herewith    are  from  book- 

keepers,    clerks,     correspondents, 

etc. 
Following  is  a  copy  of  the  letter  sent  to  each  bank 
from  which  we  asked  specimens  : 
Phcenix  Nat'l  Bank.  New  York  : 

Dear  Sirs;  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  is  collecting 
malerial  for  a  series  of  illustrated  articles  showing  the 
styles  of  writing  that  are  current  in  large  business  estab- 
lishments at  home  and  abroad  An  important  feature  in 
this  seriesof  illustrations  will  be  the  writing  of  "American 
clerks,  boobbeepers  and  general  office  belp. 

We  write  toask  you  to  do  us  the  favor  of  securing  two 
lines  of  rapid  business  writing  from  each  of  three  or 
four  of  the  b^st  Itusiness  writers  in  your  establish  in  ant. 
Please  do  not  let  them  know  that  these  specimens  are  for 
publication,  as  that  would  de^troy  their  value  to  us.  We 
don't  want  dress  parade  writing,  but  genuine  every-day 
business  writing. 

For  the  sake  of  uniformity  we  suggest  the  following 
lines:  '*  At  sight,  pay  to  the  order  of  C.  V.  Jones,  Rfty 
Dollars." 

Will  you  please  have  the  writing  done  with  good  black 
ink  on  the  inclosed  slip  of  paper  and  mail  at  earliest  con- 
venience in  inclosed  envelope  without  folding  I 
Respectfully  your.«, 

Penman's  Art  Journal. 

\BlJ5fi«lESS  MANAGER'S 

Huntlreds  of  teachers  and  other!;  who  desire  summer 
vacation  trips  should  take  advantage  of  om-  special  sub- 
scription offers.  For  850  subscriptions  at  ?1  each  you  can 
get  a  delightful  European  trip  ;  for  150  subscriptions  a 
trip  to  Denver  ;  for  (iO  subscriptions  a  trip  to  and  one 
.week's  lx)ivrd  at  Chautau(iua,  N.  Y.;  for  .50  subscriptions, 
trips  tt)  Bay  View,  Mich.,  Chautauqua  or  Old  Point  Com- 
fort and  Virginia  Beach  ;  for  35  subscriptions  a  shorter 
trip  to  Old  Point  Comfort. 

The  various  commercial  school  publications  of  S.  S. 
Piickard  are  as  popiilar  to-ilay  as  ever.  They  are  in  use 
in  business  colleges  all  over  the  country. 

The  Summer  School  of  Drawing  and  Penmanship  of  the 
Omaha,  Neb.,  Com'l  Coll.  will  be  in  charge  of  that  master 
penman,  J.  W.  Lampman,  whose  work  we  have  shown 
several  times  in  The  Journal.  It  open.s  June  3.  and 
affords  an  excellent  opportunity  for  those  preparing  to 
teach  or  for  any  desiring  better  methods  and  a  general 
"  brushing  up." 

'"Powers'  Practical  Publications"  are  prepared  by  a 
man  who  has  the  necessary  training  and  experience  to  fit 
him  for  the  preparation  of  books  for  business  colleges.  He 
is  a  business  man  as  well  as  a  business  teacher,  and  his 
books  show  that  he  knows  what  is  wanted  in  business  and 
how  to  train  young  people.  Every  commercial  teacher 
should  have  a  full  set  of  these  valuable  books  in  his  refer- 
ence hbrary.  Address  O.  M.  Powers,  7  Monroe  street, 
Chicago. 

The  "Automatic  Man,'*  C.  A.  Faust,  45  E.  Randolph 
street,  Chicago,  is  making  a  big  drive  in  automatic  shad- 
ing i)en  supplies. 

"  Practical  Drawing,"  by  A.  C.  Webb  and  G.  W.  Ware, 
Supervisors  of  Writing  and  Dra%ving  in  Nashville,  Tenn., 
and  Ft.  Worth,  Tex.,  respectively,  and  published  by  the 
Southwestern  Pub.  House,  Nashville,  Tenn.,  is  meeting 
with  success.  It  has  been  indorsed  by  many  leading  State 
and  city  sujieriutendents,  supervisors  and  teachers,  and 
is  used  in  many  of  the  large  city  schools.  Messrs.  Webb 
and  Ware  are  experts  with  pen  and  pencil,  and  they've 
had  enough  teaching  experience  to  know  what  the  schools 
need. 

The  faculty  of  Yale  Law  School  has  decided  to  add  a 
course  in  bookkeeping  to  the  curriculum.  This  is  an  iu- 
dor^iement  from  the  highest  source  of  the  benefits  accruing 
to  lawyers  from  a  study  of  bookkeeping.  F.  W.  Shillitto. 
the  expert  accountant  in  charge  of  the  class,  has  selected 
the  "  Complete  Practical  Bookkeeping,"  published  by  the 
Pi-actical  Text  Book  Co.,  Cleveland,  O.,  as  the  text  to  be 
used. 

P.  B.  S.  Peters,  Storm  Lake,  la.,  issues  "  A  Small  Circu- 
lai-  Full  of  Big  Bargains."  about  his  specimens,  lessons, 
supplies  etc.  He  is  doing  a  rushing  business.  Send  for 
his  cu-cular«  and  see  what  he  has  to  sav. 


WRITING  AS   DONE   IN   BANKS 


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WRITTEN  BY  CLERKS  [N  EMPLOY  OF  PHCENIX  NATIONAL  BANK,  NEW  YORK. 


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WRITTEN  BY  CLERKS  IN  EMPLOY  OF  MERCANTILE  NATIONAL  BANK,  NEW  YORK. 


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School  and  Personal. 


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K  clip  the  following  from  the  Big  Rajmb  , 
Mich..  /Vo».#-r,-,  of  recent  (Iflte  :  "  C.  A. 
We.HW'l.  who  attended  the  Hi^h  Covirt 
of  the  Independtmt  Order  of  Forewtere 
at  Landing  thiw  week  ha«  returned. 
While  there  he  wa«  elect«<l  a  represent- 
ative to  the  Supreme  (^>ui-t,  which 
meet«  in  London.  En^..  next  Auprust. 
Ill  Mr.  We«8el'H  election  to  eo  high  a 
position  not  only  is  Court  Unison  410 
honored,  but  the  city  of  Big  Rapids  as  well.  Mr.  Wessel 
has  been  six  times  re-elected  Chief  Ranger  of  this  Court, 
and  ha«  always  been  a  hard  worker  in  the  interests  of  For- 
e»*tr>'.  and  has  well  earned  the  honor  which  has  been  given 
hirn.  Court  Unison  and  the  Stat*  of  Michigan  can  rest 
BiiHurod  they  will  be  well  represented."  Mr.  V\'es8el  leaves 
for  London  August  1.  and  will  visit  Ekiinburgh  and  Belfast 
before  he  returns.  He  will  l>e  gone  altogether  two 
montlu.  It  is  a  most  delightful  trip,  and  we  wish  him  a 
pleoaant  voyage. 

— .T    W    MrCrislin    1 1..- e<Mn;iI  ii.-ninan  nf  tjijit  I.tu' sclibol, 

till-  11]  v;(iii  A    --li.ill.u,  r.ii^in.   --^t    -lli-^-.  (    lili  :iL'n  i- .'i  Iliodest 

^^1/.  '■.(.!.-. ;.  .    I     h     ]..  I  -.  .1.  i:  .i[.  ))ii.-.  i  rij.      I  [.   wa.s  bom 

nu'\   I., .p.     I    ....   ,,    I,, MM    n,   ln.||;,M;i.;Mi.l   ;UIrn.ir(l   s,  .||, ,(,]  rcgU- 

Imt  I '.     1 1 ,    ,N.  .11,,,  uwa  Icarli.T.  and  to  her,  no  doubt,  isdue 

in-  1     .1 ilv  training  and  desire  for  a  higher  educa- 

ii'.i.      I  Miiii  I    I'   Mulkins.  now  sup'r..  of  writing  in  St. 
•I",  pi.     M"      !'■    took    his  first  special    writing  lessons 

m  'M.  ,,  ■.  :..    ,iii<l  ImI1w\vi-(1  tins  a  few  years  later  with 

1- '  "     ii.'iii  il)i    innu-ipal  of  the  local  high 

SI  1.  I    :      .1    111,'    i;iiiii   \\;i-.    followed  by  work  in  a 


North. 
3ect  of 
t<?iM'hf 
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r  s]t('t<-h  on  bis  !■    ! 

In    INKlMlO    return. ■■!    I..    \  ■|][.:ii;u-...  ;iimI 

scientific  and  |irMiii:ni^hi|i  r^.ni-.-.  i 
under  the  gui<lance  of  E.  K.  lsaac«.  JMr)st  ot  Ins 
while  in  school  were  paid  by  work  with  his  pen. 

In  1«1)3  he  first  hung  out  his  professional  shingle  in 
Huntington,  Ind.,  \yh('re  he  opened  a  day  and  night  school 


in  i)cnnianshi| 


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mid  teai-Iios 

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iiccessful.  Next,  he  was  princi- 
pal of  a  graded  school  in  a 
neighboring  town  for  one 
year,    This  was  followed  by 

;i  y<-;ir  spent  as  teacher  in 
tlM  (In,  ,i^'o  Bus.  Coll.  On 
•  iiil\  f  I ■■' '4,  he  commenced 
iiis  u,  ik  in  theB.  &S.Bu8. 

<  'oW  w  liiir  he  has  charge 
"'  111'-  wi-iting.  He  has 
(.,,1,  Mirci-ssful  and  has 
;nMiiv,ii  -Tcat  interest  and 

<  MiliiiM:isin  in  good  writing. 


olloctioiis  of  Abrahiini  Lincoln."' 
commercial  students  of  Pratt 


10  of  Griffitts'   College  of  Com- 
st  received.    Mr.  (Jriffitt*  wiites 


.  School,  of  which  Mit- 


Emma 
in.  and 
'iieiTial 


"I'll.    rl,.      itKil    Ulr.du.ul    1,,.U.-U1..IU    |.l«i.-^]R-luU^. 

-Among  ruceut  visitors  to  Thk'Juikxal  office  were 
H.  (^)leiuan  of  Coleman  B.  C.  Newark,  N.  J.-  M  L 
Mmer,  Pratt  Institute  Brooklyn.  N.  Y.;  W.E.Drake.  Jer- 
^W  (ity  B.  C.  N.  J.:  L.  \..  Williams  of  Williams  & 
Rog«i-s.  Rochester.  N.  V.;  Miss  Anna  Wells  PtM-ksill  N 
Y.;  H.  \V.  Plickinger,  Philadelphia  ;  J,  M.  \SwlV.  w  kesl 
Banv.P«  B.C.;  E.  K,  <-InMs  and  Mrs,  Chdds.  Child? 
Busme.^s  Colle^M..  Spnn^^tieM,  M;us.. ;  M.  D.  Fulton.  Peeks- 
M.  H.  Penrose,  Dnike's  Jersey 


^adhn 


I'arnham  cunii;  ti>  ilns.it\  ni  ls:i' 
Porte  Business  Cnlh-i,',.  ..ii  an  i\i 
time  he  was  opi-iatiu-  Minilar  <«. 
His^ilan  of  operation.  ;u,  lollowcd 
arships  at  a  high  tigure  and  accop 
ne^ttiabh"  notes.  Famham  hiLs  is.- 
original  notes,  selling  the  pajjer  I 


.'1!.l;c  Swindler,"  in 
'  !■  1  rnt  date,  was 
'  .;.  wiiu  is  wanted 
■  ii.  11  and  Lima,  O.. 
M.M  HI  New  York. 
d  e>ral)li>,hed  thcLa 
iMVf  M-alr.  At  that 
lies  at  other  iHjints. 
IV,  was  to  sell  schol- 
|>aym.'nt  th.-refor  in 
■a  dupluates  uf  the 
'       '  He 


linall.v  disapiK'aivd  with  about  ^>(1.iiiki  secured  in  this 

—In  a  lat«  issue  of  the  Ciukk/ikh  Shorthand  lif^virw 
tiuit*  an  extruded  write-up  with  portraits  and  cut  of  build- 
ing IS  given  of  the  Spenceriau  School  of  Shorthand,  Mon- 
UT/  ^""n  i"-"'^  **-^  ^'^'^^  in-oprietoi-s.  R.  S.  Wright  and  J. 
P.  McDonald. 

—J.  H.  Everett  has  puirhaiied  the  interest  of  E.  D.  HiUlv 
m  Perry.  la..  B.  C.  and  the  firm  name  now  is  Wall  & 
Eveivtt  Mr  Everett,  the  new  associate  proprietor,  is  a 
pupil  of  L.  M.  Thornburgb. 


-C. 


5  the 


-A.  F.  Rice,  proprietor  of  the  Butte.  Mont.,  B.  C.  is  an 


L4iu! 


enterijrising  business  college  man,  and  is  equipping  his 
school  \vith  even."thiug  of  tne  best. 

— Lost  month  we  announced  a  new  schoolat  North 
Atlams,  Mass..  which  was  opened  by  C.  A.  &  F.  H.  Bliss. 
Thev  have  added  another  school  to  the  list,  which  will  be 
known  as  the  Bliss  B.  C.  Fitchburgh.  Mass.  C  A.  Bliss 
will  be  principal,  and  E.  J.  Shaw  penman  of  the  North 
Adams,  Mass..  school,  and  F.  H.  Bliss,  princiiml  and  F.  A. 
Curtis,  penman,  of  the  Pittsburgh.  Mass.,  school. 

—We  received  a  ticket  of  admission  to  Sunday  af- 
ternoon meeting  at  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  building,  Utica.  N. 
Y.,  for  March  H.  at  which  time  Miss  Bessie  Risinger.  the 
little  daughter  of  P.  J.  Risinger  of  the  Utica.  N.  \'..  B.  C. 
was  to  sing.  Local  papers  speak  very  highly  of  Miss  Bes- 
sie's ability  as  a  vocalist. 

—The  Utica  Dailu  Press  of  recent  date  makes  mention 
of  presentation  of  fine  banquet  lamp  by  the  students  of 
the  Utica,  N.  Y..  B.  C,  to  Mr.  Risinger. 

— L.  F.  Schuford,  who  has  been  conducting  a  business 
school  at  Sharon.  S.  C,  has  opened  another  at  Clay  Hill, 
S.  C. .  known  as  the  Magnolia  Literary  and  Business  In- 
stitute. 

—The  Myrtle  Springs.  Tex..  Normal  Institute  and  Bible 
School  is  the  latest  addition  to  the  Texas  educational  in- 
stitutions. N.  A.  Matthews  is  president,  and  E.  A. 
Shaver,  secretary'. 

—In  the  Richmond,   Ind..    /'"'/'/    I'oihuli.ni,  we  find 
'  quite  an  extended  account  of  tin  l-rini.  mi  ■  lireatness." 
by  Mayor  J.  S.  Ostrander  before  t)if  stu.lenrs  and  friends 
of  the  Richmond  B.  C.  lately.     Pi  es„T,iit  Fnli,'hum  is  en- 
deavoring to  give  his  students  the  best  in  all  Hues. 

—The  new  catalogue  of  the  Lebanon.  Pa.,  B.  C.  presents 
a  handsome  appearance  and  is  a  most  convincing,  busi- 
ness-like document.  In  addition  to  a  number  of  half-tone 
portraits  of  the  faculty  and  the  interior  views  of  the 
schoolrooms,  it  is  embeliished  with  many  appropriate  and 
handsome  designs  from  the  pen  of  C.  M.  Lesher,  the  head 
of  the  penmanship  department.  The  officers  of  the  school 
are  J.  G.  Gerberich,  pres't;  C.  M.  Lesher,  secy.;  W.  I. 
Gasseit,  treas. 

— H.  B.  Parsons,  prin.  of  the  Parsons  B.  C,  Columbus, 
Ohio,  has  branched  out  by  adding  a  Ti'ade  School  Depart- 
ment, known  as  the  Columbus  Manual  Training  and  In- 
dustrial Art  School,  to  his  Business  College.  A  recent 
number  of  the  Columbus  Momimj  Press  devotes  nearly 
two  columns  to  a  description  of  the  new  school. 

—The  Santa  Barbara.  Cal.,  B.  C,  F.  B.  Hoover,  prin., 
C.  D.  Hoover,  secy.,  has  just  issued  very  attractive,  nicely 
illustrated  catalogues.  It  is  well  illustrated,  and  shows 
excellent  taste  throughout. 

—A  very  enjoyable  reception  was  that  of  the  Childs  B. 
(.'..  Holyoke.  Mass..  which  occurred  not  long  ago  in  the 
Hotel  itamilton,  at  Holyoke.  Music,  refreshments  and 
dancing  filled  out  a  delighttul  evening,  and  Prin.  C  H. 
Childs  was  much  jileased  at  the  large  number  present  and 
the  general  good  time  experienced  by  all. 

—The  Charleston,  W.  Va.,  Daih/  Gazeitc  had  the  fol- 
lowing in  a  recent  issue  :  "  One  of  the  prettiest  and  most 
artistic  pieces  of  engi-ossing  we  have  seen  in  a  long  while, 
is  the  certificate  for  Senator  Elkins  from  the  Governor  of 
West  Virginia  to  the  U.  S.  Senate.  The  work  was  done 
by  Prof.  H.  C.  Rowland  of  the  Rowland  &  Elliot  Busi- 
ness College  of  this  city." 

—Judging  by  the  experience  of  Martin  H.  Mettetal, 
Boones  Creek.  Tenn.,  we  are  led  to  believe  that  young 
men  in  the  South  appreciate  business  education*  Mr. 
Mettetal  walked  from  Boones  Creek/^to  Nashville,  a  dis- 
tance of  three  hundred  miles,  to  enter  Draughons  B.  C. 

—The  Oberlin,  O..  B.  C.  has  been  regularly  incorporated, 
with  Pi-jncipal  J.  T.  Henderson  pres't.  and  J.  D.  Yocom. 
secy,  of  the  Board  of  Tnistees.  The  fii'ni  name  is  The 
Oberlin  Bus.  Coll.  Co. 

— W.  J.  Spillman  is  pres't,  and  I.  C.  Shafer  penman  of 
the  Alamo  City  B.  C,  San  Antonio,  Tes.  Mr^Buckraau 
is  no  longer  connected  with  the  institution.  Mr.  Shafer, 
who  is  a  Williams  of  Valparaiso  boy,  repoils  the  school  in 
a  very  prosperous  ct)ndition. 

-  G.  W.  Schwartz  of  fi44  North  Eleventh  street,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  is  about  to  open  a  Business  College  in  that 
city. 

-—J.  B.  Lanigan.  proprietor  of  Little  Falls,  N.  Y.,  B.  C, 
has  opened  a  new  school  at  Irouwood,  Mich.,  known  as 
the  Ironwood  B.  C.  He  takes  personal  charge  of  the  new 
institution,  while  K.  C.  Schugers.  a  late  Valxianilso,  Ind., 
Normal  student,  manager  the  Little  Falls  school. 

— A  ver>'  attractive  and  business-like  circular  is  that 
is.sued  by  Dr.  Cjiri)enter's  Bryant  &  Stratttm  B.  C,  Saint 
Louis.  Dr.  ('ann-nteris  a  believer  in  high-class  penman- 
ship, anil  incoiixirates  a  number  of  handsome  specimens 
in  this  announcement.  He  is  giving  the  people  of  Mis- 
souri a  first-class  school,  and  is  ably  assisted  by  that  ex- 
cellent penman  and  teacher,  J.  T.  Stockton. 

—We  have  received  from  the  Belle villcLOnt.,  B.  C.  an 
in\itation  to  attend  the  Oth  annual  "At  Home,"  which 
was  given  in  the  College  Auditorium,  Fiiday  evening, 
April  1'.).    Local  papers  tell  of  an  enjoyable  time. 

— G.  W.  Wallace,  the  well-known  iu-tist  penman,  who  is 
artist-m-chief  of  the  Sjiint  Paul.  Minn,  Pionet-v  I*ress,  has 
favored  us  with  a  copy  of  the  Easter  edition  of  that  paper. 
It  is  full  of  designs  from  Mr.  Wallace's  pen,  and  indicates 
that  he  must  be  Kept  veiy  busy. 

—Mr.  Wm.  J.  Amosof  the  facultv  of  the  Menill  College. 
Stamford.  Conn.,  kindlv  favored  us  with  an  invitation  for 
the  commencement  exercises  of  the  <lass  of  '!)-■)  and  the 
Alumni  Reception,  whu-h  w;is  held  Fiiday.  April  2«,  at 
the  Town  Hall.  The  .school  has  had  a  most  prosperous 
year  and  a  well-trained  class  was  gi-aduated. 

—We  acknowledge  receipt  of  photographs  of  J.  B. 
Mack.  Nashua.  N.  H..  and  G.  McClure,  Beavor  Falls,  Pa., 
for  om-  professional  photograph  album. 

—In  the  recent  disastrous  fire  in  Milwaukee.  Wis.,  the 
Mayer  B.  C.  suffered  a  severe  loss. 

—A  late  issue  of  the  Salem,  Ore.,  statesman  gave  quite 
an  extended  notice  of  a  "  moot "  court  conducted  in  the 
rooms  of  the  Capital  B.  C.  of  that  city.  Several  young 
lawyers  of  the  city  took  part,  and  it  was  a  most  interest- 
ing and  instmctive  occasion  for  all  concerned. 

Among  the  i-ecent  new  schools  that  have  been  brought 


t^ 


I 


to  our  attention  are  Western  Business  Collie,  Port 
Angeles,  Wash.,  S.  C.  Bright,  prin.;  Vincent's  Ckimmer- 
cial College,  Cleburne,  Texas,  C.  H.  Vincent,  prop.;  Mount 
Vernon,  Dl.,  B.  C,  S.  McVeigh,  prop.;  Elwood,  Ind.,  B. 
v..  W.  M.  Bruner.  pres.,  W.  S.  Brandenburg,  business  man- 
ager ;  American  Counting  Room,  420  West  Main  street, 
Louisville,  Ky..  L.  Commgor.  mgr.;  Berkey  &  Dyke's 
Private  Bus. "School.  Clevdand.  Ohio..  Berkey  &  liyke, 
props. ;  Washington  Bu's.  High  School,  Washington,  D.  C, 
Allan  Davis,  prin.;  School  of  Bus.  and  Shorthand,  Altoona, 
Penn..  W.  G.  Anderson,  prop.;  The  Anderson  School  of 
Commerce.  West  Sunbuiy.  Pa..  A.  F.  Anderson,  prop. 

— P.  W.  Frederick,  teacher  of  penmanship  in  the  Zanes- 
ville,  O.,  B.  C.  has  purchased  a  naif  interest  in  the  insti- 
tution and  the  new  firm  name  will  be  Saumenig  &  Fred- 
erick. 

—The  Cleveland.  O.,  Leiiflfi-  speaks  of  a  very  pretty  cus- 
tom of  the  Speucerian  Business  College  of  that  city  in  ask- 
ing its  friends  one  evening  during  the  year  to  a  reception 
and  entertainment.  On  the  last  occasion  the  rooms  were 
beautifully  decorated,  a  splendid  orchestra  was  in  attend- 
ance, and 'music  and  recitations  made  the  time  pass  pleas- 
antly. 

— J.  Clark  Williams  has  again  assumed  the  presidency 
of  CmTy  University.  Pittsburgh.  Pa.  Local  papei"s  spptik 
ver>-  hopefully  of  the  result  in  the-change  of  management, 
and  at  Mi'.  Williams'  first  appearance  in  general  exercises 
the  students  gave  him  a  rousing  recepti(m.  He  has  had 
much  experience  in  school  matters,  and  with  his  hand  on 
the  helm  citizens  have  greater  faith  in  Curry  University 
than  ever. 

—On  May  1,  the  Metropolitan  School  of  Isaac  Pitman 
Shorthand  moved  into  the  elegant  Presb>'teriau  Building, 
152  Fifth  avenue,  corner  Twentieth  street,  New  York. 

—  M  G.  RohrhouRh.  of  the  firm  of  Rohrbouph  Bros.,  pro- 
prietors of  tbe  Omaba,  Neb.,  Commercial  College,  whose  por- 

_____^  trait  is  shown  herewith, 

^"^  -  is  a  native   of  Hancock 

Co  ,  111.,  where  he  spent 
(he  first  twenty  years  of 
bis  life — like  most  pen- 
men—on  a  farm.  He  grad- 
uated in  Scieutific  Course 
from  Carthage,  111  ,  Col- 
lege, in  1S7S.  obtaiuing 
the  degree  B.  S.  He  then 
became  principal  of  the 
Basco,  III  .  High  School, 
and  ihf  following  jear 
manager  of  tbe  commer- 
cial department  of  Mt. 
Morris,  111.,  College.  Af- 
ter five  .vears  in  this  posi- 
tion he  removed  to  Omaha,  where,  in  1884.  he  founded  the 
school  of  which  he  is  ^till  the  head.  In  U\H  the  college  was 
burned  out,  but  it  is  now  located  in  new  quarters  with  a 
good  attendance.  Mr.  Kohrbougb  has  been  as  ^ucce^sful 
personally  as  has  his  school. 

-  E.  E.  Gaylord  has  purchased  the  Preston,  Iowa,  B.  C! 
from  A.  N.  Palmer. 

—Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  E.  Harsh.  Helena,  Mont.,  are  rejoic 
ing  over  the  anival  of  a  daughter— Lucille. 

—The  Hamilton,  Ont.,  Eveninrj  Times,  in  a  recent  issue, 
devoted  nearly  a  column  to  an  account  of  a  largely  at- 
tended "  conversazione  "  at  the  Canada  B.  C.  It  was  the 
thirty-third  anniversary  of  the  establishment  of  the  col- 
lege, and  Prin.  R.  E.  Gallagher  and  Mrs.  Gallagher  were 
assisted  by  a  large  reception  committee  of  students  in  look- 
ing after  the  guests.  Music,  recitations  and  dancing 
rounded  out  a  delightful  evening. 

—We  extend  our  sympathy  to  A.  B.  Cushman  of  Chi- 
cago, who  has  suffered  bereavement  in  the  death  of  his 
father. 

Morcmcnt  of  the  Ttachivti. 

Henry  C'.  Walker  is  teaching  penmanship  in  the  Uni- 
versity "at  Little  Rock,  Ai'k.,  and  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  of  the 

same  place. L.  H.  Jackson,  associate  proprietor  of  the 

Charlotte,  N.  C,  C.  C,  in  addition  to  his  other  duties,  has 
charge  of  the  books  of  oue  of  the  Charlotte  leading  banks. 

A.  McMichael  has  been  sucx^eeded  by  T.  G.  Wright,  as 

lieuman  of  the  Lexington,  Ky.,  B.  C. M.   L.    Hurst, 

formerly  penman  of  the  Prairie  Lea,  Tex.,  Academy,  is 
now  located  at  Martindale,  Tex.  There  is  no  penman  con- 
nected with  the  Prairie  Lea  school  at  present. B.  E. 

Kerr  of  Stockton,  Cal..  itinerant  penman,  is  taking  a  vaca- 
tion at  present. M,  D.  Fulton,  late  of  the  Indianapolis, 

Ind.,  Coll.  of  Com.,  takes  a  j.hue  made  vaeant  by  tbe  res- 
ignation of  C.  T.  Cra-in.  p,-,  kvkill,  X  V  .  Military  Acad- 
emy.   Mr.  Cragin  goes  ro  Salem,  M;isv  ,  i  'nm.  Coll. T. 

W.  Green,  formerly  penman  ut  the  Fitu^ville.  Pa.,  B.  C, 
is  now  bookkeeper  in  a  large  imulement  house  in  the  same 
city.  The  business  college  has  closed  its  doors. A.  Oak- 
ley Spencer,  the  well-known  penman,  is  now  filling  a  re- 
sponsible bookkeeping  position  in  Waterbury,  Conn. 

A.  D.  Green,  former  penman  of  the  Central  B.  C,  Strat- 
ford, Ont.,  is  now  with  the  Ontario  Natural  Gas  Company 
of  Walkerville,  and  J.  C.  McTa\ish  is  filling  a  position  as 

X>euman  in  the  Business  College. Amos  W.  Smith  has 

severed  his  connection  with  the  Buff"alo,  N,  Y.,  t.'ollege  of 

Ck)m. F.  B,  Hudson  is  the  penman  and  instructor  in 

commercial  branches  in  the  St.  Johns  Mil.  School.  Man- 

lius.  N.  Y. J.  C.  Hanis  isconducting  classes  in  writing 

in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A..  Chelsea,  Mass. E.  E.  Ferris,  late  of 

the  Western  Nor.  ('.,  Lincoln,  Neb.,  is  tbe  new  penman 

of  the  Ball  B.  C.,  Muncie.  Ind. J.  M.  Souers  has  been 

assisting  Mr.  Drake  of  the  Jersey  City  B.  C.  during  the 
illness  of  Mr.  M,  H.  Penrose.     Mr.  Penrose,  we  are  gla<i 

to  say,  has  entirely  recovered. F.  L.  Ellett,  the  new 

penman  at  the  S])rmgtield.  Mo.,  B.  C,  also  has  charge  of 

the  flourishing  art  department  in  the  same  institution. 

W.  Beck.  Davenport,  Neb.,  is  the  new  teacher  of  short- 
hand in  the  Northwestern  College  of  Com.,  Grand  Forks, 

No.   Dak. -P.   A.    Westrope   is  back  at  Albany,   Mo.. 

again. E.  F.  I'lmbennan  .  Decorah,  la.,  will  spend  the 

spring  and  summer  in  the  Zanerian  Art  College,  Colum- 
bus. O. James  A.  Mitchell,  late  with  the  Muncie.  Ind.. 

B.  C,  is  back  home  at  Lowder,  HI. L.  B.  Lawson, 

whose  headquarters  are  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal..  is  stining 
up  matters  in  the  penmanship  line  in  Arii»ma  just  now. 
J.  C.  Bowser,  late  of  Erie,  Pa.,  B.  U.,  is  teaching  in 


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the  Northern  B.  C.  Watertowii,  X.  Y. L.  A.  May,  lat^ 

teacher  of  the  SpriiifffieUl.  Mo..  B.  C.  now  has  charge  of 
the  shorthand  dcpartoieiit  of  the  Kansas  Citj'.  Mo..  B.  U. 

O.  M.  Langum,  formerly  of  the  School  of  Commerce 

and  Finance,  jilinneapolJB,  Minn:,  is  the  new  penman  of 

the  College   of   Commerce,   Indianapolis,   Ind. H.   D. 

GoBhert.  forraerlv  of  the  Gem  Citv  B.  <:..  lato  of  Decatur, 
m.,  ianow  tejiching  in  Dr.  Carpenter's  B.  &  S.  B.  C,  St. 

Loniji,  Mo. A.  J.  Hall,   formerly  tencher  iu  the  Ind. 

Nor.  College.  Co\ington,  Ind.,  is  now  coimected  with  the 

Crawfordsville,  Ind.,  B.  O. E.  E.  Wemett  of  Livania, 

N.  Y,,  is  itmeratiug,  and  is  located  now  at  Springwater, 

N.  Y. C.  W.  Ransom  is  no  longer  connected  ^^^th  the 

Bayless  B.  C.  Dubuque.  la.,  and  haw  returned  to  his  home 
at  Lelx),  KansiLs.  Hcf  will  address  several  teat-hers'  insti- 
tutes during  the  spring  and  summer. A.  D.  Taylor,  the 

well-lmowu  iienman,  has  associated  himself  with'the  Gal- 
veston, Tex.,  B.  U. \Vm.  N.  Smith  has  severed  his  con- 
nection vnXh  the  Willis,  Tex.,  Coll.,  where  he  was  prin.  of 
the  commercial  department,  and  is  now  located  in  his 

former  home,  Wauseon,  O. C.  F.  Beutel,  formerly  of 

Afton,  la.,  Nor.  College,  has  entered  the  Des  Moines,  la., 
(Jollege,   and  is  taking  an  advanced  course  in  German, 

Higher  Mathematics  and  History. P.  V.  Malm,  penman 

in  the  Minneapolis,  Minn..  Nor.  and  B.  C.  will  not  teach 

next  year.    He  will  enter  school  for  a  scientific  course. 

J.  C.  Oleen,  a  young  Dane,  who  has  been  in  America  less 
than  four  yeai-s,  has  developed  exceptional  ability  with 
the  pen,  and  now  has  charge  of  the  penmanship  depart- 
ment of  the  W.  N.  C.  and  Chamberlain  Institute,  Lincoln, 


Neb. 


AVtf   Cataloffti 


ntl  School  .foil 


Well  arranged  and  well  printed  catalogues  have 
been  received  during  the  month  from  the  followmg  institu- 
tions :  Kimball's  Shorthand  and  Typewriting  Training 
School,  Chicago,  Dl.;  Cuny  University,  Pittsburgh,  Pa., 
Trinidad,  Colo..  Actual  B.  C.;  Clark's  B.  C,  Oil  City,  Pa.; 
Maple  Street  Sliorthand  and  Business  College,  Ogdens- 
burg,  N.  Y.;  Columbus,  Ind.,  B.  C.  and  Nor.  C;  National 
B.  C.,  Roanoke,  Va.;  Brown's  B.  U..  Adrian.  Mich.;  Jew- 
ell Lutheran  Coll.,  Jewell,  la.;  Nashua,  N.  H,,  B.  C; 
Bangor,  Me.,  B.  C;  Fayette,  O.,  Nor.  Univ.;  Rutland. 
Vt.,  Inst,  and  B.  C;  Wells  Com *1  and  Shorthand  Univ.. 
Toronto,  Ont. 

School  journals  from  the  following  schools  have  reached 
our  office  during  the  month  :  B.  &  S.  B.  C,  Louisville. 
Ky.;  State  Normal  School.  Valley  City.  No.  Dak.;  Spen- 
ceriau  B.  C.  ('Icvpland,  Ohio;  Spencerian  B.  C,  Owens- 
boro,  Ky.:  Mvrtli-  Spring's,  Texas,  Normal  Institute  :  De- 
troit, Mich..  Jl.  L'  ;  Winti.'ia.  Kan.,  B.  C;  Pacific  B.  C, 
Vancouver,  BntLsh  fulumbia  ;  Metropolitan  B.C.,  Dallas, 
Texas;  Mankatu,  Minn.,  C.  C;  Los  Angeles  Cal.,  B.  C. 
Afton,  la.,  N.  C:  CliuUm,  la.,  B.  C;  Bixler  B.  C,  Woos- 
ter ;  Actual  B.  C.,  Canton,  O  ■  Buena  Vista  Coll.,  Storm 
Laket  la.;  Oberlin,  O..  B.  C.;  Santa  Rosa,  Cal.,  B.  C; 
Merrill  Coll..  Stiinifoni.  Conn.;  Eastman  Coll.,  Pough- 
•-  B.  C,  San  Francisco,  Cal.; 
m-lield.  Mo.,  B.  C;  San  Fran - 
;  >  B.  C.  Dallas,  Texas  ;  Bart- 
Le  Mars,  Iowa,  Nor.  Coll.. 


keepsie,  N. 
B.  .C.,  Wof 
Cisco,  Cal., 
lett's  C.  C, 


Blutt'  City  Coni'l  Schoul,  Alton,  HI. 


The    EDITOR'S  SCRAPBOOK. 


COPY  of  the  diploma  cf  the  Keystone 
Bu>inpss  Collegp,  Lancaster,  Pa.,  and  a 
variety  of  nlain  and  onuameutal  writ- 
ing, as  well  as  ornamental  designs,  all 
from  the  pen  of  C.  M.  Lesher,  tbe  tai- 
enied  ptnmauof  the  institutioo,  ba^e 
been  received.  The  work  covers  a  wide 
range  and  stamps  Mr.  Lesher  as  one  of 
our  best  all  round  penmen. 

—  Ttvo   beautifully    written   letters. 

one  in  dashy  professional  style  and  tbe 

other  in  plain  vertical  b.ind.  have  been 

received  from  L.   M.   Eelchner.     Both 

ipt  in  the  liues  of  work  ihey  represent, 

e  to  contirm  our  good  opinion  of  Mr.  Kelchner  as 

■ipt  artist. 

—  From  J.  H.  Ennis,  Newport,  Ore.,  we  have  received 
ipiite  a  package  of  excellent  business  writing  and  several 
cards. 

—  J.  K.  Ketchum,  Aurora,  III.,  submits  an  end  piece 
well  drawn. 

—  Joseph  P.  Gross.  204  East  lC4th  street,  New  York, 
sends  several  handsome  monograms. 

—  Some  cleverly  drawn  ioitials  come  from  F.  L.  Ellett, 
the  new  penman  of  Springfleld,  Mo.,  B.  C. 

—  L  W.  Hammond,  Batnvia,  N.  Y.,  does  some  bfauti- 
ful  work  in  knife  carving,  judging  by  the  speciaiens  re- 
cently submitted  to  us. 

—  W.  J.  Elliott,  associate  proprietor  of  Central  Business 
College,  Toronto,  Ont.,  combines  grace,  accuracy  and  dash 
iu  his  writing.  Several  letters  in  the  professional  style 
lead  us  to  this  conclusion. 

—  L.  J.  Egelstou,  penman  of  the  Perry  Busioefs  College, 
Ilutland,  Vt.,  desires  to  exchange  specimens  of  writing 
with  JouRNAT.  readers. 

—  W.  S.  Chamberlain,  of  Eaton  &  BnrnettB  C.  Balti- 
more, Md.,  favors  us  with  a  handsomely  written  profos-^ioual 

letter. C.  (J  Price,of  Sullivan  &Crichton  B.C.,  Atlanta, 

Ga..  ssnds  an  accurately  written  leiter  in  professional 
style. F.  W.  Tarablyn,  Sedalia,  Mo  ,  puts  some  grace- 
ful strokes  <)  tu  Madarosz  in  the  form  of  a  professional  let- 
ter.  E.  L  (Tlick,  Caton's   B.   C,  Cleveland,   O,.  sends  a 

letter    in    a  dashy,  accurate    hand. Among  the  other 

handsomely  written  It-tters  in  professional  style  received 
this  month' were  those  from   W.M.Wagner,   WashiOKion. 

D.  C,  W.  H.  Hensev,  Farmington.  III,.  H.  C.  Clark,  Phila- 
delphia. Pa.,  E.  F.  Timberraan,  Decorah,  la..  J.  L.  Hay- 
wai-d,  Vinton,    la..   O.    A.  B.    Sparboe.    Marshall,   Mich., 

E.  L.  McCaia,  Clean,  N.  Y.,  A.  J.  Cherrvhomes,  Chico, 
Texas. 

—  In  the  line  of  business  letter  writing  during  the  month 
we  have  selected  the  following  :  C.  A.  Stewart,  Archibald 
B.  C  ,  Minneapolis,  Minn.;G.  C.  Raynor.  Brooklyn.  N.  Y.; 


.T.  A.  Elstoo.  CantOD,  Mo  ;  f.  H.  Lipskv.  Boston,  Ma»!. ;  W. 
I.  Staley.  Salem,  Ore.;  W.  J.  Musser,  Washmgton,  Pa. 

—  Among  the  samples  of  cards  received  during  the  month 
we  find  some  hand-;omeIy  written  ones  from  A.  B  Cush- 
man.  Chicago.  Ill  ;  Wesley  B.  Snyder.  Lancaster.  Pa., 
sends  s>me  in  the  style  imitating  engraving  ;  C.  C.  Lister, 
Cleveland.  O.,  does  some  graceful  card  writing  when  he 
tabes  a  notion. 

—  A  haurlsom*' flourish  is  that  submitted  by  P.  T.  Ben- 
ton, Green  Bay.  Wis.,  B.  C.,and  E.  L.  McCain.  Glean,  N. 
Y"".,  drops  ia  a  few  strokes  that  surrouad  a  graceful  bird. 

—  J.  C.  Olson,  penman  of  Chamberlain's  Bus.  Academy, 
Lincoln,  Neb.,  is  coming  to  the  front.  He  sends  some 
good  business  and  professional  wj-itiug. 

—  L,  L.  Tucker,  penman  N.  J.  Bus.  Coll.,  Newark, 
N.  . J,  favors  us  with  a  tasty  bit  of  lettering  on  heavy 
cardboard. 


— A  large  package  of  samples  from  A.  D.  Deibert, 
Catasauqua,  Pa.,  embracing  business  and  professiiraal 
writing,  lettering  and  drawing,  show  that  he  is  a  versa- 
tile penman. 

— A  neat  flourish  has  been  received  from  J.  W.  Joues, 
Mt.  Auburn,  Iowa. 


Studr»t»*  Spertn 


fro 


:>me  dashy  off-hand   capitals  and  siguatu 
W.  W.  Merriman.  Bowling  Green,  Ky. 


—An  oddity  in  the  way  of  an  elaborately  shaded  script 
desigu  lias  been  sent  us  by  J.  H.  Schoonover  of  the  Deni- 
son,  Iowa,  Normal  College.  Mr.  Schoonover  writes  an 
excellent  hand. 

C.  H.  Jenkin.**,  Portland.  Maine,  favora  us  with  a  pack- 
age of  business  and  ornamental  writing  that  shows  he  is 
master  of  a  good  style. 

— H.  A,  Van  Dyck.  22.5  East  Thii-ty-ninth  street,  New 
York,  sends  some  business  and  ornamental  wiitiug  show- 
ing dash  and  a  good  conception  of  fonn. 

— Business  and  professional  writing  from  the  pen  of  H. 
H.  Bertheizel,  Buckerville,  Pa.,  lately  received,  is  ex- 
cellent. 

— H.  E.  Thompson,  penman  of  the  Central  Nonnal  Col- 
legia', (irt^at  B"iid,  Kans.,  sends  us  some  signature  work 
that  is  splendid. 

— D.  C.  Coutts,  pupil  of  A.  McLachlan,  Chatham,  Ont., 
B.  C,  writes  a  hand  that  would  do  credit  to  a  profes- 
sional. No  doubt  he  will  yet  be  found  in  the  professional 
ranks. 

—Cards  have  been  received  from  the  following  persons  : 
H.  C.  Clark,. Philadelphia,  Pa.;  W.  U.  Bums,  E.  F.  Quin- 
tal, Peoria,  111.;  D.  M.  Keefer,  Meridian.  Miss;  H.  P.  Gil- 
man.  Redington,  Nebraska. 


—  J.  F.  Barnes  of  the  Lafayette,  Ind.,  B.  C.  has  some 
good  rapid  business  writers  in  his  classes.  Many  of  the 
following,  who  are  among  the  best,  are  but  flfteeii  or  six- 
teen years  old  :  Adelaide  Murphy.  A.  (>.  Ellis.  A.  L  Yundt, 
W.  F.  Keefe,  G.  A  Washburn,' Giis.  Sohilly,  Andrew  J. 
Shick.  E.  Martin,  Jno.  Wheeler,  (ieo.  A.  Bohlinger  and 
Maggie  Wa.sson. 

—  C.  M.  Nevitt.  .T.  E.  Gardiner  and  B.  J.  Lancaster,  stu- 
dents of  D.  S.  Hill  of  CVcilian.  Ky..  B.  Care  excellent 
writers.  The  samples  sent  include  buMuess  and  orna- 
mental writing.  Mr.  Hill  favors  us  with  some  dn.shy  pro- 
f»'ssional  work  from  his  own  pen.  He  states  that  he  owes 
his  success  in  teachmg  and  as  a  writer  to  the  instructions 
received  from  The  Journal. 

—  C.  A.  Braniger,  penman  of  the  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  B. 
C,  mails  us  a  package  of  samples  of  business  writing  turned 
out  by  his  students.  It  is  good,  rapid,  plain  business  writ- 
ing. The  best  writers  in  the  lot,  we  think,  are  L.  Henry, 
Bertha  Kirchner.  L.  E  McKee,  E.  L.  Pasco,  Harry  J 
Miller  and  W.  D.  Messerly. 

—  Michigan  is  represented  by  tbe  students  of  T.  T.  Wil- 
san  of  the  International  B  C,  Saginaw.  S])eed  and  move- 
ment are  showa  in  every  stroke  ia  the  specimens  before  u-*, 
end  the  form  is  good,  too.  In  fact,  it's  good  writing. 
Among  tbe  best  writers  are  Geo.  E.  Townsend,  M.  Berry, 
Hugh  C.  Smith,  Pearl  Barney,  Fannie  Ide.  Cornelia  De- 
nt*aus.  Min  Daoust,  A,  L.  Burkholz.  Carrie  Schlatterer, 
Josephine  Stein.  W.  D.  Shaver,  Will  Weedfall. 

—  I.  C.  Shafer,  of  the  Alamo  City  B.  C,  San  Antonio, 
Tex.,  favors  us  with  several  sheets  of  business  writing 
from  the  pens  of  his  students.  The  style  and  form  are  ex- 
cellent and  when  a  little  more  speed  and  movement  are 
added  it  will  be  model  writing. 

—  A  large  number  of  sheets,  cut  fro-n  the  ledgers  of 
*he  students  of  W.  S.  Haynes,  of  the  Aurora.  III.,  B.  C, 
have  been  received.  The  work  is  the  every  day  writing  of 
the  students  and  contains,  mainly,  figures.  The  figures  are 
neat  and  the  pages  show  a  good  average  throughout. 

—  Bayless  B.  C,  Dubuque,  la.,  C.  W.  Ransom,  penman. 
sends  specimens  of  its  students'  writing.  It  is  busiuess  liko 
work— smooth  and  clein  cut.  Th«  best  writers,  in  our 
.iudgment.  are  Frank  Eogel,  Arthur  Hattmau,  H.  P.  Koepl, 
R  Nullany. 

— Geo.  Thomson,  teacher  of  writing  in  the  Acme  B.  C, 
Seattle.  Wash.,  writes  a  beautiful  business  hand,  and  liis 
students  are  following  the  good  example  he  sets  for  thom. 
So  uniformly  excellent  is  the  writing  m  the  spGcimcns  be- 
fore us  that  we  don't  dare  particularize. 

—A,  H.  Adams,  a  pupil  of  Frank  T.  Weaver,  Wilber- 
force,  O.,  sends  three  freehand  pen  sketches  that  are  cred- 
itable for  one  who  has  received  no  instruction  in  this  line 
of  work.  ' 


PHOTO-ENGRAVED  FROM  PEN  FLOURISH  BY  W.  P..  GIBSON,  PENMAN  AYDELOTTE  BUS.  COLL.,  OAKLAND.  CAL. 


114 


PENMEN   OFTEN    HEARD   OF   BUT  SELDOM   SEEN. 

IN   "BLOCKS  OF  FIVE.' 


h.-  i,njulu:itr,l   tr 


th,-   lu 


the 


I'liukinand  the  foci- 
\*'(l  to  Kansas  when 
tlu-u  until  he  was  IS 
lu-serv — a  farm.  In 
ial  department  of 
and  the  following 
the  peiunanship  de- 


<-h.H>l  i 

■TtHl 


riuvfiNity.    BaUl         .    __ 

ras  iimilt'  jissistjmt   teachi  .  ^  

lilt.  Subsrqiuntly  he  had  entire' charge  oY  the 
uiship  ami  sliorthantl  departmeuti*.  and  mniwl  the 
s  in  !i  ivt^ailiu-  lolh-ge  course  until  ISSli.  when  he 
!i.s  t,-arlKT  to  tho  Lawivnce,  Kan..  Bus.  Coll.  After 
I'aiN  lu'iv  he  engageil  to  teach  in  Amistrong's  Bus. 
1.  Dre..  and  he  spent  two  yeai-s  in  this 
nous  denartmeuts.  In  isim  he  became  con- 
he  Omaha  Com'l  College  as  penman,  and 


principjil  of  the  Business  Practice  dei/t,  and  this  pla 
still  holds. 

Mr.  Lampman  can  be  said  to  be  im  all-around  business 
college  man— having  a  gixnl  geueml  education,  besides 
benig  a  teacher  of  penmanship,  shorthand,  bookkeeping. 
Enghsh.  etc..  with  a  foudnes^  for  (and  much  skill  inl  mtuoc 
and  iwniting.  It  is  as  a  penman,  though,  that  we  kuow 
nuwt  about  Mi*.  L.  He  turns  ont  all  kinds  of  peuwork. 
accurate,  graceful  and  dasby  writing 
>  superb. 


Ml-.  Lampman's  home  life  is  most  happy.  He  is  married 
aud  has  two  children— a  boy  and  a  girl.  In  a  recent  letter 
he  says  :  "lam  thorougbly  interested  in  my  profession, 
and  have  great  faith  in  business  colleges  ;  Tbelieve  that 
they  offer  a  field  worthy  a  man's  best  efforts." 


Illinois  has  produced  some  great  men — and  some  great 
penmen.  A.  D.  Taylor  is  proud  to  hail  from  this  State. 
His  first  writing  lessons  were  taken  from  H.  H.  Miller,  a 
traveling  \vriting  teacher.  He  won  the  prize  (a  year's  sub- 
scription to  The  Journal)  for  the  greatest  improvement, 
and  his  ambition  to  become  a  great  penman  dates  from  the 
time  he  received  the  first  copv.  In  1888  he  took  a  com- 
mercial coui-se  at  Elliott's  Bus.  Coll.,  Burlington,  la.,  and 
took  some  penmanship  lessons  from  I.  W.  Piei-son.  In  1885 
he  studied  with  Worthington  &  Palmer  in  Chicago  for 
several  months,  and  in  August  of  that  year  was  engaged 
as  penman  by  the  Bryant  &  Stratton  Bus.  Coll.  of  Chicago 
After  spending  a  year  with  this  school  he  came  to  New 
York.  In  1887  he  was  engaged  as  penman  by  D.  B. 
VVilbams  of  the  Los  Angeles,  Cal..  Bus.  Coll..  and  re- 
mained there  two  years.  He  returned  to  Burlington  and 
worked  for  Mr.  Elliott  for  three  vears.  During  18!I2  he 
was  employed  filling  out  names  m  invitations  for  the 
World's  Columbian  Commission.  He  was  next  emploved 
with  the  Chicago  Guaranty  Fund  Life  Society  as  polio* 
writer.     Ver\-    recently    he  has  been  secured'  by  J.   F. 


Smith,  principal  of  the  Galveston,  Tex,,  Bus.  Uni.,  as  pen- 
man of  that  institution. 

Mr.  Taylor's  specialty  is  script,  and  in  this  line  he  does 
most  accurate,  graceful,  delicate  work.  We  have  some  of 
his  work  that  for  delicacy  of  touch  we  have  never  seen  ex- 
celled. Lessons  by  mail  and  specimen  making  occupy 
muc;h  of  Mr.  Taylor's  time. 


Waynesville,  HI.,  wa.s  the  birthplace  of  A.  B.  Cushman, 
and  the  year  was  18(1.5.  In  lS77he  removed  to  Kansas,  and 
spent  his  time  working  on  a  farm,  aud  att^ending  public 
schools  for  several  yeare.  Gaskell's  Compendium  and 
some  travebng  teachers  of  writing  started  him  on  the 
chirographic  roa<l,  and  be  next  took  a  course  in  the  Law- 
renc-e,  Kan.,  Bus.  Coll.  About  this  time  a  copy  of  The 
JorRNALfell  into  his  hands  and  inspired  him  to  become  a 
penman.  From  the  penmen's  papers  he  says  he  has  de- 
rived most  of  his  skill.  Next  we  find  him  a  student  in  the 
penmanship  department  of  the  Gem  City  Bus.  Coll., 
Quincy,  HI.,  imbibing  inspiration  and  poetical  penmauship 
from  our  old  friend.  PMelding  Schofield.  Mr.  Cushman 
spent  two  years  at  bookkeeping,  and  in  188!)  became  in- 
terested in  the  automatic  pen,  and  fi'om  that  time  he  has 
talked  while  awake  and  dreamt  while  asleep  of  the  auto- 
matic pen  and  automatic  penmansbip.  He  not  only  writes 
but  talks  automatically.  He  visited  Prof.  E.  E.  Bellamy 
of  Norwalk,   O.,  an  automatic  artist,  and  took  a  short 


^^C7r, 


r^cn/tioM  dTUitOycttt/uiLy 


115 


course  of  instruction  from  him  ;  and  he  also  visited  J. 
\V.  Stoakes.  the  patentee  and  manufacturer  of  the  auto- 
matic pen.  and  in  this  way  obtained  many  pointers.  He 
has  studied  and  worked  on  automatic  penmanship  until  he 
has  acquired  wonderful  skill.  His  whole  time  is  given  to 
this  class  of  penwork,  and  a.s  a  result  he  has  built  up  a  big 
mail  order  busme.***  in  busine.'«  and  professional  \mting. 
Jlr.  C.  does  splendid  work.  Mr.  Cushman  is  married  and 
has  a  son  four  years  old,  whom  he  has  framed  to  respond 
to  the  letter-carrier's  whistle  and  open  the  mail— all  antc- 
matically.; 

c.  w.  JONES. 

C.  W.  Jones  claims  Batesville  in  the  Buckeye  State  as 
his  birthplace.  Nineteen  years  of  his  life  were  spent  on 
his  father's  farm.  An  old  file  of  The  Jocrxal  tallmg  into 
his  posses.'<iou  about  16  years  ago  imbued  him  with  the  idea 
of  becoming  a  penman.  Gaskell's  Compendium  caught 
hus  eve,  and  we  next  find  him  as  a  student  in  Michael's 
School  of  Penmanship.  He  entered  this  institution  Nov. 
1,  18W2,  and  graduated  "  with  highest  honors  "  on  Dec.  W, 
1HS2 — IB  days.  One  year  was  spent  in  itinerant  teaching, 
and  one  year  each  with  the  Somerton,  O.,  Nor.  School  and 
the  New  Concord,  O.,  Bus.  Coll.,  as  penman.  The  follow- 
ing year  he  spent  in  itinerant  teaching  in  the  West,  and 
then  put  in  eighteen  months  as  penman  of  the  Southwest- 
cm  Bus.  Coll.,  Wichita,  Kan.  Itinerant  teaching  and 
card-writing  filled  in  another  year.  For  several  years  he 
was  bookkeeper  in  wholesale  dry  goods  store,  insm-ance 
office  and  U.  S.  Pension  Office.  At  present  he  is  penman 
of  the  Martin  Bus.  Coll.,  Brockton,  Mass.,  and  is  a  very  en- 
thusiastic teacher.  He  makes  a  specialt.v  of  mail  order 
penmanship,  and  is  givitlg  satisfaction  in  this  line. 


America's  "  smartest "  seaside  resort,  Newport,  E.  I., 
wa»  the  birthplace  of  F.  M.  Sisson— and  there  he  still  re- 
sides. His  education  was  received  in  the  local  public 
schools.  Prof.  H.  Champlin,  now  supervisor  of  writing  in 
Cincinnati,  was  his  teacher  in  penmanship,  Mr.  Sisson  re- 
ceiving fii-Ht  prize  for  gl'eatest  improvement  in  one  of  Mr. 
Champlin's  large  classes.  Later  he  assisted  Mr.  Champlin 
in  teaching.  At  present,  and  for  the  past  seven  years,  he 
has  been  emploved  as  bookkeeper  in  a  large  mercantile 
establishment,  lie  conducts  his  penmanship  classes  in  the 
evenings,  and  has  private  pupils  in  both  penmanship  and 
bookkeeping.  Asa  side  issue  ne  has  a  mail  order  penman- 
ship busines,s  and  is  doing  well  in  this  work. 


LESSONS   IN    PROFESSIONAL  WRITING. 

BY  0.    P.  ZANER,  COLUMBUS,   O. 

No.  5. 

[INITIAL  MADE  IN    JOURNAL  OFFICE.] 

.1  I',;,'  I'nrliny  Words  About  Small  Leilcrs. 

OW  since  we  have  begun  the  prac- 
tice of  capitals,  do  not  neglect  the 
small  letters.  Keep  in  mind  the 
fact  that  they  are  of  chief  im- 
portance, and  that  yonr  success  as 
a  penman  will  be  more  sure  and 
permanent  if  you  write  the  small 
letters  uniformly  well  than  if  you  dash  off  breezy 
capitals  at  the  e.^jpense  of  the  small  forms.  Ease  of 
execution  will  do  more  toward  making  your  forms 
graceful  than  anything  else,  save  an  accurate  knowl- 
edge of  form  ;  but  the  two  together— form  and  move- 
ment— are  the  main  requirements.  If  you  have 
them  you  are  fortunate,  but  if  you  have  them  to  get 
you  need  not  despair.  You  will  find  that  there  is 
more  pleasure  in  pursuit  than  in  possession,  though 
there  may  be  more  satisfaction  in  baring  them  than 
in  having  them  to  get. 

l'iilintii,riilr.i  /or  Capital  Hraetlcr. 

The  preliminary  exercises  and  principles  at  the 
top  of  each  plate  should  be  mastered  before  begin- 
ning the  letters.  See  that  your  shades  are  com- 
paratively short,  sUek  and  fat,  and  your  ovals  full, 
free  and  graceful.  To  secure  these  essentials  you 
must  let  the  arm  revolve  freely  on  the  muscle  within 
the  sleeve  at  the  elbow,  using  a  pretty  brisk  and 
forceful,  yet  delicate  action.  The  power  should 
come  cliietiy  from  the  shoulder.  The  muscle  in 
front  of  the  elbow  must  serve  as  the  main  sender  of 
motion  and  of  control.  This  rest  may  be  near  the 
edge  of  the  table.  In  fact,  the  elbow  may  be  off 
the  edge  of  the  table,  but  the  whole  weight  of  the 
arm  should  rest.  The  arm  may  be  placed  further 
on  the  table  for  small  letters. 

Do  not  fail  to  keep  the  position  recommended, 
that  of  having  the  forearm  at  right  angles  with  the 
connective  elant.  Shift  the  elbow  to  the  right  often 
or  the  paper  to  the  left.  For  capitals,  the  arm  may 
be  held  more  nearly  at  right  angles  to  the  line  on 
which  you  write.  As  will  be  seen,  the  heaviest  part, 
the  shades  in  the  forms  on  the  first  plate,  are  about 
half  the  height,  while  those  of  the  second  plate  are 
near  the  line.  The  tendency  is  to  curve  the  down- 
ward strokes  in  these  reverse  ovals  too  much.  When 
yon  find  it  diSicnU  to  determine  the  exact  curvature 
of  a  stroke,  turn  to  lesson  one  and  study  the  first 


plate.  For  it  is  as  necessary  that  you  study  form 
and  s€cnre  accuracy  in  capitals  as  well  as  in  small 
letters, 

.Hi/Hti^m,  Sl/mmeti'if  and    ttmpUeity  for  Capitals. 

The  tendency  of  young  students  is  to  care  more  for 
indiscriminate  flourishing  than  for  system,  symmetry 
and  simplicity.  The  day  for  flourish  burdened  capi- 
tals and  cramped  small  letters  is  past — they  were 
the  allies  of  whole  arm  and  finger  movements.  To- 
day, the  handwriting  that  pleases  most  must  be 
written  with  a  uniformly  free,  graceful  and  con- 
trollable movement,  alike  on  capitals  and  small  let- 
ters.  In  fact,  the  movement  which  is  employed  in 
small  letters  ought  to  be  employed  to  systematize  the 
capitals,  and  the  motion  employed  in  capitals  should 
be  utilized  to  give  freedom,   grace  and  strength  to 


Criticism   Column; 


R.  R.  S..  O. — Your  work  is  first-rate.  If  vou  will  eradi- 
cate a  few  angles  it  will  be  still  better,  "f  he  rolling  mo- 
tion of  which  you  speak  is  the  cause  of  so  many  angles. 
To  overcome  this  rolling  action  see  that  the  little  fliiger 
slides  more  freely  to  the  right  in  the  connective  strokes 
and  that  the  arm  acts  more  a*  a  hinge  at  the  elbow. 

W.  E.  P.,  Mass. — As  business  writing  vour  practice  is 
good,  save  that  it  is  a  little  slow,  but  lus  artistic  it  is  not 
worth  much.  Your  strokes  and  touch  are  too  heav.v,  and 
you  do  not  raise  the  pen  often  enough.  If  you  want  to 
learn  to  write  an  artistic  style  you  must  "study  light, 
shade,  curvature  and  delicacy, 

A.  H.,  Jr.,  N.  J. — Your  movements  are  yet  too  uncer- 
tain, weak  and  spasmodic.  Di-ill  upon  exercises  with  a 
firm,  uniform,  steady  movement.  In  coming  to  the  line, 
don't  check  the  motion  so  abruptly,  as  that  causes  an  angle 
where  there  should  be  a  turn.  You  have  the  a'bility  to 
become  an  artist  at  penmanship. 

J.  S.  M.,  O.— The  hump  on  your  ^  is  too  rounding,  and 


ccmmm 


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^  ^^^^?^^M^' 


'^^xL^     (:p\f^y\\    d^'^^^^^ 


BY  C,  P.  ZANER.  ACCOMPANYING  HIS  LESSON. 


the  small  letters.    Therefore,   do  not  divorce   the 
movements  too  completely. 

Hotv  tf)   .IFrik'j   Orrtts  (iiid   Shatlvs. 

The  direct  oval  forms  should  be  made  with  a  full, 
forceful  action  from  the  start.  The  shade  should  be 
produced  with  a  firm  but  not  spasmodic  action. 
The  fingers  must  not  act,  bat  grip  and  hold  the  pen 
more  firmly  than  at  other  times  (though  this  will  be 
somewhat  unconscious).  The  reverse  oval  forms  are 
finished  with  a  little  more  of  a  snap-like  action  on 
account  of  the  shortness  aod  fullness  of  the  shade. 
This  shade  should  begin  at  half  the  height.  And 
right  here  let  me  add  that  shading  requires  a  double 
action.  Not  only  must  the  pen  be  driven  about  a 
central  point  to  produce  the  full,  graceful  oval,  but 
it  must  be  forced  up  and  down  (the  points  forced 
apan  and  then  allowed  to  return  to  their  normal 
position)  as  well,  and  at  the  same  time.  This  re- 
quires what  is  generally  termed  an  "elastic  "  action. 
It  is  this  flexible  and  elastic  action  that  produces  the 
short,  full,  smooth  and  sparkling  shade  which  dis- 
tinguishes professional  wriiing  from  amateur  efforts. 
Another  very  general  tendency  is  to  curve  the  up 
strokes  too  much  and  to  make  them  too  sluggishly 
and  lightly.  That  is,  the  tendency  is  to  use  a  move- 
ment which  lacks  force  :  a  movement  not  direct  from 
the  elbow.  To  overcome  this,  it  is  well  to  see  that 
the  little  finger  slips  freely  with  each  up  stroke  and 
that  the  motion  comes  direct  from  the  elbow,  the 
forearm  serving  aa  a  radius. 


many  of  the  turns  on  short  letters  are  the  same.  Down 
strokes  are  not  uniform  in  slant.  Your  Ts  are  fine,  indeed. 
Your  work  looks  a  little  too  dehcate.  It  looks  as  though 
vou  were  conscious  of  exposing  it  to  my  critical  eyes. 
Develop  more  confidence. 

D.  B.  W.,  111. — Your  work  is  too  rapid.  Not  thought- 
ful enough.  Your  practice  is  such  as  would  be  required 
for  business,  not  artistic  writing.  You  need  to  put  in  an 
extra  amount  of  time  in  strengthening  and  slowing-up 
your  movements.  Think  of  each  stroke  as  you  make  it. 
This  will  prevent  too  much  haste. 

P.  H.  H.,  lU.— The  crossings  iu  voiu-  2'«  are  too  low, 
caused  by  not  forming  the  proper  shoulder  to  the  loop  l)e- 
fore  starting  down.  Yonr/'s  are  not  free  enough  ana  the 
shade  is  too  low.    Cultivate  more  freedom  of  movement. 

W.  B.  C.  Tenn.— Study  your  z's  closely.     Your  word 
practice  is  not  free  enough.     Don't  check  your  freedom 
when  pi-acticing  words.     Otherwise  yom-  work  is  O.  K. 
Za.vek. 

Summer  is  Seed-time. 

We  have  just  got  fi-om  the  press  a  new  catalogue  of 
diplomas,  etc.,  for  business  and  sUorthau'l  schnnis  Tin* 
attention  of  schools  that  use  high-grade  adv^  rfi-ini:  litin- 
ture  is  called  to_om'  beautifully  illuptratrfi  lii-K  [.imt 
school  joximals  for  printing  in  two  colorw.  < 'ih  -•-u.  -  aiili 
small  page,  one  with  large.  Each  series  U)  \n:  hud  m  ciilier 
four  or  eight  page  form.  If  you  need  a  letter-heading,  we 
have  a  .Aecia]  catalogue  devoted  |to  that  (a«k  forU  A). 
We  can  sell  you  the  cut  or  print  your  stationery  to  order. 
Our  two  cut  catalogues  should  help  you  to  find  appropriate 
designs  for  newspaper  and  circular  advertising.  Anything 
you  want  in  the  line  of  designing  and  engraving.  Half- 
tones from  $1.50.  By  the  way.  isn't  it  time  to  get  away 
from  that  old  catalogue-cover  style  that  schools  have  been 
using  for  a  generation,  and  adopt  something  in  touch  with 
modem  art  ideas  ■*  We  have  a  great  many  things  on  hand 
that  schools  use.  We  can  do  a  sreat  many  things  that 
schools  want  done.  Write  to  us  if  vou  need  us.  Ames  & 
Rollinson  Company,  2(K3  Broadway,  Vew  York. 


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Pen-Holding   as   Taught   and 
Practiced. 

BY   L.    D.   TETER,    DAVENPORT,   IOWA. 

The  subject  indicated  by  the  above 
caption  uaturally  divides  itself  into  two 
general  divisions  ;  First,  pen-holding  as 
tanglit  in  both  public  and  private  schools ; 
second,  the  manner  of  holding  the  pen 
as  practiced  by  students,  penmanship 
teachers,  and  all  persons  who  find  it  nec- 
essary to  use  a  pen. 

All  teachers  will  certainly  agree  that, 
in  order  to  execute  penmanship  with  ink, 
a  pen  and  holder  must  be  grasped  or  held 
in  some  manner  ;  whether  with  the  right 
or  left  hand,  between  the  teeth  or  with 
the  toes.  We  often  meet  individuals 
who  are  able  to  e.'cecute  very  good  script 
forms  by  liolding  the  pen  with  the  left 
hand,  and  some  per.sons  are  able  to  do  so 
by  holding  it  with  either  the  right  or  the 
left  hand. 

Shall  those  who  grasp  the  penholder 
with  the  left  hand  be  taught  the  same 
position  as  those  who  hold  it  with  the 
right  V  Shall  tlie  young  lady  whose  hands 
are  delicate  and  slender  be  taught  to  hold 
the  pen  in  the  same  position  as  her  sister 
wliose  hands  are  short  and  thick  ?  Shall 
the  young  man  whose  liand  is  light  and 
ela.stic  be  taught  the  same  position  as  his 
brother  whose  hand  is  large  and  heavy  ? 
or  shall  he  be  taught  to  hold  the  pen  in 
the  same  position  as  the  young  lady 
whose  hands  are  delicate  and  slender,  or 
do  we  teach  all  members  of  our  class  to 
hold  the  pen  in  exactly  the  same  manner  ; 
Judging  t'rotu  my  experience,  both  as 
a  student  and  a.s  a  teacher.  I  believe  the 
latter  with  possibly  a  very  tew  exceptions 
to  be  true.     Am  I  right  or  am  I  wrong  y 

I  quote  the  following  from  Mr.  E.  M. 
Cavins'  article  in  the  November  num- 
ber of  the  H'cjifeni  Penman  : 

As  to  wh«t  is  a  good  position  and  a  proper 

r  of  hoWing  the  peu  authorities  usually 

«,  and   since  every  loader  of  The  ftiiman 

urely   acquainted  with  these  (acts,  your 


ft»cenino-Fficr  9F-r/fiil  9f  Tm^H. 

patience  and  perseverance  may  be  relied  upou 
to  make  good  position  and  peu-holding. 

That  authorities  in  the  past  have  agreed 
In  this  particular  is  self-evident,  when 
we  remember  that  Father  Spencer  tells 
us,  "  The  hand  glides  on  the  nails  of  the 
third  and  fourth  fingers  ; "  also  that  all 
books  of  instruction  on  the  subject  of 
penmanship  which  have  been  published 
siuce  he  has  passed  away  teach  us  mate- 
rially the  same  thing. 

The  greater  number  of  teachers  of  to- 
day in  giving  lessons  in  the  columns  of 
our  penmanship  journals  incorporate  a 
sentence  in  their  instructions  something 
like  this  :  •■  Double  the  last  two  fingers 
under  the  hand  until  the  tips  of  the  nails 
rest  on  the  puper."  The  phrase,  "  until 
the  tips  of  the  nails  rest  on  the  paper,"  is 
very  pleasaat  to  the  ear,  and  this  position 
reproduced  either  from  photograph  or 
pen  and  ink  sketch  is  most  pleasing  to  the 
eye.  Whatever  the  position  may  be,  all 
must  agree  that  the  pen  should  be  held  in 
such  manner  as  to  produce  the  best  possi- 
ble results  with  the  least  expenditure  of 
muscular  effort,  and  that  this  position 
should  be  taught.  Carlyle  tells  us  that 
habit  is  the  greatest  force  in  nature.  It 
is  true  that  early  acquired  habits  in  pen- 
holding  assert  themselves  in  after  vears. 
Hence,  it  naturally  follows  that  the  stu- 
dent should  be  taught  the  position  which 
is  the  easiest,  most  natural,  and  the  best 
suited  for  his  individual  hand  :  and  not 
necessarily  the  very  same  position  which 
Is  used  by  his  teacher,  whose  hands  are 
dilTerently  shaped,  and  whose  habit  of 
position  is  long  since  established,  be  it 
natural  or  acquired. 

ttadieat   Difference,    of  Hand    Structure. 

The  physique  of  different  individuals  Is 
by  nature  peculiar  to  themselves.     Our 


movements,  gestures,  attitu3ewhile  walk- 
ing, running,  standing  or  sitting,  and 
our  general  make  -  up,  even  to  the 
pulsations  of  the  heart,  all  differ 
from  those  of  every  other  person.  Since 
the  hands  of  all  persons  are  not  of  the 
same  structure,  is  it  not  reasonable  that 
each  should  be  taught  to  acquire  the  habit 
of  holding  the  pen  in  the  position  which 
is  the  most  natural  one  for  them  to  use  7 
For  illustration,  let  us  suppose  that  we 
have  but  two  students.  A  and  B.  in  our 
penmanship  class.  The  last  two  fingers  on 
Mr.  A's  right  hand  are  six  inches  in 
length  and  those  on  Mr.  B's  hand  are  but 
two  inches.  Now,  shall  we  s&y '•  Atten- 
tion, class:  double  the  last  two  fingers  un- 
der the  liand  until  the  tips  of  the  nails 
rtst  on  the  paper,"  or  shall  we  endeavor 
to  instruct  each  one  to  hold  the  pen  in 
such  a  position  as  to  enable  him  to  write 
with  the  least  expenditure  of  effort  and 
yet  produce  the  best  results,  whether  this 
be  with  the  hand  resting  on  the  tips  of 
the  nails  or  the  first  or  second  knuckle 
Joints?  If  all  shall  be  instructed  to  rest 
the  hand  on  the  tips  of  the  nails,  then 
Mr.  A  in  the  illustration  must  either 
grasp  the  holder  five  inches  from  the  point 
of  the  pen  or  write  with  his  peu  four 
inches  from  the  paper.  As  ridiculous  as- 
this  may  seem,  it  is  the  principle  which 
we  advocate  and  the  disadvantage  under 
which  m'any  of  the  members  of  our  class 
labor  when  we  instruct  all  to  rest  the 
hand  on  the  tips  of  the  nails.  Many 
students'  fingers  are  of  such  length  and 
the  structure  of  the  hand  such  as  to  ren- 
der this  position  not  only  unnatural,  but 
difficult  to  acquire,  and  radically  wrong 
when  acquired. 

For  the  purpose  of  illustrating  the  fact 
that,  as  a  rule,  the  same  position  is  taught 
to  all  pupils  regardless  of  the  size  or 
shape  of  hand.  I  quote  from  a  lesson  on 
pen-holding  in  a  recent  number  of  a 
leading  penmanship  journal : 

The  Influence  of  the  thumb  upon  hand  positions  can 
tiardlv  be  overestimated.  It  lends  the  same  support  to 
the  tinkers  Ihat  the  bevstone  does  to  the  arch,  the 
end  of  the  thumb  should  strike  the  holder  s<iuarely 
at  such  an  angle  that  It  will  point  directly  ihrouiih 
the  center  of  ihe  toreflnKer  at  the  llrst  Joint,  and  with 
both  Its  Joints  bent  outward.  The  lower  the  wrist 
falls  thestronger  the  position,  and  the  less  the  Uabll- 
Itv  to  press  down  at  point  of  pen.  The  wrist  shon  <1 
neeer  touch.  The  same  position  should  be  renulred 
In  aU  grades. 

We  may  all  agree  that  the  influence  of 
the  thumb  upon  hand  position  is  para- 
mount, but  to  make  the  sweeping  asser- 
tion that  the  thumb  should  strike  the 
holder  squarely,  and  at  such  an  angle  that 
It  will  point  directly  through  the  center 
of  the  forefinger  at  the  first  joint,  is  cer- 
tainly erroneous  when  applied  to  all  indi- 
viduals. Suppose  the  thumb  to  be  four 
inches  in  length.  Would  it  then  assume 
this  position  with  ease  ?  The  thumbs  of 
some  persons  are  proportionately  longer 
than  those  of  other  individuals ;  and 
while  perhaps  this  position  may  be  correct 
for  many,  it  is  certainly  incorrect  for 
others. 

If  the  wrists  of  different  individuals  as- 
sume different  positions  as  regards  the 
nearness  to  the  desk,  why  will  not  the 
little  girl  whose  wrist  is  round  and  ex- 
ceedingly fleshy  naturally  antl  with  pro- 
priety touch  the  paper  with  her  wrist  as 
she  glides  the  hand  across  the  sheet  ?  If 
all  students'  hands  were  of  the  same  size 
and  shape  ;  if  the  fingers  and  thumb  of 
each  one  were  of  the  same  length  and 
thickness  as  the  corresponding  members 
on  the  bands  on  each  and  every  other 
student  ;  if  the  closed  hands  of  all  indi- 
viduals naturally  assumed  the  same  posi- 
tions :  if  all  arms  were  of  the  same 
length  and  all  corresponding  muscles 
were  of  the  same  size  and  tenor  :  then  we 
should  certainly  be  an  ardent  advocate  of 
this  iron-clad  position  for  all.  But  since 
no  two  hands  are  of  the  same  structure, 
we  believe  it  would  be  nearer  the  truth 
to  say  that  no  two  students  should  hold 
the  pen  in  the  same  manner,  than  it  is  to 
Instnict  all  to  hold  it  with  one  and  the 
■tame  position.  The  hand  position  which 
is  naturally  and  scientifically  correct  for 
one  person  may  be  equally  as  incorrect 
for  all  others  ;  and  that  position  tor  pen- 
holding  which  is  the  best  to  teach  one 
member  of  the  class  may  be  the  position 
which  all  other  members  should  be  in- 
structed not  to  acquire. 

I  am  led  to  believe  that  if  all  teachers 
would  study  the  subject  of  pen  holding 
with  reference  to  each  member  of  the 
olass.  instead  of  considering  it  from  gen- 
eral principles,  the  methods  of  instruc- 
tion would  soon  be  materially  changed. 


I  have  in  my  class  three  students  who 
hold  the  pen  in  such  manner  that  the 
wrist  glides  on  the  paper  and  the  hand 
rests  on  the  knuckle  joints  of  the 
third  and  fourth  fingers.  Shall  I  in- 
struct them  to  elevate  the  wrist  and 
rest  the  hand  on  the  tips  of  the  nails,  or 
•hall  they  be  instructed  to  continue  to 
nse  that  position  which  is  the  most  nat- 
ural for  them  and  the  best  suitetl  for  their 
individuality? 

Teaching    and   Doina. 

It  is  a  noticeable  fact  that  the  position 
of  pen-holding  nsed  by  many  teachers  of 
penmanship  differs  materially  from  that 
which  they  teach.  I  have  in  mind  a 
leading  teacher  of  penmanship,  under 
whose  tuition  I  was  once  placed,  who 
taught  the  recognized  position  to  all  his 
students,  while  he  used  a  different  hand 
position  in  all  private  work.  Another 
teacher  of  national  reputation  once  in- 
structed me  to  rectify  the  error  into  which 
he  said  I  had  fallen  of  resting  my  hand 
on  the  knuckle  joint  of  the  fourth  finger 
and  the  face  of  the  nail  of  the  third. 
Within  two  minutes  from  that  time  I  no- 
ticed him  using  the  position  which  he 
had  instructed  me  to  avoid. 

I  have  been  guilty  of  instructing  stu- 
dents to  use  positions  which  I  did  not  and 
could  not  use,  and  I  have  also  instructed 
many  to  avoid  the  habits  and  practices  of 
pen-holding  which  I  cherished.  I  fear 
that  there  are  many  teachers  who  have 
been  and  are  yet  teaching  hand  positions 
which  are  as  different  from  those  they 
use  as  Jerome's  "just  for  five  minutes" 
is  from  the  actual  time  that  elapses  be- 
tween being  awakened  in  the  morning 
and  when  he  gets  up  willingly.  Why  is 
it  that  the  average  business  college  stu- 
dent changes  his  position  of  pen-holding 
and  style  of  penmanship  so  soon  after 
leaving  school  ?  What  is  the  reason  that 
many  of  our  students  who  do  the  best 
work  in  the  class  execute  very  poor  pen- 
manship when  working  in  their  books? 
What  explanation  can  we  offer  to  the 
fact  that  traveling  men,  bookkeepers,  and 
office  men  in  general  are  better  writers 
than  the  average  penman  is  when  placed 
in  a  similar  position,  and  under  any  and 
all  circumstances  ?  To  prove  that  this  is 
true,  I  refer  you  to  the  hotel  register  in 
which  you  recently  wrote  your  name. 

I  believe  that  the  reason  so  many  of 
our  students  change  the  style  of  their 
penmanship  after  entering  upon  the 
active  duties  of  life  is  due  to  the  fact  that 
they  have  been  taught  hand  positions 
which  were  unnatural  for  them  and  not 
adapted  to  the  structure  of  their  hand. 
As  a  natural  sequence,  they  drift  from 
the  "  class-position  "  as  soon  as  they  leave 
the  school  room  and  are  from  under  the 
guidance  of  the  teacher. 

In  conclusion,  I  believe  it  to  be  folly  to 
teach  the  same  hand  positions  to  all  stu- 
dents. I  do  not  wish  to  be  understood, 
however,  to  hold  the  view  that  no  two 
students  should  be  taught  the  same  po- 
sition, or  that  no  two  intiividuals  hold  the 
pen  in  the  same  manner  ;  but  it  does  seem 
to  me  that  a  thorough  study  of  the  subject 
is  suflicient  to  prove  conclusively  that 
the  hand  position  which  is  best  suited  to 
one  person  cannot  be  successfully  adopted 
by  all  others.  I  also  believe  that  a  care- 
ful observation  of  the  practices  of  others 
and  a  study  of  the  position  which  we 
ourselves  use,  will  demonstrate  the  fact 
that  the  majority  of  penmen,  as  well  as 
students  and  all  persons  who  use  the  pen- 
holder, do  not  adhere  to  the  positions  of 
pen-holding  which  are  generally  recog- 
nized as  correct  and  applicable  to  all. 


Vertical   Spelling. 

Judbing  from  thousands  of  letters  and 
articles  examined  that  came  from  public 
and  private  schools,  principals,  teachers, 
and  pupils,  and  business  and  professional 
men,  we  are  led  to  believe  that  upright 
spelling  is  needed  aa  much  or  more  than 
upright  writing.  Our  brethren  of  the 
literary  schools  mustn't  think  that  they 
are  not  included  in  the  above,  for  they 
are.  Writing  teachers  should  be  very 
careful  about  spelling,  because  of  the 
additional  prominence  given  every  letter 
by  the  settingitgetatrom  a  beautiful  hand- 
writing. No  good  reason  can  be  given 
why  a  teacher  of  any  branch  should  be 
allowed  to  spell  poorly. 


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IJusiness  Ui 
versity  is  constantly  in  receipt  of  applications 
for  more  commercial  tenchei'S'who  are  penmen 
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Regards  to  all  my  friends  In  the  U.  S. 
and  Europe,  who  have  known  me 
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WRITES  RIGHT.     That  is  the 


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TI1E.IOIRNAL  now  remhei.  more  Public  School  Teachers  noil  OrDcers  WHO  HAVE 
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some  e.xpert  assistance  in  the  del- 
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The  Phonographic  Institute  pub- 
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Bureau  of  Education  calls  the  Am- 
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has  a  special  department  for  the 
examination  of  teachers  and  the  cer- 
tification of  those  who  are  found  to 
possess  a  competent  knowledge  of 
phonography. 

It  works  therefore  like  this — if 
the  candidate  for  the  place  you 
have  to  fill  holds  the  certificate  you 
inow  he  is  all  right ;  if  he  does  not 
hold  it,  you  know  he  maybe  all  right. 
Write  to  us  and  we  will  send  you  a 
complete  list  of  certificated  teachers 
now  wanting  engagements.  Ad- 
dress, 

THE  PHONOGRflPHIC  IHSTITOTE, 

CINCINNATI,  OHIO. 
BENN  PITMAN,  President. 
JEROME  B.  HOWARD.  Director. 


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PAWTUCKET,    R.    I. 


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^S^^S^nmaru>  Q^':L^a,uuiS 


Schools. 


Indiana, 

INDIANAPOLIS   BUSINESS  UNIVERSITY.    Ei- 

inMUhwj  IM.W  Hii.tnt'**. shorthniirl.  Peninannhlp. 
rrt-l'arabjrr .  Individual  In-trucll -n.  600  »t-J- 
<l<-ni«  fiitiiually-  Open  all  y*'ar.  Writ*  for  full 
InrumialJon.    E  J.  HEEII.  Pren. 

INDIANAPOLIS    COLLEOE    OP    COnnERCB. 

Acliial  l»u»1n(.*«  from  mart  to  DnHh.  A  roul^  V*-- 
[.ortcrijf  :iit  yt-am' rxiKTl«-n«-e  trarlii-8  Shorthand. 
Iliiiiil«.rri.«t  VlLyil  .luart.Tr.  lu  Indiana.  Klcjn- 
t..r  .-li-iirl,- llitlit.Kn"  and  wlcani  heat.  Write  for 
li.f..ri,,aflr,n     "  JOURNAL  BL'ILDIXO."  Monument 

5PKNCERIAN    BUSINESS    COLLEOE.    InilUn- 

uuf.ll*  Ind  KndfiriM'd  t)v  state  ^nperlntendent  of 
I'tihlle  lni.lnic-tlon  leadlnit  erlueator*  and  buiil- 
iieVamen      Cataloinie  free.    E.  E.  ADMIKE.  I'res. 


!^'>S'^Pia^ 


/IDissourl. 


00  To'sPALOINOS  COanEHCIAL  COLLEOE^ 

Twentv-nlnth  year.  Oldest,  laruesl.  best,  Eaft 
\l"nS\-  V  I-ffe  BlUg..  Kaii.i5  City,  Mo.  Book- 
keeidntt  Shorthand.  Typewriting.  Telegraphy. 
Fngll.h '  Ilranihes.  Modem  LangiingM.  et<r.  at 
lowe.t  rale"  Cotalogtie  tree.  Telephone  11.4. 
.1.  E.  sl'ALDlXti.  A.M..  President. 


GoloraDo. 


Cstablistiesrideo.'-^  Buelnesa  collese  Co. 

"Jlejas. 

ALAMO    CITY    BUSINESS    COLLEOE.     Normal 

.Veadem  V .  Miorlhuud.  TyiK-wrltlng  and  Telegraph 
hiHtltnte.     Seiirl    for    eatalogiie.     San    Antonio. 

IHasbviUe,  ^enn. 

DkAUOHON'S    PRACTICAL    BUSINESS    COL- 

I,c,{iK  iiti-l  s<lif,ol  of  Penmanship.  Shorthand. 
TUMMTIIIOK.  TdHBrnphv.  ele.  students  reoelved 
tr..iii  /ill  parts  of  the  world.    Send  tor  IZUpaBo 

©eorflla. 

SULLIVAN    &    CRICMTON'S    BUSINESS    COL- 

LKOR.  Seho,.!  of  shorthand  and  Teh'grnphy. 
Atlanta.  Oa.  I.eadlnK  college  South,  tour  pen. 
men.    Catalogue  free. 

Connecticut. 


Callfornta. 


MoiH'.    siicclol  I'eunianshlji  Deuai 

(if  U.  K.  WEHUER.    H.  B.  WORCESTER,  Pres. 

<nRALD'5     BUSINESS    COLLEQe.     San     Fn 

.■l-if.    I'lir  ;iU  yo/iTd  tlie  InrtcPHl  iirivatp  scliool  « 
.if  I  tlli■;l^;n.    I2,inw  fomipr  jiupils  uow  prosper 


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KiiKll.-4h 
■  TyiM'wr 

Xoutslana. 

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SOUTH. 

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and  Lllcrarj'  Institute.  New  Orleans,  La. 

IRortb  CaroUna. 

CHARLOTTE  COM.  COLL.,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 


U^cntvichj?. 


•  tVlLUVU  B.  SUlTll, 


Catalogue  free. 


,  Loxloatan.  Kr. 


TRIlest  Wlrflinla. 

I! 

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whei'lliig,   \v.    Va.    .1.  M.    FKASHER.   Prln. 

®bio. 

MIAMI  COMMERCIAL  COLLEOE,  Dayton, Ohio. 

A.  D.  WILT.  President.    Loug  established.    Thor- 
ough and  inexpensive. 
THE  NEW  PBNROD  TRAINING  SCHOOL.    For 

eomin.T.-hil  l,„,.luT«,  and  for  expert  accountants. 
F,  M,  t-HOlUlLL.  Manager.  Columbus.  Ohio. 

We  luke  (Ills  opportunKv 

ot  tlieAuT-IouHNAl.,  expt'ptinmo  enter  a  uumiiess 
rolU'Ke.  that  before  aitetiilliiK  any  sehool.  a  eare 
ftil  examination  ahould  be  made  of  the  above  cut- 
?rnlnit  this  old  and 
be  obtained  by  ad- 


onic 


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12  y 


MCFHERS'OS.  B. 

Midcoiidin. 

THE  GREEN  BAY    BUSINESS  COLLEOE  AND 

HORTHAND.     Wlscon-dn-s    leading 

,lnln({  !»chool.     lesues  catajomie  free 


SCHOOL  OF  SHORTHAND. 
■\x\  tralnlnK  !»cht"* 
J.N.  McCDN; 


lRboC»e  HslanO. 


a  Bay. 


,  Pa  wiucket.  Rhode 


handsomest,  best  equipped  and 
HURlness  College  lu  the  state.    Course  oi 
Bookkeeping.  Banking.  Cpminerce,  Mailj 

•• anshlp.  Elocution.  Short 

send  for  beautl/ul  eata 


/iDicblGan. 

FERRIS     INDUSTRIAL     SCHOOL.      English, 

Sclentlflc,    Nornial.     Penmanship,    Business    and 

"  -  leailtUK  pronresslve  school" 

Bii   "      ■  ■     "'"" 


Shorthand 


of  America.    W.  N.  FERRIS,  Big  Rapids.  Mich. 


penmen. 


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,      S.    MISER.     Writing     >ui 


Public 


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MK.:  1  Auto.  Pen,  1  I3ottlt 
labet,  45c.    A'oposfaicarda 


AUTOriATIC  SHADING  PEN  INKS.    Best  in  the 

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,,",1  ^t.M-. .■.■»-  "11  .*vMr  the  C.  S,  and  Canada-  Sheet 

I  ~  ,  ,  -     i-n.es.  etc..  for  2c.  stamp,  nonr 

*.<^  dealer*. 

s.  B.  I  KHM  smcK.  Mcpherson  college. 

C.  R.  RUNNELLS.  9630  Bell  Avenue.  SUtlon  P, 

Chicago.    Aq  elegant  C.  E.  Fledge,  14  x  1«  Inches 
»lnc  etching  from  penwork,  10c.    12  canlss  any 
name.  20c.    My  record  In  S  years  100.000  cards. 
A.    D.    TAYLOR    will  send    you    his    National 

"ourae  of  Twenty  Le-^sons  In  Writing  for  only  Ten 


.   TAYLOR.  flfi'N,  Clark  SI 
R.  M.  JONES.  Pen  Artist. 


,  Chlcuico.  If 

Sia  Mary  St..  S.  S. 

ssorted  cards,  "ih  cts. ; 
■k.Cf)  cts,:  resolutions. 


BCrlptlOD  of 

Ions   eng.^w..^ —    . 
mdence  solicited 


lutlons  engrossed    from   S3. 5' 

T' "  ' 


pen  work  to  order.    Reso- 
—  ""   upwards.    Corre- 
!WI 


DEWHURST,  TJtlca. 


A.  B.  CUSHHAN'S  SELF  INSTRUCTING  AUTO- 

atlc  Shading  Pen  Copy-Books  In  5  Nos.  Arranged 
ir  home  practice.  Guaranteed  tocontaln  the  most 
■curate  copies  of  any  similar  work.  All  copl^■^^ 
ee  hand  actual  pen  work.  Sample  Hue  of  copy 
k.'  Circular  giving  full  descripnon  sent  to  aii> 
le  for  2c.  L  B.  CUSHMAN.  1092  N.  Western 
ve.,  Chicago.  111. 

ILMAN.  Penman,  Redtnfrton,  Nebraska.  A 
lie  saniiilp  of  ""v  "riianifutal  penmanship,  and 
le  dozen  written  cards  for  25  cts.    All  penwork 

.,  specialty.  1-1  ty 

T  SQUARE  WANTED.— I  want  to  buy  a  second 

hand  Day  Shading  on-^  =•— ><" 

length  of  blade,  price, 

tlon  of  the   Instrumc- 

Pesmas'8  Art  Journau 

''Mant"  a^0. 

In  (hnm}&rii\Q  0(ItJerti.8emen(*j*itf»«d  by  o 


"liEuidDay  Shading  and  Spacing  T  1 

:th  of  blade,  price,  how  long  In  uat-  miu 
of   the    instrument.     "PEN   ARTIST,' 


ATEACIIER  of  U  years   experience  in  public 


bus.'  paper.  \)o<)kkeep- 
clvtcs.  history,  etc. ;  age 
y  wauled.    Address  "R. 

of  acleutlflc  ouil  pen. 
v.-  iiiuLclit  -ii-'hl  years  In 


s(.    >l  \X,  wellprepored  In  bookkeeping. 

I  i!.  loui'l  law,  granimar.  algebra,  gen  I 
1  .  ri  wants  a  teaching  position.  Has  had 
■.vperieuce  ;  Is  well  recommended  ;  nioder- 
Address  "H.  A.  D.,"  car©  Penman's  ART 


AVOrV'f)  MAN.  25.  with  college  education  desires 
a  tViuhltii.'  position.  Prefers  South  or  Middle 
luywhere  in  U.  S.  Can  teach  """- 
bookkeeping,  arithmetic  autl  1 

perleuced  bookk '  '  "™"'  *■' 

salary.    Ready  1 


•  bookkeepmg,  ariLnmeiii:  ami  ltjiu- 
vperleuced  bookkeeper  -good  refer- 


An^,^; 

state  n.M  1 


TF\<    HKIt     of     13 


Ing 


'  ,v '.s'.'.'ElVis' 


i*  bookkcep- 


A  TEACHER  of  eight  years' experience 
merclal  and  other  schools,  two  years  Dc^--j>, 
...  .  .  „*  „  good  ousincss  college 
o  a  position  as  teacher  ot 
Itbmetlc,    law,  poUtlcol 


plunw,  delaj/s  anA  m\»Uikt»  are  avoided  hu  sealing 
and  stamping  the  replies  ready  for  mailing  and 
wrUing  the  jinm-tU-phime  in  a  corner,  thfu  inclos- 
ing such  ifeated  revlicn  in  an  envelope  addressed  to 
T}ie  Penman's  Art  Journal.  2ui  Broadway.  iVeu 
Ynrh.  Postage  must  be  sent  for  forwarding  CaUir 
hogues.  Newspapers,  Pliotngraphs,  <tc . 

Situations  ManteJ). 

romiucrclal  Teacliora  wlio  contem- 
plate maklus  a  cli^nse  for  next 
seliool  year  nlkoiild  beslu  to  lool< 
around  the  field  NO%V.  If  you  H-anC 
our  Bid  write   us  at  once, 

A  YOUNG  MAN,  graduate  of  commercial,  poo 
art  and  drawing  courses  fn  nnn<\  schools  and 
hasnJsoagood  general  cfliiciUlon.  dt-slr^s  a  iK)sltlou  as 
teacher  of  plain  and  m(ii.iii..iii.iI    !■.■ ,1 


law,  granii 
miliar       '" 


of  plain  and 
■apid  oaicula 


standaii 


Full  iutormntlon  < 


dressing  J.  T.  HENDERSON,  Prin.,   Box  222, 


IHew  Korft. 


LONQ    I5LAND    BUSINESS    COLLEOE.    143   to 

"       '  lyn.   N.   Y.     Catali>«ues 

lllyorbyletter.  HENRY 


ology.  algubrt 

hams  shortni ,  — 

text  books.  Address 


lerdal 
Isfa- 


and  Williams  ft  Roger 


schools,  two  yei 
"  I  good  ou — 
a  position  B 
tritbmetlc,  law,  pouwciu 
novernnient.  history,  ge- 
•h  the  Ellis,  Musselmao, 
sts.  Age  92  :  good  reter- 
ress  "  M.  H.  S.,**  care  Pen- 


I  TEACH    penmanship.  Eclectic  shorthand,  type- 
writing, bookkeeping,  commercial  law  and  com- 
mon bniiuli.-s    Have  had  three  years'  experience  and 


and  English  brHiuli 

Rogers  and  i  Ills    sya.t.,.<j.    -o 

salary  ;  ready  July    1st.     Add 


rclal 'school  two  years. 

i   ai  Ithmetic,  commercial  law 

Understand  the  WUllains  & 


i-i-  tpen- 
.us.uhio. 


H.  C.  SPENCER,  Penman,  New  Yorlc  Bus.  CoH., 

HI  K.  126th  Street.  New  York.    Exquisite  Hourlsh, 
— "■ ■"    capital"  ""  -*" "  '""  ■" 


:quisite  Qourlsh, 
,  or  all  ■ 


Catalogue  fntv  C a  i  ;  1     \   ,  i     \       >  1  n  i  s,  j 

flS  fl  NATION  flineilGans  Wain  itie  Best. 

Underhill's  Rapid  Phonography 


«o«t  60per  cenf.  extra. 


this  uo' 
tU  o/d, 


A  TEACHER  of  sixteen  years' experience  in  pub- 
lic, normal  and  business  schools,  age  35;  graduate 
.  „  "y--  „       ,.._.    ™ '--1.  Columbus,  Ohio,  de- 


al-ess •'^w.  U.  A.."  caiC  PtNMAN'S  AKT.InLRNAL. 

TEACHER  of  ten  years'  experience  iii  public, 
normal  and  commercial  schools,  graduate  of 
aralso  and  Zanerlan  schools,  desires  a  imsltion  as 
Ml-  of  penmanship  commercial  branches  and 
Kli.  Is  familiar  with  leading  texts.  Ooodrefer- 
<  married:  moderate  salary.  Address    w.S.  W., 


has  good  references  and  will 
salary.    Addres-s  "CANADIAN." 

4    (MI  i.rcr  riMNf  ir 


of  Pitman  shortbaii 
ommerelal  b 
He  Is  a  hard 


lerelal  branc 
Is  a  hard  woricer, 
■k   for    moderate 


Pexma.s's  Art 


Hon  to  thousands.  LEABN  TO  WHITE  YOUR 
NAME.  Send  me  jour  name,  written  in  full,  and 
2.1  cents,  and  I  will  send  vou  one  dozen  or  more 
ways  of  writing  It,  with  li 
.1  siamp.and  I  will  send  y 


P.  S.— No  iwntal  cards 


"SPECIALIST    in   penmanship,  drawing  ; 


A.    bookkeeping,   and   "ail   round 


,T  Journal 

[Iir.R  of  shorthand  (Munson 

.  I  - 1 1 1  a  1!  ship,  bookkeeping,  etc..  < 

I. -Ires  a  position  as  teachi 

■  IS  to  James   E.  Munson 


D" 


),  typewrit- 
er of  these 
and  others. 


-  college 
ifliatlous 
Illinois. 


KHEKof  penmanship, 
I.- shorthand  wlshcH  asltu- 


Iresa   "PRINCIPAL,"  care 
»MPKTKNT  and  experl- 


if  shorthand  and  In 
>lnes,  la.,  and  has  h 
Low  salary.    Addr> 


I  English  brancbea  wishes  a 
a  good  normal  college.  Seven 
le.  Reeommendallons  upon 
i  AND  PENMANSHIP,"  care 


Sttuations  raante^. 


,  N  Ai^i.-ABorsn  Pfoj 


of  tbe  Easuian  ci>nimerrlal 


AL1.-AR0UND," 


xrcacbers  manteb. 


;  and  Palmer. 


I  -"Jhl  PaciHcO^?oSdc'*o/san1^aS 
fiisreU-s  ■  In  a  ktowIdk  California  city  o(  20,(K)0  popu- 
Uufon  ■  Anest  climate  In  the  world  :  expenses  low  and 
no  competition  within  150  miles.  Pj^ff »«  '"^^fht 
have  other  business.  A  chance  or  a  lifetime  to  rl^ht 
)arty.  Address  "SUCCESS."  cure  Pesmas  s  art 
JomsAL, 


■CTJANTEI*. 

flnit-clas!*  jM-nri..^ 

money  In  a  Kood  school 


[1  able 

..-UUUI.       Fln= ;".       "     - 

d  given.    Address      D.  B.  E, 


lerlonced 
BeHt  of  refer- 


spcchnens.    Address  E.  A. 
who  can  teoch^the 


Penman's 

W'^tr'uSlrVTl'^  sh'-r'niand!'' Tdd^es^s " SECU^^ 
eare  Penmav's  Art  Journal. 

'F.n.— Teachers  t  _    . 

;,  Inclosing  stamp. 
Willamette.  Manager 

SOUTHERN    TEACHER'S   EXCHANGE. 
Boom  Hi  Vauderbllt  Building,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

TEACIIER!^    WANTED. 
Bureau.  St.  Louis.     lOlli  yet 


JBusiness  ©pportunittes. 


eiiy  ui  .xi.iiiFu.  Auiiuni  enrollment,  250  ;  annual  i 
celpts.  SR.OOO;  rent.  »Q40.  Low  price  andgood  tern 
Address  ''o.,''  care  Penman's  Art  Joobnal. 

BUYS  a  large  business  college.    Esta 


ING  LESSONS."  care  Penman's  aht  Jni  unai.. 

FOR  •iAl.E.— A  well  established  Business  College 
and  SHORTHAND  SCHOOL.  Six  departmente; 
Pe:NAANSHIP  and  BOOKKEEPING:  srfORTHAND 
ami  TYPEWRITING  ;  TEACHERS'  NORMAL.  MUSiC. 
FT  iicrTJiiN' ami  TELEGRAPHY.  Located  In  a  rich 
ttiriviiii;  iliv  No  (.[.|n>*ifioii  within  one  hundrfi 
mill-.    SiiiliiK'  aii'l  Minini.  r    Normal   already  adv 


n.,  cash,  or  good  paper. 
L'  Penman's  Art  Journal. 


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"Artists'"  or  Diamond 
Gloss  Ink?  If  you  have 
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ESTERBROOK'S 

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Ask  your  stationer  for  them. 

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36  John  St.,  New  York. 


115> 


W.      J.      KINSLEV, 

•iUi  Ilroadnnr.  Nc-w  Vork. 

Consulting  Accountant. 


courses  of  study  and  helps  for  busin 
normal  schools.  Business  practice  ■ 
specialty. 


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nylyphs.  scaraoees,  etc.,  that  would  warm  the  cold 
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YOUNG    MAN. 


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tnot  the  bloomer- 
The  article  Is 
series  by  A.  S.  Osborn. 


;  clever  pictorial  de- 


Devices  ;    Good  Counsel  to  Young 


offi 


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LESSONS   IN    RAPID    BUSINESS 
WRITING. 

BY  L.  M.  THORNBOROH,  EVANSVILLE,  IND. 
No.  7. 
,4  Itetrospeetlve  Olance, 
50  —As  may  be  seen  at  a  glance,  this  lesson  con- 
sists of  a  new  group  of  letters,  both  capital  and 
small— the  first  and  main  line  of  which  was  given  in 
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^joor  foundation  upon  which  to  build  loops,  or  any- 
thing else  of  value.  Before  going  further,  1  wish  to 
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in  The  Penman's  Art  Journal.  In  one  of  the  above 
you  will  read  :  "  Man  may  have  that  in  God's  uni- 
verse for  which  he  will  pay  the  price,"  and  how 
forcibly  this  applies  to  writing.  Many  a  one,  no 
doubt,  would  be  able  and  only  too  willing  if  he 


stood  by  this  class  of  students  who  are  relying  upon 
this  course  of  lessons  for  improvement.  To  continue 
to  the  end  as  you  have  started  and  are  going,  some 
with  a  jerky,  "  tlip-flop."  unruly  movement,  and 
others  with  a  slow,  laborious,  stingy,  finger  move- 
ment, copy-book  style,  will  result  simply  in  failure 
and  disappointment. 

Coii/lrfciirr   ill    Ilrsiilta  from   tlir.ie  Le.isonn. 

52, — Aly  own  confidence  in  these  lessons  is  so 
great  that  I  never  hesitate  to  enter  into  an  agree- 
ment with  any  healthy  young  person  to  give  him  a 
good  business  band  while  pursuing  his  six  months' 
commercial  or  shorthand  course,  or  refund  all  tuition 


could  pay  the  price  in  money,  but   wealth   can   buy 
only  the  product  of  skill. 

noes   Til  1.1  Hit   Ion  ;> 

55.— Think  about  this  and  think  seriously.  Don't 
you  feel  guilty  of  avoiding  instruction '/  What 
would  you  do  with  the  accompanying  lesson  more 
than  to  disfigure  it  beyond  recognition';  You  need 
not  despair  nor  think  I  am  coming  down  too  hard. 
There  is  hope  for  just  such  as  you,  if  yon  will  only 
wake  up  and  make  up  your  mind  to  carry  into  effect 
a  determined  resolution  to  begin  with  the  Decem- 
ber lesson,  and  do  the  work  in  a  thorough  and  syste- 
matic manner. 


5^ 


money  ;  and  in  doing  this  I  do  not  take  into  consid- 
eration his  miserable  scrawl,  crude  ideas  and  the 
little  interest  he  may  have  in  beginning. 

53. — I  mention  these  things  for  the  reason  that 
many  a  one  has  been  changed  from  the  poorest 
habits  to  better  ones,  enabling  him  to  wring  success 
from  failure.     To  accomplish  this,  it  has  been  neces- 


>?/ 


56. — The  exercises  are  within  the  ability  of  any 
one  who  has  enough  elbow  action  to  feed  himself, 
and  they  will  force  the  desired  results.  Therefore, 
the  thing  for  you  to  do  is  to  force  yourself  to  long 
continued  action  on  the  things  that  will  advance 
j'on  most. 

^1  Tent. 

57. — Now,  in  order  that  every  one  may  clearly 
understand  to  whom  the  above  applies,  just  write 
the  word  "inn"  or  "am"  not  fewer  than  forty 
times  per  minute  :  the  word  "  niinininm"  (omitting 
the  dot  for  "  i  ")  fifteen  times.  Hand  these  over  to  a 
bright  ten  year  old  school  ffi^l,  and  if  she  hesitates 


ercise  1,  No.  28,  and  give  particular  attention  to  the 
beginning  and  ending  of  strokes.  It  will  not  pay  to 
leave  such  exercises  until  the  curve  is  just  ri^ht  for 
all  letters  using  it.  Apply  test,  per  dotted  lines  in 
first  illustration.  Before  joining  the  capitals  to  the 
oval  it  would  be  well  to  work  up  on  these  letters 
singly  in  No.  29. 

59.— Avoid  tendency  to  lean  right  curve  letters 
too  much,  by  holding  end  of  right  curve  well  up. 
The  first  crossing  in  G  and  S  is  half  the  height  of 
the  letter  and  ending  is  in  "  fish  hook  "  style.  In 
your  first  practice  of  this  ending  make  a  full  stop  at 
angle,  then  add  finishing  stroke.  It  the  down  stroke 
in  S  appears  stiff  and  straight,  do  not  be  afraid  to 
exaggerate  the  compound  curve.  In  the  combination 
practice,  put  from  six  to  twelve  letters  in  a  group. 
This  style  of  capital  if  is  a  splendid  one  for  mus- 
cular drill.  The  more  you  practice  it  the  better  you 
will  like  it.  In  your  first  drill  swing  well  out  to  the 
left,  causing  oval  to  lie  almost  horizontal.  A  pause 
should  be  made  on  the  base  before  the  last  line  is 
joined.  Count  one,  stop,  three.  The  ending  is  higher 
than  the  beginning.  The  combination  following  H 
will  interest  you. 

HVite/i   the  rinurra. 

60.— The  long  straight  slant  lines  retraced  in  con- 
nection with  ovals  in  No.  28  would  not  be  out  of 
place  before  beginning  loop  letters.  Following  this 
take  up  exercises  in  No.  30,  m  regular  order.  Width 
of  loop  and  height  of  crossing  may  be  regulated  by 
the  depth  of  curve.  It  must  be  remembered  that 
much  hard  work  will  be  required  before  these  let- 
ters are  uniform  and  perfectly  safe  under  a  high 
rate  of  speed.  The  fingers  may  want  to  do  more 
than  their  share  of  the  work  here.  Do  not  stiffen 
the  fingers  nor  allow  their  action  to  be  more  than 
sympathetic  with  the  arm  muscles.  The  move- 
ment of  fingers  is  scarcely  noticeable  in  rapid  writ- 
ing and  when  used  to  excess  the  writing  suffers. 


61.— Go  right  into  the  business  of  making  loops, 
alternating  the  letters  with  oval,  and  use  both 
"rifle"  and  "shotgun"  practice.  No.  31  is  difficult 
and  is  intended  for  the  advanced  writers  who  are 
working  for  a  higher  degree  of  skill  on  loops.  The 
down  curve  changes  into  a  straight  line  before  end- 
ing on  base.     You  may  also  play  with  32, 

3Z 


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62.— I  trust  you  will  study  long,  practice  by  the 
hour,  read  awhile  and  think  all  the  time. 

CrllicLim   Column, 
A  L  S.,  Wayland,  Mich.- Youhaveexcellentcopy-book 
form,  but  oh  !  so  slow.      Some   of  your  capitals  are  in 
the  "shade"  with  the"  shakes."    'Work  December  exer- 
cises at  a  hinh  rate  of  speed.    You  can  become  a  tine  pen- 

A.  D.  D.,  Catasauqua.— Your  practice  isjust  right.  More 


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words  and  sentences.    Use  coarse 


of  it.    Get  up  speed 

F  H  F  .  Haddftm.— Your  ovals  ere  fine.  Don't  sh 
tber«.  Dilute  ink  with  soft  water.  Am  anxious  to 
your  latest  specimen 


Hamilton,  Out.— Good  work  :  just  right.  It 
taiti's  time  to  develop  speed.  Move  at  a  hiuh  rate  on  f  jrer- 
rt**-*  Our  graduates  write  at  from  eight  to  twelve  strobes 
per  second.  Can't  go  into  deUils  here  Thanks  for  good 
words. 

P.  H.  H.,  Fairweather.  111.— Your  writing  is  stiff.  What 
good  business  writers  you  and  hundreds  of  others  could  be- 
come If  you  would  only  develop  movement.  Think  over 
the  accompanying  lessons. 

O.  A.  M.,  Daw^on.  Minn.— Apply  movement  with  more 
care.     More  rifle  practice.     Eye  service  on  letters. 

C.  C.  K.,  Columbus.  Ind.— More  strength.  Cnpitals 
weak.  Small  letters  promising.  First  part  of  0  on  base. 
Ivower  the  7.     Work  plates  7  and  8  more. 

W.  F.  O.  C,  Boston.— All  muscles,  from  the  end  of  fin- 
gers to  the  shoulder,  act  while  making  figures,  and  the 
band  rest  fingers  never  stick  ncr  stop.  The  arm  is  parallel 
with  edge  of  paper  only  when  the  |)enbas  reached  the  mid- 
dle of  line.     Hpecimen  good.     Your   iV's  poor. 

H.  P.,  Boston.— Small  letters  too  large,  coarse  and  slow. 
More  force;  more  speed.  Good  movement  on  Oand  C.  Re- 
view frequently  plates  1  and  3. 

\V.  J.  H.  Quincy.  Mass. —AH  of  your  specimens  are  ex- 
cellent. Learn  to  write  Mat/agfascrtr  without  lifting  the 
pen.     Ditto  for  W.     Practice  from  Mr.  Zaner's  lessons. 

Miss  J.  (r.  P.,  Woburn.— You  have  done  your  part  well, 
and  now  have  a  splendid  hand.  You  could  become  a  pen 
artist  or  anything  el.se  you  undertake.  Many  thanks  for 
the  many  excellent  designs.  Send  a  design  in  6/ac'A;  ink 
for  engraving. 

Dozens  of  criticisms  are  crowded  out  of  this  column 
every  month.  I  cannot  see  your  questions  and  requests 
for  criticisms,  etc.,  go  unattended  to. 

I  will  send  my  "  red  ink  entries,"  consisting  of  crit- 
icisms, illustrations  and  answers,  for  only  15  cents,  to  all 
who  will  send  their  practice  sheets  in  roll  form.  We 
shall  continue  to  serve  as  many  through  this  column  as 
is  pos.sible, 


LESSONS   IN   PROFESSIONAL  WRITING. 

BY   C.    P.    ZANER,    COLCMBUS,    O. 

No.  6. 

(INITIAL   MADE  IN   JOURNAL  OFFICE.] 

Hpiril  nnti   Sliaile. 

ET  the  pen  be  driven  over  the 
paper  with  considerable  speed  and 
force.  Make  the  first  exercise  at 
the  rate  of  about  100  down  strokes 
per  ijiiimte.  The  heaviest  part  of 
the  shade  should  be  placed  at 
about  half  the  height.  The  shade  should  be  short, 
thick  in  the  center  and  slender  toward  the  ends.  It 
should  not  extend  up  or  down  fiir  enough  to  detract 
from  the  delicacy  of  the  turns  at  the  top  and  bot- 
tom. The  pfn  may  be  raised  at  the  base  of  V,  U 
Jind  V,  but  I  did  not  raise  it  there,  nor  do  I  usually. 
The  shade  in  V  and  Z  is  placed  much  the  same  as 
in   the  piectditg  ihiee  lttt(  rp.     The  pen   may  be 


^^^^^ 


i-'i^-iyL€riJ-£^..j:^€t-'C^:^-z...-^'::^:i'i^c-'Cy^^ 


BY  C.  P.  ZANER,  ILLUSTRATING  ACCO.MPANYING  LESSON. 


first  strokes  in  the  first  forms.  Use  plenty  of  the 
hinge  action  in  the  long  down  stroke  of  the  back  of 
the  J. 

Too  Mttdi  Muscular  Tension  wild  How  to  Avoid  It. 

In  writing  the  small  letters  push  the  pen  along 
delicately  yet  firmly,  aiming  to  be  sure  of  the  form 
but  not  overanxious.  It  is  possible  to  tension  the 
muscles  too  tightly,  which  is  ofren  the  result  of  over- 
anxiety  or  nervousness.  Keep  in  mind  that  when 
the  muscle  is  tensioned  too  tightly  it  will  restrict  the 
motion  and  cause  short,  broken  lines  and  spasmodic 
motions.  On  the  other  hand,  when  the  muscle  is  not 
tensioned  to  its  proper  capacity  the  movements  are 
inefficient  and  weak.  In  this  condition  the  hand 
usually  seems  lifeless  and  lazy.  If  you  are  feeling 
tired,  mentally  or  physically,  tbe  muscle  cannot  be 


ACCOMPANYING   LESSON    BY  L.  M.   THORNBURGH, 


raised  at  the  line  in  making  these  forms.  It  was  so 
raised  in  the  copy.  Remember  the  loop  in  Q  should 
he  long  and  horizontal  and  in  the  Z  it  should  be 
about  on  the  connective  slant.  The  shade  in  the  J 
should  be  below  the  line. 

IVitilrurfi-s   anrt    lloir  to    Corrrct    Them. 

The  tendencies  are  in  these  letters  to  make  the 
first  strokes  of  V.  U  and  1"  too  slanting  toward  the 
right  and  too  wide  or  open  at  the  base,  and  in  the  Q 
and  Z  to  make  the  small  loops  too  nearly  roond  and 
to  use  too  much  rolling  motion  in  the  lower  part  of 
the  latter.  The  raising  of  the  pen  as  suggested  will 
aid  in  flattening  the  little  loops.  The  use  of  more 
rolling  or  shoulder  action  will  aid  in  curving  the 


made  to  respond  in  such  a  way  as  to  be  very  satisfy- 
ing unless  you  are  too  easily  satisfied.  It  the  mind 
or  will  is  too  weak  to  transmit  to  the  muscle  enough 
stimulus  to  put  it  in  action  and  sustain  the  same, 
but  little  good  can  be  accomplished.  On  the  other 
hand,  if  the  muscle  is  too  fatigued  to  respond  to  the 
dictates  of  the  will,  little  improvement  need  be  ex- 
pected. Therefore  try  to  feel  right  when  you  prac- 
tice and  then  practice  carefully,  which  means 
thoughtfully  and  briskly. 

37ic  Capittit  stem. 

The  capital  stem  yon  will  find  to  be  difficult.  The 
curve  should  be  slight  in  the  beginning,  but  in  the 
letters  given  it  is  made  a  trifle  shorter  and  more 


curving  than  in  the  principal.  Let  the  arm  roll  freely 
in  making  the  large  initial  curve  about  the  stem,  as 
in  the  forms  given.  Of  course  that  will  require  a 
loose  sleeve  and  a  flexible  and  elastic  muscle  near  the 
elbow.  Make  your  work  larger  than  here  given, 
nearly  double  the  size.  The  shades  in  these  letters 
should  be  placed  belowhalf  the  height  and  n^ar  or  on 
the  line.  The  heaviest  part  should  nearly  touch  the 
line. 

Enfl<nvor  to  Jirralc   Your  Own   Tiironl. 

The  idea  conveyed  in  the  last  line  is  a  good  one.  If 
you  will  try,  each  and  every  time,  to  outdo  your  for- 
mer effort,  yon  will  certamly  improve.  But  tbat 
will  be  difficult  to  do.  It  means  that  you  cannot  fol- 
low one  effort  with  another  in  quick  succession  for 
any  considerable  length  of  time  without  becoming 
wearied.  Therefore  it  will  be  beat  to  make  a  few 
efforts — then  rest  before  trying  again.  But  do  not 
let  the  recess  be  long  enough  to  lead  to  drowsiness 
nor  indifference.  Be  interested,  from  top  to  toe,  if 
you  want  to  become  a  fine  penman. 

CHttrism    Column. 

J.  B.  W.,  Ill- — Your  practice  indicates  that  you  are 
working  in  the  right  direction.  Some  of  your  lines  and 
forms  appear  weak  and  uncertaia,  but  I  fail  to  locate  any 
serious  diflBoulty  Do  not  sacrifice  strength  for  delicacy. 
Your  practice  should  reach  me  by  the  20th  of  the  mouth 
to  be  criticised  the  following  month. 

W.  T.,  Mass.— You  can  become  a  professional  penman  if 
you  persevere.  You  lack  freedom,  touch  and  tureness. 
Arnold's  Japan  Ink,  diluted,  is  the  ink  we  advise. 

H.  S.  L.,  Mass. — Yes,  you  stand  a  good  chance  of  becom- 
ing a  professional  penman  Your  practice  is  excellent, 
though  too  rapid  and  thoughtless.  Your  2's  are  specially 
defective  in  form.  You  hustle  along  too  much  in  a  busi- 
ness style  and  with  a  business  movement. 

E.  3.  K  ,  Ohio.— Your  practice  is  the  best  yet  received. 
Keep  it  up  and  you'll  make  a  record.  Mnke  your  sharp- 
point=Hi  jB's  and  Cs  without  raising  tbe  pen— the  flourish 
first ;  also  make  the  nose  or  beak  longer. 

P.  H.  H.,  111.— Shaded  strokes  in  O,  .4,  K,  etc.,  too 
nearly  straight.  Your  movement  is  not  full  and  forceful 
enough.  Your  shade  is  too  high  in  your  reverse  oval  let- 
ters, such  as  A',  ir,  ete..  indicating  that  your  movement 
is  yet  too  sluggish. 

W.  B.  C,  Tenn.— Your  sha*les  are  rather  Hght.  Your 
spiral  m  the  reverse  oval  letters  is  too  small.  Your  sta- 
tionery is  not  good.    Oval  in  D  is  too  narrow. 

E.  L.  H.,  Me. — Your  small  letters  are  too  angula^ 
pause  too  much  at  the  top.     Your  shade  is  too  high  i 
Your  practice  is  not  systematic  enough.    Systematize  your 
work  and  it  will  be  excellent  indeed. 

J,  K.  S..  Md.— Your  stationery  is  poor.  You  can't  ac- 
complish as  much  as  if  you  had  first-ciaiis  paper.  Your 
shades  are  too  long  and  not  heavy  enough.  Capitals  too 
sprawling.  Raise  the  pen  oftener  in  your  small  letters ; 
don't  hustle  them  along  the  same  as  in  business  writing. 

A.  H.,  Jr..  N.  J.— Do  not  raise  the  pen  in  making  C,  G 
and  E.    Second  part  of  small  /.•  is  one  and  one-fourth 
spaces  high.    Your  practice  is  excellent ;  no  bad  tendencies. 
Zaner. 


7-you 


nODERN   PEN   LETTERINQ. 

(Y     J.     F.      BRILEY,     JOURNAL     OFFICE. 

No.  9. 

InttlalM. 

HE  kind  of  iDitials  that  are  of  the 
highest  commercial  value  aie 
those  which  contain  an  idea  or 
suggestion  of  the  subject  treated 
in  the  article  following'^it.  For 
instance,  a  story  of  "  Our  Type- 
writer Girl "  could  be  well  begun 
with  the  initial  C,  which  shows 
the  typewriter  girl  at  work,  or  any  of  the  five  show- 
ing portraits  of  young  ladies  mightranswer  as  well. 
The  initial  1' would  not  be  appropriate  to  start  an 
article  on  the  subject  of  "  Young  ;Ladie8  in  Busi- 
ness,'" nor  would  we  want  to  use  the  initial  Our  in 
tellingof  the  "  Reminiscences  of  Our  Grandmother." 
Such  designs  as  shown  in  B,  C  and  D  are  meaning- 
less and  can  be  used  anywhere  when  none  better 
can  be  had. 

Another  point  to  keep  in  view  is  the  plainness  of 
the  letter.  However  beautiful  and  appropriate  the 
ornamentation  might  be,  the  initial  lost-s  much 
value  if  the  letter  does  not  stand  out  bold  enough  to 
be  recognized  at  a  passing  glance.  Above  all,  keep 
the  letter  itself  plain  and  recognizable. 

Another  important  point  about  initials  which  has 
much  to  do  with  their  value  among  the  high  class 
publications  is  the  amount  of  space  they  occupy. 
Look  through  the  leading  magazines,  such  as  Hur- 
per's,  Scrihiicr's  and  Tlic  Centurj/,  and  you  will  no- 
tice in  almost  every  case  the  initials  used  are  small, 
square  designs,  similar  to  those  shown  in  copy  here- 
with. Where  space  means  money  these  little  "  space 
savers  "are  worth  many  dollars  more  than  larger 
ones  to  the  publisher,  because  of  the  small  amount 
of  space  they  occupy. 

All  are  invited  to  send  practice  work  on  this  lesson 
to  me  for  examination  and  criticism.  Make  some 
designs  of  your  own,  similar  to  those  shown  in  copy, 
and  may  be  some  of  the  best  ones  will  be  printed  in 
The  Journal.  Make  them  two  inches  square,  so 
that  they  may  be  reduced  to  the  proper  size. 

The  copy  for  this  lesson  was  made  entirely  with 
the  pen.  Next  month  we  will  show  some  pretty 
effects  in  initials  made  on  Ross  board  and  tinted 
paper. 

The  banner  specimens  of  practice  work  this  month 
come  from  J.  K.  Spicer,  Taylor's  Island,  Md.  The 
work  embraces  the  October,  November,  December, 
January  and  February  lessons,  which  testify  to  the 
skill  and  enthusiasm  of  this  young  practitioner. 


A   Correction. 


In  the  May  Journal,  we  gave  the  price  of  "  Thought 
Gems,"  pubhshed  by  F.  B.  Courtney,  Box  534,  Kansas 
City.  Mo.,  as  twenty-five  cents.    The  coiTect  price  is  .^1. 


BY    HOOK   AND   CROOK. 


Stir  iu   the 


At  the  Lincoln  meeting  of  the  Western  Penmen's  Asso- 
ciatiou  there  was  a  gathering  of  bright  lights  of  the  West- 
era  shorthand  world.  Dan  Brown,  the  old  "standby." 
Rush.  Lowe.  Wheeler.  Beits,  and  many  others  were  there. 
The  three  writers  who  are  shown  herewith  took  promi- 
nent parts  and  contributed  not  a  little  to  the  success  of 
the  convention. 

Miss  Julia  M.  Fay. 


Brocton,    N. 


Miss  Julia  M.  Fay  was  born 
and  received  her  edu- 
cation at  the  F  r  e  - 
donia  State  Noniial 
School .  and  in  the 
Slocum  School  of 
Shorthand  in  Buflfalo. 
In  18S9  she  established 
the  Sioux  City,  Iowa, 
Shorthand  and  Tj^ie- 
writiug  School  a  n  il 
canied  on  a  general 
shorthand  and  type- 
writing office.  Ii:  mn 
she  taught  in  the  Uni- 
versity' of  the  North- 
west at  Sioux  City 
and  in  the  same  yeaJr 
she  helped  start  the 

Sioux  City  Commercial  C-ollege.  She  went  to  Lincoln. 
Neb.,  as  principal  of  the  shorthand  department  of  the 
Western  Normal  College  in  1893  and  taught  there  until  a 
few  weeks  ago,  when  she  was  compelled  to  resign  because 
of  ill  health.  Miss  Fay  was  i^Titten  up  in  "  \Vomen  of  the 
Century  "  as  a  representative  shorthand  woman,  and  was 
one  of  the  three  women  chosen  from  the  State  of  New 


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BY  I.  F.  BRILEY.  ACCOMPANYING  HIS  LESSON  IN  LETTERING, 


York  on  the  women's  auxiliary  of  the  World's  Fau\  She 
is  a  well-posted,  energetic  teacher,  much  loved  by  her  stu- 
dents and  all  with  whom  she  is  brought  in  contact. 

Thomas  P.  Wilson. 


years  of  his  life.  He 
began  the  study  of 
shorthand  when  au 
office  boy  of  fifteen 
and  after  becoming 
competent  he  spent 
eighteen  months  try- 
ing to  secure  an 
amanuensis  position. 
Many  stenogi-aphers 
first  secure  the  posi- 
tion and  spend  eight- 
een montus  ti"ying 
to  become  competent. 
After  four  years  in 
amanuensis  work  he 
was  appointed  official 
coiu't  reporter  of  the  fourth  district  of  Nebraska,  which 
place  he  still  holds  after  a  continuous  sel•^'ice  or  eight 
years.  He  has  used  the  Benn  Pitman  system  without 
modification,  and  later  modifications  to  conform  to  the 
Gridiam  syst«m.  He  has  used  the  Remington  type- 
writer for  "nine  years  and  operates  it  by  the  all-finger 
method  without  looking  at  the  keyboard.  At  the  Lincoln 
meeting  Mr.  Wilson  wrote  seyenty-five  words  a.ininute  on 
a  No.  6  Remington,  practically  without  looking  at  the  key- 
board. He  wrote  new  matter  from  dictation  in  shorthand 
at  the  rate  of  287  words  a  minute  and  read  it  back  with- 
out an  error.  He  is  yery  methodical  and  systematic  in  all 
work  and  his  shorthimd  notes  are  small,  neat  and  very 
legible,  while  his  typewriter  transcriptions  ai-e  neatness 
and  accui'acy  itself. 

A.  P.  Barnett. 

Another  rapid    writer    who  made  his   mark    (several 

thousands  marks)   at  

the  Lincoln  conven- 
tion was  A.  P.  Bar-, 
nett  of  Kansas  City. 
Mo.,  who  is  official 
court  reporter  of  the 
tenth  jutbcial  district 
of  Kansas.  At  the  age 
of  fifteen  he  began  the 
study  of  Munson 
shorthand  and  is  en- 
t  i  r  e  1  y  self-taught. 
While  he  has  spent 
consider  able  time 
studying  the  ^cience 
of  shorthand  he  says 
that  he  would  rather 
be  a    good    practical 

writer  than  a  mere  theorist.  After  filling  several  i 
ensis  positions  he  did  his  first  court  reporting  at  Keokuk, 
Iowa,  in  1883.  In  1887  he  removed  to  Kansas  City,  where 
he  secured  the  appointment  he  still  holds. 


We're  all  KInes. 

The  King  of  businei«  colleges  is  the  Rochester  Business 
University  ;  the  King  of  shorthand  schools  is  W.  G. 
Chaffee's  ;  the  King  of  the  penman's  papers  is  The  Pen- 
man's Art  Journal  :  the  King  of  penmen  is  C.  P.  Zaner  ; 
the  King  of  inks  is  Barnes'  Ink. — Ink  Drops. 


PEN    POINTS. 

BY   YELSNIK. 

"  John  Smith,  Plain  and  Ornamental  Penman,"  was  the 
inscription  on  an  envelope  recently  received.  I  would 
Hke  to  have  plans  and  specifications  explaining  when  and 
at  what  time  he  is  plain  aod  when  ornamental.  I've 
heard  of  people  being  "  more  useful  than  ornamental," 
and  vice  versa,  but  we  are  glad  to  see  that  since  the  im- 
possible has  been  accomplished,  and  the  same  person  is 
both  plain  and  ornamental  at  one  and  the  same  time, 
that  it  has  fallen  to  the  lot  of  a  penman  to  break  the 
record.     But  then  the  penman  is  always  flourishing. 

The  penmen  are  not  alone  in  their  unique  expressions.  I 
recently  ran  across  a  letter  head  of  a  public  accountant 
whose  business  was,  according  to  the  letter  head  :  "  Open- 
ing and  closing  of  deranged  books."  Nothing  was  said 
about  whether  the  opener  or  the  persons  employing  him 
were  expected  to  be  deranged  also. 

Have  you  noticed  that  there  is  a  decline  in  the  crop  of 
acrobatic  and  contortion  birds,  "  Executed  in  '  steen' 
seconds,  with  one  eye,  one  hand  and  a  sttal  pen  ? " 

"  Why,"  said  the  colored  porter  at  the  end  of  a  railroad 
journey,  as  he  brushed  off  the  imaginary  dust  (he  had  just 
dusted  me)  and  held  out  his  hand  for  a  little  "  dust." 
'•  why  is  this  operation  Hke  the  conclusion  of  a  fox  hunt  ? " 
Of  course  I  gave  it  up.  "  Because  it  is  a  brush  at  the  end." 
I  dusted. 

"  Out  of  sight,"  as  the  penman  said  about  his  arm  when 
initiating  his  young  lady  friend,  who  wore  a  cape  wrap, 
into  the  mysteries  of  whole  arm  movement.  It  looked  like 
an  'armless  proceeding. 

A  friend  of  mine  says  he  is  working  in  "  a  large  retale 
store."  It  must  be  a  book  store  with  a  big  stock  of  novels. 
I  sent  for  a  copy  of  "Twice  Told  Tales,"  and  we  don't 
speak  any  more. 

A  sign  on  a  dog  store  read  :  "  Dogs  retailed  here."  The 
owner  of  a  bull  pup  went  in  with  a  dog  minus  nearly  all 
ears  and  tail,  and  asked  for  a  new  crop  of  ears  and  to  have 
his  dog  retailed.  Although  one  eye  is  closed  he  sees  much 
better  than  he  did. 

In  looking  over  the  list  of  names  of  those  who  believe 
enoueh  in  the  association  to  pay  the  $2  membership  fee  in 
the  W.  P.  A.,  I  notice  that  many  names  are  lacking  that 
are  found  in  other  parts  of  the  report.  The  names  may  be 
there,  but  my  eyesight  is  becoming  affected  and  I  can't  see 
them.  This  reminds  me  of  an  Irishman  who  informed  the 
farmer  for  whom  he  was  working  that  owing  to  failiuK 
eyesight  he  would  have  to  leave.  "  Failing  eyesight."  cried 
his  employer,  "why,  your  sight  is  perfect."  "Oh,  no," 
replied  the  Irishman,  "  it  isn't,  because  I  can't  see  any  meat 
on  my  plate  at  meal  times."  The  next  meal  he  was  given 
meat,  and  when  asked  how  his  sight  was  replied,  '*  It  is  fine 
now.     I  can  see  the  plate  through  the  meat." 


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THE   JOURNAL'S    PUBLIC  SCHOOL 
CONTEST. 

Tbl<  Award  of  Prizen, 

The  specimens  received  in  The  Journal's  con- 
test of  public  school  pupils,  the  season  of  189.5, 
cover  a  wide  ran^e  of  territory,  and  we  think  will 
fairly  represent  all  the  work  being  done  in  the  cities 
taking  part  in  tlie  competition. 

We  were  somewhat  disappointed  that  more  of  the 
larger  cities  did  not  enter,  especially  so  since  in  this 
contest,  as  in  all  others  open  to  the  public,  where 
due  notice  has  been  given,  those  winning  piizes  lor 
the  writing  have  a  right  to  claim  superiority. 

The  few  vertical  writing  specimens  received  show 
good  work,  and  we  were  again  disappointed  in  not 
having  cities  where  vertical  writing  is  made  a 
specialty  of,  represented  in  the  contest. 

Some  few  supervisors  complained  that  their  bett 
writers  in  the  grades  mentioned  were  outside  the 
age  limits.  No  doubt  this  was  so  :  but  we  know  of 
no  fairer  way  than  to  place  age  limits  on  those  sub- 
mitting specimens.  As  it  was,  several  of  the  grades 
had  competing  pupils  who  were  two  or  three  years 
apart  in  age.  All  can  see  the  justice  of  having  an 
age  limit.  A  pupil  might  be  held  back  three  or  four 
years  in  a  grade  becauPeof  inability  to  pass  in  math- 
ematics or  some  other  branches,  and  yet  the  writing 
of  this  pupil  would  be  constantly  improving.  It 
would  not  be  a  fair  test  to  put  a  pupil  four  years 
older  in  the  same  grade  with  others  who  are  less  ex- 
perienced. 

As  before,  the  girls  carry  off  the  honors.  Of  the 
54  names  mentioned  below,  those  who  take  first  and 
second  prizes  or  given  honorable  mention  43  are  girls 
and  II  boja. 

The  object  of  these  contests,  we  take  it,  is  educa- 
tional rather  than  for  glory  alone.  Since  that  is 
the  case,  we  have  made  notes  of  the  most  distin- 
guishing features  of  the  specimens  selected  as  best 
in  the  representative  grades.  In  our  judgment  the 
best  specimons  were  those  showing  most  speed  and 
movement,  written  with  coarse  pens  on  paper  with 
ordinary  ruling,  and  specimens  that  were  normally 
spaced.  Many  cities  submitted  specimens  written 
■with  fine  pens,  writing  heavily  shaded  and  the  lines 
more  or  less  shaky.  It  looks  as  if  they  had  tried  too 
hard.  Those  students  who  had  aimed  at  business 
writing  turned  out  the  best  specimens  in  our  judg- 
ment. 

The  specimens  were  examined  very  carefully  by 
the  judges,  close  comparisons  made,  and  below  will 
be  found 

THK  .iiriitns. 

<linrle  I. 

1st.— Bessie  Johnson,  age  7,  Covington,  Ky. 

•Jnd.-Kannie  HuRhes,  age  t!,  Uarfleld  School,  Lima,  O 

Honorable  moulion  :    Mabel  St^ine,  age  7,  tSo.  Chestnut 

St  bchool,  Holyoke,  Mass.,  and  Willie  Crist,  age  7,  Bl'd'g 

No.  0,  Alliance,  O.  '    >•     •         m 

Oraile  3. 

Ist.-Otto  Drelkorn.aeeS.  Sergeant  St.  School,  Holyoke 
Mass, 
2hd.-ViviBn  Weaver,  age  8,  Covington,  Ky 
Houorable  mention  :  David  Brown,  age  s,  s,,awnee 
Schor  1,  Lmm,  O. ;  Tom  Clarke,  age  T.  Helena,  Mont. ;  Beat- 
rice \\  elcb,  age  8,  Youngstown,  O. :  Geo.  Bories,  School 
No.  .1,  BulTalo,  N.  Y. 

«»•«(!(.  3, 

1st— Ben.  Culbertson,  ajjell,  Covington,  Ky. 
2nd.— Kthel  Pleasants,  age  »,  Helena,  Mont 
Honorable  mention  :    Mumie  Scbuler,  age -l,  Honesdale, 
Pa.;  Dora  Ueser.  ages,  Chailes  City.  Iowa;  Ruby  Sturm 
t.th  Dist,   K.cbmond,  Ind. ;  Jennie  Tully,  Pone  School' 
Memphis,  Tenu.  ' 

Orailf  4. 
Ist-Nellie  May,  oge  9,  Charles  City,  Iowa. 
•Jud.— Tillie  narietson,  oge  10,  Covington,  Ky 
HonoiaWe  Mention :     Lela    Bryant,    age  lo',    Helena, 
Mont.;  AKr.d  Reulbe,  ape  10,  Irving  School,  Lima,  O. 

Ilrntit   S. 

1st  -Sophia  Viw,  ago  U,  Covington,  Ky. 

2nd.-Ho,.e  O'Neill,  age  11,  Bridge  Street  School,  Hol- 
yoke, Mass. 

Honorable  Mention  :  Clara  Engelhorn,  age  11    Helena 

Mont.;  Anna  Jones,  age  11,  Building  N'o.  3,  Alliance  O  '• 

Geneva  Matthews,  age  10,  Tippecanoe  School,  La  Fav'ette' 

Ind. ;  Ethel  Miller,  age  10,  School  15,  Buffalo,  X.  Y.  " 

tirarle   G. 

1st.— Opal  Clapp,  aged  13,  Charles  City,  Iowa. 


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ACCO.MPANYENG  LESSON  FOR  UNGRADED  SCHOOLS,  BY  F,  M.  WALLACE. 


2nd —Charlotte  E.  Chase,  age  11,  Appleton  Street 
School,  Holyoke.  Mass. 

Honorable  Mention:  Arthur  Allen,  age  12,  Covington, 
Ky. ;    Charles  McNutt,  age  13,  Knoxville,  Tenn  ;    Mar- 
garet F.  Milliken,  age  12,  Middle  Street  School,  Saco,  Me. ; 
Clara  Lichtenfels,  age  12,  Richmond,  Ind. 
Giarfe  7. 

1st.— Anna  M.  Bilhng,  age  11,  So.  Chestnut  St.  School, 
Holyoke,  Mass. 

2d.— Virginia  Hellman,  age  IS,   Covington,  Ky. 

Honorable  mention:  Leanua  E.  Toy,  age  13,  Gariield 
School,  Lima,  Ohio;  Hattie  Sands,  oge  13,  Camljridge 
City,  Ind.;  Edith  Budd,  age  13,  Smith  School,  Memphis, 
Tenn. ;  Erna  Blistain,  age  12,  Ford  School,  La  Fayette, 
Ind. 

ilraitr   H. 

1st.— Myrtle  Clapp,  age  14  Charles  City,  la. 

2nd.— F.  S.  Brainard,  age  14,  Youngstown,  Ohio. 

Honorable  mention  :  Myrtle  E  Hammond,  Gilpin  School, 
Denver,  Colo. :  Ida  Morvilius,  oge  14,  Franklin  School, 
Lima,  Ohio;  Mary  Stephenson,  age  13,  Salina.  Kan.; 
Moggie  E.  Adair,  age  14,  Hamilton  St.  School,  Holyoke, 
Mass. 

(VivK/f   9. 

1st  —May  Leavitt,  oge  15,  Middle  St.  School,  Boco, 
Moine. 

2Dd.— Lizzie  Mathesvs,  age  13,  Charles  City,  Iowa. 

Honorable  mention  :  Edith  Zoe  Hastings,  age  14,  Camb- 
ridge City,  Ind. ;  Jno.  Quigley,  age  14,  Dwight  St  School, 
Holyoke,  Mass. ;  Benna  Stephenson,  age  14,  New  Castle,  Pa. 

//((//I   School. 

1st.— Maude  Collins,  age  17,  Charles  City,  Iowa. 

2nd— Jenny  Lambrigi.t,  age  IB,  Knoxville,  Tenn. 

Honorable  Mention  :  Florence  Batchelder,  age  14,  Saco, 
Me.;  Flora  Miller,  age  18,  Cambridge  City,  Ind.;  Louisa 
Fox,  age  15,  Young&town,  O. 

Siiiiifi-imn-'a  Clrllflcritm. 

—  Mrs.  Helen  W.  McLean,  Sup'r,  Covington,  Ky  , 
secures  the  certiftcate  awarded  to  the  .Supervisnr  whose 
students  won  the  most  certificates.  Mrs.  McLean's 
pupils  captured  first  prize  in  tl,e  1st,  3d  and  5th 
grades  ;  and  second  jirize  in  the  2nd,  4tL  and  7lh  grades. 
The  work  showed  fine  speed  and  movement  and  good  form 
throughout. 

—  Miss  L  Viola  Waller,  Sup'r,  Charles  Citv.  Iowa,  was 
a  close  second,  as  her  pupils  obtained  four  flr.>.t  and  one 
second  prizes.  She  believes  in  movement,  and  the  work  of 
her  pupils  shows  it.  Her  success  at  Charles  City  has  been 
marked. 

—  The  third  greatest  number  of  prizes  were  won  by  the 
pupils  of  Miss  Esther  A.  McDonnell,  Sup'r,  Holyoke, 
Mass.,  two  first  and  two  second  prizes 

—  Our  gentlemen  supervisors  have  been  fairly  defeated 
by  the  ladies. 

Xotea   o/   thf   Contest, 

—  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  R.S.Collins,  Supvr.,  was  repre- 
sented by  some  very  good  specimens. 

—  W.  A.  McPherson  sent  a  large  package  of  eighth 
grade  specimens  from  the  Gilpin  School,  Denver,  Col. 
These  were  all  vertical  and  were  the  best  vertical  speci- 
mens entered  in  the  contest.     We  wish  Mr.  McPherson  had 


entered  more  grades,  so  that  we  could  have  made  a  com- 
parison between  vertical  and  slaut  writing  throughout. 

—  Supvr.  S.  S.  Purdy,  Des  Moines,  la.,  entered  some 
writiog  that  was  uniformly  good  throughout. 

—  Miss  Hannah  W.  Bell,  Supvr.,  Holmesdale,  Pa.,  sent 
a  fine  lot  of  representative  samples. 

—  W.  E.  Harsh,  Helena,  Mont.,  entered  some  excellent 
business  writing  from  eight  grades. 

—  W.  D.  Moon,  Lima,  O.,  as  usual,  was  on  hand  with  a 
large  selection  of  flrst-class  writing. 

—  New  Castle,  Pa.,  J.  L.  Moser,  Supvr.,  sent  a  carefully 
graded  lot  beginning  with  fourth  grade. 

—  Supvr.  E.  E.  Utterb.ack,  Salina,  Kan.,  entered  eighth 
grade  only,  but  these  were  good. 

—  J.  H  Bachtenkircher,  Supvr.,  Li  Fayette,  Ind.,  sent 
a  large  selection  of  carefully  arranged  and  well  graded 
specimens. 

—  Cambridge  City,  Ind  ,  and  Richmond,  Ind.,  W.  S. 
Hiser,  Supvr. ,  in  both  places,  were  represented  by  some  ex- 
cellent work. 

—  L.  L.  Weaver,  Alliance,  O.,  shows  his  good  teaching 
in  a  large  package  of  samples  received. 

—  L.  D.  Scott,  Supvr.,  Memphis,  Tean.,  has  reason  to 
feel  encouraged  over  the  work  submitted. 

—  Saco,  Me.,  has  in  Supvr.  A.  R.  Merrill  an  up-to  date 
teacher  of  writing.     His  pupils  did  well. 

—  W.  H.  Barr,  Youngstown,  O. ,  as  u=ual,  is  on  hand  with 
some  most  excellent  writing  in  all  grades. 

-Carthage,  Mo.,  is  represented  with  the  fifth  to  the 
eighth  grades  inclusive,  and  Miss  Loula  Van  Neman  hos 
no  reason  to  feel  oshamed  of  her  work.  The  writing  of 
pupils  of  the  Carthige  schools  is  not  up  to  last  year's  stand, 
aid,  and  this  is  because  the  city  has  almost  dispensed 
with  the  services  of  a  supervisor. 

—  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  had  but  a  few  specimens  from  a  few 
grades  entered  by  Asst.  Supvr.  G.  K.  Demary,  but  they 
showed  splendid  progress  over  the  work  examined  froiii 
there  a  few  mouths  ago. 


LESSONS  IN  WRITING    FOR  UNGRADED 
SCHOOLS. 

BY    F.    M.    WALLACE,   STERLING,    ILLI.NOIS, 

No.  .;. 

[INITIAL  M.\DE  IN  JOURNAL  OFFICE.] 
Oi'al  Dillla. 

RILL  on  the  ovals,  using  those  best 
adapted  to  the  needs  of  your 
school  (These  oval  exercises  were 
given  in  the  May  Journal  and 
the  preceding  numbers.  They 
should  be  used  daily,  but  will  not 
be  given  in  our  copies  again). 

Have  large  pupils  practice  the  lesson  at  least 
twice  per  week,  using  the  board.  Small  children 
should  use  the  board  daily. 

Carefully  observe  the  size,  slant,  etc.,  of  these 
ovals,  and  insist  upon  uniform  movement,  speed, 
etc.,  to  secure  which  count  carefully  for  each  exer- 


rise,  as  explained  in  former  lessons,  spending  from 
rwo  to  five  minutes  with  each  exercise. 

Loop  letters  require  diligent  practice.  This  lesson 
deals  with  all  of  those  that  are  made  above  the  ruled 
or  base  line.  They  are  all  of  the  same  height,  which 
is  three  times  that  of  the  short  letters  (except  r  and 
.1),  and  should  extend,  therefore,  three-fourths  of 
the  distance  from  the  base  line  to  the  ruled  line 
above  it. 

Drill  on  the  ovals,  following  the  direction  of  the 
arrows. 

No.  1,7.  Make  three  letters  without  stopping  or 
taking  the  pen  from  the  paper.  Keep  the  downward 
stroke  .1  straight  line  on  the  correct  slant.  Turn  as 
short  as  possible  at  the  line.  See  that  the  crossing  is 
about  one-tbird  the  height  of  the  letter.  In  making 
the  downward  stroke  use  a  little  finger  movement 
combined  with  the  movement  of  the  forearm,  giv- 
ing a  r|uick  motion  to  the  upper  part  of  the  letters 
and  slowing  the  speed  near  the  base  line.  This  applies 
in  general  to  each  letter  in  this  le&son.  Beginners 
usually  get  the  letter  too  wide  and  the  downward 
stroke  curved  too  much.  Remedy  this  by  curving 
the  up  stroke  to  the  left,  thus  making  the  down 
stroke  straigbter.  Do  not  shade.  Count  "  one," 
"two,"  "three,"  for  each  group. 

No.  liX.  Drill  carefully  on  these  words,  noting 
particularly  the  turns,  crossings  and  angles.  Write 
on  the  ruled  line.  Give  many  other  words,  using 
loop  letters.  Observe  carefully  the  height  of  loops, 
crossings  and  turns  at  the  base  line. 

Tuviiiittfi, 

Practice  on  the  ovals  as  previously  directed. 

No. /,'.).  Count  "one,"  "two,"  "three,"  for  each 
group.  Decrease  the  speed  in  order  to  make  the 
dot. 

Follow  directions  in  other  respects  for  No.  47. 

No.  .5(/.  Drill  as  in  No.  iS.  • 

Weilileitday. 

Give  a  short  drill  on  the  ovals. 

No,  51.  Count  "one,"  "two,"  for  each  letter  in 
the  group.  Pause  a  very  little  at  the  ruled  line. 
The  turn  in  this  letter  should  be  as  high  as  the 
crossing. 

Nn.  f>';.  Work  as  in  No.  .J.9. 

Thurstlity. 

Work  on  the  ovals  a  few  minutes. 

No.  5.1.  Count  "one."  "two,"  "three,"  for  each 
letter  in  the  group,  making  an  almost  imperceptible 
stop  at  the  ruled  line. 

The  upper  part  of  the  turn  extends  above  the 
crossing  of  the  up  and  down  strokes,  while  the  down 
stroke  just  below  this  turn  is  parallel  to  the  long 
down  stroke.  Do  not  close  the  letter  after  making 
the  turn,  but  come  down  to  the  line  straight  and 
make  a  short  turn,  carrying  the  stroke  up  from  the 
line  one  third  the  height  of  the  letter. 

Frittatj. 

Drill  on  the  ovals,  giving  the  most  time  to  those  in 
which  the  first,  or  up  stroke,  starts  toward  the  right 
at  the  ruled  line.  These  are  called  indirect  ovals. 
Those  commencing  with  a  down  stroke  to  the  left 
are  called  direct  ovals. 

This  issue,  or  number,  contains  material  for  many 
lessons.  Use  them  with  such  changes  as  you  may 
need. 

Give  much  practice  from  words  of  your  construc- 
tion, making  one  or  more  of  the  loop  letters  promi- 
nent iu  each  word. 

Give  each  lesson  from  the  board. 

Use  your  hand-board  many  times,  and  keep  up 
your  own  practice. 

S,„,t   in    r»,„.  Q,KM{,m.-.. 

I  shall  be  glad  to  answer  questions  pertaining  to 
the  work  in  this  series  of  lessons.  Address  me  as 
per  heading  of  this  lesson. 


Fraternal  Notes. 

—  Several  of  our  supervisors  and  special  teachers  have 
already  made  arrangements  for  their  summer  vacation, 
and  in  a  few  weeks  tbey  will  be  scattered  to  the  four  comers 
o(  the  earth. Langdon  S.  Thompson,  Director  of  Draw- 
ing, Jersey  City  public  schools,  will  leave  the  latter  part  of 
June  for  a  three  months'  tour  iu  Eurone,  and,  of  course, 
art  schools  and  educational  matters  will'  be  carefully  ex- 
amined by  Mr,  Thompson. D.  W.  Hoff,  Supvr  of  Writ- 
ing, public  schools.  Oak  Park,  111.,  will  gall  from  New  York 
June  S3d  and  will  spend  the  summer  months  in  England 
Scotland.  Germany,  Austria,  Prance  and  Switzerland' 
Methods  of  writing  will  be  looked  into  by  Mr.  HoB  while 


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BY  LANGDON  S.   THOMPSON,  ACCOMPANYING  HIS  LESSON   IN   BLACKBOARD   DRAWING  FOR   PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


he  is  gone. S.  S.  Purdy,  who  has  recently  been  re  elected 

Supervisor  of  Writing  of  the  Des  Moines  Public  School, 
Iowa,  will  spend  his  vacation  in  Nova  Scotia  and  New 
Brunswick  touring  on  his  wheel. 

—  In  a  recent  number  of  Primary  Education,  Boston, 
we  notice  an  advertisement  of  "  Busy  Work,"  which  is  a 
writing  and   drawing   combination.      It  is  arranged  and 

Sublished  by  J.  O.  Gordon,  the  well-known  Supervisor,  of 
;ocky  River,  Ohio. 

—  Ralph  E.  Rowe,  recently  penman  of  Gray's  B.  C, 
Portland,  Me.,  has  just  been  elected  Supervisor  of  Writing 
in  the  public  schools  of  Westbrook  and  Deering,  Me. 

—  T.  M.  Graves  is  Supvr.  of  Writing  in  the  Lowell, 
Mass. ,  schools. 

—  W.  H.  Stump  is  teaching  again  in  public  schools  of 
Tecumseh.  Mich.  He  has  been  itinerating  through  Mich- 
igan and  Ohio  for  several  months. 

—  Miss  A.  Eva  Hill  is  Supvr.  of  Writing  and  Drawing 
in  the  public  schools  of  South  Bend,  Ind, 


luth  public  schools.  Miss  Keller  has  made  child  study  a 
specialty,  and  is  full  of  practical  ideas  and  methods  of 
teaching.    Her  contributions  have  appeared  in  The  Jour- 


WelUKnown   Supervisors. 

MISS   LUCY    E.    KELLER. 

Miss  Lucy  E.  Keller,  Supervisor  of  Writing,  Duluth, 
Minn.,  was  educated  in  the  Chicago  public  schools.  She 
cadeted  for  one  year  with  M.  E.  Swayze,  the  Supervisor 
in  Muskegon,  Mich.,  for  fourteen  years.  During  the 
winter  term  she  taught  penmanship  and  bookkeeping  in 
the  Muskegon  High  School.  For  three  years  she  filled  the 
position  as  teacher  of  writing  and  bookkeeping  in  the 
Grand  Haven,  Mich.,  public  schools.  Following  this  she 
served  a  short  term  as  teacher  of  bookkeeping  in  Akeley 
College,  a  school  for  girls.  About  this  time  she  made  some 
experiments  in  primary  drawing.  In  1891  she  accepted 
her  present  position  as  Supervisor  of  Writing  in  the  Du- 


NAL  in  the  past,  and  we  have  some  excellent  things  from 
her  pen  which  we  hope  to  present  at  an  early  date.  Miss 
Keller  has  been  experimenting  with  vertical  writing  and 
finds  it  quite  a  success.    Duluth  and  many  much  smaller 


132 

WeeU-rn  tovros  have  f  et  an  example  tbat  bundreds  of  Ejk&t- 
era  cities  might  well  emulate — engaged  a  first  class  writer 
aod  teacher — one  who  knows  somethtog  about  methods — to 
take  charge  of  the  writing  in  the  public  schools. 


^Ct^tCCl£ttaiaS 


land  and  the  Yellowstone  National  Park.  The  caases 
of  geysers,  so  far  as  they  are  known,  will  be  found 
explained  in  physical  geographies  and  other  scien- 
tific works. 

In  drawing  Geysers,  it  will  be  well  to  remember 
that  the  ascending  curves  will  be  more  or  leas  para- 
bolic. The  descending  curves  would  be  so  also,  except 
for  the  breaking  up  of  the  water  in  tpray  and  foam. 
Fig.  2  represents  the  Giantess  in  the  Yellowstone 
National  Park.  Different  portions  of  the  column  of 
water  seem  to  be  impelled  by  five  different  degrees 
of  force,  forming  spray  at  different  heights,  Fig.  "^ 
shows  the  Beehive  of  the  same  park,  in  action.  Htre 
the  whole  column  seems  to  thrown  up  by  a  single  im- 
pulse. The  drawing  of  either  of  these  will  try  the 
skill  of  the  student  as  to  his  delicacy  of  handling. 
Study  the  meaning  of  each  mark.  Indiscriminate 
scratching  over  the  paper  will  prove  a  failure. 


Whirlwinds,  water-spouta  and  tornadoes  are 
essentially  of  the  same  nature,  but  differing  in 
dimensions  and  other  minor  points.  Us  lally  at  the 
liPK'tiDi"?*  black  cloud  is  seen  to  cover  the  sky, 
from  which  projects  downward  a  form  resembling 
an  inverted  cone,  as  seen  in  Fig.  1.  When  over  the 
sea  the  spiral  movement  of  the  cloud  as  it  descends 
sets  the  sea  in  motion,  which  becomes  heaped  up 
and  united  with  the  descending  cone.  When  on 
bind  the  tornado,  where  it  touches  theeartli,  wrecks 
buildinj^H,  destroys  crops  and  forest  trees  with  the 
greatest  apparent  ease.  Fragments  of  buildings  and 
tTfes  are  frequently  carried  for  miles  through  tlie 
flir  before  being  freed  from  the  grasp  of  the  whirl- 
ing column  of  cloud.  The  position  of  the  whirling 
cone  is  usually  vertical,  but  sometimes  slanting  or 
irregularly    curved.      The  direction   of  the   spiral 


BY    .\.    F.    NEWLANDS.    SDPERVISOR    OF    WRITING, 

KINGSTON,    ONT. 

No.  6. 

Our  Mfidi  J'urpostt  in  Each  Lesson. 

70. — A  Journal  reader  writes  asking  if  she  is  to 
understand  that  we  do  not  believe  in  special  writing 
lessons,  lessons  in  which  the  whole  thought  and  at- 
tpntion  of  the  pupil  should  be  given  to  writing  alone. 
I  thought  I  had  made  this  matter  quite  clear.  We 
believe  every  lesson  should  have  one  main  purpose. 
Sometimes  it  will  be  reading,  or  geography,  or  com- 


J      1 


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BY  A.  F.  NEWLANDS.  ACCOMPANYING  HIS  LESSON  IN  VHKTICAL  WRITING. 


movement  in  the  United  States  is  invariably  op- 
posite to  the  movement  of  the  hands  of  a  clock  or  a 
wntcli. 

Fi(?.  1  represents  a  waterspout  before  it  has  de- 
sceniled  to  tlie  t-iirth  or  sea,  or  after  it  has  departed. 
It  should  be  represented  as  a  solid  spiral  body  and 
(jnite  dark. 

Geysers  are  among  the  most  curious  and  interest- 
ing water  phenomena  of  the  earth.  The  most  re- 
markable examples  are  fonnd  in  Iceland.  New  Zea- 


position.  but  in  a  proper  correlation  of  studies  sev- 
eral purposes  may  be  subordinate.  For  example,  take 
the  line  of  script,  "Tell  the  time,  please,"  for  a 
writing  lesson.  How  many  lines  of  interesting 
suggestion  run  out  from  this  sentence  with  its 
accompanying  illustrations.  Are  the  children  able 
to  tell  the  time  by  a  watch  or  clock  ?  If  not,  is  not 
this  a  good  tipie  to  give  a  brief  lesson  ?  At  least  two 
or  three  suggestions  in  that  direction.  Do  yon  not 
think  if  the  teacher  before  starting  a  class  to  practice 
this  line  were  to  have  a  brief  talk  to  the  class  about 
the  hands  of  a  watch  or  clock,  where  they  should 
Jjoint  when  they  start  tor  school,  or  about  the  Roman 
and  Arabic  numerals,  they  would  take  more  interest 
in  the  lesson  than  if  the  line  read  :  "  Please  time  the 
tell."  which  would  be  equally  as  sensible  as  90  per 
cent,  of  the  copies  given  for  youngpupils  to  practice. 
71. — All  true  teachers  know  that  if  the  children 
are  keenly  interested  in  the  lesson,  if  thought  has 
been  strongly  stimulated,  if  new  ideas  are  related 
to  previous  knowledge,  then  the  practice  is  always 
healthful  and  strengthening,  but  if  there  is  a  lack  of 
interest  of  those  conditions  necessary  for  proper  ap- 
preciation, as  most  be  the  case  when  a  child  is  asked 
to  practice  stupid,  meaningless  words  and  exercises, 
how  dull,  mechanical  and  unprofitable  must  be  the 
time  spent  in  the  so-called  writing  lesson. 

Second   Year  I*upUs.—Type  Forma  of  lAittem. 

72.— This  plate  will  also  indicate  the  size  and 
kind  of  copy  writing  we  nse  and  recommend  for 
second  year  pupils.  In  this  grade  we  retain  the 
print  form  of  s  for  all  combinations,  but  the  small/ 
we  modify  with  a  loop  at  the  top,  except  when  it  is 
the  initial  letter  in  a  word.  The  straight  line  capital 
"  T,"  as  a  copy,  will  doubtless  be  subject  to  some 
criticism. '  As  with  all  the  capital  letters  we  have  in 
our  classes  made  tests  with  almost  every  known 
form  of  letter,  and  this  form  of  T  is  not  only  the 
easiest  to  teach  and  the  fastest  form  to  write,  but  it 
readily  lends  itself  to  various  modifications  accord- 
ing to  the  individuality  of  the  pnpils,  and  yet  is  al- 


ways unmistakably  capital  T.  I  have  shown  here  a 
few  of  the  forms  developed  by  some  of  the  children 
in  our  schools  from  practice  on  this  style  of  copy. 

Angularity  of  Form  (ItKen  Slrenglh  and  Freedom. 

73.  -Some  of  the  visitors  to  our  schools  have  com- 
mented on  the  squareness,  the  angularity  of  forms, 
shown  in  the  writing  of  many  of  our  pupils,  espe- 
cially those  of  the  primary  grades.  Now,  it  is  well 
known  that  in  the  best  schools  of  art,  when  teaching 
drawing  from  the  cast,  it  is  the  practice  to  block  out 
the  drawings  in  strong,  angular  lines  to  secure 
strength  and  freedom  in  handling.  Afterward 
these  are  softened  down  in  the  shading.  As  the 
finished  drawings  show  the  advantage  of  this  method 
of  blocking,  so  will  the  formed  handwriting  show  by 
its  strtngth  and  character  the  result  of  similar  prac- 
tice in  writing.  To  illustrate  Ihis  point  I  secured 
the  accompanying  diawings  of  the  cast  of  Apollo  by 
Mr.  Chas.  E.  Wrenshall,  a  gold  medalist  of  the  On- 
tario School  of  Art  and  principal  of  the  Kingston 
Art  School.  Pupils  who  have  dfficnlty  in  getting 
the  forms  of  the  small  letters,  especially  the  m  and 
u  forms,  are  given  Eqaare  copies  similar  to  the  word 
"man."  The  letter  ■'?/"  shown  in  the  line  "Bees 
can  say  buzz"  in  the  April  number  of  The  Journal, 
and  the  letter  "  g"  in  the  heading  for  these  articles 
and  in  a  copy  line  in  the  May  number  of  The  Jour 
NAL  have  never  to  my  knowledge  been  given  before 
in  a  copy  for  learners. 

Frartieal  Writitm  Jtather  Than  Cojty  Booh  Style. 

74.— Oat  of  a  package  of  over  one  hundred  let- 
ters from  penmen  and  school  teachers  all  but  two 
make  the  first  part  of  the  "  y"  sharp  instead  of  the 
round  turn,  as  shown  in  all  other  copies,  There  is 
no  reason  why  the  copy  should  not  be  made  as  it  is 
written  in  practical  work.  The  turn  does  not  make 
the  letter  more  legible,  and  it  is  certainly  not  as 
easily  written.  As  for  the  letter  "3"  we  have  con- 
siderable opposition  to  using  it  in  oar  copies,  but  the 
opposition  has  always  given  away  after  the  reasons 
and  evidence  m  favor  of  its  use  have  been  produced. 
One  person  was  converted  after  looking  over  several 
packages  of  business  letters  on  his  tiles,  finding  it 
used  in  nearly  every  letter,  and  on  looking  over  his 
own  copy  found  he  frequently  used  it  himself.  A 
New  York  business  man  also  expressed  his  doubt  as 
to  the  propriety  of  using  it  in  copies,  but  on  turning 
to  one  of  his  bookkepers  at  hand  found  he  used  it 
exclusively.  While  it  has  never  been  countenanced 
by  chirographic  authorities  we  find  it  generally  used 
in  business.  As  sloping  writing  is  based  on  italic 
forms  there  is  some  reason  for  using  the  " q"  form 
modified  with  a  loop,  but  in  vertical  writing  there 
is  no  excuse  for  it.  Our  form  of  -g"  is  much 
faster  than  the  "5"  form,  and  it  is  a  direct  modifi- 
cation of  the  Roman  lower  case  letter. 


75  —Some  readers  of  The  Journal  will  be  more 
or  less  surprised  and  disappointed  at  not  finding  in 
these  articles  any  of  the  cut  and  minced  and  dried 
directions  for  specific  practice  on  special  letter 
foriDS,  movement  exercises,  etc.  It  will  not  require 
much  consideration  to  see  that  such  empirical  di- 
rections do  not  in  any  way  help  a  genuine  teacher, 
and  for  those  who  feel  themselves  dependent  upon 
them  they  only  weaken  and  so  perpetuate  the  evil. 
The  object  of  these  articles  is  to  present  the  under- 
lyinf;  principles  of  the  art  of  writing  and  to  leave  it 
to  each  teacher  to  develop  his  own  special  methods 
in  accordance  with  his  conception  of  the  fundamen- 
tal  principles  and  his  individuality  as  a  teacher. 


Is  This  You  ? 

Draw  these  figures  on  the  board,  in  the  presence  of 
the  class.  Introduce  them  as  Mr.  Straight  and  Mr. 
Crooked.  Which  one  do  you  like?  Describe  Mr. 
Straight,  with  appropriate  action  by  the  class.  He 
has  his  feet  flat  on  the  floor.  He  doesnot  lean  on  the 
desk.  His  arm  rests  are  on  the  edge.  His  pencil 
points  to  shoulder.  Do  not  look  at  Mr.  Crooked. 
Class  takes  position  for  writing  like  Mr.  Straight. 
When  the  class  is  out  of  order,  call  attention  to  Mr. 
Straight.  He  is  up  there  yet.  He  never  turns  around. 
He  keeps  at  work.     Mr.  Crooked  makes  his  letters 


this  way 


Mr.  Straight's  letter,       '^f^ 

Why  is  one  so  much  longer,  although  both  are 
two  spaces  below  baseline?  He  could  not  sit  up 
straight  himself,  and  could  not  make  his  letter 
straight. 

Use  a  gymnastic  exercise  of  moving  body  forward 
and  back  without  bending  at  waist.  Forward 
straight.  Eyes  directed  on  high.  The  teacher  should 
take  a  chair  and  show  how  Mr.  Straight  sat  up  in 
his  chair.  Class  place  hand  behind,  making  waist 
hollow.   Other  hand  on  chest,  and  take  a  long  breath. 

Send  Mr.  Crooked  home  by  rubbing  him  out.  He 
is  not  wanted. 

Wonder  if  Mr.  Straight  is  absent  to-day  from  class? 

The  teacher  could  make  use  of  these  little  figures 
for  five  or  ten  lessons,  then  try  something  else. 
(Miss)  Lucy  E.  Keller, 

Duluth. 


Do  Girls  Learn  Quicker  than   Boys? 

Editor  of  The  Journal  ; 

lu  your  comments  regarding  the  specimens  submitted  in 
the  recent  Public  School  contest  you  gave  emphasis  to  the 
fact  that  the  large  ina;jority  of  the  best  specimens  came 
from  the  girls.  I  am  glad  attention  has  been  directed 
toward  this,  and  have  been  waiting  aud  hoping  to  hear 
opinions  from  more  experienced  teachers  than  myself  rela- 
tive to  the  subject  in  question. 

In  reply  to  your  request  for  the  cause  of  this,  I  will  sub- 
mit my  theories  :  That  a  number  of  the  boys  do  not  im- 
prove as  rapidly  as  the  girls  under  the  same  instruction 
is  a  fact,  and  has  been  evidenced  in  the  work  submitted 
from  so  many  rliflerent  Supervisors.  It  has  been  one  point 
that  has  troubled  me  ever  sin  e  I  began  teaching,  and  I 
have  given  the  subject  much  thought,  and  have  worked 
for  improvement  along  this  hne. 

The  first  opinion  I  would  venture  as  fco  the  cause  or 
causes  of  the  boys  being  unable  (for  I  think  this  is  true)  to 
execute  as  well  as  the  girls,  is  owing  to  their  manner  of 
life  outside  of  school.  Many  of  them  perform  manual 
labor  to  some  extent,  but  this  exerts  a  lesser  influence,  per- 
haps, than  their  outdoor  sports  and  games,  particularly 
ball  playing,  etc.  Their  hands  become  hard,  the  muscles 
of  the  same  tough  and  unyielding,  which  result  is  decidedly 
detrimental  to  the  careful,  controlled  motion  or  movement 
so  necessary  to  the  execution  of  good  penmanship.  With 
girls  their  work  and  games  ore  very  much  lighter,  their 
hands  more  tender,  muscles  more  flexible,  and  as  a  conse- 


quence the  sooner  and  easier  brought  into  subjection  and 
their  movements  controlled. 

Another  theory  I  would  advance  regarding  the  cause  of 
the  girls  excelling  is,  that  until  they  reach  the  higher 
grades  they  are  usually  taught  by  lady  teachers,  the  larger 
amount  of  instruction  is  often  conducted  by  these  same 
teachers,  even  if  there  be  a  supervisor  of  peumanship.  lady 
or  gentleman.  With  the  girls  often  this  teacher  is  to  them 
a  model  of  perfection.  They  imitate  her,  have  the  utmost 
conHdence  in  all  that  she  does  and  says,  hence  as  a  result 
they  are  the  more  submissive  and  are  more  easily  guided 
and  directed  in  the  right  way  by  her.  In  this  particular 
the  boy  differs,  because  he  does  not  pattern  after  the  lady 
instructor,  but  his  ideal  (if  he  his  one)  is  his  father,  older 
brother,  or  perhaps  some  business  man  of  prominence,  and 
if  they  are  not  very  good  penmen,  which  in  all  probability 
is  the  case,  then  the  boy  does  not  care  so  much  to  excel  in 
this  particular  branch,  but  often  when  they  do  desire  to, 
they  may  be  unable  with  the  same  amount  of  practice  to 
do  quite  as  well  because  of  the  Hrst  cause  I  have  mentioned 
preventing. 

I  have  this  year  some  boys  who  are  doing  admirably  and 

are  leading  in  their  respective  classes  in  penmanship.  They 

may  be  exceptions,  but  I  am  inclined  to  believe  they  do  not 

join  very  much  in  the  games  with  their  fellow  classmates. 

Anna  M.  Hall, 

Teacher  Penmanship  and  Drawing,  Malta,  Ohio. 


A  COUPLE   OF    SIGHT    DRAUGHTS. 

Put   llii*  Stovepipe  tit  till-  Other  End. 

"That  stove,"  began  the  customer  with  deadly  calmness, 
"  you  sold  me  last  week  as  an  '  art  stove,'  I  believe  i  " 

"  Yes,"  admitted  the  dealer.     "  Isn't  it  i  " 

"It  doesn't  know  any  more  about  art  than  a  hog  does 
about  Sunday." 

"Eh?    What?" 

"  I  say  it  doesn't  know  the  first  thing  about  art.  I 
haven't  tried  it  on  painting  yet,  but  it  can't  draw  worth  a 

cent." 

On  Ihe  Right  Track. 

"What  are  you  doing,  Freddie?"  said  the  painfully 
smart  boy's  uncle. 
"  Drawing  pictures  on  my  slate." 
"What  is  this  supposed  to  represent  ?" 
"  A  locomotive." 

"  But  why  didn't  you  draw  the  cars  !  '• 
"  Why— er— the  locomotive  draws  the  cars." 


A  Leaf  from  Experience. 

Editor  Penman's  Art  Journal  : 

Having  read  with  interest  the  late  discussions  pro  and  con 
in  Tbe  Journal  concerning  Vertical  Writing,  and  think- 
ing that  a  word  from  one  who  has  had  a  long  office  ex- 
perience will  not  be  amiss,  I  venture  to  intrude  upon  your 
time  for  a  moment.  While,  in  my  opinion,  it  cannot  take 
the  place  of  writing  on  the  regular  slant,  so  far  as  grace 
and  beauty,  and  even  speed  and  legibility,  are  concerned, 
yet  I  find  it  of  practical  use  iu  various  ways,  such  as  flUing 
shipping  cards  and  tags,  writing  in  memorandum  books 
made  of  coarse  paper,  and  in  all  ca?es  where  the  surface  to 
b«  written  upon  does  not  admit  of  work  with  a  fine  or 
elastic  pen.  The  greatest  difficulty  that  I  have  with  it  is  to 
maintain  a  nearly  uniform  slant.  I  use  a  straight  holder 
of  large  size,  held  in  the  regular  way,  a  coarse  pen,  and 
keep  tbe  paper  in  the  same  position  as  in  ordinary  slant, 
moving  my  elbow  from  the  side  sufficiently  to  form  an 
obtuse  angle  with  Bhe  paper. 

I  use  the  muscular  movement. 

This  letter  is  written  with  a  fair  degree  of  rapidity  and 
without  special  care.  [The  writing  bears  out  this  assertion, 
and  is  very  legible  and  pleasing  as  to  form.— Ed.  Jour- 
nal.] I  find  that  for  me  the  above  mentioned  position  of 
the  hand  and  pdn  is  more  satisfactory  than  to  hold  the  pen 
between  the  first  and  second  fingers.  I  also  ollow  the  hand 
to  roll  from  tbe  body  a  little.  L.  C.  Vannah. 

WiN6Low's  Mills,  Me. 


STRAWS.  SEEMINGLY;    HILLSTONES 
IN  REALITY. 

an  evening's    reflections  by  d.  w.  hoff. 

If  there  is  anything  which  exhausts  me  physically  or 
ignites  me  mentally,  it  is  when  conducting  an  exercise  for 
the  first  time  with  a  class,  and  having  brought  to  its  feet 
the  last  hand  in  the  room,  to  convince  a  teacher  that  will 
power  and  method  will  accomplish  that — to  have  that 
teacher  point  to  a  hand  never  before  known  to  stand,  and 
remark  in  tbe  hearing  of  every  pupU  present,  "  Well,  you 
see  his  letters  are  horrid."  As  if  a  child  who  had  never 
taken  the  initial  step  in  correct  movement  could  be  ex- 
pected to  jump  into  a  ready  made  movement  capable  of 
immediate  control.  One  might  as  reasonably  expect  a 
child  who  had  never  learned  to  skate  to  launch  out  with 
precision  and  grace  across  the  ice  with  his  untrained 
movements  under  control. 

How  a  fly  will  crawl  all  over  a  sound  apple,  not  stopping 


i3r. 

until  he  reaches  the  little  speck  where  decay  has  set  in  ! 
How  some  teachers,  with  the  best  of  intentions,  too,  can  be 
so  blind  to  the  fundamental  principles  and  processes  in  ex- 
ecution, seeing  no  farther  than  the  immediate  record  of  the 
pupil's  motion,  is,  at  times,  beyond  my  comprehension. 
How  her  remark  must  chill  the  courage  of  the  pupil  who 
has  summoned  all  his  energies  to  accomplish  an  act  which 
he  has  been  told  is  the  first  step  in  the  direct!  )n  of  good 
writing.  How  totally  lacking  iu  good  judgment  is  that 
teacher.  How  can  she  expect  the  pupil  to  even  have  the 
requisite  faith  in  the  ultimate  result  necessary  for  an  earnest 
effort,  after  he  has  once  overheard  her  upon  whose  judg- 
ment he  should  rely,  express  her  conviction  that  he  could 
not  do  it  well  with  his  hand  in  the  correct  position  or  with 
the  correct  movement;  A  true  tearher,  whose  pupils  have  the 
couroge  to  succeed,  never  tells  them  that  they  ore  unable  to 
do  a  task  assigned  them. 

Another  bit  of  inexcusable  heresy  is  that  of  the  teacher 
who  during  Ibe  writing  period  preaches  and  demands  cor- 
rectness 111  the  manner  of  execution,  yet  during  the  writing 
of  general  exercises  either  ignores  or  tolerates  such  habits 
of  doing  as  will  effectually  destroy  the  good  effects  of  her 
hard  toil  during  the  writing  hour  or  who  by  dictating 
some  exercise  in  language  work  at  a  rate  even  beyond  the 
easy  reach  of  the  most  skillful  writer  forces  him  into  mere 
scrawling. 

Pupils  should  be  made  to  realize  that  thero  is  hut  one 
right  way  to  write,  and  that  th»  only  way  to  learn  to  write 
right  is  to  wriU  right  right  along. 


Current  Press  Comments  on  Vertical 
Writing. 

I  do  not  know  when  I  have  been  so  pleased  with  the 
immediate  results  of  a  new  method  and  have  seen  so  few 
difficulties  to  combat  in  eitablishing  it.  My  own  class 
(second  vear  children)  is  takiug  it  up  with  ease  and  doing 
rery  well.  They  like  it,  and  seem  themselves  to  under- 
stand its  advantages.  One  little  girl  told  me  this  week 
that  she  "  liked  the  new  writing  because  she  could  see  the 
spelling  words  on  Alice's  slate  as  easy  as  print,  and  then 
she  knew  if  hers  were  right  !  " 

I  have  seen  many  times  such  beautiful  and  uniform  work 
with  pencil  and  then  such  a  "  slump  "  for  a  year  or  so 
while  the  child  was  learning  to  use  the  pen.  Sometimes  I 
think  I  would  like  to  try  the  experiment  of  beginning 
writing  the  eighth  month  of  the  school  year,  and  theu 
teaching  the  use  of  the  pen  before  the  shapes  of  the 
letters. 

The  slate  and  pencil  are  not  the  tools  the  child  will  use 
— after  his  three  yeais  in  the  primary  school — and  are  we 
logical  in  teaching  him  to  write  at  all,  before  we  give  him 
the  proper  tools  and  teach  him  the  right  way  to  use  them  ? 
—Mabel  L.  Brown  in  Primary  Education. 


It  has  been  advocatf  d  by  vertical  writers  that  a  certain 
hygienic  position  is  absolutely  necessary  for  vertical  writ- 
ing ;  thus  implying  that  an  unhygienic  position  must  be 
taken  in  slant  writing.  We  state  emphatically,  there- 
fore, that  the  difference  between  vertical  and  slant  writ- 
ing is  not  one  of  position,  but  simply  onf  of  direction  of 
movement^  and  the  only  hygienic  consideration  to  be  ad- 
mitted is  the  very  doubtful  one  of  possible  harm  to  the 
eyesight  in  writing  and  reading  slant  forms,  and  the  very 
certain  one  of  ease  and  comfort  to  the  eyes  in  reading 
the  legible  vertical  sciipt. 

Now  for  the  practical  results  of  vertical  writing  in  tbe 
Woodward  College.  VVe  began  practicing  this  in  October, 
spending  from  twenty  to  thirty  minutes  each  day,  and 
never  in  all  my  teaching  of  slant  writing  was  I  able  to  at- 
tain such  generally  good  results  as  I  have  attained  in  the 
past   few  months'  practice  in  vertical  writing. 

We  also  find  that  the  vertical  writers  are  the  more 
rapid,  aud  at  the  same  time  their  writing  is  the  more 
legible. 

Discussion  is  invited.  We  are  anxious  for  more  light  on 
the  subject,  but  should  prefer  discussion  from  those  who 
are  ready  to  substantiate  their  theories  by  the  results  of 
experiment  in  both  methods.  —  W.  A.  MoPHKRaoir  In 
Cotorado  School  Journal. 

While  I  am  not  convinced  that  the  system  of  vertical 
writing  is  superior  to  that  in  general  use,  I  believe  that  an 
experiment  shculd  be  made  in  our  public  schools  in  order 
that  an  intelligent  opinion  may  be  formed  on  the  subject. 
This  experiment  should  be  made  with  great  care, 
system  of  the  future  f  Well,  my  own  personal  opin 
that  the  result  of  Ihe  matter  will  be  the  adoption  of  a  sys- 
tem of  writing  with  a  slope  s 
and  Spencerian  systems. 


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ivhere  between  the  vertical 


Sup'T  Edward  A.  Brooks 

in  Philadelphia  Fii.bUc  Ledger. 

The  advocates  of  the  new  system  claim  that  not  only  is 
it  more  legible  and  more  rapid,  but  that  it  is  more  consist- 
ent with  hygienic  principles.  Writing  is  an  important 
question  of  school  orthopedics  and  concerns  especially  the 
i-pine  and  eye.  No  less  an  authority  than  Dr.  G.  Stanley 
Hall,  president  of  Clark  University,  who  is  leading  the 
movement  in  "Child  Study."  declares:  "  Paper  straight, 
writing  straight,  body  straight  is  the  motto  of  this  «cript 
of  the  future  and,  indeed,  of  the  not  very  remote  past." 

The  new  topic  is  invested  with  special  importance  in 
popular  educational  debate,  because  of  the  serious  attitude 
educators,  scientists  aud  doctors  have  assumed  toward  the 
question. 

In  view  of  the  popular  agitation  of  the  subject  the  in- 
vestigation to  be  formally  made  by  the  Superintendent  of 
tbe  Public  Schools  will  be  of  interest  not  only  to  teachers 
and  scholars  in  this  city,  but  it  %vill  add  to  the  weight  of 
testimony  for  or  against  tbe  new  system  of  penmanship 
now  being  gathered  through  the  United  States. — Phila- 
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Editorial  Comment. 

HrKera'    Cram;j. 

A  PAPER  was  recently  read  before  the  Section  of 
Neurology  of  the  Academy  of  Medicine.  New  York, 
on  the  suliject,"  Writers',  Musicians'  and  Telegraph- 
ers' Cramp."  The  lecturer,  Julius  Wolff,  of  Frank- 
forton-the-Main,  gave  a  description  of  the  disease, 
and  divided  all  cases  into  two  classes,  local  and 
central.  The  "local"  cases  are  curable.  The  "  cen- 
tral" cases  are  such  where  "not  only  the  special 
muscles  used  in  writing  or  telegraphing  are  affected, 
but  the  whole  arm,  and  often  the  whole  side  of  the 
body,  sliows  paralytic  conditions."  These  cases  Mr. 
Wolff,  when  he  is  sure  they  are  such,  does  not  treat. 
Massage  and  gymnastics  are  the  chief  curative  means 
he  employs. 

Mr.  Wolff  gives  quite  a  complete  exposition  of  his 
ideas  and  methods  in  a  recent  number  of  The  Writer. 
Very  little  is  said  about  proper  movement.  The 
Germans  do  not  use  a  free  movement  and  Mr.  Wolff 
evidently  doesn't  consider  movement  of  much 
account. 

While  we  cannot  speak  from  the  standpoint  of 
medical  authority,  we  have  had  an  extended  obser- 
vation respecting  writers'  cramp.  It  has  been  our 
observation  that  writers'  cramp  has  mainly  been  in- 
duced by  the  peculiar  movement  employed  in  writing. 
We  don't  recall  an  instance  where  a  writer  making 
use  of  the  forearm  and  combined  movement  has  thus 
been  afflicted.  It  results  from  two  causes— perhaps 
we  might  say  three  :  The  effort  to  write  rapidly  for  a 
long  time,  making  use  of  the  finger  movement,  often 
aggravated  by  the  use  of  a  small,  polished  metallic 
holder.  The  constant  action  of  the  fingers  produces 
exhaustion  ;  while  the  extra  tight  grip  required  to 
keep  a  small,  smooth  holder  in  the  proper  position 
brings  into  play  an  undue  number  of  the  muscles  of 
the  thumb  and  fingers  which  are  brought  in  contact 
with  the  holdtr.  thus  interfering  with   proper  cir- 


culation. This  added  to  the  exhaustion  of  the  con- 
stant strain  upon  the  muscles  for  maintaining  long 
and  rapid  action,  produces  paralysis.  In  numerous 
instances  where,  under  our  advice,  the  movement 
has  been  changed  from  the  finger  to  the  forearm  and 
the  implement  from  a  small,  polished  holder  to  a 
larger  and  rougher  surface,  the  cramp  has  entirely 
disappeared  without  the  aid  of  medical  skill. 

The  remedy  is  very  simple,  is  a  certain  preventive 
and  in  most  cases  a  cure.  It  doesn't  call  for  any  ex- 
tended course  of  "  treatment."  It  seems  queer  to  us 
that  the  learned  doctors  do  not  quit  encouraging  such 
extended  and  expensive  courses  of  treatment,  and 
become  familiar  with  and  recommend  the  forearm 
movement.  Movement  and  movement  alone  is  the 
preventive— a  sure  preventive— of  writers'  cramp. 

The  Kew  York  Herald,  in  a  recent  issue  devoted 
nearly  a  page  to  an  exposure  of  the  police  frauds  in 
civil  service.  It  appears  that  a  system  by  which 
"dummies"  appeared  before  the  Civil  Service 
Board  and  passed  examinations  for  applicants  for 
appointments  on  the  police  force,  who  feared  to 
try  the  test  for  themselves,  was  recently  discovered. 
These  "dummies"  passed  both  the  physical  and 
mental  examinations  for  the  real  applicants,  and  as 
the  surgeons  and  other  examiners  are  obliged  to 
pass  on  so  many  thousand  men  during  the  course  of 
a  year  it  was  impossible  to  identify  the  real  appli- 
cant when  he  put  in  an  appearance  later.  Hence 
the  real  applicant  might  be  both  physically  and 
mentally  deficient,  yet  if  he  hired  a  good  dummy  to 
take  the  examination  for  him  he  would  pass.  The 
.  recent  investigations  of  the  Lexow  Committee  re- 
vealed something  of  what  was  being  done  in  this 
line,  but  the  Herald  made  the  exposure  complete  by 
an  examination  and  comparieon  of  the  handwriting 
of  the  dummies  and  real  applicants.  The  differ- 
ences were  startling,  and  established  beyond  ques- 
tion that  frauds  had  been  practiced.  This  is  only 
another  example  showing  how  difficult  it  is  to  dis- 
guise one's  handwriting. 

The  Kind  of  PenTnan  Most  In  Demand, 
If  our  younger  scribes  could  be  shown  the  ad- 
vantage of  getting  instruction  in  drawing,  design- 
ing, etc.,  the  next  generation  would  see  a  wonderful 
advance  in  art  pen  work.  There  are  hundreds  of 
young  penmen  (and  some  who  are  no  longer  very 
young)  who  could  turn  out  really  creditable  work 
in  the  line  of  designing,  illustrating  and  portraiture 
if  tfiey  had  a  better  knowledge  of  what  good  work  is. 
There  are  thousands  of  excellent  penmen  in  the 
country,  but  comparatively  few  artists.  The  pen 
artist  is  in  demand  as  never  before  and  we  are 
confident  that  illustrations  will  be  used  in  the  future 
as  much  as,  or  more  than,  at  present.  There  need 
be  no  fear  of  overcrowding  the  market.  Our  would- 
be  pen  artist  must  go  through  the  preliminary  stages 
of  art  instruction  the  same  as  the  painter  or  sculptor. 
He  must  understand  perspective  and  learn  to  draw. 
Beautiful  strokes  alone  do  not  make  a  beautiful  de- 
sign. He  must  be  educated  in  designing  as  a  whole, 
and  not  as  patchwork.  Learn  to  draw,  learn  the 
magic  of  light  and  shade,  study  for  harmonious 
effects  and  note  the  result  in  your  work. 


The  Packard  Anniversary. 

Mr.  Packard  of  the  Bneiness  College  has  won 
laurels  in  this  city  for  the  excellence  of  his  public 
exercises  which  for  the  past  twenty  years  have  been 
held  in  onr  largest  halls,  which  have  always  been 
crowded  with  the  best  people  of  the  town.  He  has 
been  able  to  do  this  because  he  has  always  been  able 
to  command  the  best  talent  as  speakers.  Last  year, 
when  he  brought  to  his  platform  President  Low  and 
President  Depew,  it  was  believed  that  he  had  reached 
the  climax  ;  but  it  is  generally  conceded  that  the 
exercises  of  the  present  year^held  on  the  evening  of 
May  21,  at  Music  Hall — were  even  more  interesting. 
The  speakers  did  not  fall  behind  those  of  liist  year, 
and  the  interesting  feature  of  having  the  diplomas 
conferred  by  the  Mayor  was  thoroughly  appreciated, 
and  proved  to  be  the  event  of  the  evening  ;  for  not 
only  did  the  Mayor  confer  the  diplomas  with  a  zest 
and  grace  that  was  unique,  but  he  made  a  speech,  at 
the  request  of  the  house,  that  may  well  be  set  down 
as  one  of  the  very  best  ever  made  before  a  graduat- 
iog  class.  The  Mayor  does  not  pose  as  a  speaker, 
and  even  Mr.  Packard,  in  introducing  him,  face- 
tiously remarked  that  he  couldn't  make  much  of  a 


speech  ;  but  the  audience  differed  widely  from  this 
estimate,  as  will  onr  readers,  to  whom  we  are  glad 
to  be  able  to  reproduce  the  speech.  Rev.  Dr.  Rains- 
ford  made  a  capital  opening  speech,  in  which  he 
enforced  the  doctrine  of  "  Push, "  and  the  Hon. 
Theodore  Roosevelt,  our  very  welcome  Police  Com- 
missioner, made  a  vigorous  appeal  to  the  young  men 
to  do  their  full  duty  as  citizfus  and  voters.  In  fact, 
taking  the  whole  affair  together — and  not  forgetting 
Mr.  Packard's  part  in  it— it  is  seldom  that  a  com- 
mencement occasion,  here  or  elsewhere,  has  in  it  so 
much  that  is  good  and  so  much  to  remember. 

We  produce  Mayor  Strong's  speech  entire  as  the 
best  contribution  to  business  college  literature  that 
has  come  to  hand.  We  think  it  even  excels  Presi- 
dent Garfield's  effort  of  years  ago,  which  has  almost 
become  classic. 

.Iilfhea.1  o/'  ?l,iyor    nillinm    J..  Slronu. 

Mr.  Packard,  and  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  the 
Graduating  Class  and  Fellow  Citizens  :  I  am  sorry 
that  I  am  so  old  ;  but  Dr.  Rainsford  thinks  I  am 
older  than  I  am.  [Laughter.]  If  he  is  as  young  in 
his  feelings  as  I  am,  there  is  no  young  lady  here  that 
is  younger.  [Applause.]  I  think  somehow  that  occu- 
pying that  little  office  in  the  City  Hall  has  made  me 
about  twenty-five  or  thirty  years  younger  than  I  was 
six  months  ago.  I  am  having  pleasure  enough  out 
of  that  position  to  reduce  my  age  one  or  two  years 
every  week.  And  if  nothing  else  would  make  me 
feel  young  an  invitation  from  Mr.  Packard  to  come 
here  and  look  at  these  bright  young  faces  would 
surely  do  it.  There  is  something  invigorating  in  a 
scene  like  this  :  and  if  there  should  be  no  other 
honor  conferred  upon  me  during  my  entire  service 
as  Mayor,  the  honor  that  Mr.  Packard  has  con- 
ferred upon  me  this  evening  will  be  ample.  [Ap- 
plause.] 

I  see  before  me  a  number  of  young  ladies  who  have 
taken  it  into  their  heads  to  study  bookkeeping  and  to 
become  financiers.  They  expect,  doubtless,  to  take 
places  in  the  offices  of  our  merchants,  bankers,  in- 
surance companies,  and  possibly— and  I  hope  so — in 
the  city  government.  This  is  a  great  privilege, 
young  ladies,  and  I  can  bear  testimony  to  the  fact 
that  if  you  get  positions  in  any  of  the  offices  of  the 
city  of  New  York  you  will  lift  the  tone  of  those 
offices  and  win  the  lasting  respect  of  your  associates. 
The  men  around  you  will  grow  nobler  and  better  ; 
and  your  homes  will  be  brighter  and  you  will  be 
happier.  [Applause.]  It  has  been  my  good  fortune 
to  have  young  ladies  in  my  office  during  the  last 
twelve  or  thirteen  years  ;  and  that  is  ,iust  the  result 
produced  by  two  splendid  young  women  who  have 
been  in  my  employ  during  that  time.  They  have 
made  my  office  better;  they  have  made  me  better  ; 
and  there  is  not  a  person  around  the  office  who  has  not 
been  improved  by  the  presence  of  these  ladies.  And 
it  will  be  the  same  wherever  you  may  go.  if  you  are 
true  to  yourselves,  and  to  the  institution  that  equips 
you  and  sends  you  out. 

And  to  you,  young  gentlemen,  who  are  now  grad- 
uating from  this  college  and  making  ready  to  enter 
into  the  important  functions  of  life,  I  would  say  that 
the  education  which  this  college  has  given  you  will 
better  fit  you  for  whatever  business  may  come  to 
you  than  if  you  spent  the  same  time  in  any  business 
house,  in  any  capacity.  It  is  an  ennobling  thing  to 
be  well  trained,  and  it  will  go  with  you  as  long  as 
you  live  ;  and  you  will  find  out  that  it  is  not  so  much 
"  push,"  as  Dr.  Rainsford  has  intimated,  as  it  is  the 
education  that  you  have  got,  and  which  will  enable 
you  to  get  along  without  that  terrible  pushing  that  he 
speaks  of.  [Apjdause.]  The  education  that  you  have 
received  will  enable  you  to  go  to  work  to-morrow, 
next  week,  just  where  hundreds  and  thousands  of 
young  men  would  be  glad  to  begin,  but  cannot — not 
for  lack  of  push,  but  for  lack  of  training.  There  are 
thousands  of  yonng  men  who  would  be  glad  to  have 
just  the  education  th.at  yon  have  gotten  in  the  Pack- 
ard College;  and  you  will  find  when  you  get  alongside 
of  young  men  in  the  offices,  whether  of  railroads,  or 
banks,  or  insurance  companies,  or  stores  of  any  kind, 
that  yon  will  leap  forward  without  that  push  that  is 
necessary  for  young  men  who  have  failed  to  secure 
the  preliminary  education  that  you  have  got.  This 
business  college  of  Mr.  Packard's  is  the  college  for 
yopng  men.  Yale,  or  Columbia,  or  the  University 
of  New  York,  or  Harvard  or  any  of  the  colleges  of 
the  country  do  not  put  out  young  men  for  business 
as  does  the  Packard  College.  [Applause.]  When 
you  start  out  in  life  and  get  the  experience  that  I 
have  got,  you  will  look  back  at  the  Packard  College 


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135 


with  a  glow  of  pleasure  and  yonr  hearts  will  swell 
with  gratitude  toward  your  preceptor,  here,  for  the 
good  that  has  come  into  yoar  lives. 

Your  president  has  told  yon  that  I  was  not  mnch 
of  a  speaker,  and  he  told  you  the  trnth  ;  but  when  I 
see  80  many  bright  and  intelligent  young  faces  before 
iiif ,  and  know  how  much  this  occasion  is  to  you,  I 
caDnot  quite  keep  client.  And  I  can  assure  you  that 
uu  greater  honor  has  come  to  me,  or  is  likely  to  come 
to  me.  than  I  shall  have  in  banding  you  your  di- 
plomas, when  the  proper  time  shall  come.  [Much 
applause.] 


Editors  Calendar. 


Report  of  FROCEEDr>'GS  ok  the  Ninth  Annual  Con- 
vention OF  THE  Western  Penmen's  Associa- 
tion. Lincoln,  Neb.,  Dec.  2t5,  27,  28.  1894.  Reported 
by  Dan  Brown.  Edited  by  J.  W.  Warr.  Pub.  by 
the  Afsociation,  C.  A.  Faust,  Treasurer,  45  E. 
Randolph  St.,  Chicago,  111.  Paper.  175  pp.  Price 
75  cents. 

The  long  and  anxiously  expected  report  of  the  Lin- 
coln meeting  of  Ihe  Western  Penmen's  Association,  re- 
ported by  Dan  Brown,  edited  by  J.  W.  Warr,  printed 
by  the  Plowman  Pub.  Co.,  is  before  us.  So  far  as  we  can 
judge  it  is  a  faithful,  accurate  report  of  the  proceedings 
and  has  been  carefully  edited.  It  contains  tbe  papers  and 
discussions  in  full,  much  space  being  given  to  vertical 
writing.  But  slant  writing,  movement,  bookkeeping, 
business  practice,  rapid  calculations,  the  copybook  ques- 
tion, school  discipline,  sbortband,  typewriting,  and  many 
other  subjects  are  included.  In  fact,  everything  said  and 
done  at  tbe  convention  is  given  place.  At  no  other  place. 
in  no  other  way,  could  so  many  of  the  well-known  teachers 
of  the  brancbes  under  discussion  be  induced  to  express 
themselves— to  put  themselves  on  record— and  for  this 
reason  alone  the  Report  is  extremely  valuable.  Teachers, 
writers,  bookkeepers  and  all  interested,  the  longhand  and 
shorthand  writing,  typewriting,  commercial  branches, 
etc.,  should  have  a  copy  of  this  Report.  It  is  the  first  re- 
port of  a  penmen's  convention  ever  printed,  and  to  the  vast 
army  of  teachers,  students  and  others  who  are  interested 
tbe  association  looks  for  support.  This  publication  is  not 
issued  through  a  desire  to  make  money.  There  was  not 
sufllcient  money  in  the  association  treasury  to  defray  tbe 
expense  of  publication,  and  about  twenty  members  have 
guaranteed  tbe  bill.  The  price  of  the  Report  has  been  put 
at  a  low  figure  (considering  the  small  edition)  and  if  the 
books  are  sold  the  gaurantors  will  not  be  called  to  make 
good  a  deficit ;  if  the  books  are  not  sold  a  deficit  must  be 
met,  and  it  is  doubtful  whether  another  stenographic  re- 
port will  be  issued. 

To  the  young  teacber,  to  the  student,  to  any  one  inter- 
ested in  the  least  in  the  great  variety  of  subjects  discussed; 
this  book  is  worth  many  times  its  cost.  In  no  other  publi- 
cation can  the  same  information  be  found.  Send  seven  fy- 
flve  cents  to  C.  A.  Faust.  45  E.  Randolph  St.,  Chicago,  IH., 
and  see  if  we  overstate  it. 

Ellsworth's  New  Reversible  Writing  Books.  Ver- 
tical edition,  six  numbers.  Slanting  edition,  six 
numbers.  ByH.  W.  Ellsworth.  Pub.  by  the  Werner 
Co.,    Chicago,  New  York,  Phila.,  Boston  and  Min- 


neapolis.   Size  1%  X  9.    Price  per  doz.  $1.     Sample 
set,  either  edition,  mailed,  50  cents. 

No  penman  and  teacher  has  thought  out,  patented  and 
copyrighted  more  ingenious  ideas  for  writing  helpsthan 
has  Mr.  Ellsworth.  For  thirty  years  or  more  his  active 
mind  has  produced  many  things  of  great  import  to  the 
cause  of  writing. 

The  Werner  Company  has  issued  a  new  edition  of  bis 
slant  books  and  has  produced  a  series  of  vertical  books 
that  are  uniform  in  paper,  binding,  size  and  copies  with 
the  slanting  edition.  This  uniformity  is  a  unique  feature. 
The  patent  reversible  binding  permits  the  book  to  He  flat 
ond  thus  reduces  the  size  of  the  book  to  a  single  page,  and 
also  allows  of  the  removal  of  written  or  soiled  sheets  with- 
out damage  to  tbe  book.  A  full  page  hinged  blotter  at- 
tached to  each  book  is  a  convenience.  The  paper  used  in 
the  books  is  a  hygienic  tint  recommended  by  oculists. 

The  author  claims  that  the  same  position  should  be  used 
in  writing  slant  and  vertical  styles— in  which  he  differs, 
we  believe,  from  several  other  authors  of  vertical  books. 

The  Williams  &  Rogers  Mental  Arithmetic.  By 
James  M.  Cook,  A.M.,  Prin.  Grammar  School  No.  3, 
Rochester,  N.  Y.  Pub.  by  WDliams  &  Rogers, 
Rochester  and  Chicago.  Cloth,  200  pp.  Price  50 
cent?. 

An  admirably  arranged  and  meaty  publication  is  this 
mental  arithmetic.  Business  students  should  be  trained  in 
mental  as  well  as  written  arithmetic,  and  the  abihty  to 
handle  figures  without  pencil  or  paper  and  get  "  results  out 
of  the  head  "is  a  necessity  nowadays.  It  was  Partington 
who  said,  while  praising  her  celebrated  son,  Ike:  "He 
made  a  fiddle— all  out  of  his  own  head,  and  had  wood 
enough  left  for  another  one  !  "  How  often  the  lack  of 
ability  to  multiply  or  subtract  some  simple  figures  has 
produced  embarrassment.  Who  has  not  stood  in  line  for 
several  minutes  (long  enough  to  lose  a  train  or  a  boat) 
while  some  slow-going  mortal  counted  out  his  (oftener  her) 
change  at  a  ticket  window. 

This  book  is  designed  to  cultivate  the  thinking  and  rea- 
soning powers  of  the  pupil,  and  to  promote  greater  accu- 
racy and  rapidity  in  his  arithmetical  work.  It  is  also 
designed  to  assist  in  reviving  the  teaching  of  mental 
arithmetic  by  oral  analyses. 

The  book  is  the  work  of  a  succesi^ful  teacber  of  long  ex- 
perience, who  has  given  special  attention  to  this  subject. 
The  method  of  presenting  the  fvmdamental  principles  is 
such  as  to  create  interest  and  arouse  entbusiat^m  in  the 
pupil.  The  problems  are  sensible  and  practical,  and  tbe 
analyses  are  simple  and  logical. 

Geography   of   the    Empire   State.     For  the  Use  of 
Schools.     Edited  and  Pub.  by  C.  W.  Bardeen,  Syra- 
cuse, N.  Y.     Cloth,  126  pp.     Price  75  cents. 
Mr.  Bardeen  issues  some  splendid  books,  and  this  is  one 

of  them.     It  is  well  arranged,  edited  and  printed,  and  thei 

schools  of  the  State  of  New  York  are  to  be  congratulated 

on  haviug  so  good  a  geography. 


Answers  to  Correspondents. 

AVe  have  been  conducting  this  department  by  mail  for 
several  months  past,  and  from  lack  of  time  we  must  dis- 
continue answering  questions  by  letter.  The  object  of 
this  department  is  to  answer  questions  pertinent  to  the 
work  within  The  Journal's  scope.     We  cannot  take  time 


r  questions  that  are  not  of  general  i 


Laura  Miller,  Naugatuck,  Conn.— (1. 1  How  early  in 
school  life  is  it  practical  to  require  children  to  write  with 
muscular  movement  ?  Do  you  advocate  writing  with  tbe 
muscular  movement  entirely  ? 

(:3.)  Do  you  tbiok  that  any  good  result  can  be  obtained 
unless  tbe  hand  is  held  in  position  ? 

(8  )  If  a  special  teacher  wished  to  introduce  a  set  of  copy- 
books, what  system  of  writing  would  you  recommend  ? 

(4.)  Can  you  tell  me  whether  there  are  books  oq  teaching 
writing  published  other  than  those  connected  with  the 
different  systems  of  copybooks? 

Ans — {1.)  Opinions  as  well  as  children  vary.  Many 
successful  teachers  have  found  that  children  seven  years 
old  could  use  quite  a  little  forearm  movement.  It  is  safe 
to  teach  the  simpler  movement  exercises  to  young  pupils. 
They  can't  use  it  as  well  as  those  a  few  years  older,  but 
they  will smprise  you  with  tbeir  ability  in  this  line.  Then 
it  pays  to  lay  tbe  foundation  earlj .  Yes,  we  "  advocate  " 
writing  with  the  muscular  movement  entirely,  but  we 
don't  expect  pupils  to  carry  it  out  "  entirely."  We  believe 
that  for  business  writing  (and  that's  the  kind  for  public 
schools)  tbe  less  said  about  finger  action  the  better.  Pupils 
will  use  plenty  of  finger  action  without  being  drilled  in  it. 

(2.1  Good  results  can  be  obtained  with  the  hand  out  of 
position,  but  tbe  he&i  results  are  obtained  from  correct  posi- 
tion. Blondin  walked  over  Niagara  Falls  on  a  rope  with  his 
feet  in  a  sack.  Most  people  can't  walk  on  a  rope  in  the 
back  yard  with  the  feet  out  of  a  sack.  You  can  make  the 
application. 

(3.)  Our  life  is  not  insured  for  enough  to  induce  us  to 
answer  this  quession.  There  is  more  in  the  teacher  than  in 
the  system.  Please  don't  ask  us  to  recommend  books, 
pens,  etc. 

(4.)  There  are  many  works  on  the  teaching  of  writing  not 
connected  with  any  system  ;  most  of  them  are  advertised 
in  The  Journal.  Zaner's  "Theory'  and  Bixler's 
"  Physical  Training  "  are  two  that  we  call  to  mind  now. 


P.M.  Ford,  Siiverton,  Texas.— (1.)  Which  can  you  derive 
the  most  benefit  from,  in  a  series  of  ten  or  twelve  lessons 
in  writing,  tbe  forearm  or  whole  arm  movements  for  cap- 
ital letters^  (2 )  What  kind  of  iuk  is  best  for  fine 
writing  ? 

Answer.— {\.)  Whether  for  twelve  or  twelve  hundred 
lessons— the  forearm  movement. 

(2.)  Opinions  differ.  We  like  Walkden's  Japan  thinned 
with  Arnold's  or  any  good  fluid.  Scores  of  fine  writers  use 
Arnold's  Japan,  while  thousands  swear  by  Worthington's 
inks,  and  that's  the  way  it  goes.  The  inks  mectioued  are 
all  glossy. 

E.  P.  A..  Holyoke,  Mass.— I  have  been  an  accountant 
for  twenty-five  years.  (1.)  Would  you  advise  me  to  learn 
tbe  vertical  writing  ?  (2.)  What  do  you  recommend  for  a 
fine,  stiff  business  pen  ? 

Ans,—  {1.}  Not  at  your  age.  (3.)  The  fact  that  we  would 
recommend  a  particulor  pen  that  happened  to  suit  us, 
wouldn't  suit  yoiu  As  you  have  been  writing  for  about 
half  a  century,  you  should  be  a  good  judge  of  what  you 
like  in  pens,  and  that's  what  determines  the  kind  you  use. 
Get  sample  cards  of  leading  makes,  experiment  with 
various  numbers,  and  you'll  be  sure  to  find  just  what  you 
like. 


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136 

School  and  Phrsonal. 

—A  »ul>Hcription  went  by  W.  J.  McQuillen  from  Port 
Blnir,  Andiiman  IhIuthV  "East  Indiw.  was  nearly  two 
months  in  rnmrhmB  Thk  Jr. iunal  office,  but  even  in  re- 
mote r/jracni  of  the  world  they  must  have  The  Joi'rnal. 

— Porter'M  B.  ('.,  Simeon.  Ga.,  isHueft  a  very  handsome 
ColleEe  Journal.  The  Hchool  is  evidently  "prosperous. 
President  Porter  hoH  secured  the  services  of  E.  S.  Cxirtifl, 
for  some  years  connw^ted  with  WilliamH  &  Rogers,  Boch- 
eeter,  N.  Y.,  Business  University. 

— Our  bumnesH  eollefies  do  not  dip  into  athletics  very 
much,  but  when  they  do  we  are  glad  to  hear  them  come 
out  victorious  in  any  ajnteet  in  which  they  may  enter. 
The  Toronto  iVorlil  "gives  an  interesting  account  of  how 
the  Wurrinor  Coll.  of  (>)m.  Hockey  Team  defeated  ^he 
Pickering  College  Team  by  a  score  of  nine  to  twelve  in  a 
recent  game,  and  then  ven*  magnanimously  tendered  the 
defeated  team  a  dinner  in  tno  college  rooms,  in  which  they 
were  assisted  by  the  ladies  of  the  WaiTiner  College. 

—The  students  and  faculty  of  the  Chillicothe,  Mo.,  Nor. 
Sch.  get  out  tt  bright  paper,  known  as  The  Disseminator, 
and  we  notice  our  friend,  U.  G.  Alexander,  the  penman  of 
the  school,  is  one  of  its  editors. 

— In  C'rairfin-d  Counti/  Educator,  Denison,  la.,  we  find 
a  design  cxt-cutiid  by  Prof.  Schoonover  of  the  Denison  la.. 
Normal  ('ollcgc?.  f()r  I'rimnnj  ICduc.ailnv,  Boston,  Mass. 
The  Etiucahtr  commends  the  work  highly. 

—In  the  Kankakee,  Dl.,  Gnzrtfr  of  recent  date  the  work 
of  N.  L.  Richmond  of  the  Kankakee  B.  C.  was  warmly 
commended.  Particular  stre-ss  was  put  on  the  rapid  busi- 
ness  writing. 

— We  have  received  ho  many  inquiries  in  regard  to 
whereabouts  of  H.  W.  Kibbe  that  we  looked  him  up  and 
found  him  located  at  IHl  Tremont  street,  Boston.  He 
writes  ufi  that  he  is  exceedingly  busy  at  designing  and  en- 
grossing. He  sent  us  a  number  of"  handsome  cards  and 
nesignw  from  his  pen. 

—The  Siwncerian  Business  College  Co.,  with  schools  at 
Ltiuisvillc  and  Owciisli.no.  Kv,,  am!  Evansville,  Ind.,  have 
issued  a  vi^ry  utfr;iMi\,  ■■.it .r.,v^u,..  The  officers  of  this 
iitnipaiiy   arc    F.n  .  i      •■  ;    Harvey  A.  Spencer, 

vur-prrs,;    J.    F     I     i  ,  „!   treas.      J.  F.  Fish    is 

j.niH'ij.al  of  thf  i,..iiiMii,    -,  t I,  L.  M.  Thornburghof 

the  EvanNvillf,  ami  .1.  i  .  \\  alkerof  the  Owensboro  scnool. 

—In  a  recent  uumlHT  of  the  High  School  Quarterly, 
Kfflnffham,  Kans.,  we  find  some  excellent  pen  and  ink 
drawings  of  the  Rutwian  Tliistle  by  C.  A.  Bernhord,  teacher 
of  commercial  branches  and  pemnanship  in  the  Atchison 
County  High  School. 

— W.  L.  Howju'd,  who  is  connected  with  the  firm  of 
( Castle  &  Cooke,  Honolulu,  Hawaiian  Islands,  in  renewing 
his  subscription  for  two  years,  wi-ites  a  most  interesting 
letter  in  regard  to  Hawaiian  affairs. 

—Last  month  we  announced  the  opening  of  a  dozen  or 
more  new  schools  and  we  are  able  to  odd  several  to  that 
list.  Wo  ore  also  compelled  to  chronicle  the  closing  of  a 
few.  The  new  one-*  are  :  The  Shenango  VaUey  B.  C, 
New  Castle,  Pa.,  G.  R.  Stouffer.  prop.;  Eagan's  J^:hool  of 
Stenogi-aphy  and  Boi.kkeeping,  Hoboken,  N.  J.;  Houston, 
r.'xas  CuTn'l  (\.ll.;  Till'  Patereon,  N.  J.,  School  of  Short- 
hand iiml  BnuUk.-L'piii^'.  (r.  Oakley,  prop.:  East  Texas  Nor. 


^S^a/i^J  QTUt  Q^amaS 


ton  la..  Nor.  C^oll 
school,  but  a  sjH'cii 
the  du-ectinn  of  M 


M(l.. 


.  Wright,  pres't.;  Clark 'e 
IJ.  r  liridgfton,  N.  ,)..  H.  C.  Clark,  propr.  ;  Clark  B.  C, 
\melaiid.  N.  J,.  H.  c.  (_!lark,  prop.  Those  closing  are  : 
I  he  Uuivei-sitv  of  Coninierce  and  Finance,  Minnt^ 
apolis,  Minn.,  H.  L.  Rmki-r,  proprietor  ;  The  Clark  Busi- 
ness  t  olloges.  Warren.  (>.,  and  New  Castle.  Pa.,  D  G 
(  lark,  proprietor;  Kittaning,  Pa.,  B.  U.,  E.  S.  StaflFord. 
propnetor ;  and  the  So.  West  B.  C.  Wichita,  Kan  , 
owned  by  a  stock  company,  have  all  closed  their  doors. 
The  NUwteru  Nor.  CoU.,  Lincoln.  Neb.,  closes  June  H.  and 
PrcH  t  \\  m.M.  CYoan  will  open  a  normal  school  in  Ander- 
Ind.,  in  Sep't  next.  H.  H.  Kellogg,  pres't  of  the  Af- 
T„  Kr„.  ,v,n  u..„  ^,^^^^,  ^^^  T^^,^Axxi:  wcrkof  that 
m».T  ^■'•;«ioii  is  being  held  under 
"   >!-.  i~   ;ind  C.  F.  B.nitel,  who 

o  Afton.       r    M.Ik  ;,,    I'awtuckot.  R.  I..   B.  C. 

has   faird    but    til.     ^,  I !    v-    I, m^   rontiuued   by   1.   R. 

Uaibutt.  who  has  pnnha.M'.l  ,t.  The  Taunton,  Mass.,  B. 
I  .  was  sold  tn  other  pai-ties  some  time  ago  and  Mr.  Milk- 
man was  not  lonuected  with  it  at  the  time  of  his  failure. 
Ti»"\-^'^'''-^'.  •"V"'**"™®  invitation  has  been  received  from 
Mrs.  Sara  A.  Spencer,  prin.  of  Speucerian  B.  C,  Washing- 
^h  u  ;  i'  *V  tl>e  Jwenty-ninth  graduating  exercises 
which  took  place  Thursday  aftenioon.  May  3  in  the 
Grand  Oin^ra  House  A  large  class  graduated  and  the 
I  xeroses  pjissed  oft  plea.s/intly.  accoi-diug  to  reiwrts  in  the 

—J.  \V.  Wade  has  disposed  of  his  interest  in  the  Wilkes- 
Borre,  Pa..  B  C  to  his  partner  G.  W.  WUliams,  and  is 
now  pnn.  of  Clark's  B.  C.,  Bridget-on.  N.  J.  -**"""' 

r^T  M^n-  '-X'"*^  *  Rosenberger  of  Red'  Wing,  Minn., 
r  ^  VV,  '^J*'  ^"■^''^  received  a  bonus  from  the  citizens  of 
\±l^2:L  r*""-  ""**  ^^'11  '"^^'^^-^  t'^'^ir  «"hool  to  that 


-G.  M.  Neale,  Prop.  Ft.  Smith.  Ark..  Cora'l  Coll..  re- 
cently had  thv^  misfortune  to  fall  from  the  veranda  of  his 
house  and  fracture  his  thigh  in  two  places. 

— C.  A.  Braniger  lately  penman  of  Frasher's  B.  C. 
Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  has  purchased  an  interest  in  the  North 
WesteiTi  Normal  School,  Stanben->',  Mo.,  and  also  be- 
comes penman  of  that  well-known  institution. 

—From  a  late  issue  of  the  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  Courier  we 
clip  the  following  :  ■"  This  week  marks  a  new  epoch  in  the 
hlstonr'  of  the  Bryant  &  Stratton  Commercial  College. 
Thursilay  the  old  quarters  in  the  German  Insurance  Build- 
ing were  given  u|).  and  next  Monday  the  school  will  be 
running  as  usual  m  its  handsome  new  quart*»r8  on  West 
Genesee  street.  Lost  evening  the  event  was  appropriately 
celebrated  and  the  new  building  was  formally  dedicated 
in  the  presence  of  a  very  large  nmuber  of  the  friends  of 
the  school.  The  exercises  were  held  in  the  large  audience 
room  on  the  third  tloor  of  the  building. 


The  Bryant  &  Stratton  School  is  now  in  condition  to 
•continue  its  system  of  education  with  greater  vigor  ailil 
energy  than  ever  before,  and  with  the  prospect  of  attain- 
ing even  more  successful  results.  The  building  is  a  com- 
modious one,  well  lighted,  heated  and  ventilated.  In  the 
basement  lockers  have  been  placed,  where  umbrellas,  over- 
shoes, hats  and  coats  may  be  deposited.  There  is  also  room 
for  bicycles.  On  the  first  and  second  floors  are  the  offices. 
The  business  offices  for  the  use  of  the  school  are  especially 
well  fitted  up  and  ofifer  every  facility  for  acquiring  a  prac- 
tical knowledge  of  methoifc  of  doing  business.  On  the 
third  floor  is  the  general  audienc«  room.  Here  have  been 
placed  six  movable  partitions  which  can  be  lowered  in 
such  a  way  as  to  divide  the  room  into  three  parts;  The 
desks  are  of  the  most  approved  pattern,  and  ore  especially 
a<lapted  tor  the  use  of  day  and  night  pupils,  each  desk 
having  two  separate  compartments. 

The  school  is  divided  into  four  distinct  departments. 
There  are  foiu-  departments  of  bookkeeping  and  one  each 
of  English,  shorthand,  typewriting,  and  business  ex- 
change. Tne  school  is  under  ths  management  of  J.  C. 
Bryant  &  Son.'' 

—In  a  recent  number  of  the  Director's  Hound  Table  we 
have  found  a  notice  of  the  ' '  Teachers'  National  Insurance 
Association,''  Des  Moines,  la.,  of  which  J.  M.  Mehan.  Pres. 
of  the  Capital  State  Commercial  College,  is.at  the  head. 

— R.  C.  Loveridge,  prop,  of  Yale  B.  C,  New  Haven, 
Conn.,  was  recently  stricken  with  paralysis,  which  in- 
capacitates him  for  school  work. 

—The  Northei-u  ni.  Nor.  School,  Dixon,  HI.,  has  had  a 
very  prosperous  year  and  the  outlook  for  the  summer 
months  is  particularly  good.  Our  old-young  friend  C.  C. 
Rearick,  wno  after  years  of  training  and  experience  is  well 
qualified  to  assume  new  responsibilities,  has  been  lately 
made  a  partner  in  the  school  and  associate  principal.  We 
have  recently  received  a  catalogue  and  souvenir  of  the 
pen  art  department,  over  which  W.  T.  Parks  presides. 
This  souvenir  contains  some  handsome  work  by  students 
and  teachers,  and  those  interested  in  pemnanship  would 
do  well  to  secure  a  copy. 

— T.  W.  Bookmyer  has  purchased  the  interest  of  his 
partner  Mr.  Meredith  in  the  Sandusky,  O.,  B.  C. 

—We  have  received  programme  of  Commencement  exer- 
cises and  descriptive  circular  of  Chandler's  Nor.  Shoi-t- 
hand  School,  Boston,  Mass.  Recently  the  "  Chandler 
Shorthand  Convention"  met  in  Boston,  and  it  was  the 
first  time  in  the  history  of  the  world  that  a  body  of  public 
school  shorthand  writers  met  in  a  convention. 

— F.  M.  Loudy  has  purchased  the  Upper  Peninsula  B 
C.  from  E.  C.  Glenn. 

— C.  H.  Donaldson  and  F.  H.  Cady  have  purchased  the 
Pueblo  B.  C.  from  H.  C.  Warden.  W.  A.  McKay  formerly 
penman  of  the  Pueblo  school,  is  now  located  in  Salt  Lake 
City.  Utah. 

—In  the  New  Berne.  N.  C.  Daihi  Journal  of  recent  date 
we  found  some  interesting  items  in  regard  to  the  writing 
school  which  was  recently  held  by  W.  L.  Smith,  in  Jack^ 
sonville,  N.  C.  E.  H.  Walton  won  a  handsome  gold  medal 
for  the  best  pemnanship  and  received  a  diploma  for  hav- 


ing completed  the  course  of  pi; 
Thompson  and  Miss  Ouida  Conaday. 
made  the  greatest  improvement 
sful  traveling  teacher. 


penmanship,  j  Miss  Leah 
nzes  for  having 
imith  is  a  very 


— An  exquisitelv  written  invitalion  as  delicate  as  cop- 
per-plate, from  the  pen  of  W.  W.  Merriman,  penman  of 
the  Southern  Nor.  School.  Bowling  Green.  Ky.,  to  attend 
the  commencement  exercises  of  that  institution  on  May  :?0 
was  recently  received. 

—The  Federal  B.  C,  Youngstown.  0..  was  burned  out 
April  5.  They  have  moved  into  new  quarters  and  school 
is  running  !is  usual.  S.  H.  Place  is  prin.,  E.  B.  Oddwell 
sec'y  ami  J.  Grinald  penman  of  this  institution. 

-Mr.  B.  E.  Avey.  penman.  Fenton,  Mich.,  Nor.  Coll., 
hiis  sent  us  a  "  Souviner  "  of  that  school. 

—The  University  of  Notre  Dame,  South  Bend.  Ind.,  in 
honor  of  its  Golden  Jubilee,  has  fent  out  the  most  beauti- 
ful commencement  invitatiou  we  have  seen  for  the  present 
season.  This  institution  has  had  a  most  marvelous  growth 
and  is  perhaps  the  most  widely-known  Catholic  College  in 
the  country.  Governor  Matthews  of  Ind.,  and  the  most 
celebrated  C!atholic  dignitaries  of  the  countrj',  will  take 
part  in  the  exercises,  which  occur-  June  12. 

—Among  recent  callers  at  The  Jouknal  office  was  A.  J. 
Rider.  Ti'enton,  N.  J.;  G.  W.  Brown.  Brown's  Chain  of 
Business  Colleges,  Jacksonville,  111.;  Maurice  Hanway, 
Walworth's  B.  C,  N.  Y.;  W.  A.  Kells.  New  York  B.  C; 
W.  E.  Drake,  Jersey  City  B.C.  ;  Mr.  and  Mrs.W.  L.  Block- 
man,  AUentown,  Pa.,  B.  C. 

—Through  the  kindness  ot  M.  L.  Miner  of  the  Commer- 
cial Department,  we  have  received  complimentary  tickets 
to  the  annual  exhibition  of  the  work  of  all  departments  of 
Pratt  Institute,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  May  24. 

—The  Rutlond,  Vt.,  Institute  and  B.  C.  has  organized  a 
business  employment  bureau  to  secure  positions  for  its 
students.  O.  ri.  Perry,  prin.  of  the  school  is  manager  of 
the  bureau. 

— We  have  received  from  C.  A.  Hinchee,  prin.  of 
the  commercial  department  Galloway  Coll.,  Bearcy, 
Ark.,  the  first  semi-annual  statement  showing  the  con- 
dition of  the  transportation  department  of  the  Business 
Practice  Association  of  America.  Mr.  Hinchee  is  the 
Auditor  and  Treasurer  of  the  Transportation  department 
of  this  Association.  The  statraent  is  clear  and  concise 
and  well  prepared. 

— Throagh  the  com-tesy  of  M.  S.  King.  prin.  of  the  com'l 
dept.,  we  have  received  a  handsomely  engraved  invitation 
to  attend  the  fifty- fifth  annual  commencement  of  the 
University  of  the  State  of  Mo.,  at  Columbia,  on  June  2  to 
H.  At  the  same  time  the  Academic  Hall  and  the  new  de- 
partment buildings  will  be  dedicated. 

— C.  E.  Odell  of  Odell's  B.  C.  Sing  Sing.  N.  Y.,  died  sud- 
denly January  last.  He  was  a  gr^uate  of  Eastman  Col- 
lege, Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  and  a  fine  penman.  The  school 
is  now  offered  for  sale  by  his  widow. 

—J.  W.  Yerx,  prin.  of  the  com'l  dept.,  LaFayette  Mili- 
tary Acad.,  Payetteville,  N.  C.,  has  purchased  the 
academy  at  Wilson,  N.  C.,  and  writes  that  he  has  fine 
prospects  for  the  coming  season. 

—The  Goldey,  Wilmington,  Del.,  C.  C,  has  a  fine  pro- 
gramme arranged  for  its  commencement,  which  occurs 
June  4.  A  beautifully  engraved  invitation  has  .iust  been 
received.  Hon.  Roswell  G.  Horr  and  Hon.  John  Wana- 
maker  are  to  deliver  addresses. 

—The  Jamestown,  N.  Y.,  B.  C.  favore  us  with  a  copy  of 
an  address,  "  Development  of  the  National  Idea"  deliv- 
ered before  the  students  and  friends  of  the  college  by  Prof. 
F.  S.  Thorpe. 

— With  the  compliments  of  H.  E.  Riester,  penman,  we 
have  received  a  very  handsome  invitatiou  to  the  com- 
mencement exercises  of  the  Centreville,  la.,  High  School. 

—From  the  Richmond,  Ind^  Heriisfcr  we  clip  the  follow- 
ing :  "  On  Thursday  aftei  noon  O.  E.  Fulghum  entertained 
the  students  of  the  Business  College  and  their  friends  at 
his  home.  Bjen  avenue.  Mr.  Fulghum  spares  no  trouble  to 
make  things  pleasant  for  his  pupils,  and  nothing  was  left 
out  Thursday  that  could  add  to  their  enjoyment.  The 
afternoon  and  evening  was  spent  on  the  lawn.  Merry 
games  and  outdoor  amusements  made  the  occasion  a  very 
pleasant  one.  By  no  means  the  least  pleasant  feature  was 
the  splendid  luncheon  served.  The  students  of  the  Busi- 
ness College  all  congratidate  themselves  on  having  Mr. 
Fulghum  as  teacher. ' ' 

— We  have  many  times  during  the  past  few  years  had 
occasion  to  comment  favorably  upon  tne  penwork  of  Mr. 
S.  B.  Fahnestock,  principal  of  the  Ckimmercial  and  Pen- 
manship departments  of  McPherson  College,  McPherson. 
Kansas.  Mr.  Fahnestock  is  equally  clever  at  script,  let- 
tering and  designing,  and  is  an  ornament  to  the  penman's 
profession. 

Movements  of  the  Teacher's. 

W.  A.  Ross  of  Lynchburg,  Va.,  is  the  new  prin.  of  the 

Massey,   Jacksonville,  Fla.,  B.   C. A.  C.  Stem  is  now 

teaching  in  the  Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y.  B.  C.   F.  T.  McAvoy, 

the  former  teacher  is  located  in  Lockport,  N.  Y. J.  T. 

Stockton,  of  the  B.  &  S.  B.  C,  St  Louis,  Mo.,  is  at  present 

rusticating  at  Hartford,  Mo. R.  E.  Butrick,  Hammond, 

N.  Y.,  is  the  new  teacher  in  Clark's  B.  C.  Bridge:on,  N.  J. 

V.  M.  Russell,  a  Zanerian,  is  the  new  penman  of  the 

Richmond,  Ind.,  B.  C. B.  C.  Kassel,  of  Algonquin,  111.,  is 

now    located    in  Castell,    Tex. J.    W.    McCaslin,    has 

resigned  as  penman  of  the  B.  &  S.  B.  C,  Chicago,  and 
goes  to  the  Metropolitan  B.  C,  of  that  city.  He  is  suc- 
ceeaed  at  the  B.  &  S.  by  I.   W.  Pierson,  who  filled  the 

same  place  very  acceptably  several  yeai-s  ago. E.   F. 

Richards  of  the  So.  West  B.  C,  Wichita  is  now  with  the 

Lawrence,  Kan.,  B.  C. L.  B.  D'Arraond  has  been  elected 

as  prin.  of  both  pen  and  com'l  depts.  of  the  Danville. 

Va..    Mil.  Inst,    for   the  ensuing    year. E.   K.   Davis, 

prin.  of  the  Southern  Pen  Art  Coll.,  has  consolidated 
his  school  with   the    Draughon   B.  C,  Nashville,  Tenn., 


BY   t.  L.  BROWN.  JOURNAL  OFFICE. 


and    has    become    penman  of    the    latter    institution. 

J.   H.  EKnkle  baB  been  engaged  as  penman  of  the 

Topeka,  Kan.,  B.  C. C.  E.  Eckerle  is  the  new  pree't  of 

the  Nat'l  B.  C.  Roanoke.  Va. J.  A.  Christman,  Sturgis, 

Mich.,  has  been  elected  as  instructor  of  com'l  branches  in 
the  New  Mexico  Coll.  of  Agriculture  and  Mechanics  Arts 

Las  Cruce«. E.  L.  McCain  is  now  \\'ith  Shaw  &  Elliott. 

Central  B.  C  Toronto.  Can. 

CntaloffueM  and  School  iTournaln. 

—A  hand&omelv  printed,  plain,  and  business-like  cata- 
logue is  that  sent  out  by  Thos.  May  Peirce,  of  Peirce 
School,  Philadelphia. 

—An  odditv  in  school  literature  is  the  little  booklet 
entitled  "  Do  you  ?  If  Not,  Why  Not  ?  "  issued  by  Prin.  J. 
W.  Hooke,  of  the  Ball  B.  C.  Muncie,  Ind. 

—The  Belleville  Ont..  B.  C.  of  which  Robt.  Bogle  is 
prop.,  issues  a  large  catalogue  printed  in  two  colors. 

—The  catalogue  of  the  Rockford,  111.,  B.C.,  Winans  & 
Johnson,  props.,  is  embellished  with  several  cuts  and  is 
printed  in  two  colors. 

-The  Holmes  B.  C  Portland,  Ore.,  Miss  G.  Holmes, 
1.1..),,,  is  represented  by  a  very  neat,  tasty  catalogue. 

School  literature  has  been  received  from  the  foUow- 
III-  Woodworth's  Shorthand  and  Com'l  C,  Denver, 
'  t.ln  ;  River  City  B.  C,  Portsmouth,  O.;  Omaha,  Neb.,  B. 
('.:  .Spalding's  C.  C,  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  Afton,  la.,  N.  C; 
Soutbeni  B.  U.,  Lynchburg,  Va. 

—In  the  line  of  new  school  journals,  the  one  issued  by 
G.  W.  Temple.  Champaign,  111.^  B.  C,  is  especially  well 
edited  and  printed.  A.  F.  Rice  of  the  Butte,  Mont.,  B. 
C,  is  sending  out  a  college  journal  that  should  bring  in 
the  students  by  scores.  It  states  the  facts  plainly  and  is 
well  printed  on  heavy  paper.  Other  well-arranged  college 
impers  have  been  received  from  :  Creston.  la.,  B.  C;  Pratt 
Inst.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.;  St.  Edwaid's  Coll.,  Austin,  Tex.; 
B;irtli'tt  C.  C,  Cincinnati,  O.;  bexingtou,  Ky.,  B.  C;  Ball 
B.  (J.,  Muncie,  Ind. 

-A  *•  Post  Office  Calendar  and  Guide,''  issued  by  A.  C. 
Jennings,  of  the  Iowa  B.  C,  Des  Moines,  la.,  is  a  very 
practical,  handy  thing,  and  should  prove  a  good  advertise- 
ment. 

—The  catalogue  from  Clark's  B.  C,  Philadelphia,  con 
tains  numerous  fine  half-tone  views  of  Philadelphia.  Mr. 
Clark  also  makes  use  of  a  number  of  advertising  booklets. 


The  EDITOR'S  Scrapbook. 

OW  is  vour  scrapbook  ?  Of  course  you  have 
one,  ?or  who  has  a  love  for  rai'e  and  beau- 
tiful examples  of  skilled  and  noted  pen- 
men and  has  not  a  neat  book  in  which  to 
keep  their  treasures.  Penmen  and  all 
lovei-s  of  beautiful  pen  work  can  have  no 
better  fad  than  collecting  specimens  of  the 
work  of  leading  penmen.  It  benefits  the 
collector,  because  of  the  inspiration  and 
culture  coming  from  the  study  and  criti- 
cism of  the  best  work  of  our  best  penmen, 
and  it  benefits  the  public  in  general  be- 
cause these  various  styles  of  work  are  carefully  arranged 
and  handed  down  in  an  enduring  form.  As  the  years  go 
by  these  collections  will  become  more  valuable,  just  as  in 
other  lines  of  collecting.  There  is  far  more  sense,  pleas- 
ure and  mental  profit  accruing  to  the  collector  of  peman- 
ship  specimens  than  to  the  collector  of  stamps,  and  look  to 
wbiit  an  extent  the  latter  is  caiTied  on.  Every  penman 
should  own  a  scrapbook  and  shoidd  collect,  as  rapidly  as 
his  means  and  time  will  allow,  samples  of  the  work  of 
the  best  writers,  fiourishers,  and  artist  penmen.  Have  one 
I)art  of  the  book  for  business  writing,  another  part  for 
ornamental  writing,  still  another  for  tiom-ishing.  draw- 
ing, etc.  Label  each  specimen  with  name  of  penman, 
date,  etc.,  and  in  a  short  time  you  will  be  surprised  to  note 
how  your  collection  grows. 

In  order  to  stai't  the  ball  rolling,  we  shall,  for  the 
benefit  of  those  interested,  open,  in  this  column  "  The  Pen- 
men's Exchange  Department."  We  shall  be  glad  to  give 
space  to  the  names  and  addresses  of  those  who  desire  to 
exchange  specimens  with  other  Journal  readers.  To 
make  this  service  of  the  gi-eatest  benefit,  we  shall  class  the 
names  under  two  heads:  Professionals  and  Amateurs. 
Persoiut  devoting  their  time  to  teaching  or  executing 
penmanship  will  be  classed  as  professionals.  Those  who 
are  students  or  who  are  but  mcidentally  interested  in 
penmanship  will  be  put  under  the  head  of  amateurs.  We 
are  aware  that  many  amateurs  excel  many  professionals  in 
point  of  skill,  but  we  know  of  no  other  plan  of  classing  the 
names.  CoiTespondence  can  settle  the  point  of  whether  the 
profe^-^ionals  care  to  exchange  specimens  with  amateurs  or 
not.  In  writing  please  state  in  which  class  you  desire 
to  be  placed  and  if  in  the  professional,  give  name  of  school 
or  other  business  with  which  you  are  connected. 
Now  let  the  names  roll  in  ! 

—  The  work  of  Miss  Lucia  Chambordon,  of  White  Ash, 
Pa.,  is  equal  to  that  of  mauy  of  our  best  penmen  of  the 
sterner  sex.  She  has  a  swing  and  dash  that  seems  so  dit- 
flcult  for  tbe  average  lady  to  acquire,  and  in  small  delicat« 
wri-tiug  is  very  much  at  home.  A  package  of  cards, 
specimeus  of  busines.s,  professional,  vertical  and  lady's 
styles  recently  received  sDow  this. 

—  M.  O.  Graves,  Priu.  of  Normal  and  Business  Academy, 
I'etosky.  Micb  ,  drops  in  as  his  contribution  a  tasty  ex- 
ample of  pen  drawing. 

—  G .  E.  Crane  of  tbe  Cedar  Rapids.  la.,  B.  C,  submits 
a  variety  of  work  embracing  business  and  professional 
writing,  combinations,  card  work,  lady's  script,  etc  ,  and 
all  have  a  very  high  grade.  Mr.  Craue's  work  is  accurate, 
graceful,  and  of  a  character  that  will  place  him  in  the  top 
group. 

—  Superlative  is  the  only  word  that  will  describe  the 
business  writing  on  a  large  sheet  sent  us  by  G.  W. 
Williams  of  Wilkes-Barre,  Pa  ,  B.  C.  While  being  rapid 
it  is  as  plain  as  print,  and  combines  grace  with  these  good 
qualities. 

—  J.  K.  Spicer,  Taylor's  Island,  Md..  who  is  practicing 
the  various  lessons  appearing  in  The  Journal,  sends  a 
Tariety  of  plain  and  ornamental  script  that  bhows  that  he 


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BY  C.  E    WHHBER,  GARDEN  CITY  C.  C,  SAN  JOSE,  CAL. 


is  following  the  lessons  with  intelligence.  His  work  is  of  a 
character  that  will  bring  him  to  the  front  with  practice. 

—  Some  very  graceful  strokes  have  recently  been  received 
from  F.  M.  Sisson,  Newport,  R.  I. 

—  E.  N.  Gill  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  sends  some  dashy  and 
graceful  combinations. 

—  In  a  stroll  (on  a  *'  double  quick  ")  along  Broadway  tbe 
other  day,  we  saw  a  jam  of  people  in  front  of  the  show 
window  of  Cbas.  Broadway  Kouss'  big  department  store, 
and,  of  course,  we  weren't  satisfied  till  we  bad  elbowed  our 
way  through  the  crowd  and  stood  gazing  at  a  very  hand- 
some piece  of  engrossing.  It  was  a  certificate  from  tbe 
Veteran  Confederate  States  Cavalry  Association  of  New 
Orleans,  making  Mr.  Rouss  an  honorary  member.  The 
work  is  fi-om  the  pen  of  G.  AV.  Harman  of  New  Orleans 
and  has  been  highly  commended  by  tbe  press  of  New 
Orleans  and  New  York. 

■  —A  benutifully  written  letter,  professional  style,  has 
been  received  from  R.  G.  Laii'd,  Eastman  Coll.,  Pough- 
keepsie,  N.  Y. 

—From  D.  H.  Farley.  State  Nor.  School,  Trenton,  N,  J., 
we  have  received  a  long  letter  written  in  the  vertical  style. 
It  is  one  of  the  best  specimens  of  vertical  writing  we  have 

— F.  J.  Heacock,  penman  of  the  Butler,  Pa.,  B.  C,  drops  _ 
info  our  specimen  box  a  few  splendidly  written  cards  and 
combinations. 

— Several  letters  written  in  the  professional  hand  have 
led  us  to  think  that  B.  Marais,  Norfolk,  Va,,  is  master  of 
a  dashy,  accui-ate  style. 

— This  is  tbe  day  when  the  "new"  woman  is  far  fai* 
ahead,  in  penmanship  matters  at  least,  of  the  "  old  "  wo- 
man. Now.  we  don't  mean  "  old  "  in  the  sense  of  age — we 
mean — well—  we  -^npan  all  right,  only  we  haven't  expressed 
it  right.  It  does  us  good  to  see  the  fhie  work  turned  out 
by  Miss  Kate  §eaman.  Big  Rapids,  Mich.  (We're  sure 
.'iAf''.s- not  an  "old"  woman,  because  her  photograph  just 
added  to  our  collection  of  pen  workera  shows  ner  to  be  a 
bright,  handsome  young  woman.)  The  specimens  sent  by 
Miss  Seaman  include  business  and  ornamental  writing, 
card  writing  and  pen  and  pencil  drawing,  all  good. 
Her  work  puts  her  right  in  the  professional  ranks. 

—Another  lady  whose  work  we  have  had  occasion  to 
compliment  before  is  Mrs.  F.  M.  Wallace,  Sterling,  HI. 
She  does  the  finest  flourishing  we  have  seen  from  a  lady, 
wi'ites  a  fine  hand  and  now  we  have  some  excellent  speci- 
mens of  lettering  from  her. 

— F.  O.  Gardiner,  Lincoln  Nor.  U.,  Normal,  Neb., 
sends  some  excellent  business  wiiting,  both  slant  and  ver- 
tical.    He  favors  the  vertical  for  "  speed  and  legibility." 

— A.  H.  Ross,  Kingston,  Ont.,  B.  C,  sends  us  some  good 
work,  both  business  and  ornamental  writing. 

— F.  C.  Youn^,  Yalesville.  Conn.,  favora  us  with  some 
neat  cards  and  invitations  from  his  pen. 


— A.  H.  Littell,  Romeo,  Mich.,  semis  a  set  of  ornamental 
capitals  executed  with  dash. 

— Finely  written  cards  have  been  received  from  W.  J. 
Martin,  Iowa  Falls,  la.;  A.  E.  Parsons,  Creston,  la.:  J. 
C.  Bundle,  H.  P.  Nor.  Coll.,  Des  Moines,  la. 

StwUnis'  Speotmeiis. 

—  E,  F.  Lyon,  penman  of  Dyer's  Uni  School,  New  Or- 
leans, sends  a  large  collection  of  samples  af  well  executed, 
artistic  movement  exercises  made  by  students  whose  ages 
range  irom  eleven  to  sixteen  years.  It  shows  tbe  results 
of  six  weeks'  practice,  thirty  minutes  a  day.  The  best 
work  was  done  by  S  L.  Owens.  Henry  P.  Dart.  Jr.,  Jas. 
Hyde.  Albert  N.  Simon,  B.  F.  Shaffer.  O.  Pratt.  Robert 
L  Pitkin,  C.  Wernicke,  Cbas.  George,  Tbeo.  Roepl. 

—  The  Mo.  State  Nor.  School  of  Cape  Girardeaux,  Mo., 
is  fortunate  in  having  so  capable  and  enthusiastic  an  in- 
structor in  writing  as  E.  H.  Ealy,  Some  specimens  show- 
ing improvement  made  in  ten  days  by  students  under  his 
charge  are  remarkable.  Tbose  making  tbe  greatest  im- 
provement were  Georgia  Nettles,  Alonzo  Hicks.  J.  P. 
ivlurphy,  W.  A.  Nienstedt,  J  W.  Bader,  E.  M.  McKelvey, 
J.  S.  Webb,  Miles  McDaniel,  Alfred  Hoebn. 

—  Cards,  movement  exercises  and  handsome  business 
writing  have  been  received  from  John  E.  Leamy,  afifteen- 
year-old  student  of  L,  J.  Egelston,  penman  of  the  Perry 
B.  C  ,  Rutland,  Vt. 

—  The  Spenccrian  B.  C.  Cleveland.  O.,  C.  C.  Lister, 
penman,  sends  us  a  big  package  containing  several  hun- 
dred samples  of  students'  writing.  Part  of  specimens  are 
on  regular  slant,  many  vertical  and  mauy  others  are  back- 
band.  For  quality  of  line,  speed  and  movement,  tbe  slant 
writers  excel  the  vertical  and  backband— but  this  may  be 
because  tbe  latter  is  newer  and  hasn't  given  time  for  prac- 
tice. All  the  work  is  good  business  writing,  and  shows 
that  the  writers  have  received  careful  training  and  are  on 
tbe  right  ti-ack.  It  is  a  credit  to  all  concerned.  There  are 
so  many  persons  represented,  and  all  of  tbe  specimens  are 
so  good,  tbat  we  don't  dare  "  call  names." 

--M.  L  Miner,  instructor  in  Dep't  of  Commerce.  Pratt 
Institute,  Brooklyn^  N.  Y.,  sends  us  samples  of  students' 
writing,  showing  improvement  made  in  two  months. 
Those  making  most  improvement  are  :  W.  R.  Nevins,  A. 
H.  Rehm,  T.  A.  Walsh,  Frank  Suvenis.  Sarah  Monnia, 
W.  R.  Palmer,  John  Folan,  Amy  Betz,  Fred  Duls,  Alfred 
de  Regil,  Ethel  P.  Houston.  Students  who  required  seven 
minutes  in  which  to  write  the  first  specimen,  wrote  the 
second  one,  which  was  worded  exactly  the  same  as  the  first, 
in  three  minutes. 

— Sara  Evans,  a  student  of  the  Cedar  Rapids,  la.,  B.  C, 
submits  samples  of  professional  and  business  writing, 
capitals,  lettering,  initials,  etc.,  and  all  are  excellent.  lie 
is  talented. 


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BUSINESS    WRITING     FROM    BUSINESS 
OFFICES. 


And    Now    It    In   Th«    Lawyers. 
[INITIAL  MADE  IN  JOURNAL  OFFICE.] 

ORSE  than  a  Philadelphia  lawyer, 
as  applied  to  writing,  has  been  for 
years  the  worst  thing  that  conid 
be  said  about  any  one's  writing. 
That  The  Journal  readers  might 
see  for  themselves  what  the  writ- 
ing of  representative  lawyers  looks 
like,  we  present  herewith   several  samples  selected 
at  random  from  among  a  large  nnmber  of  specimens 
received  from  the  offices  of  New  York  law  firms. 

The  following  letter  was   written   to   each   firm 
from  whom  specimens  were  asked  : 
Mhkkrs.  Jones  (t  Smith  : 

Dear  Sirn :  Thk  Penman's  Akt  Journal  is  coIIectinR 
material  for  a  s^eries  of  iliiHtrated  articles  showing  the 
MtyleB  of  writing  that  are  current  in  large  business  estab- 
JiubmeDtH  at  home  and  abroad.  An  important  feature  in 
this  oeries  of  illufctralions  will  be  the  writing  of  American 
clerks,  bookkeepers  and  general  office  help. 

We  write  to  ask  you  to  do  us  the  favor  of  securing  two 
lines  of  rapid  business  writing  from  each  of  three  or  four 
of  the  best  business  writers  in  your  establishment.  Please 
do  not  let  them  know  that  these  specimens  are  for  publica- 
tion, as  that  would  destroy  then*  value  to  us.  We  don't 
want  dresn  parade  writing,  but  genuine  every-day  business 
writing. 

For  the  sake  of  uniformity  we  suggest  the  following 
lines:  "  1  hereby  summon  you  to  appear." 

Will  you  please  have  the  writing  done  with  good  black 
ink  on  the  inclosed  slip  of  paper  and  mail  at  earliest  con- 
venience in  Inclosed  envelope  without  folding  ? 
Respectfully  yours, 

Penman's  Art  Journal. 

Mr.  G.  Blxler,  Wooster,  Ohio,  is  a  most  energetic  man. 
He  conducts  a  business  college,  edits  and  publishes  a  paper, 
Mountain  of  Diamonds,  and  publishes  "Bisler's  Physical 
Training  in  Penmanship."  As  if  all  of  these  didn't  keep 
him  busy,  he  finds  time  to  do  some  of  the  brightest  adver- 
tising that  we  have  noticed  coming  from  a  publisher.  He 
has  R  very  novel  "  ad."  in  this  issue  of  The  JouRNAr,.  It 
seems  rather  an  unfair  race  to  put  a  tortoise  only  L5  miles 
long  against  a  "  jack  rabbit"  nearly  ^iO  miles  long.  But 
llifurc's  don't  lie— and  there  are  the  figures.  Take  a  look  at 
his  "ad."  and  see  for  yourself. 

The  Greenwood  School  Supply  Company,  Youngstown, 
Ohio,  has  an  ink  bottle  that  has  so  many  good  points  that 
it  has  been  named  the '*  Common  Sense."  It  is  especially 
suited  to  schools  using  ink  wells.  In  the  May  Journal 
Mr.  Moon  brought  out  its  good  points. 

To  be  able  to  handle  figures  rapidly  and  accurately  is  an 
absolute  requirement  in  all  large  business  houses.  Next 
to  the  accomplishment  of  a  good  handwriting,  nothing  is 
more  sought  after  and  nothing  brings  its  possessor  greater 
honors  and  financial  reward  C.  C.  Rearick,  Dixon,  111., 
has  embodied  his  experience  as  teacher  and  accountant, 
II  a  little  volume  called  *'The  Expert 
J  very  "meaty,"  and  contains  scores  of 
No  young  man  or  woman  can  fail  to 
ice  mastered  promotion  is  sure.  Mr. 
Rearick  tells  an  interesting  story  in  his  advertisement  to 
be  found  in  another  part  of  The  Journal. 

Do  you  read  the  advertising  columns  of  The  Journal 
carefully  i  If  not  you  miss  some  bright  things.  It  pays 
to  keep  in  touch  with  the  newest  things,  and  it  pays  to 
read  and  answer  ads.  We  are  receiving  letters  daily  from 
subscribers  asking  for  information  that  may  be  found  in 
our  advertising.  Sit  right  down  after  reading  this,  and 
read  the  ads.  in  this  issue  of  The  Journal,  then  send  for 
circulars  or  information  to  those  that  interest  you. 

Theuumberof  people  studying  shorthand  is  only  exceeded 
by  the  number  riding  bicycles.  There  is  a  great  demand 
for  competent  stenographers— the  kind  with  a  good  English 
education  and  a  large  share  of  common  sense.  Since  Sept., 
'94,  eighty-four  schools  have  adopted  the  Pernin  system, 
and  over  500  schools  are  now  teaching  it.  The  Pernin 
Shorthand  lostitiite.  Detroit.  Mich.,  managed  by  H.  M. 
Pernin,  author  of  the  system,  is  making  a  special  induce- 
ment to  experienced  teachers  who  desire  to  become  teachers 
of  shorthand.  A  postal  card  addressed  as  above  will  brmg 
particulars. 

A  very  practical  and  widely  indorsed  book  is  "Your 
Own  Typewriter  Instructor,"  published  by  the  Thibodeau 


and  his  research. 
Calculator,"  that  i 
kinks  and  pointers. 
master  them,  and  c 


WRITING  AS   DONE   IN   LAW  OFFICES. 


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WRITING   FROM  LAW  OFFICE  OF  GILBERT-ELLIOTT  LAW  CO.,  NEW  YORK. 


Publishing  Co.,  Fall  River,  Mass.     It  is  in   use  in  many 
schools  of  typewriting,  and  is  a  splendid  book  for  reference 

teaching  purposes.      Stenographers  engaged  in  olBce       ber.    The  December 


work,  as  well  as  typewriting  students,  will  find  it  a  mine 
of  information  about  typewriting. 


189.5,  JoDKNALS   can  be  sent  out.     We  can  date  189.5  .sub- 
back  to  January  if  desired,  but  not  to  Decem- 
low  that  we  must  hold  the  few 


we  have  to  send  out  with  the  1894  volume.    If  any  of  c 
friends  have  copies  of  the  December  number  that  they  c 

spare  we  will  be  glad  to  send  a  copy  of  any  other  issue  (€ 

No  more  mnijU  copies  of  December,  1894,  and  January,       cept  January)  in  exchange. 


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We  have  received  proofs  o(  some  baDdsome 
designs  made  for  tbeir  customers  by  Ibe  Uni- 
versity Desiening  and  Engraving  Company 
of  Holton,  KaD.  Manager  C.  H  Shattack  in- 
forms us  that  the  orders  for  these  cuts  were 
received  through  tbeir  advertisement  in  The 
Journal.  Send  to  Ibem  for  samples  and 
prices. 

!  &  Rogers  have 


J  discardii 


Id  a  recent  letter,  Willi 
this  to  say : 

Teachers  are  coming  to  understand  that 
correct  Eoglish  can  only  be  successfully  taught 
by  teaching  grammar,  and  the  fad  which  has 
been  raging  for  a  few  years  in  tbe  attempt  to 
do  it  in  some  other  way  and  uuder  some  other 
name  has  about  had  its  day,  and  educators  ar 
the  make-shift  methods,  as  they  will  all  others  of  like  char- 
acter in  the  Held  of  education,  whose  sole  merit  rests  on  the 
basis  of  a  fad. 

If  my  hat  should  blow  off  while  I  am  crossing  tbe  ferry 
I  am  afraid  that  tbe  boatman  who  picked  it  up  would  keep 
it  as  a  souvenir  because  of  tbe  beautiful  bat-band  it  con- 
tains—from  tbe  pen  of  the  "  Automatic  Man,"  C.  A.  Faust, 
45  E.  Randolph  street,  Chicago.  The  band  is  so  pretty  that 
I  am  tempted  to  take  it  out  of  my  hat  and  put  it  in  a 
frame,  and  then  have  my  name  written  on  a  typewriter 
and  paste  it  in  the  bat.  How  Mr.  Faust  can  afford  to  take 
time  to  turn  out  such  beautiful  work  for  twenty  five  cents 
is  a  mystery,  but  then  he  does— and  come  to  think  of  it 
that's  bis  own  "look  out"  anyway.  His  twenty-five  cent 
bat  band  19  worth  a  dollar. 

The  commercial  text-boobs  published  by  J.C.  Bryant, 
Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  are  indorsed  by  a  host  of  business  educators. 
The  latest  to  add  their  names  to  tbe  list  are  G.  W.  Brown, 
Jacksonville,  111.,  and  J.  C.  Duffy,  University  of  Ottawa, 
Out. 

J.  8.  Sweet,  prin.  of  the  Santa  Rosa,  Cal.,  B.  C,  is  or- 
ganizing a  stock  company  to  publish  bis  new  system  of 
bookkeeping  by  actual  business  practice. 

Business  Law,  published  at  1021  Opera  House  Building, 
Chicago,  III.,  is  a  practical  paper  containing  the  latest  decis- 
ions on  business  law.  It  was  started  for  business  men,  but 
is  equally  good  for  business  college  teachers  and  students,  as 
they  "  are  and  of  right  ought  to  be  "  business  men.  Send 
twenty  five  cents  for  three  months'  subscription. 


THE    NORMAL  REVIEW  SYSTEH  OF 
VERTICAL  WRITING. 

The  C,ofn\  Wink  «l  «.HHrH.  Fiiihy  ami  <Jiiuiiis«ii. 

Tbe  few  lines  of  vertical  script  shown  herewith  from  the 
Normal  Review  System  of  Vertical  Writing,  published  by 
Messrs.  Silver,  Burdett  &  Co  ,  Boston,  fairly  represent  the 
character  of  the  work  in  this  excellent  system  of  copy- 
l)Ooks.  Tbe  authors,  D.  H.  Farley,  penman  of  the  State 
Normal  School,  Trenton,  N.  J.,  and  W.  B.  Gunnison, 
Principal  of  Brooklyn  Public  School  No.  10,  have  made  a 
careful  study  of  slant  and  vertical  forms  and  have  tried  to 
combine  the  speed  and  beauty  of  tbe  one  with  the  legibility 
of  the  other.  Among  tbe  strong  points  claimed  by  the 
authors  for  this  system  are  :  That  wherever  possible  every 
capital  letter  starts  with  a  straight,  vertical  line,  because 
this  line  is  a  featare  of  this  style  of  writing,  can  be  more 
easily  determined  than  a  vertical  curved  line,  gives  more 
momentum  to  the  band  and  gives  a  guide  for  determining 
the  vertical  form  as  a  whole.  A  vertical  straight  line  also 
makes  tbe  form  more  symmetrical  and  practical,  makes  tbe 
letter  conform  closer  to  the  Romau  characters,  and  makes 
tbe  letters  more  systematic.  Constant  and  systematic  re- 
views ere  aimed  at ;  a  different  copy  is  given  in  the  middle 
of  the  page  ;  it  gives  prominence  to  and  practice  in  nu- 
merals of  the  Arabic  notation  ;  it  gives  double  the  usual 
number  of  capital  letter  drills  ;  full  page  copies  are  given  ; 
the  arrangement  of  copies  is  logical  and  practical  ;  and 
last  but  not  least,  it  is  a  Normal  and  Amfrican  system, 
and  is  not  founded  on  or  copied  from  foreign  books.    These 

i  tbe  points  of  the  system  in  brief,  as  claimed  by  its  au- 


thors 


0  doubt  the  publishers  will  send  to  all  interested  speci- 

1  sheets  showing  copies,  etc 


ALL    LIKE    **THE    JOURNAL." 

\ror«N  «r  Priiitie  ou  Alt  Sides. 

rrom  a   Itfju'est'tttath-e  Coniiin^rrial  Teacher. 

I  can  frankly  say  that  I  am  proud  of  tbe  Christmas  num- 
ber. When  Tbe  Jodun-al  in  its  holiday  issue,  where 
ornateuess  is  presumed  to  usurp  all  available  space,  finds 
plenty  of  room  for  two  excellent  lessons  on  business  writ- 
ing, it  is  a  matter  that  merits  tbe  congratulation  of  every 
teacher  of  business  in  the  land.  Mr.  Johnson's  title  page 
needs  no  eulogy  ;  it  eulogizes  itself.  And  right  here  let 
uie  say  that  I  am  pleased  to  know  that  your  unwarranted 


FROM  NORMAL  REVIEW  SYSTEM  OF  VERTICAL  WRITING,  PUB.  BY  SILVER,  BURDETT  &  CO.,  BOSTON. 


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BY  H.  1..  SAYLER,  AMITY  COLL..  COLLEGE  SPRINGS,  IOWA. 


modesty  lias  llnally  been  overcome,  dnd  that  hereafter  you 
will  introduce  into  the  columns  of  The  Journal  more  of 
the  art  products  of  The  Journal's  engrossing  staff.  This 
feature  will  certainly  attract  all  lovers  of  pen  art  through- 
out the  country. 

The  formidable  array  of  new  features  for  the  coming 
year  rather  astonishes  even  we  raetropolifan  fellows  who 
are  in  the  midst  of  "  Christmas  Herald'","  Lexovv  Commit- 
tees, and  '*  hig"  things  generally. 

Herewith  find  my  suhscriptioo  to  the  Business  Jour- 
nal. This  is  a  venture  which  I  sincerely  hope  will  suc- 
ceed You  hove  exceptional  facilities  for  entering  that 
field  and  of  domg  the  work  as  it  should  be  done.  Teachers 
of  business  nnist  be  made  fo  feel  that  real  ond  not  a&- 
sunitd  worth  is  the  lasting  magnet  to  market  value. 

May  your  joint  efforts  result  in  quickening  the  pulse  of 
the  teachers  of  busiiie-s  into  the  throbbing  desire  to 
dignify  their  achievement  witli  a  kind  of  solidity  which 
will  determine  and  coutrol  the  current  of  eflucational 
events  for  all  time  to  come.  E.  M.  Barber, 

Packard's  Bus.  College,  New  York  City. 

OsAGS,  Iowa,  March  15,  18%. 
Editors  Pknman's  Art  Journal, 
New  York,  N.  Y. 
Pear  Sirs  :  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  has  been  such 
a  treasure  to  me  in  my  work  this  year  that  I  thought  1 
would  write  and  tell  you. 

The  series  of  lessons  on  business  writing  by  Mr.  Thorn- 
burgh  are  the  most  comprehensive  and  practical  lessons  I 
have  seen  en  business  writing.    1  have  also  found  the  ar- 


and  accurate  movement  should  give  Mr.  Thornburgh's  les- 
sons careful  study  and  practice.  H.  F.  Spencer, 
Elizaville,  Ky. 

I  will  be  willing  at  all  times  to  do  all  I  con  for  The 
Journal,  as  I  think  that  you  deserve  great  credit  for  the 
standard  to  which  you  have  brought  the  paper.  My  ad- 
vertisement in  The  Journal  is  bringing  hundreds  of  sub- 
scribers. A.  B.  KatKAMIER,  Pub.  Ink  Drops, 
Farminglon,  N.  Y. 

Having  taken  the  paper  from  its  first  issue,  I  hove  re- 
ceived too  much  entertainment,  information  and  inspira- 
tion from  its  perusal  not  to  be  its  firm  friend  and  well 
wisher,  to  soy  iinlhing  of  the  desire  wliioh  we  oil  share  of 
spreading  the  light.  John  KocRWOOD, 

Artist  Penman.  Lns  Angeles,  Cal. 

I  am  very  much  pleased  with  Mr.  Thornburgh's  lesson  in 
the  December  Journal,  and  in  mv  o|iinion  it  is  the  best 
initial  lesson  on  the  subject  of  purely  business  penmanship 
that  has  appeared  in  any  penmanship  puhlic.ntion.  I  am 
intimately  arquainted  with  Mr.  Tbornburgh  and  know 
him  to  be  an  excellent  teacher  L    D.  Teteb, 

Rock  Island,  III.,  R  I   Busiutss  Univ. 

The  last  Journal  shows  the  vim,  taste  and  enterprise  of 
the  new  firm,  and  we  are  surely  getting  the  worth  of  our 
money.  D.  H.  Farley, 

Penman  State  Normal  School,  Trenton,  N.  J. 

We  aie  very  much  pleased  with  the  chance  in  form  and 
size  of  The  Journal,  and  ore  delighted  with  the  pro- 
gramme for '95.     I  do   not   see  how  it   could  be   improved 


BY  W.   A.  COWIE,  JOURNAL  OFFICE. 


tides  by  Mr.  Hotf  ond  Mr.  Ktlchner  of  great  benefit  to 
me.  Yours  truly, 

CLARA  Banks. 
Sprcial  teacher  of  HVidno  and  Drairhig. 

Ukin   .Mr.    Thornburgh-a   Lr.'aons. 

Editor  ok  The  Journal. 

I  am  much  interested  in  penmanship,  and  especially  in 
the  line  of  business  writing.  Having  recently  had  an  op- 
portunity to  learn  something  of  Mr.  Thornburgh's  methods 
and  to  examine  the  work  of  the  pupils  under  his  instruc 
tiou,  I  feel  that  The  Journal  is  to  be  congratulated  in 
securing  him  to  give  a  series  of  lessons  in  business  writing. 

The  iMsition  advocated  and  explained  in  hLs  opening  les- 
son I  have  found  to  be  very  practical,  leading  to  a  freedom 
and  accuracy  of  movement  difficult  to  attain  with  any 
other  position  of  the  arm. 

Those  who  have  experienced  difficulty  in  securing  a  free 


upon.  The  lessons  by  Thornburgh,  Zaner  and  Newlonds 
would  each  in  themselves  present  o  special  feature  sufficient 
to  satisfy  us,  but  n  hen  we  get  it  all  at  once  we  think  The 
Journal  is  gi\ing  us  plenty  of  "  Lagniappe." 
J.  F.  Barnhart, 
Penman  Soul6  Coll.,  New  Orleans,  La. 
It  is  with  o  feeling  of  more  than  ordinary  esteem  that  I 
look  upon  The  Journal,  since  it  has  been  a  friend  and 
companion  from  the  time  when  I  took  up  my  pen  to  prac- 
tice my  first  real  live  lesson  in  writing.  The  improvement, 
the  wonderful  improvement,  you  are  so  steadily  making  in 
every  department  of  the  paper  ^urprises  and.  at  the  samw 
time,  pleases  me  beyond  expression.  Either  the  Pfe.NMA.N's 
Art  Journal  has  doubled  in  value  each  year  for  the  past 
eight  years  or  1  am  just  beginning  to  have  a  proper  re- 
gard for  its  worth.  I  would  not  lose  one  number  of  The 
Journal  for  the  price  of  o  year's  subscription. 

E.  A.  Cast,  Penman,  Miltord,  111. 


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\V 


commercial  scliools.  graduate  ox 
iral-so  and  Zanerlan  ?icliools.  desires  n  position  M 
ler  of  ueumanship  otunmerelal  branches  antl 
sh.  Is  familiar  with  leading  texts.  Good  refer- 
1;  married ;  moderate  salary.  Address  "  N.  S.  w.," 
Penman's  ART  Jot'lLVAl.. 
ANTED.— Situation  as  supervisor  of  pei 


JXMGS  A. 


.V\.\' 


'>f  penmaushlp 

"kfiKi  for  n  poRl 


position.    Sevpn 


Si)  PENMANSHIP."  i 


A    TJd' 


fers  to  Zanerlan  Art  College,  O.  Blxler  and  J.M.Adams. 


Familiar  with  Ua.lui^  u.vi  i.ui.ks.  Best  of  references; 
moderate  sjilarv  with  rirsl-ilass  school.  Address  "O. 
F,  \v.."care  Penman's  Art  JoimxAL. 

CANADIAN  wishes  posltlonof  Pitman  shorthand 
teacher.  Can  also  teach  commercial  branches. 
Six  years'  teaching  experience.  He  Isa  hard  worker, 
has  good  references  and  will  work  for  moderate 
salary.    Address  "CANADIAN,"  care    Penman's  Art 


COI,LEGE    PRINCIPAL,  of    30  years' ( 

perlence  as  teacher  and   prln.  of  bus.  enll.  a 

I,   schools,  supervisor  of  writing  In  public  scIhh 

Peking  a  new  location.     Grad,  of  nor.  ami  b 

I    teach     bookkeeping, 

\(?dres* 

YOING    LADY 

shorthand  ( Ben  Pltni 
hi  assist  In  bookkeeping,  i 


Is  a  grail,  of  shorthai 


aw.  arlth,.  spelling. 


office  I 


■p.  M.."care  Pksman's  Art  Journal. 

A    TEACHER  of_I4  ;rears    experience  In  pu 


I  schools 


14  year 

Graduate 

training  ;  strougin 

ing,  bus.  pi —     -  -" 

35;  marrle 

C.  F..'-  care  Penman's  art  Journal. 


Moderate  salary 


I'l  law,  bus.  paper,  bookkei 

gram.,  civics,  history,  etc.;  b 

ted.    Address  " 


v<»i-\<;  M.\v.  ■n-ni pr.-rn 


A^'  O I  *  N  <;  :>I  A  N ,  25,  with  college  education  d.s 
a  leaching  ijosltlon.  Prefers  South  or  Ml' 
Stiitps  but  win  go  anvwhere  In  U,  S.  Can  teach  1 
manshlp.  driiwlnt,-.  I.oi.kkecphig.  iirlthmetlf  and  •■ 


tutlon.    Five  years 
Address  "E.E.."  1 


-7 


We  take  this  opportunity 
of  the  Art  JoritsAL.  expecth.^  ■ 
i-ollege,  that  before  attending  1 
nil  examination  should  1 
Ifge.    Full  Information  . 
well  known  Uintltutiou 


View  l?orl?. 


nrle  of  the  above  col- 


LONG   I5LAN0   BUSINESS    COLLEOe.    143  to 

11.1    h.'Ulli    Mh    M.,  Urcmklvii,   N.   Y.     Catalogue 

I     '\\''l;hi'll''l'  V"-''^''r'^"-^' **'"*''"■  H^^**^ 

'  *;1!'  N  V   "'  ""^ESS  COLLEQE,  Poughkecp- 


flS  fl  NBTION  flniericans  Warn  ifie  Besl. 

Underhill's  Rapid  Phonography 

Represents  the  Best  Writers  of  the  Age. 
lUus.  rir.  I'liderhlll's University, Rochester, N.Y. 


ilDlssourt. 

<J0  TO  S(>VI  "I 

T^ve1^^ 


U.  COLLEQE. 

•I     ivst.     East 
M'      Mn.     B.>.ik- 


lowest    rut.-       r.til,,, 
J.  F.  SPALDIXO,  A.M; 

t»-THl£  DSB  OF  CUTS  on  this  page  or  anv 
dr/Mirfure  from  the  gentral  ttylt  ofdinlay  will 
co«l  Mp«r  cent,  ef  fro. 


P.  B.  5.  PKTERS,  Storm  Lake,  Iowa.    Send  two 

<llmes  and  get  one  year's  subscription  to  Commey- 
ciat  livvleir :  Flourish:  Ink  Keclpe  ;  Method  Ruling 
Cards;  total  value  SI. 00.  13  lessons  In  plain  ijen- 
manslilp.$1.30.  Lessons  in  Shorthand  bv  mafl  in 
exchange  for  honks  or  aiiythint,'  of  value,    .send 


ARTISTIC  PENV 

tlons.  Testlin.. 
scriptlon  of  ii 


Resolu- 


r  any  similar  work.     All  copies 


100.    Circular  glvfug  full  descrlptlc 


B.   CUSHMAN,   1002   N,  Western 


"Mant"  Hbs. 

In  aujnveritig  advert incmentg signed  by  a  nom-de- 
plume,  dekiuit  and  mustakM;  are  avoided  by  sealing 
and  Htamping  the  replies  ready  for  maiilng  and 
ivriting  the  tiom -de- plume  in  a  corner^  then  inclos- 
ing jflich  neaUd  revlie*  in  an  envelope  addreeeed  to 
The  Fenman's  Art  Journal,  3os  Broadway,  Ne^- 
York.  Postage  mwtt  be  nent  for  fryrvxirdLng  Cata- 
loffueti,  Nenxpaptnt,  Photographs.  Ac. 

Situations  THIlante&. 

Comnierf>lal  Teac 


ha  use  fc 
ear  Hlioiild  be^in  t 
lie  Held    NOW.     If  yo 


i>ur  aid  write    us  a 


YOINCJ  MAN  With  some  little  • 

sistant  teacher  desires  place  as  tem-uei-  ui  t-uu 

1  branches  and    penmanship.     Graduate  of 

■•"Kil,  good  references  and  will  take  iov       ' 

Address    "R.  J.  a,"  care    Penua 


xV    assistant  teacher  desires  pi, 

merclal  branches  and    penman.-.^.     ...   „ 

good  school,  good  references  and  will  take  low  salary 

JoCKSAL, 


A  "  "  '"" 


only  need  apply.    Address  "  F.  M.  D.,"  care  PENMAN': 

A    TEACHER  ..f  .-iKht   .wars' t-xperleiice  hi  oun 


and  Englls 


Rogers  a 

Snliiry  ;   vimov  .nn-.      i    i 
l'rvM»xV   \i,i  .i.,i  1  ■.  w 


ibu   Eastman  i 


3  business  college,  pret- 


A  TEACH KK 
years  In  .M„ 
aud  Williams  .t 
plain    or     oniai... 
arithmetic,  corn- 1  ■■ 
ment.     An  all-r.nii 
salary  with  good  ; 


ornamental 


'  ALL  AROUND." 


.'iiool.     Address  "H.  li.  A.,"  c 
ny  education  at   Valparaiso   . 


rithmetIO, 
branches, 
t    Addresf 


1  open  for  posUliiii  I'n  l; 1. 

dress    "IOWA    TEAChEK.' 


TEACHER    of    penmanship,  drawing,  book 
keeping.  Eclectic  fihorthand,  business   prar" — 


A'"''' 


ALIv-ROUNO    ne 
with  Prang's  dn 
bookkeeplntr.  commcr 


I  ;  ^ 
A  \' 


man    aud  designer,    familiar 
vlug.  Nelson   and   Meservey's 


■  "1.      ,,,,1  I  ,     ;,-,!,  l,r,„iclics,    Age2^; 

I  I  ;  I  l^  I  ,st'.    Address ■•  H.  e! 

At  II  loll.  .i;Ulu  and  ornamental). 
I,-,  arlth.,  law.  gram.,  civil  gov't,  cor- 
apld  calculations,  et«.  Familiar  with 
;  have  had  good  training ;  will  take 
Atldreaa  "  K.  A.  M.."  care  Pmnman's  Art 


■  years' experience  In  i 


•*  scbooIs,age35;grQduate 
■rian,  Columbus.  Ohio,  de- 


lad.v 

A  ■'' 

A^. 

lUK     :ii 


chari:. 


A    ''i: 


I  1  M   K<»  TEACHER  of  penmanship, 

..  Ill  1  Eclectic  shorthand  wishes  a  sltu- 
.[  I  i-'ist  In  bookkeeping  and  pen  draw- 
lealth;  good  references;  moderate  salary. 
£R."  care  f  snuAif's  Art  Journal. 


ecutlve  ability  and 


'  I  I  imm)  and  penmanship  teacher. 

■  iiL-'h  course  of  Instruction  and 

■  -  itueher  in  business  college  and 

salary.     Good  references.     '  O^- 


Situations  ManteD. 


dre«H -SPEErJ.' 


l>ookkfe[>lDfcandall  the 
lur  with  6tau<Iari]  toxU. 
a,  Kelebncr  unil  others. 
Ith  reliable  uchool.    Ad- 


S?e, 


Cau  t«ach  litiMl 


moderate  nular; 


fOrre«iJoiiil<-i 
™  ;  iiiodera* 
-MOLLNE." 


A  TKAC'HEIt  of  four  years"  experJenee  with  good 
t\  oomiiion  wrhool  and  busluess  college  training  de- 
Ires  to  secure  a  pottltlon  tut  teacher  or  Graham  aud 
ienu  Pltniftn  Hhorthuud,  typewrltlDg,  bookkeeplug. 
ten.,  etc.  Is  familiar  with  all  standard  texts.  Refers 
teadiuj^  ineintH-rsof  the  profession;  prefers  looatlon 


ready  nuy  time; 


e  Pesu 


k  YOI'NG  Zaiieriaii  with  collegiate  and  business 
.1  education,  two  j-ears"  experience  in  practical 
Kiokkeeplii^  iiriii  hui^lness  manager,  is  open  f or  en- 
ngenieiil.    His  ^]J<■^■lilili^-i  nre  pen.  and  English  and 

oh  alMM    I-  i-i    in   1 1  (. 'jiiiigaud  typewriting.    Re- 

erstosii'  I     riiirs.    Address  "  T.  S.  W.." 

r  ?*Trrni   n  i  ,,-a^z.  ralmer  and  Pprrj- 


pen,,  drawing. 


lence  in  public  school, 
ri  branches,  plain  and  ( 


■  AM  a  graduate  of  t 


keeping,  drawinK, 


■tiering,  book- 
uTltlnK,  com'l 
iiy.  history  and 
Mayhew's  and 


YOVNG  LADY  TEACHER  of  Graham  and 


,  successful  teacher.    Addresf 


Ueacbers  TKIlante&. 

WANTED,    Sept.     1,     experienced     comniercial 
teacher.    Must  be  at  least  SO  years  old   have 

JolIlNil.,  ■      3.t 

rpEAOHEIlS    VVANTEH.    Amerlcnn  Teachers 
-^    Bureau,  St.  Louis.    IBth  year. 

JBuBiness  ©pportunttles. 

TF  YOi;   WANT  10  reach  penmen,  commercial 
schiml   proprlctor.s   uiid    ti-nclifrs    supcrvjsftrs  of 

'iii'i-    "111   put   you   In   cominiiMi,',,[|,.n    u  "i'i"'(iiem" 

I    -I'l^  you  have  a  pen.  Ink,  [I.     '       ■   thing 

kind  to  put  on  the  11,  1  niiita 

'  I'T some  business  eut.    ;  '    -  i>  the 

■^   ■  "■  "'  i"PUtyou  in  commuiii.   „    ,mii,   i,,,-  rl^ht 

IM    iMii.l  lor  In  n.lvniici-  (S.'S.  ilir  ailvertiBer 
■Ml)  111-  I'liiiilril  to  n  Ihird  lu.frtloii  frV...  if 


Copzier  i,i 
ING  LKShu; 


"III  and  plates  of  a  well 
ii-.'d  set  of  writing  lessons, 
iiyiisands  of  dollars  spent 
■  >\  lenutatlon.  Reason  for 
'Tit  busluess  of  owner.    A 


Scbools  ifor  Sale. 

TF  YOr  >VI54H  t"9£i!yo"r.^.»'9<'J-^.rt«^upr: 


will  do  thebuslu 

IJ 

and  teachers  in  America  read  The  Jocr.v. 

•tin  the 

before  t: 


1  these  coluninB  will  place  i 
«  S'2.30  each  i 


be  imifl  for  in  advance  (S3)  the 
win  bv  eiitilled  to  a  third  iuset 

dcHired. 


equipped 
«d  In  the 
ii  thickly 


sHll.iir.    Address  ■■Ni>F.ULUKE, -care  l'E>MAX's  Art 

AKAKE  CHANCE.-Odeirs  Business  College, 
Sing  Sing.  N.  Y..  is  offered  for  sale.    Established 
2U  years.     Fine  chnTice  for  man  of  small  capital.    For 

purTi   ritii.    ,|,]..,,  ''Irs,  J.  Odell,  4  Reservoir  Square. 


irilf  interest  in  a  flrstclass  Bus- 
if  State  of  Ohio.  Buyer  must 
acher.    Terms— One- half  cash ; 

; ""-<■  "■''.>  iJ'i.MHiiius.    A  bargain  for  the  right  man. 

lii>..rne  this  year  more  than  83.000.  Do  not  write  me 
iiiliss  you  mean  business,  asloxpect  to  sell  by  Au- 

-u.r.    Address  "EUREKA."  care  Penman's  Akt  Jouk- 

L^tUt  ■i^TjF.-A  "ne-half  interest  In  a  well-estab- 

A  m-ImI  .  \.iiii;iiiv  equipped,  thoroughly  adver- 
ti>ii'i  I  I  I  '  :  I  .  ;i(itble  business  college  In  Mlnne- 
ai'l'i'  *  I  man  can  secure  a  bargain.  Send 

ijiiij;'  "  I  1 1  JiK  yourself.    Address  GEORGE 

BAKU;    iMi,  \,  ,1-^1 1 1  lit- 1,111  Ave.  So.,  Minneapolis.  Minn. 

of  the  best  paying 

.   __.st ;    80  years  old; 

located  in  beautiful  aud  cult- 

"ed  by  thickly   s< 

York.    Purchase 

?ar  nrsc  year;  one-half  can  remt 

i»dl  low.^3  o\vner  has  other  business. 


W 


business  coUej 


t  ASTERN  SCHOOL,"  care  Penman's  Art 

iMHi.  >A  IjE.— The  best  business  collece  plan 
the  PtiL-IIlc Coast  or-*-'-*-  ----     "  ■       "^      ■ 

?s;  in  a  growing 

:  finest  climate 

upetltlon   within   150  mllet 


A  well  established  Business  College 

lAND  SCHOOL.    Six    deDartmeuts  ■ 

ri^H^^^^o^.^,?LP,^?S^  .BOOKKEEPING 


t'i'lJX^^^l^^V^n^i  TEACHERS'  NORMAL,  MDSiC, 
ELOCUTION  and  TELEGRAPHY.    Located  In  a  rich 
No  opposition    within   one  hundred 


thriving  city, 
miles.    Spring  and  Siifni 
tlsed.    Will  sell"  df'rrc" 
Address  "KEYSTONE, 


11  "  df rr  cheap  "  for  c 


already  adv 
.1,  or  good  paper. 
Penbian's  Art  Journal. 

fov  Sale  or  XEra^e. 

penmanship, 


■thing  that  ; 


penman 

largest 
.-  c'  "  ■ 


lar 
1  things  of 

Into 


rtiqn  for  ads. 


^iV');^:;;!,;;; 


I  want  to  buy  a  second- 
Spacing  T  Square      State 
.„...  ,.       Ijjy^^.  ^^^1  coudl- 
EN   ARTIST."    care 


length  of  blade,  prii 
tlon  of  the  Instrui 
Penman's  art  Jouk: 

Scbool  dfurniture  or  Supplies 
ffor  Sale  or  Ejcbaiioe, 

AUK  YOU  putting  In  new  furniture,  and  would 
you  like  to  dl-spose  of  your  old  furniture?  Are 
you  changing  text-books,  and  would  you  like  to  sell 
your  second-hand  books?  Would  you  like  t«  buv  or 
trade  for  some  second-hand  furniture  or  books? 
Changes  are  going  on  all  the  time,  and  the  books  fur- 
niture, typewriters  or  supplies  that  you  illsoense'wlth 
may  be^ust  what  anotli.r  .sehool  ivimhlfike.    They 


w^il'l'be 
desired 

■poll  P 


pd  to  a  third  iusertiou  fr 

-Two  National  typewriters,  as  good 
.'  used  one  vear  and  •'■"  "^t"-     ■   ■ 
for  one.  92o:  for  the 


■  and  the  other  eight 


PREHIUns. 


A  Beautiful  Stick  Pin. 

HK  JOURNAL  has  hud  specially  manu- 
fuotui-ed  from  its  own  desig-n  a  very 
neat  stick  pin,  to  offer  as  a  premium 
to  subscribers.  It  is  made  in  solid 
silver,  also  in  solid  gold. 

The  silver  pin  has  the  quill  of  solid 
sterling  silver,  and  the  stick  pin  part 
of  German  silver. 

The  gold  pin  is  solid.  14  karat,  ex 
ccpt  the  stick  part,  which  is  German 
silver,  gold  plated. 

F^r  one  dollar  we  ivUlgend  Thk  JouH- 
NAL/(>ro/i«  ycar.and  the  solid  silver 


Fhrn 


enter  one  giib.. 

GOLD  PIN  n«  premium. 

For  two  dollars  ice  wilt  send  two  copiw  of  The 
Journal  (to  different  addresses.  If  desired). 
for  one  year,  and  the  solid  gold  pi.n.  Or  we 
will  send  The  Journal  for  two  yem-s  and  the 
solid  grold  pin. 

Or,  for  those  desiring  to  be  placed  on  our  per- 


scriptloMs  extended  and  thus  a _^. ,  ._^ ,,. 

this  offer  at  once.    A  Jeweler  would  charge  at 
least  81.5(t  for  the  gold  pin. 

To   Club  Subscrtbeis. 

If  you  have  been  a  club  siibscriber  for  the 
past  year  and  think  that  The  Journal  would 
be  worth  a  dollar  to  you  the  coming  year,  we 
shall  be  pleased  to  have  your  renewal  on  that 
basis.  If  you  can't  afford  that  sum.  vour  sub- 
scription may  be  sent  through  our  nearest 
agent  at  the  cluobing  rate. 

If  there  is  no  agent  convenient,  write  us  at 
once,  stating  the  fact  and  inclosing  60  cents 
for  your  renewal.  We  mean  to  have  an  act- 
ive, capable  agent  not  only  in  every  scbool 
but  in  every  cunimnnity.  If  there  is  one  of 
this  kind  near  you,  you  must  know  it ;  if  not, 
there  should  be,  and  it  may  be  your  oppor- 
tunity to  get  the  paper  for  yourself  and  friends 
at  the  reduced  clubbing  rate. 

In  no  case  do  we  authome  or  wiU  we  coun- 
tenance  interference  with   a   present    capable 

AMES  &  ROLLINSON  CO- 
SOS  Broadway,  N.  Y. 


To  Write  Well 


143 


ALWAYS  USE 


ESTERBROOK'S 

Al    Professional     Hen. 


For  a  fine  elastic  pen  it  is  unex 
celled,  the  penman's  favorite. 

Also  makers  of  the  celebrated  Falcon 
Pen  No.  048. 

Out  of  their  150  other  styles  writers 
cannot  fail  to  be  suited. 

Asli  your  stationer  for  them. 

The  Esterbrook  Steel  Pen  Co., 

26  John  St.,  New  York. 

Test  INK  bottle 

in  the  world  for  school-room-  use. 
Fits  any  desk.  Teachers  should 
see  that  Boards  of  Education  put 
them  in  during  vacation.  See  testi- 
monial in  May  number  of  Journal, 


THE  GREENWOOD  SCHOOL  SUPPLY  CO., 

Youngstown,  Oliio. 


For  Window  Signs,  Price  Cards,  Notices.  Pack- 
ages. Bulletin  Work,  etc  ,  has  no  equal  t^se** 
fluid  ink,  pocket  size,  made  entirely  oi^  inetol  and 
nickel,  will  not  wear  out. 

FULL  OUTFIT,  CONSISTiNQ  OF 

1  Fountain  Markinp-  Pen  complete, 

1  Rubber  and  Glass  Ink  Filler. 

1  Package  Powder  for  4  oz.  finest  marking  ink 

1  large  sheet  containing  plain  andfancy  alpha- 
bets with  instructions  mailed  in    neat  case  for 

Biff  money  in  this  for  agents,  as  every  mer- 
chant, expri's.'i,  rcnl  estate  offices,  etc..  want  one 
or  more.     .Tiist  the  thing  to  become  an  exjiert 


CAT  A  ]?  Y    ^°''  entenn-ising  teacher,  either 
^rxi-xii\  X     gentleman  or  lady,  if  capable  to 


Ad.  A.  P,  T.  Elder,  Mpr.  Ashliii 


Card  WrI: 

WaHbinKton,  I>.  C. 

1  doz.  cards,  22c.;  3  doz.,  50c.    Page  of  capital' 
•nintiir^D  9\(;_    ResolutloDS  en«roRsed  Tc    * 
ntlng  leasona  by  mall.  $2.50. 


and  Entrro 


&,   DurllnK'N    RuH.'C'olI., 
;ton.  1>.  C. 

.      ,     ..  50c.    Page  of  caplL_..  .... 

Resolutions  en«roRsed  for  from  $2.5 


In  the  riay  Number  of 

_?**   The    • 

^UjSNESSJOUliNAL 

The  Catalogue  of  To-day 

is  discussed,  thnt  is,  the  kind  nf  catalogue  that  Is  being  put  out  by  business  people  who 
are  making  some  sort  of  a  stir  in  the  world  and  getting  talked  about.    The  current 
Short  Talk  on  Advertising 

takes  r;.!iui„rjim  for  its  text.  The  argument  is  that  a  man's  belief  in  himself  is  the 
limit  of  the  faith  the  public  will  have  in  him. 

Does  Wealth    Bring  Happiness? 

Comprises  half  a  dozen  remarkable  letters  from  as  many  multi-millionaii-es.  They  all 
say  No!  with  thundering  emphasis-and  we  must  do  them  the  credit  of  saying  that 
none  of  them  has  tried  to  impose  on  us  by  unloading  the  surplus  on  our  shouldei-s 
In  the 

Political  Economy  of  Business 

Mr,  de  Gibbins  goes  deeply  into  the  business  interpretation  of  export  and  imjiort 
statistics.  No  more  valuable  papers  for  business  teachers  and  students,  to  our  knowl- 
edge, have  been  printed. 

Business  Problems 

evolved  from  actual  business  experience  occupy  a  large  space— some  complete  and 
others  in  the  form  of  questions  to  be  worked  out  by  Business  Journal  readers. 

Among  other  helpful  articles  are  one  recording  the  pit-falls  of  young  men  entering 
business;  a  healthful  story  of  two  office  boys;  a  column  of  paragraphs  embodying 
recent  court  decisions  on  commercial  law  points;  notes  on  our  growing  national 
prosperity,  and  many  minor  articles  of  interest  to  business  people. 

Some  say 

That  commercial  teachers  care  nothing  for  busine.ss  literature  that  is  not 
purely  didactic  or  pedagogic. 

We  say 


That  that  sort  of  teacher  will  waste  his  money  bnying  The  Business 
Journal. 


We  say 


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Business  Customs.  — Mniiern  imtlioii  ..f  L-nmhKtin^r  business;   buying  and  selling;  im- 

nortln^niriil  -h  i  i <  i  i  i  n  -  .  r    !.  mm  -f ,.     nil  T-m  i-  n   li   ilirs:   promissory  notes ;  accommo- 

Ilatioii  iii'i'  I    '  I  '  '  :  liiid  ( f  using  notes:  advantages  and 

disjidvatitii-.       :  ,  ,  i  i  ■  iil  security;    methods  of  making 

cdllfitii'ii-     I.  I .       I     1  M^    i    ii-r ;  forming  partnership  and  stock 

(■(uripiiini  -      I  ' '  "  I  ii_'  i.ii-iiii  "  li.ii-.^  .    |,M  killer  and  marking  goods  ;    limited- 

ll„i,ii,[\  loitii I'  I      '    nidonciiU:  ciM'iiilcd  checks :    discounting  fiaper ;    insolvent 

,],.|,i,,i-,  I.I.  .!  I    I  i.n  approval  ;    goods  sent  C.  O.  D.;    checking  and  delivery 

,,,iiiiii.N  ..III        '  .1,     1    ..t  marking  goods;    overcharges;    handling  mail  orders;  in- 

^iiiiiii,  HI  1..  —  II  1  i  .  i  .  I  I .  I .  i\ed  in  bond  ;  entering  foreign  goods;  bad  debts  ;  methods 
ci'  i>ir\  ml  ill-  .iii'i  ■!'  I.  .  I  111.  n  iii.i  ,iihI  embezzlement. 

Commercial  Geography  —  a  description  of  the  earth's  surface  with  special  reference  to 
tlic  .lisci'Mi  \ ,  inniiiuiiim.  mjimifjiLture,  transportation,  and  exchange  of  articles  of  trade  a 
Krncnil  •luThin-i'i  ili<'  •ixiiii rii'<^  nf  the  world;  soil  .  climate  ;  agricultural  products  ;  forests; 
iiiim-^  M I  111  I  in-  ,  iii;iiiiii;i.t  Nil  - ;  r(iit('i->i  nf  industry;  ways  of  communication:  foreign  rela- 
ii.iii-  tii.ii  k.  I  II  11  r  -  '  s  I  ..M  - :  -Mill  rendition.  Special  study  of  the  United  States:  area; 
p.i-iiioi    I'll  I  I'     I  I'       III  .        I    -Miirces;  raw  products;, manufactures;  water-ways : 

ijiiIav,i>       .     i     '       I  .  |.      .  i!^      i:i!i(*-portsand  river-poi"ts:    comparison  of  districts ; 

ir;i--i>ii-  I    1   I  .i     I      I  .1.  irn!ii(stri9l  posgibilities;  commercial  history. 

history  ami  I'riiuiplc-  ui  Comniercc.  n  ,,,  ,-.  ,,,  runiiii,.rr.- :  mrtbo-N  ..f  r.vchange 
in  iiiiririii  iiiiio ;     -h  ,  ■    :■  ,.,■■-      ■  ..;.■■       i .  -nil-   .  .r   idmiii  inir  ili<rnveries; 

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School  and  Personal 

OMMEXCEMENT  Reason,  IKIl.').  is 
about  over  with  the  business  col- 
Iege8  and,  withal!  but  a  few  of  the 
Normal  srhools.  who  have  their 
exercises  duriugAugiLst.  We  have 
rewived  an  unusually  large  num- 
Ijer  of  excellent  programmes  and 
invitations  this  vear.  During  the 
I>awt  month  we  have  had  hand- 
somely engriivrl  ..r  pnnt.-d  invita- 
tions from  the  following  schools:  Cui  ry  I'nu.  i^^ity,  Pitts- 
burgh. Pa.;  JaHjwr,  Fla.,  Normal  In-tifnif.  \Vr^t«rn  Nor- 
mal r*(.ll<-Kc.  Lincoln.  Neb.;  Faiili.-l-l.  N  V  ,  Mil,  Acdv.: 
A1M..1,  Mi.li  .'',,i,nSrli,,<,l,Zan.-\-ill.-,  Ohio.  B.C.;  Tubb's 
r.  '■  11,1  <  if,  r,,  \,.w  l.Miulnii.  Conn..  B.  C;  Smith  & 
<;,n,l.i"li    i;    I       M.i.UiiN     I'.i  :  Freeport.  HI..   Coll.  of 

(■ ammn    I,,.   .\Mijj,nir,,ll,-u'p:  N.  J.  Bus.  Coll.  New- 

uiU.  .\.  -J..    (  iiild  (^  B.  (  ..  Spnuglield,  Mass.;   Elmii'a,  N. 
Y.,  yhoithaud  and  Cora'l  Coll. 

—  From  .;.  B.  McKav,  Kingston,  Ont.,  we  have  received 
ti  large  and  handsomely  illustrated  anniversary  number  of 
the  \Vhi(f.  It  speaks  in  complimentai->-  tenng  of  the 
Donnnion  B.  C. 

—  A.  P.  Root,  for  moi-c  than  thirty  years  one  of  our  fin- 
■est  writers  and  teachers,  the  autlior  of  Peirce  Coll.  Writ- 
ing Slips  and  an  oniiinu'iit  U>  tlic  j)euman's  profession,  has 
resigned  his  posilnui  wnli  Pi-irce  College.  Philadelphia, 
and  will  very  likely  r»st  during  the  coming  year.  The 
Pcircf  SchntA  Ahuinu  ./(turntil  pays  a  fitting  tribute  to 
Mr.  Root  as  a  man  and  a  teacher  and  says  in  conclusion : 
'•'Long  Live  Professor  Root."  and  The  Jouknal  echoes: 
■"  So  say  we  all  of  us.'* 

—  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  May  Peirce,  Peirce  School, 
Philadelphia,  accompanied  by  Miss  Ruth  Peirce,  will  start 
for  Europe  by  steamer  "New  York,"  July  '.i,  to  be  gone 
till  the  middle  of  August. 

—  Norman  Heffley,  for  several  years  Director  of  Depart- 
m.'Tit  o!  CninnuTce,  Pratt  Institute,  Brookl>-n,  N.  Y.,  will 
ojii'ii  in  Sfplciiiborthe  Heffley  School  of  Commerce,  which 
will  take  tht?  i>lace  of  the  Commercial  Department  of 
Piatt  Institutii.  This  school  will  be  liis  personal  ventui'e 
and  the  Com'l  Dept.  of  Pratt  Institute  wdl  be  discon- 
tinued. In  the  Pratt  Institute  catalogue  for  'itri,  the  trus- 
.tees  of  that  well-known  school  pay  Mi:  Heffley  a  strong 
compliment  and  commend  his  scliool  to  the  patrons  of 
Prott  Institute.  Among  the  teachers  in  the  Heffley  School 
of  Commerce  we  notice  the  name  of  BI.  L.  Miner,  penman- 
ship, bookkeeping  and  arithmetic.  Mr.  Miner  for  several 
years  had  charge  of  this  work  in  the  Department  of  Com- 
merce, Pratt  Institute. 

—  Vol.  I.  No.  1,  Education  Extension,  published  by  the 
Cleary  Publishing  Company,-  YpaiJauti,  Mich.,  has  "been 
received.  The  editor  and  manager  is  P.  R.  (.^eary  of  the 
deary  Bub.  Coll.  of  Ypsilanti,  and  so  well  known  m  busi- 
ness college  work,  If  the  first  issue  is  to  be  taken  as  a 
sanople,  and  the  publishers  say  it  ^v^ll  be  improved  in  fu- 
ture nnmhen,' Education  Extension  \s  certainly  a  success 
from  the  start.  We  desire  to  congratulate  Bro.  Cleary  on 
liis  new  venture  and  wish  him  greatest  success. 

—  Among  recent  visitors  to  The  Journal  oflQce  have 
been;  (■.  Bayless,  Bayle^as  B.  C,  Dunbuque,  la.;  Lang- 
■don  a.  Thompson,  Director  of  Dravring,  Jersey  City,  N.  JT; 
3.  H.  Smith,  formerly  of  Sullivan  &  Crichton's  B.  C,  At- 
JnntJi,  (la.;  C.  T.  Miller.  N.  J.  B.  C,  Newark,  N.  J.;  D. 
W.  Hotr,  Supvr.  of  Writing,  Oak  Park,  111.;  H.  Coleman, 
Coleman's  B.  C,  Newark,  N.  J.;  S.  S.  Packard,  W.  A. 
McCord  and  F.  H.  Rnscoe  of  New  York  City,  and  C.  B. 
Hall,  Si>encerian  B.  C,  Youkers,  N.  Y. 

—  The  graduating  class  and  a  large  party  of  students  of 
the  business  and  shorthand  dept's  of  Augustana  Coll.. 
Rock  Island,  lU.,  gave  Prof.  J.  E.  Gustue  a  jolly  surprise 
recently  at  his  home.  They  had  mxisic,  recitations,  toasts, 
refreshments,  and  Mr.  J.  A.  Huglin,  on  behalf  of  the  visit- 
ors, presented  Mr.  Gustus  wit£  a  fine  silver  water  set. 
Miss  Milkin  and  Mr.  Holaday,  two  of  the  teachers  who 
liad  joined  the  invaders,  were"  also  surprised  by  receiving. 
respectively,  a  silver  inkstand  and  a  silver  calendar.  The 
local  pajwr*  rejwrt  a  most  jolly  evening. 

—  L.  ('.  SheiTy.  penman  Western  Mo.  B.  C.  Libertv. 
Mo.,  reports  a  verj- prosperous  vear  for  this,  the  first  veor 
of  this  school. 

—  N.  C.  Brewster,  penman  of  the  Elmu-a,  N.  Y..  Shoit- 
band  and  Com'l  Coll.,  reports  a  prosperous  year  and  large 
graduating  class  and  an  immense  amount" of  engrossing 
and  diploma  work.  He  is  kept  ver^'  busv  in  the  line  of  job 
pen  work. 


Br.> 


om  the  DaUu  Review,  Decatur.  111.,  we  notice  that 
s  B.  ('.  of  that  city  has  had  the  most  succe^ful 
its  history,  and  that  nest  year  promises  to  be  even 


better.    G.  W.  Brown  is  president  and  H.  M.  Owen  pnn. 
of  this  school. 

—  J.  N.  Woolfington  has  disposed  of  the  Du  Bois,  Pa.. 
•B.  C.  to  G.  W.  Lenkerd.  and  intends  to  teach  elsewhere 
during  the  coming  year. 

—  W.  J.  Ives  has  sold  the  Oskaloosa.  la..  B.  C.  to  B.  A. 
Wright  of  Ashmore.  III.,  who  will  conduct  the  school  in  the 
future.     Mr.  Ives  is  at  present  located  in  Des  Moines,  la. 

—  Among  the  new  schools  which  we  have  received  no- 
tice of  are  the  following:  The  Keokuk,  la..  B.  C.  has  been 
recently  opened  by  H.  M.  Little,  formerly  of  Central  B.  C. 
Macom'b.  111.  Mr.  Little  hjis  disjjosed  of  the  Macomb 
school  and  it  -will  be  conducted  by  other  parties.  J.  W. 
Cook,  formerly  of  the  Danville,  Mil.  Inst.,  has  opened  a 
school  on  his  own  account  in  Danville.  Va.  F.  T.  McEvoy 
has  purchased  the  Lockport.  N.  Y.,  Bus.  Univ.  This  is  a 
new  school,  having  been  started  but  a  few  mouths.  C.  W. 
FaiTar  has  opened  a  business  college  in  Pottstown.  Pa., 
and  W.  J.  Uade  of  Philadelphia  will  be  the  principal 
teacher.  Scudder's  Coll.  Inst.,  W.  J.  Scudder.  president, 
Itasca.  Tesos. 

—  The  Sierra  Normal  Colleg;e  and  Bus.  Inst.,  with  G.  A. 
Coleman,  prin..  Fred.  H.  Vail.  prin.  of  com'l  dept.  and 
penman,  will  close  its  doors  the  latter  paa-t  of  July  and  is 
not  expected  to  reopen  in  September.  Mr.  Coleman  will 
return  to  his  first  love,  the  Breck  School,  Wilder,  Minn., 
and  Mr.  Vail  will  go  to  the  latter  school  as  prin.  of  the 
penmanship  and  com'l  department,  succeeding  Geo.  Eler- 
ding. 

—  Fresno.  Cal.,  B.  C.  has  been  purchased  from  W.  C. 
Ramsey  of  Stockton,  f'al.,  by  G.  S.  Ramsay  and  Wm.  Ram- 
say of  'Albuquerque,  N.  M..  who  have  changed  the  name 
to"  the  Fi-esno  B.  C.  and  Nor.  Sch.  They  have  added  the 
academical.  i>repai'atory  and  noi-mal  depaitments. 

—  In  the  Aftou,  la..  Entei^prise  we  find  an  announce- 
ment of  change  of  management  of  the  Afton  Normal 
School.  The  college  trustees  have  engaged  Miss  Susie 
Stivers  and  C.  F.  Beutel  to  take  charge  of  the  institution 
for  the  coming  year.  H.  H.  Kellogg  retiring.  Mr.  Beutel 
has  been  penman  of  the  school  for  some  time  past. 

—  Rev.  J.  A.  Mm-phy,  prest.  Christian  Bros.  College, 
Gibraltar,  in  sending  in  his  subscription  for  two  years, 
writes  a  most  interesting  letter. 

—  G.  W.  Hai-man,  New  Orleans.  La.,  has  consolidated 
his  classical  and  com'l  inst.  with  the  University  School, 
Ifl^S  Coliseum  street.  New  Orleans,  making  it  the  com'l 
dep't  of  the  latter  institution. 

—  The  Seattle.  Wash..  Trade  lieoister  of  recent  date 
contains  a  portrait  and  sketch  of  F.  R.  McLaren,  one  of 
the  proprietoi-s  of  the  Acme  B.  C,  of  that  city.  It  says 
many  complimentary  things  about  Mr.  McLaren  and  his 
school.    This  college  is  in  a  vei-y  flouiishing  condition. 

—  The  Wilmington,  Del..  Morning  News  devotes  two 
columns  to  a  write-up  of  the  commencement  of  Goldey's 
Com'l  Coll.  Hons.  Roswell  G.  Horr  and  John  Wana- 
maker  were  the  speakers  .  A  large  class  was  gi-aduated. 
The  new  catalogue  issued  by  this  school  is  most  luxuri- 
ously gotten  up.  It  is  attractively  written,  handsomely 
printed  on  enameled  paper,  contains  scores  of  cuts  (many 
of  them  from  the  pen  of  Penman  W.  H.  Beacom),  has  an 
embossed  cover  and  shows  at  a  glance  that  Prin.  Goldey 
knows  how  to  advertise  as  well  as  conduct  a  successful 
school. 

Hi/tneneal. 

—  We  are  in  receipt  of  a  stylishly  engraved  invitation 
to  the  marriage  of  Mi.s8  Rae  M.  Hill  to  Mr.  Edgar  M. 
Barber,  Monday,  July  1,  at  Burlington,  Vt.  Mr.  Barber 
is  a  talented  and  cultured  teacher  in  the  Packard  Business 
College,  New  York.  The  Journal,  with  his  himdreds  of 
friends  in  the  profession  throughout  the  countr>''  extends 
to  him  its  sincere  congratulation  on  the  happy  event. 

Move^nents  of  the   Teachers. 

—  W.  M.  Wagner  is  no  longer  penman  of  Eaton,  Bur- 
nett &  Durling's  B.  C.  Washington,  D.  C.    He  is  at  his 

home  in  Eagle  Rock.  Va. J.  M.  Balzer,  a  Dixon  Nor- 

malite.  is  to  succeed  P.  V.  Malm,  as  penman  of  the  Min- 
neapolis, Minn.,  Normal  Coll.     Mr.  Malm  will  study  next 

year. G.  McClure  is  back  at  his  oldpost  of  peninan  of 

"the  School  of  Com..  Harrisbui^,  Pa.;  E.  J.  Englund,  who 
filled  the  place  during  Mr.  RlcClure's  absence,  is  at  his 

home  in  Wayne,  Kansas. J.  G.  Perkins,  lately  of  the 

com'l  dep't  of  the  West.  Nor.  Colly  Lincoln.  Neb.,  now 
has  charge  of  the  com'l  dep't-  of  the  Lincoln  Nor.  U.,  suc- 
ceeding H.  E.  Wilson,  who  has  become  connected  with 
the  Lincoln  B.  C. C.  S.  Hammack  is  the  summer  pen- 
man of  Orleans,  Neb.,  Coll. W.  J.  Trainer,  lately  of 

Caton's  B.  C,  Buffalo,  is  the  new  penman  and  teacher  of 

shorthand  of  Wood's  B.  C,  Scranfcon,  Pa. Miss  Lowman 

of  Springfield,  O.,  is  the  new  shorthand  teacher  in  the 

River  City  B.  C,  Portsmouth,  O. W.  C.  Bost-wick  is 

penman  and  sec'y  of  Clark's  B.  C,  Phila. L.  E.  Stamm, 

Foster.  la.,  has  again  taken  charge  of  the  shorthand  dep't 

of  the  Iowa  B.  C.,  Des  Moines. C.  C.  French,  Spiiit 

Lake,  la.,  and  J.  B.  Knudson  are  managing  Clark's  B.  C, 

Chester,  Pa. J.  C.  Roberts,  late  of  Muwaukee,  is  in 

charge  of  Clark's  B.  C,  Vineland,  N.  J. F.  M.  Buzick, 

late  of  Oskaloosa,  la.,  is  now  prin.  of  the  Coll.  of  Com., 
Webster  City,  la. G.  A.  Winans.  for  many  yeare  asso- 
ciate prin.  of  the  Rockford.  111.,  B.  C,  begins  July  1  as 
teacher  of  shorthand  with  the  B.  &  S.  B.  C.  Chicago. • 


H.  L.  Savler.  prin.  of  the  com'l  dep't.  Amity  Coll..  College 
Springs,  la.,  is  to  be  penman  and  teacher  of  com'l  branches 

in  Drake  Uni.  B.  C.  Des  Moines,  la. F.  W.  O'Malley  of 

Lexington,  Kv.,  has  been  elected  to  a  resjwnsible  position 

in  the  Wilkesbarre.  Pa..  B.  C. W.  J.  Martin,  late  prin. 

of  the  com'l  dep't  of  Ellsworth  Coll.,  Iowa  Falls.  la.,  will 
next  vear  be  at  the  head  of  a  like  dep't  in  Le  Mai-s,  la. 
Thos.  Congdon  of  the  Belleville,  Ont..  B.  C.  will  en- 
gage in  Y.  M.  C.  A.  work  next  year. C.  A.  Saffle.  late 

of  the  Fort  Scott,  Kan..  B.  C.  will  have  charge  of  the 
dep't  of  shorthand  in  the  Kansas  N.  C,  of  the  same  city 

Miss  G.  Elfleda  Muzzy,  Columbus,   Pa.,   is  the  new 

teacher  of  shorthand  of  Chamberlain's  Inst..  Randolph. 

N.  Y. S.  W.  Lyon.  New  (.'outord.  O..  has  been  engaged 

as  teacher  of  peii.  in  thL*  Ctihnubia  Shorthand  &  B.  C, 

Paterson.  N.  J. P.  R.  F\diuur,  of  Arrovo.  Pa.,  is  keei>- 

ing  books  for  C.  H.  Smith  Cu..  Ltd..  of  Sheffield,  Pa. 

O.   A.   B.   Sparboe.   late    of    Marshall.  Mich.,  is  located 

for    the    summer    at    Ellsworth.  la. W.   A.  Ross  is 

connected  \vith  the  Columbus.  Ga..  B.  C.  and  not 
the  Jiicksonville,  Fla.,  school,  as  announced  last  mouth. 
— -J.  M.  Richman.  a  recent  graduate  of  the  Dixon 
Normjil,   is  the    new  penman  of  the  CoiTy.  Pa..  B.  C. 

Fretl.  Zillios.  late  of  King's  B.  C.  has  accepted  the 

principalship  of  the  Park  Re^on  Luther  Coll..  Fergus 
Falls,  Minn.    R.  F.  Moore,  of  Hico,  Texas,  is  the  penman 

succeeding    Mr.   Zilliox  at  Dallas. J.  E.  MacCormac. 

the  well  known  com'l  teacher,  has  just  been  elected  prin. 

of  the  English  dep't  of  the  B.  &  S.  B.  C,  Chicago. Miss 

Hettie  McClow  has  been  selected  to  fill  the  vacancy  in 

the  shorthand  dep't  of  the  Shamokin.  Pa..  B.  C. J.  C. 

Kennedy,  lately  of  Clark's  B.  C.  Phila.,  is  now  teacher  of 
shorthand  in  the  Pottstown,  Pa.,  B.  C:  J.  W.  Wade  (not 
J.  M.  as  annoxmced  in  June),  who  has  had  chai-ge  of  Clark's 

B.  C.  Bridgeton,  N.  J.,  is  prin.  of  the  Pottstown  school. 
W.  E.  Gibson,  late  penman  Aydelotte's  B.  C.  Oak- 
land, Cal..  has  been  elected  Supr.  of  Writing  of  the  Oak- 
land public  schools. Miss    Nellie    Bidleman,    Fenton. 

Mich.,  will  be  the  new  teacher  of  shorthand,  Becker's  B. 

C,  Worcester,  Mass. H.  C.  Warden,  fonnerly  prop,  of 

the  Pueblo,  Colo.,  B.  C,  is  now  at  Kennedy,  la. 


JV'cM'  Catfiloffites  and  School  wjou 


—  McPherson  Coll.,  McPhereon,  Kan.,  has  shown  con- 
siderable enterprise  in  getting  out  a  very  handsome  circular 
containing  indorsements,  sketches  and  portraits  of  success- 
ful students.  It  is  well  printed  on  good  paper,  and  the 
cover  and  several  other  designs  are  from  tlie  pen  of  that 
splendid  penman.  S.  B.  Fahuestock.  It  is  such  advertising 
as  this  that  caiTies  conviction  and  brings  students. 

—  A  well  written,  printed  and  convincing  booklet  is  the 
'*  What  Shall  I  Do  'i  '^  "  a  friendlv  letter  to  young  men  and 
women, ' '  sent  out  bv  proinietor  *r.  B.  Stowell  of  the  Provi- 
dence, R.  I ,  B.  &  fe.  Bus.  Coll.  Good  advertising  by  a 
good  mau  for  a  good  school. 

—  The  Marion,  Ind.,  Nor.  Coll.,  of  which  A.  Jones  is 
pres't  and  Frank  Laughner  penman,  is  sending  out  some 
attractive  advertising.  Purcnasers  of  lots  in  the  college 
addition  are  given  free  scholarehips. 

—  The  new  catalogue  of  the  Freeport.  111.,  Coll.  of  Com. 
is  a  well  pinnted  document.  A  collegiate  commercial 
course,  leading  to  the  degree  Bachelor  Com'l  Science, 
including  high  school,  commercial  and  shorthand  branches, 
has  been  latelv  adde^.  The  school  was  incorporated  in 
April  last.  J.'J.  IJagle  is  prin.  and  Clayton  B.  Walkey, 
penman. 

—  Other  catalogues  received:  Arcadia,  La.,  Male  and 
Female  Coll.;  Columbia  Shorthand  and  B.  C,  Paterson, 
N.  J.;  Pawtucket,  R.  I.,  B.  C;  Smith's  B.  C,  Warren, 
Pa.;    Shaw  B.   C,   Portland,   Me.;  Sahmokin,  Pa.,  B.  C. 

—  School  literature  has  been  received  from  School  of 
Com.,  Harrisburg,  Pa.;  Chamberlain  C.  C,  Lincoln,  Neb. 

—  Attractive  college  journals  have  come  from  the  fol- 
lowing schools:  Ohio  B.  C,  Mansfield,  O.;  Columbus, 
Ind.,  B.  U.;  Los  Angeles,  Cal..  B.  C-  Lincoln,  Neb.,  B.  C: 
Porthind,  Ore.,  B.  C.-  Detroit,  Mich.,  B.  U.;  Buena  Vista 
CoU.,    Storm  Lake,   la. 


All  members  (new  and  old)  of  the  Western  Penmen's 
Association  are  respectfully  requested  to  send  their  names 
and  present  addresses  to  me  before  August  1. 
Don't  delay,  but  send  postal  at  once, 

C.  A.  Faust, 
[Chairman  Executive  Committee,   ■ 
45  E.  Randolph  street,  Chicago,  111. 


I  hope  next  year  to  have  all  grammar  rooms  take  The 
JouHNAT..  VFe  have  it  now  in  each  building,  and  all  the 
teachers  find  it  very  helpful.     I  will  do  what  I  can  for  you. 

O.  W,  Nottingham,  Sup'r  Writing,  Coldwater,  Mich. 

I  am  glad  to  introduce  The  Journal  in  my  work,  and 
honestly  believe  it  to  be  the  best  papei-  of  its  kind. 
J.  W.  McCaslin, 
penman  Met.  Bus.  Coll  ,  Chicago,  III. 


y)//  /^yr^ 


7m4 


BY  K.  S,  PELLETT,  JOURNAL  OFFICE 


'Cyenma/id  Q:^U'<:iMtuna.G> 


155 


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;v|/tRCH,  18.94. 


DESIGN  FOR  SCHOOL  TOURNAL  COVER,  BY  D.  H.  FARLEY,  TRENTON,  N.  L 


BY  I.  W,  LA.MP.VIAN,  O.MAHA,  NEB  ,  COML  COLLEGE. 


156 

THE  JOURNAL'S  GALLERY  OF  LIVING  (?) 
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thnn  It  can  supply.  Teachei-sof  penrannsnipwil! 
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upon  rofjuest.  Adaress  Rochester  Business 
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BY  !.  M.  WADE,  LEBANON  BUSINESS  COLLEGE.  LEBANON,  PA. 


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INDIANAPOLIS    COLLEQE    OP     COnnERCE. 

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ess  Coilese  Co. 


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I'wrltliiK,  Tele(p-Qphy,  Eng- 
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HEALD'S     BUSINESS    COLLEQE,     San     Fran- 

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ranest  IDirfltnia. 

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an'J  Lltcrar>-  Institute.  New  Orleans,  La 

•Rortb  Carolina. 

CHARLOTTE  COM.  COLL.,  Charlotte,  N.  C. 


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:  department 

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Wesleyan  Seminary 

letle.  commercial  law 

reaees:   s^malt  salary. 


.  B.  C;_under  Hoiivard  auit 
nmerclal 


AN  Alal.-AROl'ND  penman 
teachf-  — '■  '  ""  "  ■"  *  - 
gradu 


teacher,  pupil  of  Zaner,  Madarasz  and  Palmer, 
__  .  graduate  of  tbe  Eastman  commercial  coun-e. 
wishes  a  position  In  a  (Irsi-class  business  colIese,  pref- 

ly  in  the  South.     '        '"-~   —'-^    .--...-_  

lat  1 


iiltlar   wiib    leadlUK  < 


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LetterlUK  and  FIoui-lshinR.    Can't  help  but  please, 


Cincinnati.  O. 


I  \^K\\ 


A  V" 


A■;^.'^,l, 


teaching  position,     

ship,  bookkeepliiK 
ling,  geography,  '- 
Ing,  pen  dra wins 
Aadress  "J.  A. 


T    HAVE  completed    tho 

mental  penmanship,  arjiln' 
letter  writing,  etc.  Had  l^^ 
ence.    Good  references.      u 


npleted 

s'  experience  teaching  In  normal  and 


I  In  Normal  College  and 


VTEACIIEIC  of  shorthaml  (Munson),  ti-pewrlt- 
"I-    I  ■  III  I  iii~iii|>.bookkeeptDg,  etc.of  ten  years" 
-I     -    a   position  OS  teacher  of  these 

.  I  ~    (,.  James   E.  Munsou  au<l  others. 

\.l.lress"A.  B.  H.,"  care  PESM.vN's 

'IM    \i    III  i;    nr    rrxn  W^lllP.  commercial 
I  .1  111,)  and  English 


lid  all  kinds  u 


AV"^"' 


A«KADIATE  of  hlKh 
and  student  In  pri 
slty,  with  splendid  gcui 

etc."    Elgli' 


chnnl  and  Stat.e  iinlv 


.  bus.  pen..  maUi 

ht  years' experli 

schools  and  St:i 

V  and  poUtk'ii 

rt'lth 
,_.  .     Indt 
with  good  school.     Addn 


iianshlp  and 
liking  entire 
change  posi- 


1-;^' 


TTeacbers  ^antc&, 

TEACHERS    WANTED.    American  Teacl 
Bureau.  St.  Louis      HUli  year. 

asustness  ©pportuntties. 

TF   YOf    WANT    to  reach   penmen,  comme: 


<■.  if 


strong  In 
atrer.    Fa 

Stronglv   Indorsed 
,!0OC'    - 

T  AM    a  Krad 
Havf   li.i.i    -i'\' 


'REX," 


Penm 


of  the  Pennsylvania  State  Nor- 
Iworth's  Stenographic  Institute 
■.\\\-  from  Zanerlau  Art  College, 
iticlilug  experience  In  public 
11  lis  are  peuniaushlp,  drawing, 
i-.ii(i  !i)iortnand,  English,  civics. 
V  .-tc.  Hold  permanent  State 
Best  of  references.    Will 


li'OK  SAIjK.— The  good  will  and  plates  of  a  well 
*  .\\\  I  irit^ed  and  widely  used  set  of  writing  lessons. 
i'i<|i|>tr  plate  engraving ;  thousands  of  dollars  spent 
111  advertising  ;  international  reputation.  Reason  for 
-elUng  ;  conflicts  with  present  business  of  owner.  A 
k-ood  thing  for  a  hustling  advertiser.  Address  "WRIT- 
ING LESSONS."  care  Pesbian's  art  Jolhnal, 

Scbool?  jFor  Sale. 

IF  Y01     \\  i^'i  '  Miur  school,  or  to  buy  one, 

ortniliii    ,  I    .  I.I   .l.irBNAL's  Want  columns 

will  do  till  I  ::  I  older  aud  for  small  ex- 

jH-iis.'     I'l  I  \    ^;i Ill  rcial  school  proprietors 

HI  I    I.  .  'MM.rlea  read  The  Journal  and  an 

iiuiiis  win  place  what  you  have  to 

I  Im    im  m  .    I-  '<J..'JO  each  iiisertlou  for  ii«Ih. 

V.  .  .  .1  ..III-  inch.     If  two   insertiouA 

bt-  iMiKl  iMi  ill  iiilvniice  (%7^^  the  ndvertiscr 
M  iU  he  tutilltMl  to  a  tkirtl  iiiHCitiou  free,  if 


dCH 


L>(1. 


OR    S A IjE.— Business    college    aud    shorthand 
)1.  located  In  one  of  the   i  "  " 

Ohio;  long  estab!l«h'="'    •■ 


thousands.    LEARN    TO    WRITE   Y 
your  name,  written  In  full, 
ill  send  you  one  dozen  or  ] 
,  with  Instructions ;  or  send 
tamp,  and  I  will  send  you,  addressed  i: 


NAME.    Send 
ways  of  writing 

,  price-list  descrlpti 
cards,    flourishing, 


tot  lesflous  by 

postal  cards 


capitals. 


need  apply, 

AUTOnATIC  SHADING  PEN  INKS.    Best  In  the 

world.    Manufactured  by  A.  B.  Cushman,  Chicago, 

III..  1092  N.  Western  Ave.    For  sale  by  books  ' 

and  stationers  all  over  the  U.  S.  and  Canada. 
I  :-,_,.'.".■  7.,-.-"  of  sample  colors,  prices,  etc..  for  2c.   stamp, 

U>ng  establlshtHl.    Thor-  /rr*-.    Special  prices  to  dealers. 


C.  R.  RUNNELLS,  9630  Bell  Avenue.  SUtIc 

Chicago.  An  elegant  C.  E.  Pledge,  14  x  18  lu 
zinc  etching  from  penwork.  10c.  13  cards, 
name,  20c.    My  record  In  8  years  100,000  can 

.    D.   TAYLOR   will  send    you    his    Natl 

Course  of  Twenty  Lessons  In  Writing  (or  oni] 
Dollars.    Terms,  one-half  in  advance.    Addrc 


"Hew  Uorft. 

LONG    ISLAND    BUSINESS    COLLEGE.    143  to 

1*0    South    Sih   St.,  Bnwklyn.   N.   V.     Cataf.tBTies 
free  on  application,  pern 
C.  WRIGHT,   I'riucipal. 


rbj  letter.  HESRY 


-INESS    COLLEGE.    81    East 


flS  H  NATION  Rnieiicaiis  Wani  me  Best 

Underhill's  Rapid  Phonography 


/n>i6souri. 

.^PALDINQS  COMMERCIAL  COLLEGE,  Kansas 

'•nyM,.,l>tlieoKl.-sl.  largest,  best  business  ,-ol- 
l.k-.  hi  III.- Wt-M.  Thorxmirti  instruction  glvi-n  In 
iK^.keeplug.  shorthand,  typewTltlng,  teU-graphv 
sPUJ>I\u  Tm    p1^'      ^'*'''"'''*"^    ^^^^'      J-  ^■ 

Xm^  THE  VSE  OF  CUTS 
itparUirt   ' 
coat  60  per 


T>.    TAYLOR.    Galveston    Bus. 


unique  specimens  of  penv 


I  Mary  St..  S.  S. 

-'    ■     ards,  2.^  cts. ; 
;  resolutions, 


c,  engrossed. 

.  B.  5.  PETERS,  Storm  Lake,  Iowa.    Send  two 

dimes  a:   ■      '  " 

Hat  Rev 

Cards;  I      _.  .  __    .       , 

maushlp.  91-SO.    Lessons  lu  Shorthand  by 


Flourish  ;  Ink  Recipe  ;  Method  Ruling 
"-'■"  "'  ■^"     13  lessons  in  plain  pr- 
...  _  u  Shorthand  by  mafl 

xchange  for  books  or  anything  of  value.    Send 
stamp  for  particulars  or  peumaushlp  circular. 

ARTISTIC  PENWORK.— Engrossing  of  Resolu- 
tions, Testimonials,  etc.,  a  specialty.  Everv  de- 
scription of  ornamental  pen  work  to  order.  Reso- 
lutions engrossed  froni  ft:i..iil  unwards.  Cnrre- 
spondence  solicited. 


Iteacher  of  penmanship 
'  "     school  or  business 
with  two  colleges 


Normal  diploma.  Ai;e  M 
accept  iiuiderate  salary 
Pknman's  Art  Journal. 

WANTED— Position 
aud  bookkeeping  In  public  school 
college.     Ten  years'  expt    '  ...     - 

past  eight  years.     Good  ..,._. 

'■EXPERIENCE,"  care  Penman's  Art  Journal. 

A  GRADUATE  of  high  school,  shorthand  and 
business  colleges  ana  Zanerlan  student,  seven 
years'  teaching  experience,  desires  position  as  teacher 
of  Graham  shorthand,  penmanship,  bookkeeping,  bus- 
iness arithmetic,  typewriting,  law,  rhetoric,  etc. 
Familiar  with  standard  texts.  Age  38.  Refers  to  W. 
N.  Hallman,  Supt.  of  Indian  Schools,  Washington.  Za- 
ner and  others.  Moderate  salary .  Address  "WHITE," 
care  Penman's  A»t  Journal. 

ACTUAL  EXPERIENCE  In  a  bank  four  years, 
expert  book  work  for  one  bank  aud  one  lumber 
company,  opening  books  for  business  men,  teaching 
public  schools,  penmanship  and  bookkeeping.  Am 
now  open  to  a  position  to  teach  penmanship  and  com- 
mercial branenes  at  a  moderate  salary.  Address 
"ACTUAL  EXPERIENCE."  '     ■    --   — 


"WTANTED— By  a  teacher  of  e 
of  business  college. 


;  Penman's  Art  Jodr- 


DEWHUBST. 


en  years  expi 

apply  unless  y 
.»ay  a  fair  sala 
Address^'  WORKER,"  care  Penman's  Art  Journal. 

I  AM  A  GRADUATE  of  public  schools,  Ferris 
Industrial  School  In  commercial  and  penmanship 
courses.  Have  had  one  year's  experience  as  prln.  of 
com'l  dept.;  can  teach  plain  and  ornamental  pen., 
boolckeeplng,  arithmetic,  bus,  practice,  correspond- 
ence, rapid  calculation.  English,  etc.  Am  familiar 
with  Williams  &  Rogers.  Goodyear's  and  Bryant  & 
Stratton's  texts.  Refer  to  prominent  business  edU' 
cators.  Will  accept  very  moderate  salary.  Address 
"ROWELL."  care  Penman's  Art  Journal, 

I  CAN  TEACH  telegraphy,  bus.  writing,  com'l 
aud  English  branches^etc.  Am  familiar  with  WII 
ms.  Have  a  good 
graduate  of  a  good 
B  nau  ten  years'  experience  teach- 
telegraphy,  common,  business  and  literary 
scnooia.  Four  years'  experience  as  bookke< 
telegraph  operator.  Age  35;  married;  best 
ences;  moderate  salary  with  good  sc' 
"  M.  A.  C,"  care  Penman's  art  Jocrnal, 
X  A  OY    TEACHER  of  Graham  shorthand,  tpye- 

sin-   ]i   -ii-    M        \ii.  (iiifd  Ohio  Wesleyan  Univ.  and 

Scio "     '  '    'hree  mos.;    age  20;    splendid 

ref<  I-  :  ^^  Salary.    Address ''144,"  care 


"Mant"  m>B. 


Vln      „ „ 

una  utamping  the  replies  ready  for  maiiijuj  and 
uTiftJitf  Wk  jiom-dc-pitim<  in  a  corrier.  then  inclos- 
tng  guch  sealed  rcplte*  <n  an  envelope  addressed  to 
The  Penman's  Art  Journal,  SO!  Broadway,  New 
York.  Postage  must  he  sent  for  forwarding  Cala^ 
togtus,  Neu-itpapers,  Photoffraphs,  drc. 

Situations  "CClantcC*. 

4  oiumorrlal  Teaclierii  wUo  coiilem 
pliilc  iiiakliis  a  I'haiise  for  uext 
Bcliool  year  nliould  be-rlu  lo  lonk 
nroiiud  the  Held  >'OIV. 
our  aid  Avrlte   us  at  onc< 

ITKACH    Eclectic   shorthand, 
nierclal  branches,  English  and 

good  references.    Had  four  terms' experlencelu 

school.    Wlll_take_small  salary.    Ready Septembe 


liams  &  Rogi 

college.    I  have  li 


Address 


FL 
school,  located  In 
cities    In 
moderate 

sold  soon  can  be  hud 
»1,800,  which  is  only 


rj.rlslng 


voice  price.  . 
make  money 
business.    Au( 


'client  .■)kui. 
Idress"  BUCKEYE,' 


BARGAIN.-A 


ulpped 

Well  advertised 

1  reputation.    Will  sell  part  or  entire 
Interest.    Satisfactory  reasc 


A.     business  college  and  school  of_shi 
splendid  portion  of  North  Carolli 


"NORTH  CARO- 


1  right  1 


F( _—  - 
equipped  and  widel; 
leges  In  the  South.  A  bargain  to  t 
dress  E.  L.  BOSWORTH.  Rome,  Ga, 
4  WELL.  EQUIPPED  buslnesscoUei 
A.  of  850,000  is  offered  this  month  for  $1 .1 
Is  less  than  value  of  the  furniture.  A  splendid  open- 
ing for  the  right  man.  Good  reason  for  selling.  Ad- 
dress ■•  BARGAIN,"  care  Penman's  Art  Journal. 

FOR  SAI-.E,— A  one-half  Interest  In  a  weU-estab- 
llshed,  excellently  equipped,  thoroughly  adver- 
tised and  highly  reputable  business  college  in  Minne- 
apolis, Minn.    A  good  man  can  secure  a  bargain.  Send 


supplies,  0 


ir  rou 


.   typewriting,  com 
d  penmanship,    Hav. 


Ist.    Address " 


;  Pevmak's  Art 


II  ' 


E^.' 


A\ 


11  \ 


BAKER,  106  Washington  Ave.  So..  Minneapolis.  Minn, 

WANTED.— Purchaser  for  one  of  the  best  paying 
business  colleges  In  the  East  ;  90  years  old; 
yearly  attendance  400;  located  In  beautiful  and  cult- 
ured city  of  60,000.  surrounded  by  thickly  settled 
country;  two  hours  from  New  York.  Purchase  price 
can  be  earned  clear  flrst  year;  one-half  can  remain  on 
mortgage;  will  sell  low,  as  owner  has  other  business. 
Address  "EASTERN  SCHOOL."  care  Pesma.n's  Art 
Journal. 

jfor  Sale  oc  XTra&c. 

AVE  YOU  some  rare  works  on  penmanship, 
valuable  pen  specimens,  some  penman's 
anything  that  you  want  to  sell  or  trade  'I 

,.  „„, 't  In  this  column  will  talk  to  the  largest 

and  most  select  audience  Interested  In  things  of  this 
kind  that  It  Is  possible  to  find.  You  may  have  some 
dead  property  on  hand  that  vou  want  to  turn  Into 
money,  or  to  trade  for  something  you  can  use.  Try  an 
ad.  and  see  how  It  works. 

The  price  in  S*.2.50  each  insertion  for  atl». 
not  10  exceed  one  inch.  It'  two  lusei-lionM 
be  uaid  lor  iu  ailvanie  iSS'  the  adveriiMer. 
will  be  eutitled  lo  a  third  iuoertiou  free,  il 

T  SQUARE  WANTED.— I  want  to  buy  a  second- 
hand Day  Shading  and  Spacing  T  Square.  State 
length  or  blade,  price,  how  long  In  use  and  condi- 
tion of  the  Instrument,  "PEN  ARTIST."  care 
Penman's  art  Journal. 

Scbool  jfurniture  or  Supplies 

for  Sale  or  lErchanac. 


>    r  I    \<  IIKRof  penmanship, 
1 1  hand  wishes  asltu- 

I'lug  and  pen  draw- 

■  !■  II  II'  rs;  moderate  salary. 

:k  of  penmanship  and  the  En- 
l<  Miking   for  a  position.    Seven 


BUMNESS  AND  PENMA>SH1P.' 


,  typewrltei- 
)e  Just  what 


months.     Price,  fo 
dress  "  NATIONAL. 


ALE,— Two  National  typewriters,  as  good 
'w;  one  used  one  year  aud  the  other  eight 

T>rl^i.      tnr   niiP     $25;    for   tllC    t WO.  840.      Ad- 

Pe.vhan'8  Abt  Journal. 


't^cnmand  QyUitQjiu.uiaC> 


159 


BY  E.  C.  MILLS,  BUSHNELL,  ILL. 


Offers  snperior  advantages  to  those  de- 
siring to  become  penmen,  artists,  design- 
ers or  illustrators. 

All  kinds  of  designs  are  made  here  for 
the  public,  the  students  observing  all  the 
details  and  receiving  iiistractiou  in  every 
part  of  the  work. 

Rates  less  than  can  be  made  by  any  in- 
dependent special  school.  Instructors  the 
best  that  can  be  had.  Students  in  good 
positions  all  over  the  West. 

Write  for  catalogue  and  samples. 

CUTS!     CUTSl    CUTS! 

We  furnish  all  kinds  of  cuts  on  short 
notice.  Portraits,  Bxaildings,  Headings, 
Catalogue  Covers  and  Diplomas  are  given 
special  attention.  Try  our  new  imitation 
lithographs.     All  work  guaranteed. 

State  business  when  ordering  samples 
or  designs  for  approval.    Address 

University 
Designing  &  Engraving  Co., 

HOLTON,   KANS. 


Fm  tun  dnllais 


t  h  t  t 


PIN  iui>  uiHuiis  uc  wiU  send  two  copies  of  The 
Journal  (to  different  addresses,  if  desired). 
lorone\eai  nnd  the  solid  gold  pin.  Or  we 
will  "ienrt  The  Journal  for  tuo  yeare  and  the 
olid  pnld  pin 

tip:  to  be  placed  on  our  per- 

earj,   we  will  send  the  solid 

fni  aicmittanceof  SI  now. 

t  emitted  at  end  of  first 

I     ma\   have  their  sub- 

ilii   avail  themselves  of 

Ilf  wuuld  charge  at 


Works  of  Instruolion  in   Penmanship. 


Ameh'    Guide    lo    .Selr-In»ilriiclioii    in 
Prucllcal    aud  ArtUtlc   PeilluaiiMliin.— 

For  35  cents  e.vtra  the  Guide  will  he  sent  full 
bound   in   cloth.      The    reifular    premium    has 
heavy  paper  binding.    Price  when  sent  other- 
rt'ise  than  as  premium ;    Paper.  75c.:  cloth        «il 
The  Gnldo  in  paper  sent  us  prem.  with.oncsub 
($11.    Cloth  2.5  cts.  extra 

AincB'  Oopy-SltpH 
In    Pracll.Hl    F-iin 

about  tl].'   -  i:,M     ji.'iM 
stead  (.1  ti.    1!      ,!, 
movabl.'  jl  i     i         -.  - 
also  hii'^  h.i'i  .,  \.  1  \   Ml 

forScIf- 
■  nn^lilp 

In«tt 

-Tic 

1 

slilis"  will  be  sent  as  pi 

uni.  fur  OL 

esub 

iiir- 

The   Lord's  Prayer  (size  19  .\-  2i 
Flourished   Ea:£lc  f-U  x  32);  Floi 
stag    (24   -v   321;     Oenlennlal    Plcl 

inches' : 
riohed 
urc    ol 

ProeresB (^1 X 28) :  Grant  Memorial  (22. \  2S)- 
Garfield  lUemorlal  (Id  .\  24);  Grant  and 
Lincoln  Eulogy  (24. \  301;  (narriase  Cer- 
tlHcate(18.\22):  Family  Rerord  (18  x  22) 


>1:  cloth. 
It  give- 1 


PREniuns, 


A  Beautiful  Stick  Pin. 

HE  JOURNAL  has  had  specially  nianu. 
factured  from  its  own  deaigu  a  very 
neat  stick  pin,  to  offer  as  a  premium 
to  subscriber.  It  is  made  in  solid 
silver,  also  in  solid  gold. 

The  silver  pin  has  the  quill  of  solid 
sterling  silver,  and  the  stick  pin  part 
of  German  silver. 

The  gold  pin  is  solid.  U  karat,  ex- 
cept the  stick  part,  which  is  German 
silver,  gold  plated. 

For  oiif  dollar  wc  willscnd  The  Jour- 
nal/oj-ojic  year,and  the  solid 


Fori 


I  ~i ,  Sl-50. 

In; '  I'  -■lyns,  delicately  printed 
III' -I  of  them  masterfiieces. 
!.,>  i.v..i  nil- »iii  111  .s  itiiiling  penmen.  We  wilJ 
seiiil  the  liodli  ill  lUiinilla  binding  as  premium 
tor  on.^  sub.  iiinl  tl)  ct-nts  extiii  («1.10j.  For  two 
sui)s.  (jL)  we  will  send  it  and  any  of  the  pre- 
miums iinuomiced  above  for  one  subscriber. 

AVe  will  send  the  Book  op  Flourishe.-j  in 
best  cloth  binding  for  one  sub.  and  50  cent< 
(S1.50.  the  price  ot  the  book  alone),  or  for  iwu 
subs.  (S2J. 

To    Club  Snbscribern. 

If  you  have  been  a  club  subscriber  for  the 
past  year  and  think  that  The  Journ.\l  would 
be  worth  a  dollar  to  you  the  coming  year,  we 
shall  be  pleased  to  have  your  renewal  on  tbm 
basis.  If  you  can't  afford  that  sum,  your  sub 
scription  may  be  sent  through  our  nearest 
agent  at  the  clubbing  rate. 

If  there  is  no  agent  convenient,  write  us  ai 
once,  stating  the  fact  aud  inclosing  GO  cent- 
for  your  renewal.  We  mean  to  have  an  act 
ive,  capable  agent  not  only  in  every  school 
but  in  every  community.  If  there  is  one  of 
this  kind  near  you,  you  must  know  it ;  if  not, 
there  should  be,  and  it  may  be  your  oppor- 
tunity to  get  the  paper  foryourself  and  friends 
at  the  reduced  clubbing  rate. 

In  no  case  do  we  authorize  or  will  we  coun- 
tenance interference  with  a  present  capable 
agent. 

AMES  &  ROKLINSOX  CO.. 

Ii0*2  BroBd%vay.  N.  y. 


:?*»  The 


U^INESSJOUHNAL 


WHILE  THEY  LAST 

iL'c  III  ill  said  the  six  numbers  of  The 
BusiNts.s  5ovB.^M.,  fauitary  to  lune, 
inclusive,  for  2^  cents,  iinth  privilege 
of  rest  of  the  year  at  25  cents  addi- 
tional 

PROVIDED 

you  send  names,  addresses  and  occu- 
pations of  the  six  male  adults  of 
yojcr  acquaintance  zuhoni  yojc  think 
most  likely  of  all  your  friends  to 
subscribe  for  an  up-to-date  business 
paper.  Remittance  may  be  made  in 
stamps. 
AHES  &  ROLLINSON  COMPANY,  Publishers, 
202  Broadway,  New  York. 


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SHORTHAND. 

Adopted  EXCLUSIVELY  by  the  Public  Day  Schools  of 
NEW  YORK  CITY. 
CLEMENT  C.  GAINES,  H.A.,  Pres.  Eastman  Bn8.  Coll.  and  N.  Y.  Bus.  Coll.. 
Bays  in  his  laf(-"t  ,,ro«|.f.-tn~  .4  thf-  liitt.T  institution  :— 

..tp-,_„p,,,„,,  ,      ■    ■          ]■, Ill       ...KvpMlrl.ssTBiTCTOB.' which  Is  fully  abreast  of  the  time. 

iini1innt>ln»    in I  [.rature  worth  embodrlnK  111  a  text-boot.    Thin  lathe 

SrtiSS  ,y«..i„    ,       I  ., I u.T«  which  It  l»  well  to  take  Into  con»lcleratlo».    Plt- 

nlinWofk.  I.  ,       I    1 1    I I    i ,  ;.i,. I  ilmpllclty.  and  a«aHo/ our  »(i/rfenf»  Aaiw  been  cj- 

i-rj'ttiniiiUymi''-->:i.  ■' ■  Aj'.  ,.,.,;.,/,  i ./    ,  fl,    j m  f.,  utvr  tM  Isaac  Pthnan  aystevitUcided  preferencr." 

Specimen    Pages   Sent    Postpaid. 
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TAKE  LESSONS  ..1  the  I.aac  l-ltmar,  M,.lr.,,.;.MUn  ^j;!"'"' "'  '^''"".'■"''ij..^.'' T^P""!;'"^^ 


SELECTED 
ARTICLES 

pnbjectfl  of  special  in- 


NIJ/ 


o.  I.  Subtraction  by  Addition, 

o.  J.  Vertical  Writing. 

MBER    Ha.  3-  Account  Books  aa  Evidence. 

"0.4.  Arithmetical  Amusements. 


IHE  OFFICE  MEN'S  RECORD  CO., 


GARHART'S 

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are  in  command  have  "  gone  daft." — School 
Education, 


Comparative  Frequency  in  the  Vse 
of  Capital  Letters. 

It  is  necessary  for  the  purpose  of  in 
dexing  or  any  similar  work  to  know  how 
much  space  to  leave  for  a  certain  capital 
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table  compiled  from  a  New  York  direc- 
tory, and  reqtiests  that  we  invite  those  so 
inclined  to  forward  similar  tables  from 
other  cities.  X  was  made  the  unit  in  this 
case,  but  in  some  cities  there  might  be  no 
names  beginning  with  X.  so  some  other 
letter  might  have  to  be  substituted. 

Here  is  the  list ;  X,  ^V  ;  Y,  9  ;  S,  fl  ;  I, 

;  U,  11 ;  Z,  1.5  ;  V,  37  ;  J,  54  ;  N,  58  i 
O,  59:  E.  60;  A,  78;  T,  81  ;  P,  105;F, 
144  ;  L,  151  :  G,  156  ;  K,  158  ;  B,  159  ;  D, 
160  ;  W,  187  :  C,  218  ;  H,  248  ;  B,  298  ;  L 
336  ;  M,  340. 

The  comparative  occurrence  of  the 
small  or  "  lower  case  "  letters,  in  English 
fiction  or  history,  is  as  follows  ;  z,  1  ;  j.  k. 
q,  X,  3  ;  b,  V,  7  ;  g,  p,  w,  y,  10  ;  c,  f,  u,  m, 
12  ;  d,  1,  20  ;  h.  r,  30  ;  a,  i.  n,  o,  s,  40  ;  t. 
45  ;  e,  80  ;  total,  533.  These  ratios  will 
be  changed  little  in  newspaper  work. 


anything  in  modern  times  that  would  ex- 
cel this  work.  The  book  contains  about 
100  pages  and  must  be  of  considerable 
value.  Many  beautiful  designs  could  be 
taken  from  it  for  use  to-day.  One  would 
think  by  examining  this  work  that  there 
were  penmen  in  those  days  as  well  as  to- 
day.— Ashtabula  Sfaiidanl. 


Vertical  Handwriting. 

Telesrniili    Oix'rnlorai    Are    Ki   bo    Tbaukcd 
Inr  118  Iiitradiiclion. 

It  the  vertical  handwriting  which  is 
being  taught  in  our  public  schools  pre- 
vails, and  becomes  the  ordinary  hand- 
writing, the  people  who  enjoy  its  advant- 
ages will  have  in  large  measvu-e  the 
telegraphers  to  thank  for  it.  They  have 
been  the  pioneers  of  vertical  writing.  For 
the  last  twenty  years  almost  every  tele- 
graph operator  in  the  country  has  written 
a  round,  vertical  hand,  plainer  than  any- 
other  sort  of  handwriting  known,  with 
rotmd  fat  loops  for  the  letters  which  drop 


Current    Press    Comments    on 
Vertical   Writing. 

This  cranky  craze  has  not  the  merit  of  a 
•*  fad,"  for  a  fad  is,  at  least,  the  labored  espres- 
I'lou  of  an  educational  idea,  new  or  old,  based 
on  an  e<lucationai  principle,  but  no  new  or  neg- 
lected principle  of  writing  can  be  developed 
by  the  vertical  writing  craze.     Who  cf 

who  has  cared  for  years,  whether  Johnny  ]  among  themselves  if  any  of  their  graduate 
writes  a  vertical  hand,  or  at  an  angle  of  40  or 
fiO  degrees  i  Teach  Johnny  to  write  a  neat  and 
legible  hand  by  teaching  Johnny  to  write. 
Peomauship  is  primarily  an  art,  based  on 
Bcientiflc  principles,  of  course,  but  slant  is  not 
one  of  them. 

It  is  a  shame  that  many  children  are  to  be 
set  l>ack  more  in  penmanship  during  this  school 


In  substituting  vertical  for  oblique  hand- 
writing in  the  public  schools,  the  Board  of 
Education  has  shown  common  sense,  provided 
instruction  in  the  new  style  shall  be  so  efficient 
as  to  make  it  successful. 

The  high-priced  and  low-brained  young 
ladies'  boarding  schools  would  be  discredited 


wrote  more  legibly  than  Horace  Greeley. 
But  Horace's  cramp  was  due  to  habitual  haste 
inspired  by  excessive  industry  and  a  surplus 
of  ideas.  The  young  ladies'  cramp  is  due  to 
misdirected  training  and  poverty  of  ideas. 

It  makes  little  dilference  at  what  angle,  if 
there  be  an  angle,  a  child  writes,  provided  he 
writes  clearly.— C'Aicaj/o  Herald. 


The  Wonderful  Curved  Tubular  Feeder 

Is  one  of  the  features  that  goes  to  make  up  that  perfection  of  writin'.;  impleaients 

THE  GEO.  S.  PARKER  FOUNTAIN  PEN. 


A   Rare  Penmansliip  Work. 

Richard  Hausley  of  this  city  has  in 
his  possession  a  rare  book  of  antiepiity. 
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it  would  be  a  very  diiBcult  thing  to 
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3,— JOHNNIE-- 


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(53  —With  the  majority  of  pupils,  even  among 
fairly  good  writers,  a  noticeable  weatness  may  be 
seen  in  R.  k.  P  and  g,  resiilting  from  a  tendency  to 
avoid  the  difficnlt,  or  perhaps  from  a  lack  of  knowl- 
edge as  to  the  best  means  of  improving  these  diffi- 
cult letters. 

You  must  not  rely  entirely  upon  practice  for  im- 
provement, for  that  alone  may  lead  you  to  skill  in 
making  the  worst  of  forms.  Continuous  travel, 
slow  or  fast,  on  the  wrong  road,  places  one  further 
from  the  desired  destination.  Old  forms  and  habits 
cling  to  us  with  wonderful  tenacity,  and  it  requii'es 
a  well-set  purpose,  backed  by  resolute  will  power,  to 
free  ourselves  from  them.  I  imagine  that  a  number 
of  you  are  guilty  of  slipping  over  the  little  difficult 
places  in  letters,  as  some  easy-going  people  skip  over 
hard  words  in  reading,  by  naming  them  "  blank  "'  or 


the  letter  a  b<ilky  appearance,  at  the  same  time  weak- 
ening it  for  speed. 

70. — After  these  points  have  been  well  stored  in 
the  mind,  and  the  muscles  act  freely  on  the  exag- 
gerated parts,  and  not  until  then,  let  your  best 
efforts  loose  on  Nos.  3.5,  36  and  37.     The  word  Pippin 


should  be  written  with  both  small  and  capital  let- 
ters. 

Sii  Sliaded    Writing.— The    Wrillnu  In   the  Shade. 

7  1.— Time  could  be  very  profitably  spent  by  tak- 
ing this  lesson  and  others  to  the  shade  of  an  apple 
tree  and  there  experiment  with  your  "  mental  pen  " 
an  hour  at  a  time.  The  farmer  with  his  cradle,  in 
years  gone  by,  gained  time  and  strength  and  reaped 
an  abimdant  harvest  with  ease  and  satisfaction  by 
whetting  his  blade  to  a  keen  edge  while  "  resting  " 
in  the  shade. 


^4^ 


guessing  at  the  pronunciation  and  meaning.  Such 
indifferent  habits  cheat  both  writer  and  reader,  and 
should  not  be  allowed  to  grow 

64. — If  your  practice  has  been  such  as  to  enable 
you  to  do  the  foregoing  lessons  reasonably  well,  free 
your  mind  from  poor  conceptions  and  exaggerate, 
regardless  of  appearance,  the  size,  slant  or  length  of 
some  parts  of  the  letters,  as  illustrated  in  cut  34,  I 
can  see  no  reason  why  you  cannot  soon  have  these 
letters  on  a  level  with  any  of  the  others. 

05. — Illustration  1  contains  much.  Note  well  the 
position  of  every  line  ;  2  and  3  show  extremes  in 
location  and  shape  of  oval  to  which  pupils  are  liable 
to  run.  Force  a  change  at  once,  as  indicated  by  dot- 
ted lines.  The  count  for  R  is  "one,  two,  three," 
pausing  at  angles  during  the  building  process,  then 


increase  speed  gradually.    See  that  last  two  lines  do 
not  form  a  roimd  turn. 

The  "Xeeh-Tte"  Part  of  It  and  K. 

66.— Since  the  R  and  last  part  of  k  differ  only  in 
size,  the  illustrations  and  instruction  for  one  may  be 
used  for  the  other.  With  your  first  stroke  at  the 
"  neck  tie  "  part  of  k  in  4,  lay  it  low  to  the  right  and 
keep  it  there.  Don't  fail  to  experiment  with  5,  6 
and  7,  In  S,  see  what  a  very  slight  change  in  h  is 
necessary  for  the  k.  As  small  as  this  little  projection 
is.  nine  pupils  in  ten  will  make  the  last  part  of  k 
from  half  to  two-tliirds  the  height  of  letter. 

67. — The  faulty  beginning  and  ending  in  9  may  be 
remedied  by  faitliful  practice  on  10;  gradually  let 
the  letter  drop  back  to  the  right,  but  always  be  sm-e 
to  cross  the  stem  and  end  with  dot  on  line. 

68, — No.  11  will  prove  to  be  just  the  thing  for 
which  you  have  long  been  lookiug.  The  first  two 
lines  should  be  close  together,  as  in  li,  and  the  top 
well  up  above  the  oval  part. 

60 — The  general  tendency  to  bunch  the  upper 
parts  of  J)  and  lengthen  the  lower,  as  in  12.  should 
be  avoided.     The  wide  opening  at  base  in  13  gives 


For  Jleeieir. 

72. — For  review  in  connection  with  tliis  lesson, 
practice  figures  small,  neat  and  quick.  Reread  June 
lesson  by  following  paragraph  51  with  55,  56  and  57. 

Best   Time  for  Praetiee. 

73. — The  best  time  for  practice  during  the  warm 
weather  is  before  and  after  sun.  Set  your  alarm 
clock  to  ring  you  up  at  4  a.m.  You  will  find  this 
one  of  the  best  ways  of  getting  up — (in  the  world). 

I  am  delighted  with  the  improvement  that  scores 
of  you  have  made. 

Send  in   Your  Practice  Sheets. 

74. — Let  every  one  make  it  a  point  to  send  in  some 
practice  every  month.  Rest  assured  that  interest 
manifested  in  this  way  is  appreciated,  and  it  enables 


us  to  keep  in  closer  touch  with  each  other — an  essen- 
tial thing. 

Criticitin  anil  Beview, 

W.  H.  S.,  E.  M.  H.,  F.  S.  H.,  Joe  E.,  C.  A.  T.,  Jessie, 
Elsie  aud  Clara.— Marked  improvement.  Increase  speed 
on  figures  and  words.  Your  heads  are  level  and  your 
hearts  are  fired.    Thank  you  for  the  good  responses. 

E.  M,  MoC. — For  sweaty  hand,  powder  it  with  com- 


not  move  faster  if  your  life  depended  upon  it  ?  Well,  the 
hfe  of  yom-  letters  depends  upon  a  greater  speed.  Grow 
speed  ability  in  the  field  of  exercises.  See  December  and 
January  lessons. 

Fi-ed  F.— Do  not  begin  Mr.  Zanor's  lessons  until  your 
business  writing  is  better.    Your  shades  are  slow  and 


muddy,  and  your  fingere  tremble  at  such  a  task.  See 
paragraph  4. 

Joe,  J.  J.  C.Will  D.,  AUa,  Jas,,  Jr.,  and  Erma.— Youare 
ekimming  these  lessons  and  getting  no  cream.  Far  away 
as  some  of  you  are,  I  yet  hope  to  ' '  reach  ' '  and  '  •  touch  " 
you. 

Jessie  P.—"  Study  yourself,  and  most  of  all  note  well, 
Wherein  kind  Nature  invites  you  to  excel." 

Andrew.— Please  do  not  practice  with  left  elbow  off  of 
table  just  because  some  one  who  is  not  giving  these  lessons 
said  so.  Your  writing  indicates  that  something  besides 
your  arm  is  a  little  "  ofC." 

H.  W.  K. — Improvement  great.  Safe  on  n,  n  and  a.  A 
little  off  on  figures.  Look  up  details.  You  will  make 
your  mark. 

W.  T.  J.  aud  W.  J.  E. — More  practice  such  as  you  sent, 
only  at  a  higher  rate  of  speed.  Weak  on  V  and  Y  turn  at 
base.    Enliven  your  arm  and  quicken  thought. 

E.  L.  R.,  Chebeque  Island.— Very  irregular  in  spacing. 
Do  not  lift  pen  on  M.  Loops  too  narrow.  Begin  E  with 
dot. 

S.  McP.,  OrUlia,  Ont.— Your  writing  is  entirely  too  large. 
Make  letters  small  as  a  mustard  seed.  See  plate  3.  Also 
January  lesson,  n  is  weak.  You  have  done  much  writ- 
ing, therefore  much  intelligent  practice  now. 

E.  T.  D.,  Lind,  Wn.— See  June.  Plate  1  is  best  for  pre- 
paring the  arm  for  speed.  Raise  every  exercise  to  your 
highest  speed  and  send  to  me.  You  have  an  excellent 
hand  for  a  telegrapher. 

Sr.  M.  H.,  Fla.— It  is  too  bad  that  you  have  taught  form 
only.  Your  tour  pupils  would  soon  be  good  business 
writei-s  if  given  a  chance  on  December  and  January  les- 
sons. Stop  finger  shade,  change  style  of  capitals  and 
quicken  action. 

D.  G.  E.,  Nelson,  B.  C— Movement  wild  and  reckless. 
Learn  to  "  make  haste  slowly."  Stay  with  first  and  sec- 
ond lessons.  Y'ou  are  full  of  life.  Such  pupils  become  my 
best  writers. 

L.  H.,  Estherville,  Iowa.— ImprwJement  remarkable. 
"  Pony"  and  "shaft"  fine.  End  of  C  and  £  should  point 
upward.  Your  speed  is  seven  strokes  per  second.  My 
eye  is  on  you. 

Chas.  C.  C. — I  know  I  am  slow,  what  shall  I  do  ?  A. 
You  nutst  make  exercises  faster,  walk  faster,  talk  faster 
and,  if  possible,  sleep  a  little  faster.  Do  as  I  tell  you  and 
don't  be  backward  now.  Thornbi-roh. 

Origin  of  Envelopes. 

The  institution  of  payment  for  the  carriage  of  let- 
ters and  envelopes  dates,  as  far  as  can  be  ascer- 
tained, from  the  reign  of  Louis  XIV,  at  which  time 
Sieur  de  Valtyer  organized  a  service  of  private  post 


^/ 


Cyf,^C^'er-?^i-^.;.-C^ia^--?'i'-f^^ 


starch  occasionally.  Spend  more  time  with  small  exer- 
cises and  figures. 

Jasper  and  Carl. — Can't  find  enough  time  for  practice  ? 
Boys  of  your  age  (18)  generally  manage  to  spend  several 
hours  every  week  with  your  best  girls.  Just  fall  in  love 
with  penmanship  and  the  question  of  time  will  not  worry 
you  so  much. 

Geo.  M.,  Otto,  Anna  aud  Others.— Cannot  at  my  best 
write  more  than  four  strokes  per  second.    A.  Could  you 


and  placed  his  letter  boxes  at  the  street  corners. 
The  envelopes  for  these  letters  were  bought  at  special 
offices.  In  the  Egerton  collection  of  manuscripts  at 
the  British  Museum  there  is  an  envelope  resembling 
our  present  one.  which  holds  a  letter  from  Mme.  de 
Pompadour  to  the  Dachesse  d'Arquillon  dated  1760. 
There  is  also  exhibited  an  envelope  of  coarse  paper, 
opening  at  both  ends,  addressed  by  Frederick  the 
Great  to  an  English  general  in  his  service.  It  is 
dated  Potsdam,  July  28,  m^.— Western  Stationer. 


168 

LESSONS   IN    PROFESSIONAL  WRITINQ. 

BY  C.    P.  ZA.NER,  COLCMBtS,   O. 

No.  7. 

(STAKT  WORD  MADE  IN  JOURNAL  OFFICE.] 

r/iaiiffe  of  fOKmon    Hrnrficial  at   Tiniv*. 

capitals  A,  A'.  -V.  S.  L  and  G  are 
usually  (juite  difficult.  Slany  fail 
on  the  letters  even  after  ha\ing  se- 
cured a  gfxul  stem.  To  overcome 
tliis  seeming;  difficulty  all  you  need 
to  do  is^^to  clian^e  your  position. 
Tlie^foreami  mayjbe  held  nearly  at 
riiiht  angles  to  the  line  on  which 
you  write  in  making  the  stem,  but 
in  making  the  second  part  of  A,  N 
or  ,1/  the  elbow  should  be  shoved  to  the  right,  or  the 
paper  twisted  slightly  to  the  left  at  the  top.  so  as  to 
allow  the  free  use  of  the  hinge  action.  If  you  will 
once  form  the  habit  of  u.sing  this  hinge  or  pivot-like 
action  of  the  elbow,  you  will  enjoy  thase  lettei-s. 
I'npils  have  been  taught  to  keeji  the  forearm  parallel 
with  the  sides  of  the  paper  and  to  drive  the  arm  in 
and  out  the  sleeve  at  the  elbow  in  producing  these 
forms,  and  as  a  consequence  they  usually  failed  and 
have  therefore  used  the  other  styles  of  letters. 

ICllmw  Mat,   !•"  Allowed  to  Sllit—lf  Arm  ISlnda. 

In  finishing  the  style  of  M  in  milcr  the  elbow  may 
l>e  allowed  to  slip  slightly  if  it  seems  to  bind  or 
cramp  in  the  sleeve  near  the  elbow.  Don 't  be  scared 
if  some  one  shoidd  ■■yell"  whole-arm  movement. 
Just  so  you  produ<:e  the  form,  it  matters  little 
whether  you  raise  or  rest  the  elbow.  So  far  as  cap- 
itals are  concerned,  I  believe  the  whole-arm  move- 
ment a.s  good  as  any  for  ormimental  writing.  But  I 
do  not  con.sider  it  good  for  small  letters.  That  is, 
where  the  whole  arm  is  used  in  producing  capitals 
there  is  a  tendency  to  use  too  much  finger  action  in 
the  small  letters.  For  experience  has  proven  that 
where  the  arm  rests  at  the  elbow  for  all  the  letters, 
the  small  letter  practice  has  a  tendency  to  systema- 
tize the  capitals,  and  the  capital  practice  has  a  tend- 
ency to  make  the  small  fonns  more  free  and  grace- 
ful. 

Ciirfr  Stem   In   I.  and  S. 

If  you  will  curve  the  stem  part  of  S  and  L  well, 
you  will  not  have  vei-y  much  serious  trouble.  I  like 
to  raise  the  pen  in  the  L  the  same  as  though  I  were 
going  to  make  but  an  S.  This,  it  seems  to  me.  is 
much  easier  and  surer.  And  sureness  is  one  of  the 
essentials  of  profe.ssionalism. 

rli<!  Second   Plata. 

The  forms  on  the  second  plate  are  nothing  other 
than  modified  stems;  the  shade  Iwing  the  same. 
The  hirgo  initial  oval  should  be  about  horizontal. 
It  should  never  be  higher  at  the  left  end  than  at  the 
right.  The  arm  must  roll  freely  near  the  elbow  in 
-starting  this  fonn,  but  the  paper  and  iien  must  be 


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.  ZANER,  ILLUSTRATING  ACCOMPANYING  LESSON. 


■i^^-<^c--i..<i^'t^Cf ,      ^ 


BY  C. 

pies.  Vigorou.?  drill  is  the  key  to  mastery.  A  few 
attempts  will  profit  but  little.  Such  fitful  practice 
is  a  mere  aggravation — enough,  perhaps,  to  di.scour- 
age.  Therefore,  unless  you  are  willing  to  work 
hard,  faithfully  and  long  you  need  not  expect  to  be- 
come much  of  a  iwnman.  For  it  takes  time  to  learn 
to  write  a  thoroughly  professional  hand.  In  fact, 
you  must  grow  into  it— in  part,  at  least.  And  wliile 
you  are  growing  and  training  it  will  help  things 
along  financially,  healthfully  and  morally  if  you  will 
do  away  with  smoking,  drinking  tea  and  coffee  and 
irregular  eating  and  sleeping. 

Some  years  ago  I  ceased  such  of  these  habits  as  I 
had  contracted,  for  fear  that  they  might  influence 
my  work,  and  I  am  glad  of  it.  I  knew  that  they 
could  (and  quite  likely  would)  influence  my  work  in 


Criticlan 

-Vou  shade  too  low 


adjusted  so  as  to  produce  smooth  .shades.  If  you 
find  the  shade  rough  on  the  under  .side  it  -sviU  be  be- 
cause of  a  iKior  iwsition  or  an  improperly  adjusted 
holder. 

HnfciM    That  Afftet    Writing. 

If,  in  your  practice  from  these  lessons,  your  work 
seems  weak,  nervous,  stiff  or  irregular,  the  best 
thmg  to  do  IS  to  go  back  to  exercises  and  to  princi- 


ACCOMPANYING    MR.  THORNBURGH  S  LESSON. 


such  a  way  that  it  would  be  difficult  to  attribute  a 
little  nervousness  or  irregularity  to  these  stimu- 
hints;  therefore,  to  be  sure  about  it,  I  quit  using 
them.  I  would  recommend  the  same  to  yon.  After 
a  dozen  years  of  desk  work,  by  keeping  proper  hours 
and  eating  wholesome  food.  I  find  my  health  much 
better  than  when  I  began.  Is  this  not  well  worth 
considering? 


E.  L.  H.,  Me.— You  shade  too  low  in  the  Q. 
verj'  common  fault.  And  you  do  not  shade  low  enough 
in  the  J"s.  Too  many  angles  in  yom-  small  letters -motion 
too  dii-ect,  positive  (spasmodic), — not  rolling  enough. 
Your  work  is  fine  in  many  respects  ;  make  it  so  in  all. 

VV.  B.  C,  Tenn.— Your  small  lettei-s,  especially  your 
loops,  are  somewhat  below  your  capitals  in  quaUty.  You 
are  evidently  making  them  a  trifle  slowly  and  using  the 
fingers  too  much.  Now  see  it  you  cannot  overcome  these 
defects  before  they  become  chronic.  Otherwise  your  work 
is  fine. 

T.  R.,  Jr.,  Ky.— You  have  not  mastered  the  underlying 
principles  of  good  penmanship— the  exercises.  I  see  no 
reason  why  you  cannot  learn  to  write  elegantly.  The 
length  of  time  you  have  practiced  amounts  to  but  little— it 
is  how  rather  than  how  long,  that  counts.  You  have 
never  studied  the  small  letters  as  carefully  as  you  should. 

D.  H.  S.,  Pa.— You  can  become  a  fine  penman  by  proper 
practice.  The  principal  fault  with  your  writing  in  that  it 
is  angular,  but  it  is  not  bad. 

H.  E.  R.,  N.  J.— Yom-  writing  is  a  trifle  large  and 
sprawling.     Loops  are  too  long  and  narrow. 

E.  H.  C,  P.— Your  JS  are  as  good  as  the  other  letters. 
You  have  never  mastered  the  basic  principles  of  good  pen- 
manship—the elements,  principles  and  exercises,  and  the 
simpler  movements.  Your  forms  reveal  an  uncertain 
action.  Occasionally  you  strike  a  good  form,  but  more 
frequently  a  bad  one.  Study  form  closely  and  practice  the 
exercises  and  elements  and  principles  carefully.  In  other 
words,  review  the  fii'st,  second  and  third  lesson  thorouglUy, 
and  by  that  time  you  will  see  the  necessity  of  reviewing 
all.  Do  not  infer  from  this  that  your  writing  is  without 
merit^it  is  good.  You  have  a  dehcate,  smooth  stroke,  but 
too  rapid  for  accurate  small  letters. 

P.  H.  H.,  m.— Y'ou  should  never  send  work  for  criticism 
on  such  poor  paper.  I  cannot  do  justice  to  yourself  or 
work.  If  you  ever  wish  to  become  a  leading  penman  (and 
you  can)  you  must  be  more  particular.  Your  H  and  F  are 
the  poorest,  but  they  are  not  bad— that  is,  I  see  no  bad 
tendency  in  your  work. 

O.  B.  H.,  la.— If  you  will  tame  your  movement  you  will 
be  all  right.  But  so  long  as  you  keep  the  forearm  at  right 
angles  to  the  line  on  which  yon  write  you  vrill  find  the 
movement  difflcolt  to  manage.  You  use  the  fingers  too 
much  in  the  loops. 

—  The  superabundance  of  energy  bottled  up  in  (i  Bix- 
ler,  Wooster.  C,  has  to  be  utilized  m  some  way,  and  since 
he  is  domg  only  about  a  dozen  different  things'  at  present, 
he  felt  that  he  wasn't  busy,  so  he  has  started  the  publica- 
tion of  another  paper— Sus!iie.s.s  Penman.  It  is  a  bright 
fourteen-page  paper  and  contains  much  besides  penman- 
ship. 


•^enmofCi  ?  lit ijiu ina/3 


169 


nODERN    PEN    LETTERINQ. 

BY     J.     F.     BBILEY,     JOCRNAL     OFFICE. 

>'o.  10. 

InttiafH    f'onliititi'it, 

lOSS  BOARD  aud  tinted  paperjcan 

be  used  to  advantage  in   making 

initials.       Ross  board  —  of  which 

there  are  a  dozen  or  more  different 

surfaces — stipple,     line,     checked, 

etc.,  can  be  bought  of  any  dealer  in 

artists'  materials.     The  kind  most 

'  ■ijinionly  used  is  the  line  surface  represented^here 

III    letter    U.     The  high    lights    are    produced    by 

scratching  with  a  knife,  while  the  design  is  sketched 

right  on  the  surface  with  peu  and  ink. 

The  tinted  paper  is  simply  a  printed  tint  of^vari- 
ous  design.s  to  serve  as  a  background  on  which  to 
make  your  drawing. 

In  the  copy  for  this  lesson  the  tinted  paper  is 
brought  into  use  in  the  letters  O,  H.  I.  J,  K,  L,  M 
and  O.  H  is  first  outUued  on  the  tint,  tiien  cut  out 
with  a  sharp  knife  and  pasted  on  white  cardboard, 
making  the  letter  appear  white.  The  border  is  then 
niled  on  and  the  four  corner  tips  put  on  with  a  pen. 
J  is  treated  in  a  similar  manner.  The  center  tint  in 
K  is  made  by  hand,  while  the  border  is  made  up  of 
tinted  paper,  cut  into  strips  and  pasted  on. 

D,  N,  U  and  V  are  made  on  Ross  board.  In  the 
letter  U  we  have  a  typical  Western  farm  scene. 
First  make  the  high  lights  by  scratching  with  a 
knife,  then  with  a  fine  peu  sketch  in  the  old  barn, 
trees,  fence,  etc. 

A.  B.C.  E,  P,  Q,  R,  S.  T,  W  and  Y  are  all  hand 
work — no  process  paper  being  used.  The  electric 
light  was  made  for  a  tail  piece,  but  can  be  used  for 
an  initial  O. 

Several  practice  specimens  of  last  lesson  have  been  re- 
ceived. Mr.  H.  G.  Burtner  of  Allegheny,  Pa.,  caiTies  off 
the  honors  of  sending  the  best  lot  and  Mr.  G.  L.  Funnell 
of  Albany,  N.  Y.,  the  second  best.  They  are  good  enough 
to  be  printed  and  The  Journal  will  take  an  early  oppor- 
tunity to  do  so.  Several  batches  of  good  work  from  other 
som'ces  have  reached  us,  but  the  ink  used  was  too  ]jale  for 
engraving.    Remember  to  always  use  good  black  ink. 


PEN    POINTS. 

BY   YELSNIK. 

A  bad  spell  of  writing — "  rightcn.''* 

A  "  designing  "  man — the  artist  penman. 

The  vertical  writer,  like  the  elevator  boy.  may  be 
said  to  have  a  life  of  ups  and  do-mis. 

James  Ink  and  Susan  Penn  were  man-ied  out  West 
recently.  I  suppose  that  Ink  is  now  a  Pen  (n) 
holder. 

A  teacher  {out  of  a  job.  of  course)  wrote  me  re- 
cently that  he  could  teach.  "  boath  plane  and  orni- 
mental  penmanship  and  comen  euglish!"  Whew! 
"Plane"  penmanship  must  be  "smooth"  and  on 
the  •  ■  dead  level. ' '  I  siippose.  As  for  '  *  comen  english. ' ' 
his  letter  was  a  very  common  specimen.  And  yet 
this  same  young  man  was  lamenting  becaiise  liis  let* 
ters  of  application  did  not  receive  attention  from 
school  proprietors. 

Did  you  ever  visit  a  business  school  that  (in  its 
advertisements)  "covered  seventeen  acres  of  floor 
space,  employed  fifty  teachers  and  enrolled  o.OOO  stu- 
dents annually,"  and  where  "visitors  are  always 
welcome."  where  the  proprietor  detained  you  at  tiie 
oflSce  with  fmmy  stories  and  never  offered  to  show 
you  the  students,  teachers  or  floor  space? 


PROF.    DE    BEAR   IN   AMERICA. 

iSurprlaed  at  the  Excelleuce   of  Our   ^  cliooU   for 
Business  TraluiDH. 

Beniard  De  Bear,  principnl  of  the  Metropolitan  Schoo 
of  Shorthand  in  Loudon,  is  in  New  York,  after  making  a 
tour  of  Brooklyn.  Philadelphia.  SVashiugton.  St.  Louis. 
Chicago,  Detroit,  Cleveland,  Boston  and  Albany.  The 
Metropolitan  School  of  Shorthand  is  conducted  by  Sir 
Isaac  Pitman,  the  father  of  stenography,  who  was  lately 
knighted  by  Queen  Victoria,  at  the  instance  of  Lord  Rose- 
ben,-. 

Mr.  De  Bear  came  to  this  country  to  study  the  methods 


BY  J.   F.   BRILEY,   ACCOMHANYING  HIS  LESSON   IN  LETTERING. 


of  the  business  colleges  of  the  United  States  and  to  learn 
from  them  just  where  he  can  improve  the  course  of  study 
in  his  own  school,  which  is  the  largest  of  the  kind  in  the 
world,  having  1,500  students  in  its  various  branches.  He 
did  not  come  to  foimda  school,  and  he  told  a  TT'oWc?  re- 
porter who  called  on  him  yesterday  that  he  had  been 
everywhere  received  with  the  utmost  courtesy,  and,  save 
in  one  instance,  the  information  he  sought  was  gladly 
given  to  him. 

"  I  find,  after  careful  study,"  said  Mr.  De  Baer,  "  that 
we  Englishmen  are  a  long  way  behind  you  in  training 
young  men  to  go  into  business,  both  in  the  method  of 
training  and  in  the  test-books  employed.  The  complete- 
ness of  your  system  almost  staggered  me,  but  I  shall  cer- 
tainly attempt  to  introduce  some  of  your  methods  into  the 
Pitman  School.  Why.  I  actually  saw  quite  a  little  street 
of  business  houses  and  banks  in  some  of  your  colleges  and 
the  students  were  really  transacting  business.  The  sys- 
tem IS  perfect.  But  I  think  we  ai-e  as  much  ahead  of  you 
in  our  methods  of  teaching  shorthand  writing." 

Mr.  De  Bear  is  certainly  qualified  to  speak  of  shorthand 
writing.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  National  Society  of 
Shorthand  Teachers  of  England,  and  one  of  the  Council 
of  the  National  Stenographers'  Society.  Using  the  Pit- 
man method,  he  accurately  took  300  words  a  minute  before 
the  London  Phonetic  Society  in  1890,  during  a  ten  minutes' 
test.  He  has  since  taken  250  words  a  minute,  or  more 
than  four  a  second.  Since  that,  other  men  have  attained 
that  speed. 

"  In  our  school."  he  said,  "  every  student  who  would  do 
dictating  and  reporting  work  goes  up  to  150  words  a  min- 
ute, while  for  taking  correspondence  120  words  a  minute 
is  considered  fast  enough.  Here  you  are  satisfied  with  90 
to  100  words.  It  must  be  that  your  business  men  give  only 
the  details  of  their  letters  to  their  clerks,  who  fill  them 
out  afterward." 

Mr.  De  Bear  said  some  of  the  English  stenographers 
were  so  expert  that  their  notes  are  perfectly  legible  to 
othei"8  who  use  the  same  system.  He  also  said  that  he 
would  welcome  an  international  contest  at  shorthand 
writing  between  England  and  America.  —  New  Yo7-k 
World. 

ALL  LIKE  **THE  JOURNAL." 

AVordN  of  Praise  on  All  Sides. 

The  January  iiutuber  of  The  Journjh.l  was  a  very  pleas- 
ant surprise,  as  I  was  not  aware  of  its  approaching  birth- 
day, nor  was  I  aware  that  a  paper  already  ideal  could  be 
improved.  It  is  now  certainly  complete,  and  its  various 
subjects  so  ably  treated  should  place  it  in  the  hands  of 
every  teacher  and  student  of  these  departments  of  art.  I 
believe  I  have  oDly  misled  beiog  a  subscriber  two  years 
since  its  establishment,  and  one  year  was   the   first  when  I 


had  not  heard  of  its  existence,  and  the  other  was  some 
years  later  when  leadeavored  to  do  without  it.  The  latter 
experiment  was  one  I  shall  not  repeat.  I  consider  it  a 
necessary  part  of  my  yearly  expense  account. 

E.  L.  Wiley,  Penman  Mountain  City  B.  C. 
Chattanooga^  Tenn. 

I  congratulate  you  on  the  birthday  number.  It  is  just  a 
little  better  than  any  preceding  ones,  which  is  saying  a 
good  deal.  May  you  continue  to  prosper  and  do  good. 
Thomburgh's  lessons  are  fine.  A  mechanic  here,  a  member 
of  our  night  school,  in  commenting  on  the  first  number  of 
The  Journal  be  received,  said  the  one  lesson  of  Thorn- 
burgh's  was  worth  more  to  him  than  the  price  of  a  year's 
subscription.  W".  H.  Beacom, 

Penman,  Wilmingtou,  Del,,  Com'l  College. 

r  have  taken  The  Journal  since  it  was  6rst  published, 
and  when  I  compare  the  last  number  with  the  first  I  am 
astonished  at  the  truly  wonderful  improvement.  It  has 
been  ge'ting  better  as  the  jears  go  by.  It  seems  to  me 
you  have  just  reached  the  limit  at  last,  as  1  cannot  see  how 
it  couM  be  better. 

G.  A.  Swayze,  Kingston,  Ont.,  Bus.  College. 


Mr.    Regan   Visits   the  Zanerian. 

Columbus,  Ohio,  June  18, 1895. 
Editors  Art  Journal  : 

Dear  Sirs  :  I  had  the  pleasure  of  visiting  the  Zanerian 
Art  College  yesterday.  This  is  but  one  of  the  many  in- 
stitutions of  a  similar  nature  which  are  scattered  through- 
out this  broad  land,  but  the  superior  quality  of  the  work 
which  is  being  turned  out  within  its  walls  entitles  it  to 
more  than  ordiniiry  mention.  A  large  class  of  students 
are  taking  the  regular  courses  and  the  class  of  work  they 
are  able  to  do  is  indeed  astonishing. 

Mr.  Doner,  a  Zanerian  graduate,  not  quite  twenty  years 
of  age,  can  write  a  page  that  would  reflect  credit  upon  any 
of  the  older  penmen.  In  short,  the  work  and  methods  of 
the  instructors  are  as  near  perfection  as  it  is  pos-sible  to 
attain  in  general  pen  work.  Veiy  truly, 

J.  P.  Regan. 


One   Man's  Gains. 

"That  man  began  life  with  absolutely  nothing," 
said  one  Pittsburgher  to  another,  impressively,  as 
he  indicated  a  passing  individual. 

*'  Indeed  !  How  much  is  he  worth  at  the  present 
time?" 

"Folly  a  thonsand  timeB  as  mxich.''-'Pittsburgk 
Ch  ro  n  icle-  Telegraph . 


170 


HR.   NEWLAND'S   LESSONS. 

Mr.  Newland's  Icwhous  iu  vertical  writing  will  be  re- 
fiumiH]  in  th(!  Sopteml>er  Jot' knal.  In  the  mean  time  it 
would  be  well  for  tliowe  who  are  following  these  articles 
t**  go  back  to  the  January  number  and  carefully  renew 


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SIRfCTOR  OFT^RTEDMCATrOH.JERJEI'ClTy.N  J. 

Practical  Lessons.— VII. 

Vlntc  Vlil lecbttrgii  anil  Glacier  FMd». 

Large  masses  or  islands  of  floating  ice  are  usually 
called  icebergs.  Many  icebergs  are  formed  as  glaciers 
in  narrow  gorges  or  valleys  on  the  land  and  thrust 
down  from  tlie  liigher  regions  into  the  deei)  waters 
of  the  sea,  where  large  fragments  are  broken  ofif  and 
float  away  in  the  form  of  islands  of  ice.  They  are 
sometimes  seen  in  great  numbers  together  and  of  all 
heights  up  to  three  himdred  feet.  They  are  of  all 
imagmable  forms;  sometimes  spreading  out  into 
sheets,  coveiing  hundreds  of  square  miles,  and  rising 
but  a  few  feet  above  the  water.  At  other  times  they 
look  like  "  mountains  of  ice,  rugged  and  picturesque, 
with  peaks  jutting  high  into  the  air.  and  strange 
forms  in  the  glittering  hard  blue  ice,  which  one 
easily  converts  into  imaginary  castles  and  grotesque 
designs." 

Many  icebergs  are  produced  on  the  west  side  of 
Greenland  : 
"  There  winter,  aiTO'd  with  terrors  here  unknown. 
Sits  alMolute  ou  his  unshaken  throne  ; 
Piles  up  his  stores  amid  the  frozen  waste, 
And  bids  the  mountiiins  he  bos  built,  stand  fast ; 
Beckons  the  legions  ot  his  storms  away 
Prom  happier  scenes,  to  moke  this  land  a  prey  ; 
Proclaims  the  soil  a  conquest  he  has  won. 
And  scorns  to  share  it  with  the  distant  sun." 

— Cowper. 
Figs.  1,  a  and  8  represent  various  forms  of  ice- 
bergs. In  Fig.  a  there  is  an  attempt  to  show  that 
portion  of  the  ice  below  the  surface  of  the  water  as 
well  as  that  part  above  it.  The  weight  of  the  ice  be- 
Iciw  the  surface  ot  the  water  is  kno-RTi  to  be  at  least 
nine  times  as  great  as  the  visible  portion ;  hence  only 
a  small  part  of  an  iceberg  is  visible  above  the  water. 
Fig.  4  represents  a  ragged  point  of  Muir  Glacier, 
in  Alaska.  This  glacier  is  one  of  the  most  magnifi- 
cent in  Alaska  and  empties  into  the  sea  many  thou- 
.sands  of  tons  of  ice  every  minute.  ■'  At  times,  the 
discharge  is  so  terrific  that  there  is  a  constant  suc- 
cession of  booms  and  echoes,  and  one  eojild  almost 
imagine  tlmt  a  fierce  battle  tetween  large  corps  of 
well-equipped  artillery  was  going  on  in  the  immedi 
ate  vicmity . "  ■  Fig.  :^  shows  an  ice  pack,  of  the  same 
glacier.  Muir  (ilacier  is  near  Ghicier  Bay  and  only 
a  short  distance  from  Sitka.  Its  mass  of  ice  is  prob 
ably  one  thousjind  feet  deep,  and  is  greater  than  all 
the  glaciers  of  the  European  Alps  put  together. 

LESSONS  IN  WRITINQ    FOR  UNGRADED 
SCHOOLS. 

BY   F.    M.    WALLACE,   SHENANDOAH.    IOWA. 

No.    G. 

[INITIAL  MADE  IN  JOURNAL  OFFICE.] 

j| VALS  should  be  drilled  on  from  four 
to  sis  minutes  preceding  the  regu 
Inr  work  each  day.  keeping  in  mind 
the  instructions  in  previcjus  issues 
of  this  paper. 

.Voitrfaj/, 

After  the  movement  practice 
take  np  jY„.  .«.  This  is  the  kev  that  imlocks 
the  difficulties  atteuding  loop  letters  which  ex- 
tend below  the  base  line.  It  should  be  made  to 
extend  three-fourths  of  the  distance  from  tlie  base 


line  to  the  ruled  line  above  it,  and  should  reach 
one-half  the  distance  from  the  base  line  to  the 
ruled  line  below  it.  The  crossing  above  the  ruled 
line  should  be  the  same  height  above  the  base  line 
as  the  short  letters;  the  second  upward  stroke 
crosses  the  down  stroke  on  the  base  line.  The 
downward  strokes  are  straight  lines,  on  the  main 
slant.  Practice  this  exercise  much,  observing  the 
points  named.  Count  for  each  downward  stroke. 
Use  combined  forearm  and  finger  movements. 

Xo.  50.  This  letter  is  the  same  length  as  the  ex- 
ercise given  in  Xo.  .5.5.  both  above  and  below  the  base 
line,  and  the  crossing  above  the  line  is  in  the  same 
place.  Close  the  letter  wHth  a  dot  on  the  line.  Use 
the  same  movement  as  in  No.  5.j.  count  "  one  "  for 
the  long  stroke,  "  two  "  for  the  dot,  for  each  letter. 

\o.  .57.  Practice  these  words,  and  others,  giving 
prominence  to  the  /.  Give  special  attention  to 
turns  and  angles.  Close  the  /  at  the  ruled  line. 
Keep  downward  strokes  straight  on  the  main  slant. 

Titendaif, 

Give  an  extended  drill  on  No.  55.  Drill  on  the 
ovals  first. 

No.  .58.  Give  this  careful  notice.  The  exercise  ex- 
tends above  the  line  as  high  as  the  one-space  letters. 


and  as  far  below  the  line  as  small  f.  Make  the  cross- 
ing on  the  line,  and  form  an  angle  at  the  top  of  the 
letter.  Keep  the  loop  narrow.  Observe  the  slant. 
Coimt  "  one  "  for  each  downward  stroke. 

Make  the  dots  over  the  letter  after  finishuig  a  line. 
The  dot  requires  much  careful  practice. 

No.  59.  Practice  faithfully,  working  on  loops, 
turns  and  angles. 

Wftlnnsitfty, 

Practice  the  ovals,  and  then  %vork  on  No.  55. 

No.  00.  Count  "  one."  "  two."  for  each  letter.  Do 
not  take  the  pen  off  the  paper  until  at  least  three  let- 
ters in  a  group  have  been  made.  Try  six  of  them 
without  stopping,  or  lifting  the  pen.  Close  the  let- 
ter at  the  top,  which  is  as  far  above  the  line  as  the 
one-space  letter ;  downward  stroke  straight ;  keep  the 
loops  narrow,  and  cross  on  the  line. 

No.  61.  Write  with  care.  Do  not  make  the  g  too 
long — but  two  spaces  below  the  line.  Keep  proper 
turns  rn  the  n's. 

Make  the  g  a  prominent  feature. 

Thiivmlay, 

Work  on  the  ovals,  then  on  No.  SS. 
No.   02.  Count  "one,"    "two"   for  each    letter. 
Make  the  loops  narrow,  and  have  the  letter  one  space 


BY  LANCDON  S.  THOMPSON.  ACCO.MPANYING  HIS  LESSON  IN  BLACKBOARD  DRAWING  FOR  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


above,  and  two  spaces  below  the  line.    Turn  the 
paper  Iialf-way  around,  when  your  exercise  should 
be  converted  into  the  small  h ;  drill,  if  the  y's  are  ■ 
correctly  made. 

iVo.  G.i.  Practice  similar  to  A'o.  01. 

h'riflay. 

Drill  on  movements  as  in  yesterday's  lesson. 

jVo.  m.  This  is  difficult.  Give  it  plenty  of  drill. 
Count  as  in  No.  62.  Cross  at  the  line,  loops  narrow. 
no  shikde. 

No.  0,':.  Write  with  special  reference  to  securing 
work  on  the  z. 

Tenchtnff  lltttta. 

Do  not  write  across  the  lines,  in  any  of  the  work 
in  this  number. 

Drill  much  on  the  board,  using  the  larger  pupils. 
Then  drill  the  smaller  ones.  Keep  up  your  own 
practice,  using  the  board,  and  pen  and  ink. 


Fraternal  Notes. 


—  R.  S.  CoUiiis,  for  many  years  Sup'rKnoxville.  Tenn.. 
and  penman  of  the  KnoxviJle  B.  C,  has  been  selected  for 
the  head  of  the  penmanship  dept.,  Peirce  Coll.,  Phila.,  suc- 
ceeding A.  P.  Root,  who  18  now  resting  at  his  old  home, 
Kingsville,  O. 

—  H.  E.  Rose,  a  Lincoln  Western  Normalite,  but  late  of 
the  Fremont,  Neb.,  Nor.  Sch.,  has  been  elected  Sup'r  of 
writmp  and  drawing  in  the  Yankton,  So.  D.,  public  scnools 
— the  faret  superviBor  of  these  branches  to  be  employed  in 
that  State,  so  far  as  we  know.     On  with  the  good  work  ! 

—  Miss  Anna  E.  Hill,  Sup'r  of  writing  in  the  Springfield, 
Mass.,  public  schoolSj  taught  tue  writing  very  successfully 
(as  she  does  everythmg)  at  the  Laurel  Park,  Mass.,  Sum- 
mer School.  Miss  Hul  is  author  of  "  The  Educational 
System  of  Penmanship." 

—  H.  O.  Bernhardt.,  late  Sup'r  writing,  Harrisburg,  Pa., 
has  been  elected  teacher  of  shorthand  (Perain)  in  the 
Boys'  High  School,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

—  In  a  late  issue  of  the  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  Herald,  we 
find  an  article  about  the  success  of  vertical  writing  at  Os- 
wegi),  N.  Y.  Miss  O'Gorm,  teacher  of  writing  in  the 
State  Normal  School  in  that  city,  says  she  is  an  enthusi- 
astic indoreer  of  Mr.  Newlands'  views".  She  is  also  proud 
of  the  fact  that  the  Oswego  Normal  School  is  the  only 
TIM]  nia!  school  in  the  United  States  now  teaching  vertical 

1  Ills  A.  McConnell  is  teaching  writing  in  the  county 
iinitiiul  institute  at  Mt.  Ida,  Ark. 

—  The  daily  papers  of  Lima,  O.,  through  the  influence 
i>r  that  wide-awa^e  supervisor,  w.  D.  Moon,  published 
au  iwcouut  of  our  public  school  contest.  Before  being 
sent  to  The  J(iuiinal,  the  Lima  specimens  were  placed 
on  exhibition  in  the  show-window  of  a  prominent  firm, 
and  the  papers  called  attention  to  it.  It  is  such  eflforts 
aa  these  calling  attention  to  the  good  work  in  writing 
being  done  that  will  help  the  cause  of  good  writing  and 
pave  the  way  for  openings  for  hundreds  of  supervisors  in 
t<)wns  where  none  are  employed  at  present. 

—  Miss  Mildred  McOowan,  late  Sup'r.  Nebraska  City, 
Neb.,  is  at  her  home  in  Big  Rapids,  Mich. 

—  (.'apt.  Jno  L.  Tyler  has  resigned  as  Sup'r.  writing  in 
Ft.  \Va>nie.  Ind.,  schools  and  has  retii"ed  to  his  cozy  little 
home  at  Rome  City,  Ind.,  to  spend  the  evening  of  his  life. 
He  hiis  taught  writing  for  exactly  50  years— 23  years  in  the 
Ft.  Wayne  schools.  He  is  70  years  old,  is  a  veteran  of 
the  Mexican  War  and  says  that  he  begins  to  feel  his  ago. 
May  he  live  many  years  yet  to  enjoy  the  fruits  of  his  half- 
century  of  service  to  the  cause  of  good  writing. 

—  The  localpapers  of  Richmond,  Ind..  devote  consider- 
able space  to  The  Journal's  pubhc  school  contest  and  to 
Congratulating  Sup'r.  W.  S.  Hiser  upon  his  success.  That 
is  the  right  way.  Every  mention  made  of  these  contests 
and  local  success  adds  to  the  movement  for  better  writing 
in  our  schools. 

—  Sup'r.  of  drawing  E.  Newton  Reser,  La  Fayette. 
Ind.,  has  reason  to  be  proud  over  the  success  of  his  work. 
as  shown  by  the  exhibition  of  students*  drawing  at  the 
last  meeting  of  the  Western  Drawing  Teachers'  Assoc,  at 
Aurora.  111.  Thirty  cities  were  represented  in  the  contest 
and  the  La  Fayette  schools  were  given  fii-st  place  by  com- 
mon consent.  The  specimens  arc  to  be  sent  on  a  circuit 
of  various  Western  cities  (by  special  request)  to  show  stu- 
dents and  teachei-s  how  they  do  such  work  in  La  Fayette, 
A  good  idea.  J.  H.  Bachteukircher  is  La  Fayette's  effi 
cieut  Sup'r.  of  writing.  Messre.  Bachteukircher  and  Reser 
can  show  some  splendid  combination  work— illustrated 
stories— by  their  pupils. 

—  Langdon  S.  Thomnson,  Sup'r.  di-awing,  Jersey  City 
schools,  and  whose  excellent  series  of  lessons  in  blackboard 
drawing  is  now  ruuninginTHE  Journal,  has  been  elected 
"  lecturer  upon  sesthetics  in  relation  to  education  "'  in  the 
New  York  Univei-sity  School  of  Pedagogy.  He  will  re- 
tiiiu  his  place  in  Jersey  aty  also.     Mr.  Thompson  is  in 

—  ■"  time  for  the  opening  of  the 

—  Miss  Mav  C.  Wells,  a  graduate  of  the  Pottsdam,  N. 
Y.,  Normal  School,  has  been  elected  Sup'r.  of  writing  and 
teacher  of  music  in  the  public  schools  of  East  Syracuse, 
N.  Y.  She  is  the  first  special  writing  teacher  ever  em- 
ployed in  that  city.    Score  another  one  for  good  writing! 

—  E.  E.  Utterback  has  resigned  at  Salina,  Kan.,  and  has 
been  elected  Supr.  of  writing  and  drawing  of  the  Terre 
Haute,  Ind.,  public  schools. 

—  D.  H.  Farley,  teacher  of  writing  in  the  State  Nor 
Sch..  Trenton.  N.  J.,  and  associate  author  of  the  "  Normal 
Review  System  of  Writing. "  taught  ^vriting  in  the  Am. 
lust,  of  Nor.   Methods,  Pro\ndonc«.  R.  I.,  July  16-25  •  and 


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ACCOMPANYING  LESSON  FOR  UNGRADED  SCHOOLS,  BY  F.  M.  WALLACE. 


will  teach  in  the  Western  branch  of  the  same  school  Aug. 
6-23. 

—  The  Proceedings  of  the  32d  Annual  Session  of  the 
Minn.  Educational  Assoc,  contains  an  interesting  paper. 
"  Vertical  Writing,"  read  before  that  body  by  Miss  Caro- 
line V.  Smith  of  Winona. 

—  Howard  Champlin  has  been  re-elected  Sup'r  at  Cin- 
cinnati, at  an  increase  of  I^IOO  in  salary— making  his  salary 
now  ^1,900.  He  has  had  charge  of  the  Natl  Summer 
School  of  Methods  at  Glens  Falls,  N,  Y.,  where  he  made  a 
fine  exhibit  of  students'  work.  These  specimens  are  to  be 
entered  at  the  Atlanta  Exposition. 


—  W.  C.  Stevenson,  of  the  Kansas  State  Nor.  School. 
Emporia,  is  teaching  writing  and  bookkeeping  in  the  Sum- 
mer School  at  Emporia. 

Tahlic  School   if'ork. 

—  From  G.  K.  Demary,  ass't  sup'r  writing,  Buffalo,  N- 
Y.,  public  schoolSj  we  nave  received  some  specimens  of 
good  business  \vnting.  Among  those  sending  the  best 
specimens  are  :  Geo.  Bones  and  Nellie  Brown,  2d  grade, 
school  3  ;  Ethel  Miller,  Gertrude  Kulin,  5th  grade,  school 
15  ;  Harry  Q.  Smith,  7th  grade,  school  16 ;  Jennie  Mc- 
Keman,  8th  grade,  Libbie  Nagel,  8th  grade,  Minnie  L. 
Ul)er,  9th  grade,  Nettie  Saeger,  9th  grade,  school  22  ;  Rosa 
Weigel,  5th  grade,  school  24  ;  and  Anna  Nowakowski,  7th 
grade,  school  37. 

—  Five  large  panel  pencil  drawing  by  E.  Herrington,  a 
14-year  old  pupil  of  Sup'r  J.  O.  Wise,  Akron,  O.,  show 
decided  talent.  We  have  some  pen  and  ink  sketches  from 
the  same  young  man  that  indicate  a  humorous  and  artistic 
nature.  Mr.  Wise  has  decided  drawing  talent  himself  and 
is  able  to" draw  from  a  student  the  best  that  is  in  him. 


down  for  ten  years,  becoming  a  fixture,  one  of  the  land 
marks  and,  as  a  local  paper  put  it  :  "If  you  want  to  find  a 
more  popular  man  you  will  have  to  rake  the  city  with  a 
fine  tooth  comb."  He  had  charge  of  the  penmanship, 
bookkeeping  and  drawing  in  pu>)lic  schools  until  1891, 
when  he  was  unanimously  chosen  to  the  position  of  Super- 


A   Pen   Testimonial. 

Sing  Sing,  October  20,  1894. 
Spencej'ian  Pni  Co.  : 

Gentlemen  : — Two  years  ago  I  used  one  of  your  pens  in 
signing  the  name  of  another  man  to  a  check.  Have  used 
no  other  since.  Very  truly, 

A.  F.  ORGER.—Spencerian  Coll.  News. 


Well-Known   Supervisors. 

C.  W.  Slocum. 
One  of  the  best  known  supervisors  of  Ohio  is  C.  W.  Slo- 
cum of  C'olumbus.  He  was  born  in  1851,  and  received  his 
education  in  the  Ashland  Pubhc  Schools,  Hayesville 
Academy  and  Eastman  Business  College.  He  was  for 
several  years  chief  clerk  of  the  internal  revenue  office,  and 
following  that  taught  classes  in  writing  among  the  teach- 
ers and  pupils  of  the  public  schools  of  Ohio  and  other 
States.  In  1877  he  was  elected  special  teacher  of  writing 
in  the  Steubenville,  Ohio,  schools.  He  remained  here  one 
year,  then  went  West  to  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa,  vhtre  he 
was  supervisor  of  writing  for  one  year.  Althoi.  h  re- 
elected- at  an  increase  of  salary,  he  couldn't  stand  the 
"  breezes  "  that  *  gently  blow  "  (of  course,  across  the  Mis- 
souri from  Omaha),  in  that  locality  and  returned  to  his 
native  heath,  locating  at  ChiUicothe.      Here  he  settled 


visor  of  Writing  in  the  Columbus.  Ohio,  Public  Schools, 
which  place  he  still  fills  most  acceptably. 

Mr.  Slocum  is  the  author  of  an  exercise  book  that  is  used 
in  many  of  the  schools  of  Ohio  and  other  States. 

Is  Writing  In  Our  Public  Schools  a  Failure? 

As  a  teacher  of  twenty  years'  experience  in  our  public 
schools,  allow  me  spac^  through  your  valuable  columns  to 
criticise  writing  as  tamjht  in  our  public  schools  to-day, 
and  to  offer  a  remedy  for  this  gi'owing  evil. 

Not  50  per  cent,  of  our  public  school  teachers  write  a  legi- 
ble hand  and  why  should  we  expect  them  to  teach  writ- 
ing? 

"  But,"  said  a  professor  of  one  of  our  Western  High 
Schools,  and  he  wiis  a  miserable  scrawler,  "  when  I  go  to 
the  board  I  can  make  the  principles  as  good  as  any  one 
needs  to."  Now,  it  was  evident  to  me  that  his  ideal  of  a 
good  handwriting  was  far  from  perfect.  Children  learn  to 
write  largely  by  imitation  and  when  tefichers  present  to 
them  for  imitation  a  miserably  written  copy,  the  pupil  will, 
in  all  probability,  lose  all  interest  he  ever  had  in  writing 
and,  more  than  this,  he  will  lose  faith  in  his  te-acher's 
ability. 

How  many  times  I've  heard  a  person's  knowledge  of 


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other  branches  brought  into  qitestion  because  of  their  very 
poor  writing.  Not  long  (rinoe  a  gentleman  said  ;  "  My 
fion  has  been  attending  the  High  School  and  in  sixteen 
years  old  and  I  can't  read  bis  writing.  I'm  disgusted  with 
your  American  schools.  In  our  foreign  schools,  boys  at 
twelve  write  Iwtter  than  your  college  professors."  I  had 
to  admit  that  in  the  main  he  is  right. 

That  our  public  and  high  schoohi  are  sadly  neglecting 
writing  is  evident  on  every  hand.  That  the  main  cause 
of  ttiis  neglect  is  largely  due  to  the  teacher's  incompe- 
tency is  clear  to  the  mind  of  any  investigator.  Now,  as  a 
remedy,  I  would  suggest  that  ever}'  teacher  learn  how  to 
write  well  before  attempting  to  teach  the  tlwonj.  In 
view  of  the  fact  thiit  many  of  our  teachers  have  grown 
old  in  their  ninH,  I  would  suggest  that  inasmuch  ait  they 
can't  demonstrate  by  actual  practice  that  they  know  any- 
thing at  all  about  writing,  that  they  get  a  S<'ript  Reading 
Chart  and  let  the  child  learn  to  read  script  and  copy  it 
from  the  chart,  where  it  is  found  nearly  perfect.  I  have 
seen  children  at  seven  years  of  age  write  a  legible  hand 
when  writing  without  a  copy. 

What  our  children  need  is  well  directed  practice  and 
plenty  of  it  every  day. 

The  neat,  legible  writer  will  be  neat  and  careful  in  other 
things  as  well,  and  there  is  no  lea,son  in  our  public  schools 
by  which  a  teacher  can  teach  neatness  and  carefulness  so 
well  OS  in  writing— two  very  essential  qualities  in  the 
make  up  of  a  thorough  business  man.  A  teacher  who  is 
careless  in  his  manner  will  invariably  expose  it  in  his 
writing.  Ever)'  board  of  education  should  look  well  to  it 
that  the  teacher  writes  a  good  plain  hand.  It  ineans 
more  than  merely  ajisisting  children  to  learn  writing.  It 
means  fitting  them  to  become  careful  and  accurate  busi- 
ness men. 

Children  were  formerly  considered  too  young  to  leain 
to  write  before  they  wore  eight  or  ten  years  old.  Now 
our  most  advanced  teachers  start  the  child  with  writing 
us  soon  na  it  enters  school  and  at  a  time  when  it  has  an 
abundance  of  time  for  iiracticc. 

I  believe  by  using  this  plan  in  connection  with  script 
charts  the  problem  is  solved  ;  yet  some  of  our  leading  (?) 
educators  (invariably  poor  penmen),  maintain  that  the 
"  living  "  copy  is  better  than  a  dead  one  ;  and  they  claim 
as  stoutly  a  pujiil  should  never  study  false  s.vntax. 
Where's  the  logic »  Luckily  our  Business  Colleges  are 
filling  the  gap  or  we  should  have  no  men  fitted  tor  busi- 

"'■"■'<■  (}EO,  W.  OOLBOKN. 

Umfluu,  N.  l)i,k. 


i  amt.  O^rcvmS 


■A    FAD   AND   A    FREAK. 


Vcrllcul  VVrllliiii  Itevie 
orjnillniiu.  A  >ii|)ei- 
llla  Unas  on  u  Fad. 


eil    liv    Clinuilli 


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Chandler  H.  Peirce,  supervisor  of  penmanship  in  the 
public  schools  of  Evansville,  Ind.,  is  in  town  with  a  good 
sized  arsenal  with  which  to  fight  the  advocates  of  "  verti- 
i-al  "  writing,  a  new  style  of  penmanship  which  he  sets 
down  as  a  "  fad  and  a  freak."  Friday  afternoon,  in  the 
business  educational  depal'tmont,  there  will  be  a  clash  be- 
tween the  advocates  of  the  two  systems,  and  Professor 
I'eirceexiiects  tobeiuit.— A'jiirr,  Vol.,  Times. 


VERTICAL   WRITING. 

A   Fad,  a  FreaU.  n  Fraud,  a  Fake,  and  a  Far  FeloI.ed. 
KnliiiluuH.  Fallacious  Fixzle. 

Among  the  many  points  claimed  for  vertical  writing 
but  one  is  justly  sustained,  viz.,  form,  and  that  could  come' 
to  any  style  of  writing  produced  under  similar  conditions 
torm  gives  legibility  and,  with  the  beginner,  is  the  leading 
id,'!!,  but  later  on  it  constitutes  a  very  suniJl  part  of  a  prac- 
tical handwriting.  Foiin  production  m  its  incipiency  is 
nothing  short  of  drawing,  and  must  always  so  be  consid- 
eriHl  until,  through  moveinent,  it  crystializes  into  writing 
Drawing  is  aeccssmly  a  slow  and  laliorious  process,  hence 
.anuot  serve  an  ideal  purpose.  When  movement  is  not 
taught  (I  meim  scientific  movement),  rapidity,  freedom 
ease,  endunmcc  and  many  other  i>ss<entials  are  not  learned' 

!■  oriu  IS  only  luie  of  the  many  things  conducive  to  prac- 
tical writing.  ,md  even  this,  in  its  purity,  is  not  necessary 
No  Cham  IS  stmnger  than  its  weakest  Imk,  and  no  writing 
IS  so  poor  as  that  which  secures  form  at  the  expense  of 
even-thing  else.  ' 

Rapidity  means  eiglit  and  ten  strokes  per  second  ■  the 
use  of  the  muscles  of  the  ann  ;  a  combined  action,  mth 
the  leiust  possible  f„,.i,oB  .  t,,^.  ^,,.^,,^  „,  ,  ^^^^ 

with  the  minimum  of  small ;  nith  chiWren.  a  training  in 
"chools""'"  ""'""'''''  ""■  '■"•^■"""diate  grades  of  our  public 

If  whole  numbers  and  fractions  constitute  arith- 
mKic,  then  a  knowledge  of  the  former  only  would  not  be 
suflicieut  to  meet  eveo'  re<iuirement.  If  form  and  move- 
ment ai-e  the  pnme  e,s.*ntiaLs  of  writing,  then  the  former 
IS  oul>  a  p,u't  ,rf  the  whole.  Whole  numbers  are  aU  well 
enough  yet  who  would  bt-  considewl  at  all  practical  with- 
o«  a  knowle<lge  of  fnictions  v  Form,  m,it  certai,^  te 
not  to  be  Ignored,  yet  who  could  lay  claim  to  practical 
wntmg  who  <bd  m,t  pos.sess  the  adaptation  of  movemeuTv 


Vertical  writing  means  that  the  downward  strokes 
are  at  right  angles  with  the  base  line.  I  have  never  seen 
any  practical  vertical  writing.  Applying  speed  to  drawn 
vertical  forms  either  produces  slant  or  destroys  legibility. 
Experiments  have  conclusively  proved  that  the  child's 
hand  must  rest  on  the  side  while  drawing  the  vertical 
forms.  The  pen  point  cannot  be  seen  if  held  in  the  proper 
(reputed)  position.  Proper  pen  holding  comes  through 
the  application  of  movement  and  no  child  can  wiite  with 
ease  and  confidence  who  cannot  glide  rapidly  over  the 
paper. 

Vertical  action  does  not  give  .speed,  because  scientific 
movement  will  not  adjust  itself  to  forms  other  than  those 
in  harmony  \vith  letters  which  diverge  the  least  from  the 
line  of  writing  and  accord  the  best  with  the  mechanism 
employed.  C.  H.  Peirce. 

Eransrille,  Ind. 


Wide  Spaced  Writing. 

For  a  hundred  years  or  more,  teachers  of  writing 
have  given  exercises  made  of  letters  %vith  very  wide 
spacing  between  letters  to  break  up  the  cramped- 
finger  action.  These  exercises  are  most  excellent 
and  if  written  properly  cannot  fail  to  break  up  a 
cramped  movement.  We  have  noticed  many  cases 
where  practice  on  this  style  of  exercise  has  been 
carried  to  such  excess  that  it  is  impossible  for  the 
popil  to  shake  it  ofif,  and  a  result  the  every  day  work 
of  the  pupil  is  wide  spaced— a  running  hand,  not  so 
rapidly  written  as  it  looks  and  certainly  not  e:isy  to 
read. 


HE'S   FORNINST   VERTICAL  WRITING. 

Writlna.Slioiild    Be  Properly  Tnnihl  lu  N'ormBl 
.OcIiooIb,  snyB    Mr.   llolinrs. 

To  Editor  Penman's  Art  .Ioirx.vl  :  It  is  time  for  all 
interested  in  penmanship  to  put  in  a  word  for  or  against 
vertical  writing. 

Chandler  H.  Peirce,  in  the  May  number  of  The  Jour- 
nal, has  touched  a  keynote,  let  all  listen  to  its  ring. 

Many  people  who  know  little  or  nothing  about  penman 
ship  think  that  vertical  ^vriting  is  something  new,  but 
such  is  not  the  case  ;  it  is  a  mummy,  a  fossil  that  has  been 
dug  up  and  which  has  and  is  lieing  sprung  upon  the  people 
by  those  who  wish  to  lengthen  their  own  purse  or  for 
some  other  selfish  motive. 

It  is  practically  the  evil  that  Father  Spencer  toiled  so 
faithfully  to  extirpate.  I  would  call  the  attention  of  all 
who  admire  the  beautiful  to  the  wide  difference  between 
the  copies  in  The  Journal  by  C.  P.  Zaner  and  those  by 
A.  F.  Newlands. 

I  would  also  have  those  who  are  looking  for  speed  alone 
place  the  copies  by  Mr.  Newlands,  just  mentioned,  beside 
the  copies  in  the  lessons  by  L.  M.  Thornburgh,  and  if  the 
greater  speed  is  not  discernible  in  the  latter,  the  pereon  in 
question  must  needs  consult  an  oculist,  for  their  eyesight 
must  be  gl'eatly  impaired. 

One  does  not  lift  the  pen  in  writing  the  longest  words  ; 
the  other  frequently  raises  the  pen  in  words  of  two  letters 
and  twice  in  words  of  three,  and  so  on.  Can  that  be  the 
speed  they  talk  so  much  about  'f 

In  order  to  write,  vertical  or  otherwise,  %vith  ease  and 
speed,  one  must  keep  proper  position  and  attiiin  con-ect 
movement,  and  as  Jno.  B.  Uifford,  Supt.  of  Schools,  Pea- 
body,  Mass.,  writes  in  your  Aiiril  issue,  the  advocates  of 


EXAMPLE  OK  WIDE-SPACED  WRITING   PHOTO-ENGRAVED  FROM  WRITING   BV   PUIll  IC  SCHOOL  PUPIL, 


We  present  herewith  a  sample  of  the  writing  of 
a  pupil  who  was  given  this  style  of  exercise  as  a 
means  to  break  up  a  cramped  movement— not  as  the 
end  to  be  attained.  From  the  specimens  we  have 
examined  we  fear  that  the  means  have  displaced 
the  end.  The  pupil  doesn't  seem  to  be  able  to  shake 
it  off  readily. 

The   American   System   of   Vertical 
Writing. 

So  much  interest  has  been  aroused  by  vertical  writing 
that  The  Journal  has  shown,  and  will  continue  to  show, 
examples  of  writing  in  this  style  from  the  best  vertical 
writers  and  the  leading  copy-hook  systems.  Only  by  ex- 
amining the  claims  and  writing  of  the  advocates  of  the 
vertical  can  our  readers  determine  whether  it  is  a  "  fad  " 
or  an  improvement.  We  have  given  much  valuable  space 
to  discussions,  specimens,  etc.,  and  in  following  out  our 
plan  to  acquaint  our  readere  with  the  best  examples  and 
best  thoughts  along  this  line,  we  have  shown  a  few  lines 
from  several  vertical  copy-books.  This  month  we  present 
an  example  of  writing  taken  from  the  copy-books  of  the 
"  American  System  of  Vertical  Writing  "  published  by  the 
Amencan  Book  Co.,  New  York,  Cincinnati,  Chicago 

The  publishers  of  these  books  make  the  following  claims 
for  their  books  ; 

.1.  It  allows  the  pupils  to  sit  in  a  natural  postition- 
namely.  fronting  the  desk. 

•i.  Both  eyes  are  exercised  equally,  thus  minimizing  the 
chances  of  injury.  The  hand  is  not  cramped  as  in  sloninir 
writing.  ^     ^ 

:!.  The  writing  is  more  legible. 

4.  It  preserves  characteristics  of  individual  style. 

■■j.  It  is  more  easily  learned. 

8.  It  requires  from  thirty  to  forty  percent,  less  space 
than  slanting  wntmg. 

7.  It  can  be  written  more  quickly  and  with  less  labor 

8  bmce  vertical  writmg  requiies  less  time,  less  labor 
and  less  space,  it  demands  less  material  and  hence  costs 
less  than  other  systems. 

ii.  It  removes  causes  of  disorder  in  the  school-room  as 
the  position  of  the  pupils  does  not  favor  sprawUng  upon 
the  desk  and  interference. 


vertical  writing  who  seem  to  have  any  idea  of  what  they 
are  talking  about  seem  to  have  in  mind,  "  Finger  move- 
ment pm-e  and  simple." 

I  would  Uke  to  inquire  by  what  moral  right  the  superin- 
tendents of  schools  (how  many  of  them  can  write  a  speedy 
and  legible  hand  ? )  have  to  experiment  (as  they  own)  with 
the  pupils  under  their  charge  ?  Do  they  expect  in  after 
years  when  these  chUdren  have  become  men  and  women 
and  their  experiments  may  have  proved  failures— do  they 
expect  those  experimented  upon  to  rise  up  and  call  them 
blessed  ?  This  is  far  too  much  to  expect ;  lucky  will  they 
be  it  the  prayers  of  such  remain  unanswered. 

If,  as  per  Geo.  A.  Bay  &  Co.'s  advertisement,  the  best 
physicians  of  the  world  claim  that  slant  writing  is  largely 
responsible  for  the  prevalence  of  diseases  of  the  eye  and 
spine,  one  who  understands  the  subject  must  conclude  that 
such  physicians  are  seeking  notoriety  by  exposing  their 
ignorance. 

The  saying  of  P.  T.  Barnum  that  people  want  to  be  hum- 
bugged is  as  true  to-day  as  ever,  but  the  application  of  a 
little  common  sense  will  reveal  the  fact  that  it  is  sheer 
nonsense  to  say  that  it  is  more  harmful  to  sit  at  a  desk  to 
write  one  slant  thau  another,  providing  one  assumes  a  cor- 
rect position. 

To  have  legible,  rapid  writers  in  our  public  schools  we 
must  have  teachers  that  know  how  to  write  and  how  to 
teach  writing  as  it  should  be  taught— that  is,  in  a  sensible, 
common  sense  manner  ;  the  place  to  begin  is  where  teach- 
ers are  taught  :  very  Uttle  attention  is  given  to  this  in  our 
Normal  schools.  It  should  not  be  so.  AW  Holmes 
Halrm,  Musx.  '  '     ", 


It  Strikes  Me  That 

It  is  recorded  there  once  arose  a  king  over  Egypt  who 
knew  not  Joseph.  So  it  strikes  me  there  have  arisen 
progressive  (?)  penmen  whose  ignorance  of  the  value  of  P 
R.  Spencer's  life  work  prevents  their  doing  honor  to  Ais 
memory. 

It  is  illogical  to  imagine  that  perfect  copies  should  not 
be  written  becjiuse  pupils  might  be  discom'aged  at  the 
sight  of  them. 

IS  penmen  are  to  write  imperfect  copies  for  the  encour- 
agement of  .«T«„./c,-s,  why  should  Christian.-  not  live 
.'  Iiihewarm  "  lires  for  the  encouragement  of  .finners. 


"<^cnma/i^  QytiC  oJ^tctna^ 


It  JH  no  more  necessary  for  a  pupil's  progress  that  his 
teacher  shall  verbally  dissect  the  body  to  esplaio  where 
motionH  come  from  than  it  is  to  describe  at  diuiier  all  the 
fliypHtin-  ftprrations  of  the  stomtirft  to  aid  him  in  the 
assiniilation  of  food.  One  nauseates  the  mind  as  much 
as  the  latter  would  the  bodij. 

One  fallacy  connected  with  teaching  Iwginners  com- 
bined movement  is  that  on  account  of  the  fact  that 
pupils  have  originally  learned  finrjcr  movnncnt  and  not 
forffirm,  you  are  put  under  the  necessity  of  asking  them 
to  combine  a  thing  they  have  not  with  one  they  have 

How  can  you  mix  wine  and  water  if  you  have  no  wine  'f 

hearn  pure  forcfinn  first;  «/^pr  you  have  mastered  it 
but  not  till  then,  can  you  combine  it  with  something  else  ; 
if,  however,  you  attempt  to  do  so  beforehand  your  com- 
bined movement  will  be  about  an  fingcry  as  the  above 
mentioned  fluid  would  be  xvafcry. 

J.  Howard  Baldwin. 

iicntinfflou,   Ohio. 


Truth    in   a  Joke. 

Little  Dot  ;  "  Teacher  says  that  we  needn't  all  learn  to 

write  the  same  hand." 
Mamma  :  "  That  pleases  you,  doesn't  it  ?  " 
Little  Dot  :  "  Why,  no  !    It's  ]ust  as  hard  to  learn  one 

way  as  another.     Now,  if  she'd  only  tell  us  we  needn't  all 

spell  the  same  way,  there'd  be  some  comfort  in  it^'—Sfrret 

ct  Smith's  (loud  Nrivs. 


Answers   to   Correspondents. 

The  object  of  this  department  is  to  answer  questions 
IwrtiniMit  to  the  field  covered  by  The  Journal,  and  of 
gcnrrnl  intrrosf.  We  invite  questions  within  the  scope 
of  The  Joi'rnal's  work.— Ed. 

E.  M.  H.,  Washington.— What  is  the  best  system  of 
'*  rolling  hand  "  penmanship  ? 

Ans.— Wedon't  know  whether  you  mean  "round-hand  " 
or  "  vertical  "  or  both.  We  cannot  recommend  sys*"ems  of 
writing,  etc.  Read  The  Journal's  advertising  columns, 
as  about  all  the  good  things  in  the  i>enmanship  line  are  to 
be  found  advertised  therein. 

R.  W.  Henley,  England.  —  Will  purple  ink  photo- 
ongrave  y 

Ans.— No  ;  any  good  black  ink  will  engrave,  but  India 
ink  produces  the  best  engraved  line. 

Stenographer,  St.  Loui»,  Mo.— Howcanlleam  to  wiite  ? 
What  system  is  best  for  business  writing  ? 

Ans.— Subscribe  for  The  Journal  and  follow  the  in- 
structions. The  style  of  writing  in  Mr.  Thoraburgh's  les- 
sons is  good  for  business. 

W.  F.  B.,  Carpenter.  HI.— (1)  I  use  Arnold's  Japan  ink 
but  have  great  difficulty  in  mixing  it  so  as  to  produce  a 
light  hair  line  and  a  deep  black  shade.  Please  tell  me  how 
to  dilute  it.  (2)  Does  gum  arable  produce  a  fine  or  a 
rough  line  if  ink  is  diluted  with  it  ?  (3)  Is  Japan  ink  good 
after  being  more  than  eighteen  months  old  ? 

Ans.  (1)  Dilute  with  "  Aniolds  Writing  Fluid  "  or  any 
good  fluid.  Add  a  little  at  a  lime  until  the  Japan  ink  is 
reduced  to  the  right  degree  of  fluidity.  The  most  expert 
penmen  cjire  but  little  for  the  sticky,  glossy  effect  so  much 
desired  by  younger  penmen.  Walkden's  (oiu-  favonte).  or 
Arnold's  Japan  inks,  if  used  in  proportion  of  one-third 
fluid  and  twt>-thirds  Japan,  at  the  start,  will  be  found  to 
give  a  clear  light  line  and  almost  black  shade,  with  beauti- 
ful gloss.  Add  more  fluid  as  evaporation  progresses.  ('2j 
Gum  arabic  thickens  rather  than  dilutes  ink  and  produces 
a  rough  rather  than  a  fine  line.  Use  it  sparingly,  (3) 
Yes,  unless  too  much  evaporated.  Recently  we  found  a 
bottle  of  ink  that  resisted  all  attempts  to  dilute  it  and  we 
were  compelled  to  throw  it  away.  This  happens  but  sel- 
dom.   However,  there  is  no  perfect  ink  made. 


VERTICAL    WRITING    IN    ST.    PAUL. 

I>Ir.  MuiitlN  ExprriiucuiN. 

To  THE  Enmut  of  The  Journal: 

I  am  testing  the  vertical  winting  in  about  fifty  class- 
rooms and  iu  all  grades,  and  have  annved  at  the  following 
conclusions- viz  :  It's  all  nght.  this  vertical  style,  if  taught 
from  the  louwst  prinittri/  grades,  and  earned  along  as  the 
pupils  advance  iu  the  grades,  but  it's  very  unwise  to  try  to 
change  pupils'  handwriting  iu  grades  above  the  primary  if 
pupils  have  learned  to  write  fairly  well  the  slanting  hand. 
;i>.  ."id  per  cent,  of  the  pupils  in  all  city  schools  leave  school 
at  the  end  of  the  fourth  year,  ami  if  we  change  the  pupils' 
writing  the  last  year  iu  school  they  go  out  into  the  world 
with  a  mixture— worse,  ten  times  over,  than  even  the  poor 
scrawl  of  the  light  oblique. 

There  is  another  place  in  our  schools  where  the  vertical 
might  be  taught  to  some  advantage,  and  that  is  in  the 
eighth  grade,  where  pupils  have  ax-quired  correct  fonns  of 
letters  and  skill  in  movement.  Here  the  slight  change  in 
jwsition  required  for  the  vertical,  or  slightly  left  oblique, 
can  be  mude  without  playing  hiivoc  with  their  penman- 


ship; and  in  thu^  grade  good  to  some  pupils  may,  yes,  does 
result  from  instruction  in  the  vertical  style.  In  thiis  higher 
grade  the  pupil  shoold  be  given  a  choice  between  the 
slanting  and  the  so-called  vertical ;  compulsion  would,  in 
50  per  cent,  of  the  cases,  ruin  the  pupil's  handwriting. 

Then  the  vertical,  properly  taught,  has  its  proper  place 
in  the  lowest  primary  grades  and  in  the  highest  grammar 
grades,  but  iu  the  latter  it  should  nrver  be  made  coinpnl- 
sonj.  So  much  for  my  experience  with  the  vertical  ^vrit- 
ing. 

I  have  thus  far  been  unable  to  have  pupils  using  the 
vertical  write  with  the  same  speed  as  with  the  right 
oblique— about  one-fourth  more  time  is  required  for  my 
pupils  to  write  the  vertical.  Had  these  pupils  been 
instructed  iu  the  vertical  through  all  the  grades,  I 
doubt  not  they  would  have  written  it  with  equal  rapidity 
with  the  slanting  writing.  You  have  taken  a  broad  view 
of  the  vertical  in  The  Journal. 

J.  D.  Bond,  Supervisor  Writiutf. 

St.  Paul,  Minn. 

VERTICAL   W^RITING    A    FAD. 


Vertical  writing  is  undoubtedly  a  "fad,"  and  will 
have  the  usual  run  of  fads,  and  in  time  largely  subside 
in  the  usual  way,  but  it  will,  in  my  opinion,  exert  a 
decided  influence  upon  the  general  handwriting  of  the 
country.  Vertical  writing  is  a  protest  against  the  ex- 
tremely illegible,  "skip-hop- jump,"  weak  and  character- 
less writing  produced  by  another  "  fad "  that  has 
held  sway  for  years,  called  "  muscidar  movement." 
The  people  as  a  whole,  never  did  take  very  kindly 
to  this  style  of  handwriting  that  has  to  recommend  it 
only  the  one  quahty  of  speed.  I  look,  therefore,  with  in- 
terest upon  this  new  "fad"  that  goes  to  the  other  ex- 
treme. The  final  result,  I  believe,  will  be  to  bring  us 
back  more  nearly  to  the  standard  of  handwriting  in  use 


173 

documents  written  iu  the  latter  are  extant,  the  lines 
in  which  are  clear  and  bright.  The  inks  of  the  pres- 
ent day  are  poorer  than  those  of  a  Renoration  back, 
because  in  this  age  of  adultevation  nothing  escapes 
the  adulterator.  The  same  ingredients  are  used, 
but  in  a  weakened  fonii.  Iron  and  aniline  dyes  are 
the  basis  of  most  inks.  Where  iron  is  used  time 
produces  a  process  of  corrosion,  and  oxidation  gradu- 
ally fadas  to  a  pale  brown.  The  logwood  disappears. 
The  documents  written  in  these  are  kept  in  vaiilts 
where  ventilation  is  bad ;  certain  gases  that  are  de- 
veloped by  the  conditions  act  directly  on  the  inks 
and  hasten  their  disappearance.  If  in  the  middle 
of  the  next  century  a  future  biogi-apher  wants  to 
examine  the  correspondence  of  any  Chicagoan  liv- 
ing to-day  it  isn't  unlikely  he  will  find  in  it  pieces 
of  paper  that  once  was  covered  with  wi-iting  which 
has  passed  away,  leaving  only  pale,  faint  lines.  As 
to  leases,  probably  there  is  some  understanding  of 
these  facts,  for  instruments  that  have  a  long  time 
to  run  are  now  printed." — Chicago  Tribune. 


A    New   Tool    For    Swindlers. 

All  Ariil  Tbul  IHnkl's  Clicik  Rniaillu  Kany  mill  Sal'r. 

Startling  developments  have  been  made  in  the 
Union  Pacific  check  raising  swindle  which  are  cal- 
culated to  alarm  all  corporations  paying  in  checks. 
Tlie  discovery  was  made  that  the  gang  which  oper- 
ated on  the  Union  Pacific  system  have  a  method  of 
erasing  ink  with  acid  which  defies  the  best  chemically 
prepared  paper,  which  is  guaranteed  to  show  the 
slightest  presence  of  acid  or    other   foreign    sub- 


Gl'  Waa/U^  /VVjUIAX  YYUXA-Olli.  J:iAAMJlXjlliX  WvjJLctAaji-  Ji- 


-YYUD^/VXy.  cS^ll-t. 


FKOM  COPY-BOOKS  OF  AMKRICAN  SYSTEM  OF  VERTICAL  WRITING.  PUBLISHED  BY  AMERICAN  HOOK  CO.,  NEW  YORK, 


fifty  years  or  more  ago.  It  will  give  strength  and  char- 
acter. In  the  handwriting  of  the  future  speed  of  execu- 
tion will  not  be  the  only  great  consideration,  because 
shorthand  and  the  typewriter  are  rapidly  relieving  the 
pressure  on  that  point.  G.  W.  Brown. 

Jacksonvil'.e,  III. 


WRITING    IN    SYRACUSE  SCHOOLS. 

I'-ioin  Ilemaiks  lly  O.  I>,  Hill  At  Oiicomn,  N.  Y., 
nivi'tliiK  of  TcailKM-n-  Aaaoclntloii. 

Some  time  ago  I  went  to  Syracuse  to  see  a  system  of 
penmanship  there  of  which  1  had  heard  great  reports,  I 
went  about  the  schools  and  found  children  writing  better 
than  I  could.  Then  I  came  back  and  examined  the  writ- 
ing of  my  own  pupils.  I  found  them  grasping  the  pen 
with  painful  rigidness  and  writing  stifHy  and  illegibly.  1 
was  myself  thrown  out  of  my  first  Regents'  examination 
for  poor  penmanship.  Why  cannot  our  children  learn  to 
write  as  the  children  in  Syracuse  are  taught  to  wiite  ? 

The  Ink    Is   Fading   Away. 

In  Tlie»e  Dny»  Legal  Dociiiu('ul«  Are  Mot   Wrillcn  to 
LiiBI  I,on|[. 

' '  Some  of  the  earlier  ninety -nine  year  leases  made 
in  this  city  were  written  in  inks  that  are  in  great 
danger  of  fading  out  long  before  the  lease  expires," 
said  a  microscopist  and  expert  in  handwriting. 
•  ■  There  is  not  an  ink  on  the  market  but  will  fade 
seriously  in  thirty  years.  My  business  requires  me 
to  be  informed,  and  I  purchase  samples  of  every 
ink  I  hear  of  and  submit  them  to  microscojnc  and 
chemical  examination.  I  base  what  I  have  said  on 
the  results  reached  in  those  examinations.  The 
inks  made  thirty  or  forty  years  ago  were  not  so  good 
as  those  of  the  preceding  three  centuries,  for  many 


stances.  The  amount  secured  by  the  gang  i.s  not 
yet  known,  but  it  is  not  as  large  as  at  first  sup- 
posed. The  fact  is  not  regarded  as  of  much  im- 
portance as  compared  with  the  new  process  which 
is  puzzling  the  company's  chemists  and  detectives. 
The  paper  on  which  the  checks  are  printed  has  been 
regarded  until  now  as  being  absolutely  proof  against 
manipulations,  but  the  ojjerations  of  the  gang  of 
experts  shattered  all  claims  of  inventors  of  the 
paper  that  the  invention  is  acid  proof. 

The  checks  which  were  rai.sed  failed  to  show  a 
single  era.sure  mark,  and  the  amount  of  the  check 
in  figures  in  the  right  hand  comer,  as  well  as  the 
«Titten  amount  in  the  body  of  the  cneck,  were 
wiped  out  as  completely  as  if  a  cloth  had  been  used 
in  removing  dust  from  a  table  top.  Not  content 
with  removing  the  figures,  in  one  instance  the  name 
of  the  employee  was  removed  and  a  new  name  sub- 
stituted, showing  they  had  mastered  the  secret 
completely. 

The  pugilist's  a  penman  great— 

His  pen  he  gaily  phes; 
And  oftener  he  dots  his  own 

Than  his  opponett's  eyes. 

— /'iicA-. 


Iiiroriiiatioii  AVaiited. 

We  should  like  to  boar  from  any  of  our  friends 
who  may  have  had  business  dealings  with  R.  J 
Maclean,  of  the  Atlanta  Business  College,  Atlanta, 
Gra.  Cii'cumstances  arising  from  our  dealings  with 
this  man  justify  a  searching  inquiry  into  his  methods. 
Such  an  investigation  we  have  set  on  foot,  and  par 
ticulars  will  be  given  in  due  season. 


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Editorial  Comment. 

Il'yitinff  of  iroreiffn   Teachcrn. 

Business  took  us  to  the  rooms  of  the  New  York 
Board  of  Education  not  long  ago,  and  noticing  nine- 
teen young  men  and  women  busily  engaged  in  writ- 
ing, in  very  poor  jiositions,  we  asked  the  gentleman 
in  charge  what  they  were  doing.  He  informed  us 
that  they  were  taking  the  examination  for  posi- 
tions as  teachers  in  the  evening  schools,  A  dozen 
or  more  nationalities  were  represented  by  these 
nineteen  people,  and  all  had  obtained  their  edu- 
cations abroad.  We  made  a  hasty  examination  of 
the  WTiting  and  position  of  the  applicants.  Not  one 
was  in  a  correct  position,  although  there  was  plenty 
of  desk  room  and  a.  comfortable  seat.  Not  one  wrote 
a  good  rapid  business  hand.  After  years  of  experi- 
ence with  thousands  of  American  public  school 
teachers  (as  poor  as  their  writing  is  thought  to  be, 
and  it  a  poor  enough,  too),  we  doubt  if  you  could 
pick  nineteen  at  random  who  would  make  so  poor  a 
show  in  writing  and  position  as  did  these  nineteen 
foreigners. 

Slant  ill  SaHpt  sign    Wi-IHiig. 

In  a  five  mile  ride  through  the  shopping  district  of 
Broadwiiy  and  Sixth  avenue,  we  counted  sixty-one 
script  signs;  Fifty-six  of  the  sixty-one  were  in  ".slant 
and  five  were  vertical.  This  may  be  a  straw  to  show 
which  way  sign  script  slants.  Not  one  sign  in  a  hun 
dred  was  in  script— a  fact  which  surprised  us. 

Nine  out  of  every  ten  signs  on  Broadway,  New 
York,  are  in  capitals,  although  lower  case  letters  are 
considered  plainer  and  more  stylish. 

It  seems  strange  to  a  penman  that  type-founders 
do  not  produce  a  more  artistic  script  type  than  the 
fonts  yet  put  on'the  market. 


Ifhy   Are    Lidji   Commercial   Teaehera  AoC  in 
Uemani? 

In  this  age  of  "  new  '  women,  why  is  it  that  lady 
teachers  are  not  wanted  in  commercial  schools  V  We 
know  of  several  well  qualified  ladies,  business  women 
with  good  educations  and  normal  training,  who  can- 
not secure  employment  as  teachers  of  commercial 
branches.     Why  is  this  ? 


Editors  Calendar. 


Three  good  addresses  and  something  about  a  school 
— thikty-seventh  anniversary  exercises,  pack- 
ARD COLLEGE,  MAY  31,  1895.  Published  by  S.  S. 
Packard.  Packard's  Business  College,  New  York. 
So  many  good  things  were  said  in  the  add  resses  by  Mayor 
Strong,  Dr.  Rainsford  and  Hon.  Theodore  Roosevelt,"  at 
Mr.  Packard's  late  commencement,  that  Mr.  Packard  has 
had  them  preserved  by  issuing  them  in  neat  paper  cover. 
Mayor  Strong's  endorsement  of  business  coileges  in  gen- 
eral and  the  Packard  College  in  particular,  is  stronger 
and  of  more  benefit  to  business  colleges  than  even  Presi- 
dent Garfield's  famoiis  speech,  coming  as  it  does  from  a 
business  man  who  has  employed  hundreds  of  business  col- 
lege trained  young  men  and  women,  and  a  man  who  has 
made  so  conspicuous  a  success  in  the  fields  of  businpss  and 
politics.  Business  college  proprietors  should  give  this  ad- 
dress a  wide  circulation.  It  may  be  found  entire  in  the 
June  number  of  The  Journal.  Business  colleges  owe 
much  to  Mr.  Packard  for  securing  so  prominent  a  man  as 
Mayor  Strong  to  talk  about  business  colleges,  and  they 
owe  a  vote  of  thanks  tothe  Mayor  for  his  commendatory 
words. 


The    1895    Meeting   of   the   Business 
Educators. 

The  Denver  meeting  of  the  Business  Educators' 
Association  of  America  was  successful  and  enj  oyable. 
Denver  was  a  most  delightful  host,  and  the  side- 
trips  through  Colorado's  glorious  mountain  region 
furnished  enjoyment  to  all, 


Below  will  be  found  an  outline  of  the  programme 
and  brief  report  of  the  proceedings : 

1.  President's  Address,  by  J.  M.  Mehau.  Des 
Moines.  Iowa. 

3.  Exchangeable  Value  of  the  Alliance  of  Business 
Educators'  Association  with  the  National  Educa- 
tional Association,  by  Mrs.  Siira  A.  Spencer.  Wash- 
ington. D.  C. 

3.  Guaranteeing  Positions  or  Fraudulent  Adver- 
tising, by  J.  W.  Warr,  Moline,  Illinois. 

4.  The  Ethical  Side  of  Business  Training,  by  D. 
W.  Springer,  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan. 

5.  Merits  and  Demerits  of  Vertical  Writing,  C.  H. 
Peii'ce.  Evansville,  Indiana. 

6.  Business  Practice,  C.  C.  Marshall,  Eureka, 
California. 

The  president  in  his  address  recommended  that 
a  committee  be  appointed  to  discuss  certain  subjects 
and  report  for  further  discussion  at  the  next  meet- 
ing of  the  association.  Further,  that  a  leader  be 
appointed  to  prepare  a  history  of  business  educa- 
tion. The  committee  on  president's  address  re 
ported  favorably  on  these  recommendations,  and  the 
probabilities  are  that  the  new  turn  of  affaii's  will 
give  greater  interest  to  the  association  than  ever. 
Both  sessions  of  the  association  were  well  attended. 
Many  teachers  of  the  public  schools  were  in  the 
audience.  Great  enthusiasm  prevailed  and  the 
members  had  a  good  time  generally. 

Mrs.  Spencer  showed  in  her  paper  the  value  of  the 
National  Association  to  the  B.  E.  A.,  and  also  the 
value  of  the  B.  E.  A.  to  the  National  Association, 
in  a  most  full  and  comprehensive  manner. 

Mr.  WaiT  denounced  the  guaranteeing  of  posi- 
tions, and  said  that  business  colleges  would  not  hold 
the  place  they  deserved  in  the  public  estimation  un- 


;  J.  F.  BRitHV,  JOURNAL  office  ;  , 


'KycA/na/Ci  QyCt£d^(UA/L^ 


111  tliev  calle*!  things  by  their  right  names.  He  ques- 
tioned the  propriety  of  speaking  of  Mc^wa/ business 
practice. 

D.  W.  Springer  of  Ann  Arbor.  Michigan,  spoke  of 
tJie  onwrtunitiea  of  the  teacher  of  the  business 
liranches  to  imjjresB  ethical  lessons. 

Chandler  H.  Peirce.  Evansville,  Indiana,  in  de- 
I'lise  of  slanting  writing,  antagonized  the  vertical 
t'-Uows.  who  proceeded  to  take  a  "  whack  "  at  him 
\\  lien  lie  was  done.  C.  H.  never  fails  to  stir  up  the 
ll'>iis  on  tlie  opjjosite  side. 

< '.  ('-  Marsliall  of  Eureka.  California,  stood  up  for 

iJnsiness  Practice  from  Start  to  Finish,"  and  his 
|)aijer  elicited  a  spirited  discussion. 

Mr.  Frank  Goodman  of  Nashville.  Tennessee,  was 
elected  president  for  the  incoming  year;  D.  W. 
Springer  of  Ann  Arbor.  Michigan,  first  vice-presi- 
<li:'nt:  J.  W.  Warr,  Moline,  Illinois,  secretary  and 
tn-asm-er  (Mr.  McCord  having  resigned),  and  Mrs. 
Sara  Spencer  of  Washington,  D.  C,  chairman  of 
the  executive  committee. 

THE  JOURNAL'S  OLD  GUARD  OF  HONOR. 


Tbiril    1S<».3    IColl    (nil. 

iiifh  thia  is  not  considered  a  season  for  clubs.  The 
Im-s  many  friends  who  are  clubbere  "  in  season  and 
Many  of  our  friends  have  sent  us  in  quite 


■.l<liit)sliitcl.v.    C.  n.  Pi- 


Writing.  Evans- 
1  the  Evans- 
tho  front  in 
.  IIS  an  ally. 


,  in  each ;  W. 
Denver,  Colo.,  9; 
Vi^j .  and  Zanerian 
u  I!  \-  S.  B.  est. 
A.  Braniger. 
idey's  C.  C. 

.  !      ih  Iiist..   DllV- 


cable  in  this  case.  He  said.  '*  Oh,  R is  a  fine  player. 

Why  he  can  'play  '  Home,  Sweet  Home '  with  variations 
so  nicely  that  you  will  not  know  what  it  is."  V^ariety  and 
capital]  etters  may  be  ;dl  well  enough,  but  I  believe  I  can 
seciu-e  better  results  by  teaching  one  or  two  good  forms 
of  capital  letters  than  to  diviae  a  student's  practice  among 
a  dozen.  Away  with  these  foolish  notions  ! 
Respectful!  V, 

P.  T.  Benton. 
Green  Hay,  Wis. 

Curious   Collection   of   Pens. 

At  the  prison  of  St.  Paul,  at  Lyons,  where  Caserio  lay 
under  sentence  of  death,  there  is  a  ciu-ious  collection  of 
pens.  They  are  pens  with  which  the  executioners  have 
signed  the  regulation  receipts  for  the  prisoner  handed  over 
to  them  to  be  guillotined.  At  each  execution  a  fresh  pen 
is  used  for  the  purpose,  and  the  ink  is  left  to  dry  upon  it. 
The  pen  vrith  which  M.  Deibler  signed  the  receipt  for 
Caserio  is  now  in  the  collection. 


Poor   Writing. 

Mr.  Charles  Dudley  Warner  is  credited  with  telling  a 
war-time  story  at  his  own  expense.  He  was  editor  of  a 
daily  paper  in  Hartford,  and  was  doing  his  best  to  arouse 
the  patriotism  of  his  readers.     (_)ne  day  a  type-setter  came 


175 

condition,  which  misguided  friends  and  teachers  have 
tjiught  them  to  look  upon  as  an  original  sin,  which  must 
be  fought  against  until  overcome. 

If  you  would  l)e  kind  to  the  left-hnnded  child,  let  him 
alone,  or  else  encourage  amibdexterity. 

S.  D.  MoxLEY,  In  Join'-iial  of  E<hication. 

Bristol,  li.  I. 


Too  Much  System. 

••  There's  too  dam  much  system  in  this  school  business," 
growled  Tommy.  "Just  because  I  snickered  a  little  the 
monitor  tm-ned  me  over  to  the  teacher  and  the  teacher 
turned  me  over  to  the  principal  and  the  principal  turned 
me  over  to  paw." 

"  Was  that  all  ?  " 

"  No.     "  Paw  turned  me  over  his  knee." — Jmliaunpnfis 


JOM 


Modern    Education. 


Looking  over  the  curriculum  of  one  of  our  high  schools 
and  conning  the  examination  papers  at  a  certain  com- 
mencement we  could  not  help  thinking  : 

That  we  teach  the  children  Danish, 

Trigonometry  and  Spanish  ; 

Fill  their  heads  with  old-time  notions, 

And  the  secrets  of  the  oceans  ; 


y_.,y!!^^^t,.'-e;^~^f'-c.^<^-'-^^  '  — 


(  «>lu. ,  Martin  Nuss, 
iilif. ;  \V.  L.  Osborn, 
litin's  B.  C,  Lincoln, 
B.  H.  Parrish.  Evei'- 


BUSINESS    (?)    CAPITALS. 


Why  is  it  that  a  number  of  our  "  best "  penmen  wiU 
persist  in  making  and  allowing  the  publisher  of  our  pen- 
men's papei"s  to  print  forms  of  letters  which,  as  far  as 
execution  is  concerned,  may  ho  models  of  skill,  but  which 
only  the  initiated  can  identify  •■ 

The  term  "  BiL-^ino^s  Writing  ■'  is  a  broad  one,  but  I  do 
not  think  it  broatl  enough  to  include  many  of  the  samples 
brought  out  by  many  of  our  professional  brethren. 

1  have  a  lawyer  fiieud  in  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  who 
writes  what  he  calls  a  "business  hand,"  i.e.,  it's  fm.tiness 
to  read  it  (I  can  heartily  say.  Amen).  Perhaps  that  is 
what  our  brethren  mean  when  they  parade  those  *  ■  things  ' ' 
as  "  Business  Writing." 

I  have  selected  a  set  of  capitals  from  the  forms  printed 
in  The  Journal  and  Wp.steni  Penman,  at  various  times 
dxuing  the  past  two  years,  which  will  better  servo  to  illus- 
trate my  point. 

Many  of  these  forms  were  written  by  men  well  known 
in  the  profession  and  1  have  faithfully  tried  to  follow  copy. 

It  seems  to  me  that  we  ought  not  only  to  teach  plain 
forms  of  lettens  but  to  practice  what  we  preach  and  use 
them. 

These  fonus  remind  me  of  a  fiddler  whom  I  once  knew 
in  Southern  Michigan,  who  was  a  pretty  good  player  as 
country  fiddlers  go.  I  overheard  two  young  men  discuss- 
ing the  ments  of  this  selfsame  violinist  and  the  remark 
made  by  one  of  them  struck  me  as  being  specially  appli- 


BlISINESS  (?)  WRITING.      ACCOMPANYING  PAI'EK    BY  P.  T.  BENTON. 


in  from  the  composing  room  and  planted  himself  before 
the  editor. 

"Well,  Mr.  Warner,"  he  said,  "I  have  determined  to 
enlist." 

With  mingled  sensations  of  pride  and  responsibility  the 
editor  replied  that  he  was  glad  to  see  that  the  man  felt 
the  call  of  duty. 

"  Oh,  it  isn't  that,"  answered  the  compositor,  "  but  I'd 
rather  be  shot  than  try  to  set  any  more  of  yoiu*  copy." 


The   Use   of   the    Left    Hand. 

\VTiile  I  read  with  pleasure  Dr.  W.  A.  Mowry's  loving 
tribute  to  his  old  teacher,  in  a  recent  issue  of  your  paper, 
1  cannot  understand  his  thankfulness  that  she  prevented 
his  using  his  pen  in  the  left  hand,  which  in  his  ciise,  as  in 
about  7  per  cent,  of  mankind,  was  virtually  the  right 
hand.  1  find  it  vei-y  hard  ;to  forgive  my  early  teachers 
for  thumping  the  fingers  of  my  left  hand  imtil  I  consented 
to  writ«  with  the  other  hand.  For  more  than  thirty 
yeai-s  I  struggled  several  hours  a  day  writing  as  my 
teachers  taught  me.  But  I  was  a  poor  writer.  At  last 
the  outraged  nerves  and  muscles  of  my  right  hand  gave 
out.  I  was  then  forced  to  take  the  pen  in  the  left  hand. 
After  this,  an  exercise  which  had  always  been  a  drudgery 
beciime  a  delight,  and  my  manuscripts  were  a  relief  to  the 
printer,  and  a  comfort  to  myself  when  before  an  audience. 

No  reason  worthy  of  a  moment's  consideration,  so  far 
as  I  know,  has  ever  been  given  for  using  the  pen  exclu- 
sively in  the  light  hand,  and  I  am  glad  to  observe  in 
schools  and  places  of  business  that  the  old  prejudice 
aganst  Icft-handedness  is  fast  disappearing. 

1  have  studied  this  subject  for  years,  and  find  that  in 
most  cases  the  awkward  fingers  are  on  hands  which  are 
resisting  nature. 

I  have  yet  to  find  any  awkward  left-handed  men  or 
women  who  have  not  been  made  so  by  becoming  overself- 
consciouB  concerning  a  by  no  means  uncommon  physical 


And  the  cimeform  inscriptions, 
From  the  laud  of  the  Egyptians, 
Learn  the  date  of  every  battle  ; 
Know  the  habits  of  the  cattle  ; 
Know  the  date  of  every  crowning  ; 
Read  the  poetry  of  Browning  ; 
Make  them  show  a  preference 
For  each  musty  branch  of  science  ; 
Tell  the  acreage  of  Sweden, 
And  the  serpent's  wiles  at  Eden  ; 
And  the  other  things  we  teach  'era 
Make  a  mountain  so  immense 
That  we  have  not  a  moment  left  to  teach 
them  common  sense. 

-Truth. 


Her   Preference. 

They  stood  before  a  brown  Corot. 

'Twas  almost  time  to  close. 
Tlie  room  was  quite  deserted  when 

His  amorous  spirits  rose. 
'■  Wliat  school  of  art  do  you  like  best  ? " 

And  her  parted  lips  he  kissed. 
When  she  with  drooping  lashes  said : 

"  I  like  the  impressionist." 

—Chieciijo  lieeortl. 


Ambidextrous   Writing. 

I  have  seen  William  Lester,  who  wa«  one  of  the  edi- 
torial writers  on  the  Philadelphia  Ifccor^I,  writing  simul- 
taneously with  a  pencil  in  each  hand  two  distinct  pori:- 
graphs  of  considerable  length  upon  any  subject  given  him. 
This  is  quite  as  remarkable  as  the  feat  of  Blind  Tom,  who 
could  play  two  different  melodies  and  whistle  a  third,  all 
at  the  same  time.— A' ,  1'.  Coni'l  Adi-ertiser. 


i  those  made  of  goose 


170 


School  and  Pergonal 

—  SCHOOLS  come  and  schools  go,  but  in  theogpregate 
there  i8  o  gradual  increase  in  bu-sineps  collets  and  com- 
mercial departmentH.  BuniufSP  in  general  is  iini)ro\'ing 
and  the  buwnew*  colleges  rejiort  the  fall  prosi)ect9  the 
brightest  for  several  yeaiH.     A  good  index  of  returning 

^iroHperity  iM  the  fact  that  publiwhers  of  commercial  tex1> 
looks  report  quit^  a  little  »K>om  in  their  business. A. 

H.  BarlK»ur.  for  several  vears  connected  with  Huntsinger's 
B.  C.  Hartford.  Conn^,  will  OT)en  Barbour's  B.  C,  St. 
Johnsbury.  Vt..  Sep't  2. F.  E.  Wood,  prop,  of  Wood's 

B.  ('.,  Scranton,  Pa.,  ha«  opened  schools  at  Carbondale. 
Pa.,  and  Wilkesborre,  Pa.,  O.  F.  Williams,  of  Rochester, 
N.  Y.,  l>eing  i)rin.,  and  W.  J.  Trainer,  late  of  Buffalo, 

being  teacher  of  snorthnnd  in  the  WilkesbuiTe  school. 

The  WfllHM_'tM»t  K-,ni^nK  B.  (;  with  W.  W.  Macbeth  as 
prin..  is  ,i  <•.  .  u,  tMuimii, — -The  Baltimore,  Md.,  B.  C, 
E.  H.  N<  I '    M  I    I  1--  Ijcen  recently  opened. C.  A. 

"   "' ,  PlifpnisWlle.  Pa. 
\.  Ross  are  about 

lity. Stephen's 

I'lin.  cora'l  dep't, 
w     \:ou  I I   Salem,  0.,  has  re- 

P..:u,  1      l-a]l^.     Pa  ,    B.    C. The 

.  report.  Pa,,  is  new. W.  J.  Mar- 

M-lioolsin  Mt  Vernon,  N.  Y.,  and 
I'iu-  Iowa  College  Co.  (iucorpo- 
\'vi-s'U  a.  D.  Stout^  Treas.,  F.  M. 
i)|»'ned  a  new  school  at  Jefferson, 
la.,  and  have  tjiken  charge  of  schools  at  Boone  and 
Webster  CM tv,  la.,  all  the  schools  bearing  name  Coll.  of 

Com. The  Tri-St^ite  Nor.  Uni.  and  B.  C.,  Scottsboro, 

Ala.,  with  F.  C.  Rose,  Pres't  and  C.  Shoup.  Gen  1  Manager, 

is  a  new  school  on  our  list. The  following  institutions 

have  changed  hands  :  Sterling,  HI.,  B.  C,  has  been  pur- 
chased from  F.  M.  Wallace  by  Wm.  Leuders,  who  was  at 
one  time  a  teacher  in  the  school,  but  lately  with  Curtiss  B. 

C,  Minneapolis,  Minn.  Mr.andMrs.  Wallacego  tothe  W. 
N.  C,  Shenandoah,  la.,  where  Mr.  Wallace  will  have 
charge  of  thn  noi-ninl  flop't  and  Mrs.  Wallace  will  do  e 


to  open  a  bu.siin.ss  ((.lIcKf 
Coll.,  Columbia,  Mo.,  C.  I. 

is  a  new  school. J.  W 

cently    oruiiui/.cd    tin 

Douglas  S,  1 1     Mr  K. 

tin  hiLs  D] I  I.  I    !i. 

Middl.r..    r.    '      . 
rated),   r    -^     i  '.im.. 
Buztck, 


I  B.  V 


8pe(;ial  ■ 
purchaMil     r    !    : 

W.    JtUir^         A. 

Beemaii  h.i  -i.  i. 
W.  E.  Spn.-v,  uh. 
conduct  it  as  Sni\. 
B.  C,  J.  F.  Griflr. 
been  reorganized 
peninun, R,  I. 


.1     .Ma 


kton,  Mass.,  has  been 
<-'l  hy  I.  E.  DwyerandC. 

in  the  school. C.  A. 

I  s  B.  C,  Temple,  Tex.,  to 
1  'oun,  as  ass't  prin.,  will 
<\.  — The  Meriden,  Conn., 
I  some  time  since,  but  has 
It  In,  with  F.  C.  Young  as 
I  Le  Mars,  has  purchased 
..  Cull.  Inst.,  and  changed  the  name  to 

W.-biK.M  r,„n  i  c. F.  T.  McEvov  has  sold  the  Lock- 

I""i  N  ^  l;  r..  to  D.  {}.  Clark.— —D.  E.  Johnson  has 
M.Iii  ill^  mil  iv-i  ill  the  N.  I.  Nor.  Sch..  Algona.  la.,  to  his 
partner,  A.  J.  Lilly.  Mr.  Johnson  goes  to  the  la.  Com. 
Sch.,  Mastm  City,  la. J.  T.  Thompson  has  sold  his  inter- 
est in  the  Hazleton,  Pa..  B.  C,  to  his  partner,  Jos.  Lem- 
ing.  Mr.  Thompson  is  taking  the  Pen  Art  course  at  Dixon. 
——A.  E.  Whitten  has  secured  the  interest  of  his  partner, 
W.  E.  Atlrinson.  in  theCarroU,  la,,  N.  C. 1.  W.  Saund- 
ers, has  admitted  A.  S.  Biiekley  lus  a  partner  in  the  Arka- 

delphia.   Ark  .   IJ  (' W,  F.  Steele  and  C.  H.  Mecklin 

are  th.'  |M..p     ,,:    ti^    ■  Hiio  Valley  B.  C.  E.  Liverpool.  O. 

M,  .1    M  ,  :,  ,  ,  ,  (Is  R.  A.  Lambert  as  pnn.  and 

prop,  ol  111.    V.  ,    Miiiti.C.  C. N.  McGowanisuow 

part  owiiri    -I   .1 -     [;iao  Lslaud  Ave.  B.  C,  Chicago, 

with  S.   D.  .h.iics  — c.  A.  Twining  has  sold  the  Corry, 

Pa.,  B.  C.  to  W.  E.  Tooke. Tne  Lynchburg,  Va.,  B. 

C.  has  been  absorbed  by  the  So.  B.  U.  o"f  that  city. 
—  LctteiH  iiildn-sscd  to  the  following  schools  have  been 
closed  their 


y\. 


rtliy-i 


111,'S.    \r 


P.  Wils( 


and 

—Griffin's  B. 

Little  Falls., 

.      .  .    ,       _  City,   B.   C, 

prin.,  and  CapitaJ  City  C. 


-.  ,  E,  C,  Stark,  prin. F.  G.  Johnston, 

]>r..p  ;  siiiil.uiy.  Pa,  B,  C,  hiw  dosed  the  institution  and 
IS  now  lurat.-d  at  CK-artirld.  Pa. 

„—,\^"'' "'■»'"'  rfc-i'ipl  of  invitntion  to  the  Eleventh  Annua 
Graduating  Ex.-ivis,.s  ..f  the  C.  C.  C.  C,  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 
It  came  in  a  lu-autilul  embossed  cover,  tied  with  ribbon, 
and  contiuned  a  large  list  of  toninicrcial  and  shorthand 
gi-aduates  and  outline  of  a  splindid  programme. 

~  J    M.  Wade,  formerly  of  (iol.l.-vs  C.  C.  Wilmington. 
Del.,  but  mororecuntlvofthe  Wilkesbarre  Pa    B  C    has 
associated  himself  wit^  J.  (i.  (icrU'rich.  !is  partner  in  the 
A  bright  outlook  is  reported  for  this 


Lelmnou.  Pa.,  B.  C 
school. 

—  Recent  visitn 
Young,  penman  . 
Sayro.  prop.  Savr. 
eec'y  Clark's  6  < 
town.  Pa..  B.  C  : 
Lovi'll's  Writin- 
Harriett  niood.  .^ 
Ser'v  W,M,.ni  \\  I 
E.  (I.  Ott,  Couu 
prop,  ot  rano.  Ill 
B.  Sa.tt,  Millonl. 
N\l.  snhMiih.T  ol 
W, 


at    Tmk   Jn 


LN.\L  ofBce  were  :  F.  C. 
■ .  Meriden.  Conn. ;  M 
ul.  ().;  W.  C.  Bostwick, 
J;  C.  Kennedy.  Potts- 
N'ew.'irk.  X.  j'..  author 
■^i  Plula^.^lirlna;  Miss 
■  .  ■  :■  inmi-  la  .  and 
1  -M  n-.:-  (-.i-iiM.nand 
tormerly 


oia  wnini- 


1.  Cuba,  m.: 

her  and  a  JouR- 

ling  :  F.  H.  Criger,  pen- 


Hi's   B    r.   .Sra „.    . 

R(K-k\-i]k-.  Comi,;  II.  W,  Stom^  arti.st  penmim 
Bastou  ;  E.  A.  Newcomer.  Miller's  B.  C.,  Xewl 
ark,  N.  J.;  J.  E.  Tuttle.  Hartford,  Comi. 

--The  Omaha,  Xel)..  Stent>ijraphers'  Asso- 
ciation, of  which  F.  F.  Ro<K>^e  of  the  Omaha.  B. 
C.  IS  president,  issues  aeertiticnte  certif\ing  to 
the  number  of  woi-ds  a  minute  the  hoUler  has 
wntteu  in  shorthand  and  tviK-writiug  for  three 
consecutive  minutes  iu  the  presence  of  au  au- 
thonzeii  committee  of  the  Association.  The 
Shorthand  grades  rauge  from  100  words  a  min- 


ute, which  is  called  Fourth  Class  Amanuensis,  up  to  250 
words  a  minute,  the  Gold  Medalist  Class.  Tjpewriting. 
20  words  a  minute,  which  is  Third  Class  Amanuensis,  up 
to  HO  words  a  minute,  which  is  the  Gold  Medalist  Class. 
These  certificates  are  undoubtedly  a  great  help  to  the 
holders  in  securing  positions. 

— William  Neely  Simpson,  the  prin.  of  the  com'l  dep't  and 
treasurtr  of  the  faculty  of  Baker  Cni..  Baldwin,  Kansas, 
was  born  on  a  farm  near  Mound  City,  Kansas.  Aug,  2;i 
18(14,  of  highly  respected  and  well-to-do  parents  of  Quaker 
extraction.  His  first  chirographic  inspiration  was  drawn 
from  •■  Gaskell's  Guide."  Many  noon  hours  during  plough- 
ing season  were  spent  practicing  writing.  Deterininetl  to 
have  a  better  education  than  that  afforded  by  the  common 
schools,  he  entered  Baker  Uni..  in  1880.  *  Xot  having 
means  he  defrayed  his  expenses  during  his  four  years  iu 
school  by  doing  janitor  work.  While  here  he  was  a  class- 
mate of  J.  W,  Lam]nnan  and  received  a  diploma  from  Mr. 
Lampinan  for  haviug  completed  the  penmanship  course. 
He  next  taught  wnting  in 
County  Normal  Institutes 
aud  "conducted  private 
writing  classes.  In  1890 
he  was  elected  teacher  of 
penmanship  in  Baker  Uni., 
\  and  held  this  place  for 
I  three  years.-  carrying 
studies  in  the  Uni.  at  the 
^^-.  ,  ,    .  same    time.      In    1893    he 

\  ^^1?"  took  special  work  iu  book- 

\  A^.,-^-  /    ^  keeping  under  C.  C.  Rear- 

\  ^^^Hf  '      '.    ^^^         ick,anrt  penmanship  under 
^^^^  ^^         G.  W.  Wallace,  at  the  N.  I. 

^^■t  W^  N.  S.,  Dixon,  El.  In  1893  he 

accepted  a  poyition  as  as 
sistant  in  com'l  dep't,  Western  Nor.  Coll.,  Lincoln,  Neb., 
pursuing  his  studies  in  penmansiiip  and  along  literary  lines 
at  the  same  time.  While  at  the  W.  N.  C.  he  headed  a  very 
successful  excursion  party  to  the  World's  Fair  at  Chicago. 
Jan.  I.  lSi»4,  he  was  recalled  to  Baker  Uni.,  and  put  at  the 
head  of  the  com'l  dep't.  He  has  a  very  successful  dep't 
^vith  bright  prospects  for  the  future.  Before  leaving  his 
teens  he  was  converted  and  joined  the  M.  E.  Church,  of 
which  he  is  an  active  member  in  all  its  dept's.  He  is  also 
an  active  worker  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A,,  and  has  the  confi- 
dence and  esteem  of  citizens,  students  and  faculty.  He  is 
yet  a  bachelor. 

—  Warner  Hall,  New  Haven,  was  crowded  to  the  doors 
on  the  evening  of  June  27th,  when  Childs'  B.  C.  class  of 
'95  held  its  commencement  exercises.  Principal  Bntler 
presided  and  gave  the  address  of  welcome.  Rev.  Watson 
Lyman  Phillips,  D.D.,  gave  the  annual  address,  and  Hon. 
C.  F.  Bates  presented  the  diplomas  to  the  graduates. 

—  In  a  late  number  of  The  Resources  of  California  we 
find  a  long  illustrated  article  on  "Arizona  'Territory," 
which  was  ^viitten  by  L.  B.  Lawaon,  the  traveling  repre- 
sentative of  that  journal.  Mr.  Lawson  is  well-known  in 
business  college  circles. 

—  We  received  an  invitation  to  the  First  Annual  Gradu- 
ating Exercises  of  the  Du  Bois,  Pa.,  B.  C,  which  were 
held  July  25th.     A  large  cla,ss  graduated. 

—  The  year  just  closed  has  been  the  banner  year  in  the 
history  of  Pierce  School,  Philadelphia,  the  em-oUment  hav- 
ing reached  1,403.  The  outlook  for  the  coming  year  was 
never  so  bright. 

—  The  face  that  looks  out  at  you  here  is  that  of  H.  T. 
Engelhom.  prin.  and  prop,  of  the  Helena.  Mont.,  B.  C. 
Although  39  years  old,  he  has  had  opportunitv  for  but  nine 
birthday  celebrations— he 
was  bom  Feb.  29.  185(!.  At 
the  time  he  first  saw  light, 
his  parents  lived  near 
Lansing.  Iowa,  After 
spending  many  yeary 
studying  Latin  and  Greek, 
he  fell  m  love  with  com'l 
studies  and  graduated  in  i 
both  bus.  and  pen.  courses  ' 
from  Lillibridge  &  Valen- 
tine's B.  C.  Davenport.  la. 
For  several  years  he 
taught  in  the  Davenport 
and  Rock  Island  bus.  col- 
leges, and  a  Milwaukee. 
Wis.,  academy.  In  1883 
he  was  married  and  emi^ated  to  Montana,  and  opened 
the  tii-st  business  college  in  the  territory  iit  Helena,  in 
Oct.,  1HS3.  This  school  he  still  continues  and  it  is  veiy 
successful.  Mr.  Engelhoni  has  a  family  of  two  sons  and 
two  daughters.  He  is  a  communicant  in  the  Pret^bj'terian 
Church. 

—  We  are  in  receipt  of  an  invitation  from  W.  J.  Ken- 
nard.  Principal,  Ventura,  Cal.,  B.  C.  to  attend  the  Gradu- 
ating Exercises  of  this  school.  From  local  papers  received 
we  learn  that  the  exercises  were  of  a  high  order  and  were 
enthusiastically  received  by  a  large  audience.  Mayor  J. 
S.  Collins  presided.  Prof.  Wharton  G.  James  dehvered  an 
address  on  ■'  Brains."  Judge  B.  T.  Williams  presented  the 
diplomas  and  gold  medals,  aud  N.  Blackstock,  Esq.,  deliv- 
ered the  address  to  the  class. 

—  Among  the  foreign  subscriptions  received  recently 
were  those  of  the  Bombay.  India,  Tyiiewriting  Comiiany 
and  C.  D.  Fletcher.  Skirbeck.  Boston,  England. 

—  In  a  letter  recently  received  from  G.  W.  Thorn.  Rome, 
N.  Y..  he  says  :  "  My  ten-davs'  old  boy  ought  to  be  a  pen- 
man some  day.  as  his  name  is  R.  Zaner  Thom." 

—  There  are  communications  at  The  Journal  office  for 
E.  S.  Stafford,  formerly  of  the  Kittanuing,  Pa..  B.  U.,  and 
H.  J.  Michael,  at  one  time  publisher  of  T/ir  r(uiu,a,rs 
Coytrpanion.     We  would  like  to  hear  from  these  gentle. 

BY  A    F.  NEWLANDS,  KINGSTON,  ONT. 


dresses. 


from  any  one  who  can  give, us  their  present  ad- 


R.    ENCAMPMENT 


nsVlI.LK.    KV. 


—  All  membei-s  of  the  Business  College  fraternity  who 
may  visit  Louisville  during  the  G.  A.  R.  Encampment  are 
invited  to  make  our  rooms  in  the  Board  of  Trade  Building 
their  headquarters  during  their  stay  iu  the  city.  We  will 
esteem  it  a  pleasure  to  serve  our  friends  in  securing  rooms 
and  in  any  other  way  they  may  desire. 

Awaiting  your  commands  and  trusting  that  we  shall 
have  the  pleasure  of  seeing  a  large  representation  of  oiu 
friends,  we  remain.        Fraternally  yours, 

Si'E.NCERlAN  BrSIKESS   COLLEOK   Co., 

By  Enos  Spexcer,  Pres't. 


J.  F.  Fit 


Sec. 


^[orrml■ttt.•<   of  tfu-    Ti-ricluTS. 

—  M.  M.  Link,  late  of  the  Sioux  City.  la..  Nor.  Coll.  and 

B.  Inst.j  is  the  new  prin.  of  the  com'l  dep't  of  Ellsworth 
Coll.,  vice  W.  J.  Martin,  who  goes  to  Le  Mars,  la. A. 

E.  Musselman,  for  many  yeai-s  a  com'l  teacher,  is  now  with 

the  Earl  Fruit  Co..  Sacramento,  Calif. P.  A.  Westrope. 

is  now  a  fire  ins.  ag't  at  Albany,  Mo. L.  C.  McCaun,  of 

New  Guilford,  O.,  is  penman  of  Conner's  C.  C,  Coshocton, 
O. W.  J.  Sanders,  E.  Enterprise,  Ind..  has  become  con- 
nected with  Becker's  B.  C,  Worcester,  Mass. W.  M. 

Brunei",  of  La  Fontaine,  Ind..  but  formerly  of  Huntingdon 
and  Elwood,   that  State,  has  been  elected  prin.   of  the 

com'l  dep't  of  Fargo,  N.  D.,  Coll. J.  A.  Ross,  Jeflferson, 

O.,  has  succeeded  Mr.  Bryant  in  the  faculty  or  the  Spen- 
cerian  B.  C,  Cleveland,  O.  Mr.  Bryant  uow  repretents 
W.  H.  Sadler  in  the  West  with  headquarters  at  Cleve- 
land.  G.  M.  Evans,  late  of  Kittanning,  Pa.,  B.  U.,  is 

temporarily  with  Caton's  B.  0.,  Cleveland,  O. Andrew 

L.  Tjamell,  N.  I.  N.  S.,  Dixon,  m.,  goes  to  Child's  B.  C, 

Holyoke,  Mass. Miss  May  Prutzman,  Algona,  la.,  is  the 

new  teacher  of  shorthand  in  Du  Bois,  Pa.,  B.  C, W.  A. 

Ripley  is  the  penman  in  Himtington,  W.  Va.,  B.  C. 

H.  F.  Spencer,  Elizaville,  Ky.,  is  no  longer  connected  with 

the  Lexington,  B.  C,  but  is  teaching  itmerantly. Miss 

Jessie  M.  Weber  is  the  new  teacher  of  shorthand  in  the 

Lebanon,  Pa^  B.  C. C.  N.  Hamilton,  formerl;y  pnn.  of 

Holbrook's  Nor.  Coll.,  Fountain  City,  Tenn.,  is  now  at 
home  in  Snacks,  lud. C.  A.  Stewart  of  Archibald's  B. 

C,  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  C.  F.  Remsen,  of  the  So.  West, 
B.  C,  Wichita,  Kan.,  and  J.  C.  Rundle,  Nishnabotna. 
Mo.,  (late  a  Kelchner  student),  are  to  be  added  to 
the    faculty    of    Huntsinger's    B.    C,    Hartford,    Conn. 

W.   E.   Stipp,   late  prin.   of  com'l   dep't  W.   N.  C, 

Bushuell.  HI.,  has  been  choten  as  prin,  of  like  dep't  of 
CuiTy  Uni.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.     E.  C.  Mills,  succeeds  Mr. 

Stipp  as  head  of  com'l  dep't  at  Bushuell. J.  T.  Evans 

is  pnn.  of  com'l  dep't  of  Cheltenham  Acad.,  Ogontz,  Pa. 

R.   Eden  S.    Rives,  a  grad.  of  Uni.  of  Va.,  is  new 

teacher  in  the  Wilkesbarre,  Pa.,  B.  C. Jas.  A.  Mitchell, 

the  "penman  and  chalk-talker,"  late  of  Muncie,  Ind., 
succeeds  G.  L.  Edgecombe  as  prin.  com'l  dep't,  Benton 

Harbor,  Mich.,  Cbll. A.  A.  Kuhl,  Ohio  City,  O.,  has 

beeu  elected  pi-in.  of  pen.  and  com'l  dept's.,  Jasper,  Fla., 
Nor.  Inst.,  succeeding  Frank  Dutton,  who  is  now  in 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  as  manager  of  the  Elder  Book  Co.,  Chicago. 

W.  A.  Philo  has  been  added  to  the  faculty  of  the  Iowa 

aty,  Ia„  C.  C. H.  F.  Crumb,  late  of  Wood's  B.  C, 

Scranton,  Pa.,  but  formerly  of  Caton's  Buffalo  B.  C,  is 

now  at  his  home  in  Lewis  Centre,  O. A.  J.  Dalrymple, 

a  well-known  com'l  teacher,  who  was  conuected  with  col- 
leges in  St.  Louis  and  Minneapolis,  is  now  a  bookkeeper 

with  Simmons  Haidware  Co.,  St.  Louis. W.  S.  Haynes, 

late  of  the  Kittanning,  Pa.,  B.  U.,  is  now  a  bookkeeper 
for  a  furniture  house  m  307  Wood  st.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

F.  O.  Gardiner,  a  Kelchner  student,  but  late  of  tne  Lincoln 
Nor.  v..  is  the  new  penman  of  Aydelotte's  B.  C,  Oakland, 
Calif.,   succeeding  W.  E.  Gibson,  who  has  been  elected 

supr.  of  writing  m  the  Oakland  public  schools. M.  S. 

King,  for  many  years  at  the  head  of  the  com'l  dep't  State 
Uni.,  Columbia,  Mo.,  has  resigned  aud  is  at  his  home  in 

Lake  City.  la. W.  C.  Harvey,  at  one  time  of  Lincoln. 

Neb.,  but  more  recently  an  Oregon  granger,  has  once  more 
connected  himself  with  Armstrong's  Portland,  Ore.,  B.  C. 

A.  R.  Kipp,  late  of  the  San  Francisco  B.  C,  is  now 

connected  with  the  Uni.  of  the  Pacific,  Napa,  Cal. W. 

J.  Ives,  late  prop,  ot  the  Oskaloosa,  la.,  B.  C,  is  now  book- 
keeiJer  for  the  Ft.  Dodge,  la.,  Grocen'  Co. B.  F.  Gear- 
ing of  Fi-euch's  B.  C,  Boston,  is  bookkeeper  in  that  city. 

Wm.  H.  Gelbach  of  Pennsylvania,  a  gj-aduate  of  the 

Rochester  B.  U.,  has  been  atlded  to  the  faculty  cf  the  Paw- 
tucket  R.  I..  B.  C. Frank  T.  Weaver,  late  of  Wilber- 

torce,  O.,  Uni..  goes  to  Bayless,  B.  C.  Dubuque.  la.,  next 

year. Owing  to  the  continued  illness  of  Fielding  Scho- 

field.  he  has  asked  to  be  relieved  from  his  contract  with 
the  N.  I.  N.  School,  Valparaiso,  Ind..  t*  succeed  Mr.  Will- 
iams, who  enters  Harvard.  A  teacher  has  been  selected 
to  fill  the  vacancy  and  we  shall  announce  his  name  next 

month. Sam  Evans,  formerly  of  Ky,.   but  recently  a 

Palmer  student,  is  the  new  penman  of  the  Springfield. 

Mo.,  N.  C. T.  Courtney,  Flint,  Mich.,  N.  C,  has  been 

secured  by  the  Bliss  B.  C,  No.  Adams,  Mass. M.  D. 

Pulton,  prin.  com'l  dep't  of  the  Peekskill.  N.  Y.,  Mil. 
Acad.,  has  resigned  and  is  once  more  aasociated  with  the 
Coll.  of  Com..  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  succeeding  G.  M. 
Langum,  who  has  entered  the  Zanerian  Art  Coll.  for  a 
course.—^ — Jno.  R.  Hutchison,  Ames,  la.,  has  joined  the 
faculty  of  the  San  Jose,  Cal.,  B.  C. 

OltlTtr^Uty. 


The  late  William  O.  Wyckoff,  president  of  the  Remiug 
ton  Standard  Typewriter  M'f'g  Co.,  who  died  suddeulv  at 
his  St.  Lawience  home  on  Carellton  Island,  Thui-sday, 
July  11.  was  born  in  the  town  of  Lansing,  New  York,  in 
1835.  After  trying  fanning,  the  studv  ot  law,  and  afte. 
having  attained  to  the  rank  of  captain  in  the  Civil  War. 
he  returned  to  Ithaca  at  the  expiration  of  his 
tenn  of  service,  and  in  1803  was  admitted  to  the 
bai-.  About  the  same  time  he  was  gi-aduated 
at  the  Ames  Business  Cnllf^L'*'  Svni.n(.;c,  Ne^v 
York.     He  early  became  inii  u -ii  -i    n;  -r,  rxigrii- 

phy,  and  in  January,  Iscr,    ■,  ,      ,i.| I  (jffi- 

cial  stenogi-apher  of  the  ^u]  i  >       >      .f  thi- 

Sixth  Judicial  District  of  X-  \v  ^  m 

sition  he  held  sixteen  consecutivt 

was  one  of  the  foundere  of  the  New  York  State 

Stenographers'  Association,  and  for  one  term 


"&J 


I  -  it«  president.  In  1875  he  obtained  the  agency  for  the 
'  of  the  Remington  Typewriting  Machines,  and  this 
'  iitually  led  to  the  formation  of  the  firm  of  Wyckoff. 
.iiianH&  Benwlict,  which  was  formed  for  the  purpose 
irrying  on  the  typewriter  business.  This  firm  secured 
I  tlie'rignts,  title,  interests,  etc.,  of  the  Rennngton  tvpe- 
^■nter,  and  has  grown  to  l)e  the  largest  concern  of  its  kind 

II  the  world,  with  a  capital  of  «:), 000,000.  Mr.  Wyckofl 
i:ul  long  been  a  re^iideut  in  Brooklyn  and  was  prominent 
ij  the  affairs  of  the  Union  League  Club. 

noBEHT  GARVIN'. 

We  have  but  re<;ently  learned  of  the  death  of  Robert 
i.irvin,  founder  of  the  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  Com'l  Coll., 
\  liich  occurred  May  l-'Jth.  Mi:  Garvin  was  born  Aug.  7. 
-  ■■'.  in  Beaver  Co.,  Pa.,  and  obtained  his  education  in  the 
i-t  rict  schools.     He  took  a  commercial  course  and  became 

!■  .icher  at  the  age  of  IS.     He  was  sheriff  of  Sullivan  Co., 

III  .  Ill  isill,  and  ill  LSI-,.)  founded  the  Terre  Haute,  C.  C, 
ml   -■.n.r  \i,if-  hd.r  \\,i-  i.iinhit<-(l  with  a  school  in  In- 

h.iM,i|i..,-  ill'  ii.j.il.rri,  ,,  -nil.  M'r- for  years.  A  wife,  a 
."■.h'li  ..■■!  -■.II  Mi  Will  i..ii'.in,  survive  him.  The 
I   III]    .-iiijir  years  by  Mr.  Will 


■ill  ( 


";/" 


til. 


--  On  July  10,  in  Rochester,  N.  Y..  Mr.  W.  S.  Lalonde  of 
Belleville,  (int.,  B.  U.,  was  married  to  Miss  Marie  E. 
StoflFel.  It  was  a  church  wedding  and  one  of  Rochester's 
society  events. 

BARRETT— W  HITTA  KER. 

—  At  Lincoln.  Neb.,  recently,  Mr.  G.  M.  Barrett,  prin. 
of  the  Palls  Citv,  Neb.,  B.  C,  was  married  to  Miss  Lou 
Whittaker,  also  of  Falls  City. 

MILLER— VREEI^AND. 

—  Mr.  Henry  A.  Miller,  prin.  of  the  Sioux  City,  la.,  N. 
C,  and  Bus.  Inst.,  and  Miss  Myra  Vreeland,  were  married 
at  (iibson  City,  HI.,  on  July  2d. 

Our  congratulations  are  extended  to  these  happy  couples. 

—  Fi'om  the  Burlington,  Vt.,  Free  Press,  we  clip  the 
following  from  a  full  column  account  of  the  wedding  of  E. 
M.  Barber  of  Packard's  Coll.,  which  we  brieily  announced 
m  the  July  Journal: 

One  of  the  prettiest  weddings  that  have  been  seen  in 
Burlington  this  season  was  held  at  7.30  o'clock  last  even- 
ing in  the  Unitarian  Church,  when  a  double  ceremony 
was  performed  on  the  occasion  of  the  marriage  of  Miss 
Maliel  M.  Paul  to  Dr.  G.  R,  Smith  of  New  York  City  and 
of  Miss  Rae  M.  Hill,  formerly  of  the  Chicago  Conserva- 
tory of  Music,  to  Prof.  Edgar  M.  Barber  of  New  York. 
Rev  J  H  Jlitcalf,  pastor  of  the  church,  was  assisted  in 
offlriiitivj  In  T:.  \  .l;imes  Ten  Bi'oek,  pastor  of  the  Berean 
Bai'ii  I    II  l;\-  way  of  introduction  it  should  be 

stall  I       I     ^1       M  ill,  who  established  a  tine  reputation  as 

a  inii-i-  I  III    ^^ Ill  Chicago,  has  been  spending  the  last 

two  ji-.ii...  in  i-liuli  at  Berlin  and  in  European  travel.  She 
has  been  a  warm  iiBreonal  friend  of  Miss  Paul.  Prof.  Bar- 
ber is  an  instructor  in  Packard's  Business  College  in  New 
York  and  is  now  assisting  Mr.  Packard  in  preparing  the 
new  series  of  text-books. 

Aetc  Cnlftloffuns,  School  Jonrnnlx,  Kle. 

—  The  Sth  annual  Prospectus  of  Schissler  l^oll.  of  Bus,, 
Norristown,  Pa.,  which  comes  to  us  with  the  compliments 
of  penman  H.  D.  Harris,  M.A.  (a  tine  writer),  is  a  hand- 
some, dignified  document. 

^  —  Tile  l.'ith  annual  catalogue  of  Northwestern  Nor. 
Sell ,  StiiiibeiTy,  Mo.,  is  the  best  we  have  seen  coming 
from  thut  institution.  H.  B.  Larrabee,  who  was  tor  many 
years  at  tli<'  head  of  the  Ci'eston,  la.,  public  schools,  and 
our  old  tiiiMul  C.  .'^.  Braniger,  the  penman,  are  part  own- 
ers of  this  tioui-ishiug  institution. 

—  Prin.  O.  E.  Fulghum  of  the  Richmond,  Ind.,  B.  C, 
believes  in  advertising  and  knows  how  to  do  it,  as  is  shown 
by  the  last  new  catalogue  and  a  booklet  with  the  novel 
title  "  What  More  Do  \Vi.  Want  ? " 

—  Some  exceptinually  wull  done  penmanship  in  large 
variety  adds  to  tin-  uttrac  tiv,.iie.s.s  of  Rockland,  Me..  B.  C, 
catalogue  sent  out  by  props.  Howard  &  Hills. 

—  "A  Small  Book  of  Large  Facts  "  tells  about  the  Char- 
lotte, N.  C,  C.  C,  and  contains  testimonials  and  protraits 
of  a  score  or  more  successful  students.  Messrs.  Jackson  & 
Hayward  are  doing  some  bright  advertising. 

—  Sumptuous  in  pajier  and  printing  is  the  very  hand, 
smile  catalogue  of  the  Rutland,  Vt.,  Eng.  and  Class  Inst, 
and  B.  V.  L.  J.  Egetoton  teaches  penmanship  and  book- 
keeping in  this  school. 

■■Tli.i  Cll.l   Wit.li   HnUM.-    ■    X 


I  lawthonie's 


,,.,,,,|.,,,.,         , Mill  III. lll^    rciiiaii\    r t~'     ■       ■■  ■  ws  ai'C  glVCU 

in    llir    11,-u-    ,.it.il,,-ur    lit    ll,.^  ~  !■  iiini'lSchool. 

Il,..s,^littl,.t,.u,li..saa,ll,,url,tii,l„^,ii,i„  niiiKLotaschool 
circular  Ihis  school  has  latelv  adopted  Sadler's  Office 
Practice,     Miss  Eiiiiua  A.  Tibbetts  is  the  prin. 

—  Bio  MiiK.sclman  has  spent  a  small  fortune  in  getting 
nut  till'  -^.itli  .\iiiiivcrsary  souvenir  catjilogue  of  the  Gem 
I  in  l;  I      Cjiiiiiirv,  III     It,  has  an  embossed  silver  cover, 

iiiuitilul  ^iiiiiu.n,  of  pen-work  from  the  pen  of  H.  P. 
I.I  liii  ii-iiiiM  1  -I  I...,  of  portraits,  interior  and  exterior 
VI, -ws  ,>i  liini,iini4,  5Ir  Musselman's  beautiful  home,  etc 
uuc  rut  slinws  portraits  of  a  gi'oup  of  .students  represent- 

""^    *"  ■  ^*-*i's  and  foreign  countries. 

giHid  paper  and  good  printing,  coupled 
-  like  statements  go  to  make  a  good 


-  riciitv 
with  dear, 
analogue  of  the  Wilkesbarre.  Pa.,  B.  C,,  ».  w!"i'UliS^^ 


—  The  catalogue  of  the  Bowling  Green,  Kv.,  B  C  is 
printed  in  two  coloi's  and  tied  with  ribbon.  It  contains  a 
sworn  statement  of  H.  H.  Chen-y  to  the  effect  that  all 
pictures  and  views  axe  from  actuiU  photogi'aphs  and  all 
representations  of  pemnan.ship  aie  from  the  genuine  pen- 
™nov  >i  V"''"        '^  t'heri'y  Bros.    This  is  something  of 

iT~  ^f't'  »"''«?*"•<"  ciitalogues  have  been  received  from 

Unr  of  No  re  Dame,  Ind^;  Seiu'cy.  Ark.,  Coll.;  Nashua, 

1^'     'oS  •  '^?f"'l'  ?"■  ^"^-  ""'1  ^  <'■:  Broaddus  Class 

and  h,i.  Sch.  ;  ClarksbOTg.  \V.  Va.;  Mo.  State  Nor.  Sch.- 


't^cnmanh  QyfiCoJi'rttAaCy 

Cape  Girardeau.  Mo.;  Oakwood  Sem..  L'nion  Springs.  N. 
Y. ;  No.  West.  Collegiate  and  B.  Inst..  Minneapolis  ;  Clin- 
ton aass  Sch.,  Peekskill,  N.  Y.;  Uni.  of  New  Mexico. 
Albuquerque.  N.  M. ;  Prouty's  B.  C,  Athol,  Mass.;  Can- 
ton, Mo..  C.  C. 

—  "  The  Dixon.  Dl..  College  Echiciilor''  is  the  name  of 
a  bright  looking  college  journal,  the  first  number  of  which 
is  before  us.  It  should  bring  lots  of  business  to  that  hus- 
tling institution — the  Dixon  Normal. 

—  "  The  Cedai-  Rapids,  la..  B.  C.  Adcertiser  "  does  some 
mighty  bright  advertising  for  a  good  school  conducted  by 
a  bright  man— A.  N.  Paliiier. 

—  Other  well  printed  college  journals  have  come  from 
the  following  schools:  Scranton,  Pa..  B.  C. ;  National  B. 
C.  Roanoke.  Va. ;  Wichita,  Kan..  C.  C. ;  Ohio  B.  C.  Mans- 
field, O.;  Arkadelphia,  Ark.,  B.  C;  Eastman  Coll.,  Pough- 
keepsie.  N.  Y.;  Bartlett  C.  C,  Cincinnati ;  Wheeling.  W. 
Va..  B.  C;  Fairview  Inst,  and  C.  C.  Gibsonville.  N.  C. 


The    EDITOR'S  SCRAPBOOK. 


[START   WORD    MADE   IN   THE  JOURNAL  OFFICE.] 

the  June  Journal  we  anuoxmced  the 
starting  of  *'The  Penmen's  Exchange 
Department"    in  the   Editor's  Scrap- 
book  column  and  have  received  numer- 
ous requests  to  place  names  under  the 
two  heads— amateur  and  professional. 
If  you  desii-e  to  exchange  specimens 
and  thus  add  to  your  scrapbooL  collec- 
tion, send  in  your  name  and  post  office 
address  and  state  whether  you  desire  to 
be  classed  as  an  amateur  or 
professional.   The  same  names 
will  be  published  but  once,  so 
preserve  your  Journals  and 
copy  the  names.     Here  are  the 
names  received  so  far  : 

professional. 


L.    H.    Jackson,    Charlotte, 
N.  C. 

D.   B.   Anderson,    U\\    No. 
2d  St.,  Des  Moines.  lu. 

J.  J.  Reese,  Newnan.  Ga. 

J.  A.  Elston,  Canton.  Mo. 

T.  P.  McMenumin.  2317  No. 
18th  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
amateur. 

J.  W.  Hildreth.  Santa  Ana, 
Calif. 

—  All  Journal  readers  are  at  liberty  to  use  this  column 
to  aid  them  in  exchangfing  specimens.  Nothing  cau  give 
a  ])enman  so  much  inspiration,  instruction  and  delight  as 
a  well  an-anged  scrapbook  containing  work  of  our  best 
penmen.  Of  course,  many  of  om*  leading  penmen  derive  a 
large  part  of  their  income  from  the  sale  of  specimens,  and 
cannot  be  expected  to  exchange.  This  column  is  for  the 
benefit  of  those  who  desire  to  "  trade  "  specimens.  Send 
in  your  name. 

—  A  photograph  of  a  neat  piece  of  engi-ossing  comes 
from  A.  B.  Cushman,  Chicago.  We  have  also  received 
some  VGYv  handsome  pieces  of  automatic  lettering  from 
Mr.  C.  He  has  lately  taken  in  as  partner,  E.  Brightmire, 
Bippus,  Ind.,  and  the  new  firm  is  making  a  sti-ong  bid  for 
automatic  work. 

—  B.  F.  Waddill.  Baton  Rouge,  La.,  puts  a  neat  border 
around  the  dollar  bill  he  enclosed  for  subscription  to  The 
Journal.  P.  S.— We  accept  the  dollars  if  they  ai-e  not 
framed. 

—  Frank  Laughner.  Marion.  Ind.,  Nor.  Coll.,  sends  a  neat 
example  of  pen-drawing. 

.  —  Policy  writing  is  the  forte  of  F.  B.  Stem,  Paola, 
Kaus..  and  the  last  example^s  received  from  him  ai-e  very 
fine. 

—  Business  and  ornamental  writing  and  flourishing  from 
the  pen  of  U.  S.  McClure.  Harri-sburg,  Pa.,  show  that  he 
is  making  rapid  strides  toward  the  top. 

—  Some  excellent  specimens  of  business,  oraamental  and 
card  wilting  have  been  contributed  by  L.  W.  Hallett 
Elmira,  N.  Y. 


177 

—  C.  A.  Hatfield,  Wilmington,  O.,  favors  us  with  a  hu'ge 
variety  of  plain,  card  and  ornamental  writing. 

—  A  rising  young  penman  is  J.  C.  Olson,  Chamberlain's 
B.  C.  liincoln.  Neb.  He  sends  some  good  busine.ss  and 
ornamental  writing. 

—  Graceful  and  accurate  are  the  three  styles  of  orna- 
mental writing  before  us.  from  the  pen  of  J.  W.  Lamp- 
man,  of  the  Omaha.  Neb.,  C.  C. 

—  A  beautifully  written  letter  in  the  professional  style 
is  that  which  comes  to  us  from  R.  S.  Collins,  Pierce  Coll., 
Philadelphia. 

—  E.  L.  McCain.  Central  B.  C,  Toronto,  sends  half  a 
dozen  styles  of  fine  script.    He  writes  a  good  hand. 

—  A  couple  of  dashy  flemishes  and  some  ornamental 
writing  ai-e  sent  by  D.  J.  Hill.  Cecilian,  Ky. 

—  Handsomely  wi-itten  letters  in  the  professional  style 
have  come  from  D.  B.  Anderson.  Des  Moines,  la.,  who  is  a 
partner  in  the  Western  Illustrating  and  Eng.  Co. ;  H.  A. 
Warner.  Akron.  O. ;  J.  W.  Hildreth.  Santa  Ana,  Cal.;  j! 
W.  Hazlett,  Mulberry,  Ind.;  '^V.  J.  Montgomery.  Oakland, 
Cross  Roads,  Pa.;  Sam  Evans.  Springfield,  Mo.' 

—  An  artistic  piece  of  verticid  writing  is  that  recently 
received  from  L.  M.  Kelchner,  Des  Moines,  la. 

—  I.  P.  Berryman,  Lewiston,  Me.,  is  making  great  im- 
provement in  his  business  writing. 

—  Excellent  examples  of  business  writing  have  been  re 
ceived  from  T.  P.  MTcMenamin;  Philadelphia  ;  C.  S.  Ham- 
mack,  Orleans,  Neb.;  J.  .J.  Reese,  Newnan,  Ga.;  J.  A. 
Elston.  Canton,  Mo. 

—  Plain,  ornamental  and  card  wi'iting  specimens  have 
been  received  from  Miss  Ella  E.  Calkins,  Lacelle,  Iowa, 
who  does  good  work  for  a  lady.  She  has  an  adv't  m  the 
"  penmen  '  column  of  this  issue  of  The  Journal. 

—  Business  and  oi-namental  writing,  showing  much  skill, 
has  been  received  from  Mr.  Ennis.  Newport,  Ore. 

—  When  F.  H.  Criger,  Scranton,  Pa.,  '■  humps  "  himself 
in  the  card  writing  line,  something  fine  is  the  result.  He 
evidently  humped  himself  when  he  wrote  those  before  us. 
Other  finely  written  cards  have  come  from  'T.  Courtney, 
Flint,  Mich. ;  W.  C.  Bostwick,  Philadelphia  ;  W.  A.  Rip- 
le.y,  Huntington,  W.  Va.  ■  L.  C.  McCann,  Coshocton,  O. ; 
N.  C.  Brewster,  Elmira,  N.  Y. ;  J.  C.  Olson,  Lincoln,  Neb. ; 

A.  W  .  Hall,  Los  Angeies,  Calif. 

Students*  Specimens. 

— L.  J.  Egelston,  penman  of  Perry  B.  C,  Rutland,  'Vt., 
sends  us  some  splendid  writing  by  J.  E.  Leamy,  a  lo-year 
old  student.  Other  excellent  wi-iters  among  Mr.  Egelston's 
students  are  :  J.  E.  Pai'ker  and  E.  C.  Jaquith,  the  hitter 
being  left-banded. 

— W.  F.  Diers,  a  student  of  Mr.  Roose's,  Omaha,  Neb., 

B.  C,  has  the  regulai'  professional  swing  m  his  work  and 
should  enter  the  professional  ranks.  He  is  a  fine  writer 
and  will  yet  rank  high. 

—We  have  been  called  on  to  select  the  best  specimen  and 
the  specimen  showing  most  improvement  in  the  writing 
of  the  students  of  commerciiU  dep't.  of  Galloway  Female 
Coll.,  Searcy,  Ai-k.,  of  which  C.  A.  Hinchee  is  pi-in.  The 
best  specimen,  in  our  judgment,  is  from  Miss  Gertrude 
Hayes ;  the  most  improvement  was  made  by  Miss  Ida 
Hall.  Other  writers  worthy  of  special  mention  were 
Misses  Sallie  Hall,  Altha  Blanks,  Myra  Maxville,  Kate 
Borden  and  Nell  M.  Davis. 

— .Some  sheets  of  well- executed  exercises  and  business 
writing  have  come  from  the  students  of  L.  C.  Sherry,  of 
the  Liberty,  Mo.,  B.  C.  Among  the  best  we  have  sele'cted 
Clara  Dawson,  Florence  Doan.  Edwin  Lincoln,  Dora  Hayes 
and  Chas.  Doan. 

—Frank  Knox,  John  Jorgenson,  E.  Tvrrell  and  Anna 
Farrell,  students  of  J.  R.  Brandnip,  penman  of  the  Man- 
kato,  Minn..  C.  C,  are  responsible  for  some  splendid  oval 
movement  exercises  sent  us.  They  show  good  movement, 
good  control  and  good  teaching. 

—  J.  G.  Bartlett.  C.  M.  Nevitt.  J.  N.  Payne  and  John  H. 
Wathen  (the  latter  aged  nine),  send  some  excellent  speci- 
mens of  business  writing.  They  are  pupils  of  D.  J.  Hill, 
Cecilian,  Ky.,  B.  C. 

—  J.  W.  Urmston,  student  of  N.  J.  B.  C,  Newark, 
sends  some  gracefully  -wiitten  cards. 

—  J.  C.  Rundle,  Nishnabotna,  Mo.,  a  Kelchnerite,  drops 
in  some  business  and  ornamental  writing  that  has  the 
Kelchner  swing— and  that's  good  enough  for  anybody. 

—  G.  S.  McClure.  Sch.  of  Com.,  Han-isburg,  Pa.,  sends 
some  pencil  drawings  by  Charles  Yoder,  7  years  of  age, 
that  are  remarkable  for  one  so  young. 


ORNAMENTAL  WKITING  BY  J.  B.   MACK,  NASHUA,  N.  H 


178 


■^S^^^AmoM  Q:^tt,o£avuiS 


THE    PENMAN'S   LEISURE    HOUR. 


■  PO/fTLA/^/D  £l/Slf/£SS  COLLECE,  — 


BY  C.  L.  STUBBS,  ARMSTRONG  S  PORTLAND,  ORtGON,  BUSINESS  COLLEGE. 


-yenmanii  QyttC  oJiituuiCP 


179 


WRITING    OF   THE   WORLD. 


The   Pen  .lIlBbllr 


■  be  Fihlllnlab   Et 


J>.   ir.  Hoff'»   Ohtervntionii  on   the  Urottml. 

,  OR  some  time  The  Journal  has 
been  collecting  material  showing 
the  copy-book  and  tmsiness  writ- 
ing of  the  various  civilized  coim 
tries.  When  we  learned  of  Mr. 
Hoff 's  intended  European  trip  we 
asked  him  to  keep  his  eyes  open 
and  report  how  he  found  matters  chirogi-aphically 
on  the  other  side  of  the  Atlantic.  We  take  pleasure 
in  i)resenting  herewith  (taken  from  a  personal  letter) 
a  brief  outline  of  what  he  found  in  Dublin.  Writing 
in  England,  Ireland  and  Scotland  is  substantially 
the  ?ame.  as  practically  the  same  copy-books  and 
models  are  used  in  the  three  coimtries. 

We  show  herewith  photo-engraved  reproductions 
of  a  jiart  of  the  sheet  sent  by  Mr.  Hoii,  and  from 
two  of  the  standard  Irish  copy-books.  One  specimen 
is  in  the  regular  copy-book  style,  two  are  "civil 
service,"  and  one  what  we  would  term  "business  " 
"Writing. 
Here  is  what  Mr.  Hoff  has  to  sav : 

Dublin,  Ireland,  July  3,  189.'). 
Dkar  Kinsley:    .     .    .    I  mail  you  herewith  an  inter- 
i^tiii^  lithograph.     .    .     .    Ladies  write  a  large  angular 
liaiid.    Thehand  taught  in  the  schools  slants  even  more 
iliaii  the  writing  on  the  lithograph  sheet  sent  you. 

The  man  who  sends  this  out  is  conducting  a  school  the 
^1  'fiial  object  of  which  is  to  cram  pupils  for  the  civil  8ei*v- 
I'c  examination.  They  nickname  them  "  Grinders."  He 
lias  ijroraised  to  send  you  his  literature  and  a  letter. 

From  the  secretaries'of  the  Bank  of  Ireland  and  the  Royal 
Bank  of  Ireland  and  the  "Grinder"  (who  is  an  es-civil 
siTvire  man  and  whose  business  makes  him  good  author- 
ity!. I  gather  that  slant  writing  is  almost  universal  in  Ire- 

•  The  Grinder  ' '  positively  states  that  there  is  no  restric- 
11. ']i  as  to  slant  imposed  by  the  Government  (English 
I  iMvei-nment  of  .course.) 

The  statement  was  made  to  me  bv  Mr.  Baskin,  in  Bank 
of  Ireland,  that  of  170  employed  in  the  bank,  probably  not 
more  than  four  wrote  the  vertical. 
Hare  keenly  enjoyed  every  second  in  Ireland. 
Hastily, 

D.  W.  Hoff. 


.THE    , 

From  the  Practical  Text  Book  Co..  Cleveland,  O.,  we 
hiive  reeceived  the  '9,>"i*fi  announcement  of  their  vaiious 
I'ublications.  The  name  on  the  cover  is  "  Books."  It  is 
iiiiide  very  attractive,  by  being  printed  in  two  colors  and 
l>,\  the  use  of  many  excellent  cuts.  This  company  pay 
-special  attention  to  the  quality  of  paper  and  general  typog- 
ruphy  used  in  their  books  and  advertising  circulai-s.  They 
publish  a  full  set  of  commercial  text-books  and  are  meet- 
ing with  .success  in  introducing  them.  If  you  are  inter- 
ested in  commercial  school  texts  send  to  them  for  circulars. 

Spencerian  steel  pens  are  known  the  world  over.  The 
Spencerian  Pen  Co.,  450  Bx-oome  street,  New  York,  make 
about  every  style  of  pen  imaginable.  Their  latest  sti'oke 
is  the  production  of  an  oblique  pen  for  vertical  writing. 


IRISH    WRITING. 


07uJi<ni^e^  'Uirco  MMyCv  -piTbd  cp^^'ihi^ 


e  of  each  will  be  sent  for  four 


In 


^^^€^2A€^ y^/^ /9^^^ec^/Jc/^ 


letter  recently  received  from  R.  L.  McCready,  10 
Sandusky  street.  Allegheny,  Pa.,  he  says  :  "  My  advertise- 
ment in  The  Jolhnal  is  bringing  orders  daily.'"  His 
"  Fountain  Mai'king  Pen  "  is  selling  rapidly  and  is  giving 
satisfaction. 

The  "  Rapid  Writer  Fountain  Pen,"  sold  by  H.  E.  Peck, 
Box  606,  Washington,  D.  C,  is  meeting  vrith  a  large  sale. 
The  price  is  S2.50  and  ?1.2r)  is  allowed  for  an  old  fountain 
pen  in  part  payment. 

Miss  Ella  E,  Calkins,  Lacelle.  Iowa,  does  creditable  work 
in  writing,  drawing  and  lettering  and  you  will  want  some 
of  her  work  for  your  acrnpbook.  Twenty-five  rents  will 
show  you  her  skill  with  the  pen. 

Williams  &  Rogei-s,  Rochester.  N.  Y.,  and  Chicago,  pub- 
lishers of  school  books,  have  issued  a  very  nent  booklet, 
entitled,  "  Up-to-Date  School  Books  "—the  cover  design  of 


'^^4^^^^€^>9'1^<^U 


180 

which  we  showed  in  the  July  Jocrnal.  This 
little  booklet  in  printed  in  two  colore  and  pre- 
Hent«  a  very  handsome  appearance.  It  de- 
sciilieH  the  varioiw  publications  for  schools 
issued  by  this  enterprising  firm  and  no  doubt 
can  be  had  for  the  asking. 

A  novel  penholder  is  that  manufactured  by 
the  Xijoller  Pen  C^.,  WKt  Madison  street,  Oak 
land,  Cfll.  It  exijels  the  pen  without  soiling 
your  flngere  and  is  a  pleasant  holder  to  xiee. 
They  are  sold  for  15  cent«  each  or  sample  half 
dozen  to  penmen  t)y  mail  for  50  c«nt«. 

The  Geo.  A.  Ray  Co.,  (Jrand  Island,  Neb., 
ore  anxious  to  hear  from  all  who  are  interested 
in  vertical  writing.  Tliey  most  conscientiously 
Iwlieve  that  vertical  writing  is  the  style,  and 
that  *'  Ruy's  Round  Rapid  Vertical  Penman- 
ship Ccjpy  Bw)k«"  are  Mc  books.  Send  to 
them  for  circulars,  titc. 

D.  L.  Musselman,  Quincy,  111.,  is  a  business 
man  and  business  college  man  of  long  experi- 
ence and  should  know  just  what  business 
schools  need  in  the  line  of  text  books.  He  has 
some  excellent  books  on  the  market  and  they 
are  being  used  in  a  large  ntmiber  of  schools. 
He  will  be  glad  to  send  circulars  to  all  inter- 
ested. 

"  Cerotj'pes, "  is  the  title  of  an  attractive 
pamphlet  that  comes  to  us  from  the  well- 
known  engravers,  Frank  McLees  &  Bro.s.  The 
word  quoted,  we  believe,  was  coined  by  the 
McLceses  to  stand  for  the  kind  of  relief  plate 
made  by  their  own  wax  method.  Numerous 
examples  of  these  plates  are  given  in  the 
pamphlet,  jmd  we  are  pleased  to  say  that  in 
general  effect  and  quality  of  line  they  approach 
lithography  so  closely  that  nine  out  of  ten 
business  men  would  be  unable  to  distinguish 
the  difference.  These  plates  are  admirably 
suited  for  letter  heads,  billheads,  etc.,  also  for 
copy  line  and  signature  work.  Unlike  litho- 
graphy or  steel  plate  printing.  "  Cerotypes  " 
aiv  type  high  electrut  J^]  ds  and  may  be  printed 
on  any  ordinary  printing  press,  no  special 
equipment  being  required. 


fSKi^^^^^nmaAAQ:^tC(l£tLtAaS 


'•  Artist   Penmen.** 

Artists,  though  one  would  not  think  it,  aj-e 
woi-se  penmen  than  editors.  Probably  the 
men  most  distingiiished  for  their  bad  writing 
are  John  LaFurge  and  Wyatt  Eaton.  Mr. 
LaFarge's  i-eputation  with  the  pen  is,  in  fact, 
commensurate  with  his  reputation  with  the 
brush.  One  time  these  two  men  had  occasion 
to  corresjiond.  Mr.  LaFai-ge  wrote  to  Mr. 
Eaton.  Mr.  Eaton  not  being  able  to  decipher 
the  letter  wmte  to  Mr.  LnFarge  to  inform 
him  of  his  difficulty.  Mi-.  LaFarge  could  not 
reod  Mr.  Eaton's  letter  and  so  wrote  him. 
Mr.  Eaton  was  baffled  a  second  time  and  wrote 
again  to  Mr.  LaFiu-ge.  After  some  further 
corresptmdence  equally  futile  a  personal  int«r- 
\-iew  was  arranged.  In  the  "  Memoirs  of 
Mary  Jane."  by  George  R.  Sims,  it  will  be  re- 
called that  when  the  cook  wrote  to  Tom,  Mary 
Jane  always  knew  it  by  Tom  coming  around 
the  next  evening  to  tiud  out  what  was  in  the 
letter.— iV.  Y.  Com' t  Advertiser. 

The   Battle   of   the  Inks. 

•■  Tushr"  fried  the  Red  Ink  to  the  Black. 

"  I'm  full  of  color  which  you  lack. 

Black  is  the  s.\nnbol  of  the  sad: 

Red  is  the  symbol  of  the  glad  ; 

Red  is  joyous,  red  is  loud. 

RetVs  the  hue  of  the  truly  proud. 

Black  means  mourning.     "Rah  for  me  ! 

I'm  the  color  of  victorj-." 

"  You  are  the  color  of  the  battle  field  : 

You  oi-e  tlie  color  of  death  well  sealed  ! 

You  are  the  hue  of  the  men  whose  plea 

Is  summed  up  fully  in  anarchy  !  " 

The  Black  Ink  said  to  the  Ink  of  Red. 

'*  Red  is  the  groundwork  of  England's  flag." 

"  Retl  is  the  tield  of  the  Anarchist's  rag  !  " 

"  Red  is  the  hue  of  Liberty's  reign." 

••  Black  is  the  color  that  followed  its  train 

111  the  land  of  France  where  kings  were 

billed. 
"NMiere  history  stands  with  its  heart  full 

chilled." 
"  Red  for  me  :  "  cried  the  Red  Ink  then. 


•■  Let  me  stand  by  the  use  of  men," 

Said  the  Ink  so  black, 

•'  Det*pite  my  lack 

Of  color  and  hue, ' ' 

And  the  hours  flew. 

The  Ink  so  red  that  'twas  filled  with  pride 


In  a  column  of  figures  does  now  abide. 
The  Ink  so  black  that  it  roused  the  sneer 
Of  the  Colorable  Ink  came  out  this  year. 
On  a  soft  and  beautiful  spring-time  day, 
In  a  verse  that  will  live  forever  and  ayi." 

—Harper's  Magazine  for  May- 


A    Feast    with    Rare   Old    Books. 

Hail,    inistick    Art  !    wlikb    men    like    nngcls 

tuugbt, 
To    speiik     to     Eyes,     and     paint     unbody'd 

Thuuifht!" 

-J.  rhamiAnn.  1740. 

1  are  indebted  to  our 
friend,  J.  O.  Wise, 
Supr.  of  Penmanship 
and  Drawing  in  the 
public  schools  of  Ak- 
ron, Ohio,  for  a  very 
pleasant  hour  with 
some  mellow  old  pen- 
manship works.  Mr.  Wise  is  a  con- 
noisseur of  these  old  treasures,  and  his 
collection  of  them  is  extensive  and  valu- 
able. An  examination  of  the  work  of 
these  old-time  penmen  has  interested  us 
greatly,  and  we  have  been  led  to  look  up 
all  such  works  in  Mr.  Ames'  private  li- 
brary, as  well  as  those  in  The  Journal 
library.  We  have  decided  that  our  friends 
should  enjoy  the  feast  with  us,  and  with 
that  object  in  view  will  present  a  series 
of  articles  with  examples  of  the  work  of 
the  fathers  of  script  writing. 
Chief  among  these  books  is    Cocker's 


"  Penman's  Treasure,"  an  English  collec- 
tion of  script  and  ornate  penmanship, 
which,  according  to  the  inscription  on  the 
flyleaf,  would  seem  to  date  back  to  1658, 
and  to  have  cost  eighteen  pence.  We 
present  herewith  a  photo  engraved  fac- 
simile of  the  title  page,  which  is  fairly 
representative  of  the  work,  both  as  to 
design  and  skill,  in  the  book. 

The  frontispiece  represents  two  knights 
in  full  armor,  with  lance  and  shield,  the 
bottom  of  the  design  being  a  graceful 
scroll,  while  two  small  birds  connected 
by  scrolls  form  the  head  piece.  In  the 
center  is  a  Latin  verse,  below  it  a  verse  in 
English,  a  script  capital  alphabet  sepa- 
rating them.  All  of  this  work  is  done  in 
the  florid  flourished  style  so  peculiar  to 
the  time,  with  light  lines  and  little  or  co 
shade. 

Birds,  scrolls,  figures,  dragons,  head 
and  tail  pieces,  ornate  script  initials,  all 
flourished  in  the  same  style  as  the  frontis- 
piece, form  a  large  part  of  the  work. 
There  are  a  dozen  or  more  styles  of 
letters,  most  of  them  graceful,  but  few 
legible. 

There  are  several  samples  of  accurate 


and  graceful  German  and  Old  English 
lettering. 

In  addition   to   the    twenty  six  plates 
there   are   eight    pages    of   instructions 
under  the  heading  :     "To  the  Ingenious 
Practitioners  iu   the    Art    of    Writing." 
Then  follows  a  flowery  tribute  to  writing.       , 
Next  comes  the  instructions  about  light, 
the  kind  of  desk,  the  penknife  (to  use  in 
cutting  the  quill),  and  the  quill.     Noth- 
ing is  said  about  paper   or   ink.      After 
giving  ten  important  rules,  Mr.  Cocker 
concludes  with   the  following  advertise- 
ment, which  shows  that  while  his  claims      j 
were  not  so  extravagant  as  those  made      I 
by  some   of    our  more  modern  penmen,      I 
yet  he  knew  the  value  of  a  good  adver- 
tisement, and  knew  that  the  best  place  to 
put  it  was  at  the  end,  to  show  in  style  of 
the  patent  medicine  reading  notices,  that     J 
it  was  "  for  sale  in  all  drug  stores."  Here 
is  the  advertisement : 

"  Such  as  would  learn  to  Write  exactly, 
in  a  short  time,  all  or  any  of  the  Hands 
contained  in  this  Book,  or  Hands  used  by 
other  Nations.  Also  Arithmetick  in  whole 
numbers.  Fractions,  Decimals,  or  Loga- 
rithms, may  be  taught  by  the  Author 
hereof,  dwelling  in  Pauls  Churchyard, 
betwixt  the  Signes  of  the  Sugarloaf,  and 
the  Naked  Boy  and  Shears,  right  over 
again  Pauls-Chain." 

Cocker  was  born  in  1631  and  died  about 
1677.  He  was  an  engraver,  as  well  as 
penman,  teacher,  mathematician  and  au- 
thor, and  engraved  and  published  several 
.works  on  writing,  prominent  among  them 
being  the  "Penman's  Treasure"  and 
"  Penna  Volans,"  but  two  authenticated 
copies  of  the  latter  work  being  in  exist- 
ence. He  seems  to  have  been  an  author- 
ity on  "  Arithmetick."  too,  and  wrote 
several  works  on  it,  which  were  published 
after  his  death. 

He  seems  to  have  been  more  of  an  art- 
ist penman  than  a  teacher,  and  left  but 
little  impress  upon  the  handwriting  of 
his  time,  although  he  was  without  ques- 
tion the  greatest  penman  England  had 
produced  up  to  that  time  or  for  more 
than  a  century  later.  For  more  than  a 
century  the  penmen  and  writing  masters 
copied  the  style  of  Cooker. 

(2*0  he  condnued.) 


}Y1icrt4/iLy}rciL'Tiid4/  In  /i^armM^mL/imyii^LftnM/nefiP (^^ 


■iJ^P. 


(\ck/u S'ccon/QJmbrelsum.rntliCiAifditionj of^yuj an/QDirections.  '   -^-^ 


m^s^- 


O.'fu.^uuu.S 


181 


Supplies  for  Penmen,  Artists  and  Schools. 

\X/E  have  received  so  many  calls  for  supplies  for  penmen,  artists  and  schools  that  we  have  decided  to  fnrnish  these  goods  to  JofRXAL  readers  and  their  friends.     Onr 
office  is  right  in  the  heart  of  the  paper  dealers',  pen  mantifactnrers'.  artist  material  dealers"  and  school  furnishers'  district  in  New  York  and  we  have  exceptional 
opporttinities  to  .select  the  best  goods,  which  we  shall  furnish  at  lowest  New  York  prices. 

HOW   TO   OHDEB,    Send  money  by  P.  O.  Money  or  Express  Monev  Order.  ReBisteied  Letter  or  Bank  Draft.    Stamps  tflken,  but  are  »t  risk  of  remitter.    Slolc  cj;»lici(l)/ what  is  wanted 
ond  whether  to  be  sent  by  moll  or  express.    Goods  can  be  sent  by  e.xpress  only  unless  a  mailing  price  is  given.    Inks  and  other  liquids  are  mailed  in  a  patent  aise  (approved  by  the  P-  «•  DeP  J-l; 
eh  prevents  brcnkaKc    Write  name,  post-otllee.  cxpi-ess  office,  express  company  and  State  very  plainly.    No  accounts  opened,  no  goods  sent  C.  O  D.  unless  tt  substantial  remittance  on  account 

■       ■■        "■  ...  .         — ^ '  the  order. 

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(not  less  than  S-l;  accompanyinj?  the  order.    Money  must  accompany  t 


oO  PENS.tx> 


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A  Earn  their  namely  because  theyl^are  made  from 
the  BestmateriaKls,  by  the  Best  M*vorkmen,  give 
the  Best  service,  [Jare  commend  |  ed  by  the  Best 
w  lit  11  Jl  ers,  and  used  pexclusively  inPmany  of 
tlic  l\/|Best  schools  I- throughout  the  I- country. 
^'es|Y|they  costalitLt'e  more  than  Inordinary 
pens  —  asFmuch  as  one-r^thirteenth  ofilacent 
apenmorel-by  the  gross.  V  If  that  differlljen  ce 
would  inLterfere  with  yoVjurgettingthe|  f  Best, 
Ames'  BestQjPens  are  notTthe  pens  for| 
you.  The  price  Vis  30  cents  a  |  quarter  gross, 
box;    $1.00  a^gross. 


L 
U 
X 

u 

R 
I 


8 Pens  are  notTthe  pens  for^  O 
is  30  cents  a  I  quarter  grossV  M 
gross.  I  ^     C 


Qillott's  Pens. 

Lltlionrnuliic  nntl  Drnivinff  IV  n,  supLiflne  iiolii 
t.nflieB*  i'eu,  extra  fliio  puliitH 
Cruiv  l(uill,  for  Drunlllii 


cipalit 

t  draw  Id 


Esterbruok's  Pens. 


Falcon.. 

Prul'CBHloiiul 

^ledlnm  <  ourHC  (for  busiu 

No.  -t.  OblliiiK 

No.  1,  Oblique 


per  grosb  91  00 


Spencenan    Pens. 
1.    Ciillciic... 
■io.    Drnnlnil 
0.    FlourisGinii 

14.    Artistic  (tur  Proressfunal  Writing) 

Tadella  Alloyed  Zinc. 

18  N09 per  gross,  91  25 


Soennecken  Pens. 

For  Round  Writing.  German  aud  Old  English  Tt 

Single  Pointed  Pens. 


[  Lettering.  Etc. 


Double  Pointed  Pens. 

II       fl 


Time  l>alnled 


.t  single  and  boablePolnt^  Pens;s!sin- bo.;...;.-.- "■"  ''°^"  ^'^-  ^  '"""■■|„",? 


M  paruUel  Hues ---      -- 

llltereut  double  and  504  different  triple  lines. 

'ritinK  Pen ■ e&c\\  (mftll).  I5c. 


Ruling  Pens. 

(By  Mail.  Postpaid. i 


Wiil  make  any  width  of  mark  i 


Spencerlan  Ruling  Pen. 

>  1-1 6  of  an  Inch,  and  holds  sufflclent  Ink  to  last  for  considerahle  ruling. 
Price,  each.  25c. 


Italian  Quill  Pens... 
Congress     " 


Quill  Pens. 


T  box  of  2.5  p^ns.  4ne.    Mall.    I.V. 

■'    a.'j     "  $t  25!      ■'  81.35 


<<|  INK.D>o 


itlkdeu 

for  1  . 
bottle, 
Th 
1  verj'  economical 


(Fluid. 

t Imported.  Glossy).     For    professic 


aud   Flourishing    iflni 


for  Pennienirput'up   ln'7mport^d"stonV'botl'ie3.*'Quan'TottleV  si!25  :  Pint  bottle.  75c.  ;    Half  pint 

.    .uart^r  pint.  25c.    (By  Express.!  ,^,  ,      Ti,iamnboaif 

This  ink  should  be  reduced  with  Ariiold's  or  some  good  fluid  when  it  becomes  tli[ck.    This_niaKe8  it 


a  very  economical  inK.  •     —        " — r— ;    ,- 

Arnold'H   Jnpui)    Ink  (Imported.  Glossv).    Quart,  70c. ;     Pint.  40c.    Half  pint.  25c,  ;    Quarter  pint,  loc. 
(By  E«.  onlyi.    May  be  reduced  with  fluid. 

«, ^..  .    ^       „  .  iVioz.  bottle  (by  main,  25c. 

d  WritiuK.    l^^oz.  bottle,  Iby  mail).  25e. 


rppoof  Ink  for  Drnv 


Also  1 
rick  Red,  Carmine,  S( 
Jinllgo,  Green.  VIolc 


Colors. 


Tlie  Carbonine  Liquid  Drawing  Inks 


(H  Hizc  ot  Bottle.) 

French  I.iqnid  India  Ink 
Colored  ludelible  Drnwi 

tie :  tmail.  30c.i. 
HlK^lns'  AmericHU  Dravi 

JJ0I.I,  Silver  and  Whi 


are  an  original  American  product,  and  are  put  up  In  patent  reser* 
voir  bottles  wiilch  enables  one  to  utlllzethelastdrop  without  tipping 
the  bottle.  The  shape  of  the  bottle  also  carries  all  sediment  to  the  sides 
undleavesthepure.  clear,  limpid  Ink  In  reservoir.  Carbonine  Inks  are 
not  ground  stick  Ink,  but  are  made  by  an  entirely  new  and  novel  process 
which  makes  a  clear,  transparent  solution.  These  inks  do  not  corrode 
the  pen  ;  do  not  evaporate  quickly  ;  maybe  thinned  with  boiled  water 
when  they  become  too  thick.    Carbonine  Inks  are  the  ideal  draw- 


M.    Large  Size  bottle. 50c.;  (mail,  58c.):  Small  size.  25c. ;  fmall.SOc). 
.    Blue.  Green.  Carmine.  Yellow.  Violet,  Scarlet,  Brown,  25c.  per  bot- 

(Waterproofl.    Bottle,  Sftc. ;  (mall.  30c.). 
(Not  Wat^  ■       ~-  ■■   "■ 


'  Ink,    »5c.  bottle:  <mail.4()c.) 


i'rproof ).    Bottle.  25c, ;  (mall,  30c.), 


1  tubes.    5uc. 

Worthington's  Inks. 

(Pints  and  Quarts  by  Express  :  Small  Bottles  by  Mall.) 
thioKton^H   Artist    Ink.    A  Brilliaot  ami  Beautiful  Glossy  Black  Ink.    2^  oz.  bottle,  26c,  (mall, 
32c.)  :  Der  doz..  Si. 75.     (By  Ei.)     Per  quart.  §I.W.     Pint,  7."k-.     (E«.i 

Jet  Black  Ink.     An  easy  flo^vlng  copying  ink.    Maybe  diluted  with  water  as 
bottle.  l5c.  (mall,  30c,  i  :  per    di>z..S'.     (Ex.i    Perquart,  75c.:  Olnt..5oc.     iE«.) 
(I  Gloss  Ink.    An  exeeeilhigly  glossv  ink.    Produces  flue  lines  and  is  especially 
".  45c.i  ;     Dozen. 82.    (Ex.) 
flowing,  nOD-corroslve  copying  Ink.    Small  bottle.   1 5c. 


(By  E 
_et  F* 

vaporates.    Small  bottle, 
ttiinsion's  Diamond  <Jk__ 

Kood  forcard^writing.^  3  oz.  bottle,  35c, 


Wortbinicton 


,  20c  I 


-■  Ink.    An  • 


Dozen,  81.    (Ex.) 


:  Shadi 


nerald  Ink.    A  beautiful  free  flowing  green  writing  and  copying  fluid.    Put  up  I 
.15c.   (mail.  200;    Per  doz-  81-    <Ex.l 
Per  iKJttle,  i2c.   (mail.  I7c.i;    Per  doz.  bottles,  8t. 20.    (Ex.) 


Address,  AHES  &  ROLLINSON  CO.,  202  Broadway,  New  York. 


182 


Schools. 


Indiana. 

INOIANAPOLrS   BUSINESS  UNIVERSITV.    Ef 

l«l,ll»li.-.l  l»M.  Bu.fnm..  Shonlmnd.  Hpninanshlp. 
rr.-pi»rou>ry.      lri<llvldual    In-tnicllin.      60<J    «t'i- 

InflniSit""*.  v.    J.  HEEB.  Pr™. 

INOrANAPOLIS     COLLEQE     OP     COnflERCB. 

p.',rll"r  ..'f""w"'™ri"rip<"<-T.ii-  1  "«"li.-ii  Sli'..'rlh«ii.l 
)(iiri.1.'.ni<--t  Vhool  <)ilart«>r!*  In  IiKllaiis.  Rk'va- 
1.1,  .l.-.-rrl.:llKlit.  «}»  anrl  «u-am  lll•n^.  Write  for 
liifi.rrii.irl.nl,    "JOURNAL  BL'ILUINO.'  Monument 


.1.  u.  tlon.  lendltiK  pcliicatorB  — 

CauloKtie  free.    E.  E.  AIIMIKE.  Pr.-» 


iosa  Coltese  Co. 


Ucjas. 


ALAMO    CITY   BUSINESS   COLLEQe.     Normar 

Acatipmy.    Hbortbond,  TyDewrlllngand  Tplenrui 


T(.'I 


Senrl 


aloKiie, 


•Masbrllle,  Uenn. 

OKAUOHON'S    PRACTICAL    BUSINESS    COL- 

I,KCJK  iiiKl     Sihuo\    of-  Pi 
'I'yiM-ivrltlii(f,  Telesraphy, 


ol  of-  Pen  moil  Shin,  Sliorlhaiid. 
...  __.eKraphv,  elo,  Stu<leuts  recclvt-d 
<arU  of  tbo  world.    Suud  for  lZU'paK<? 


©eorflia. 

LIVAf 
nit'ii.    Caiulugut!  t 

Connecticut. 


ollege  South.     Four   |ip 


iKI.nrtitH'iitti  of  BfMikkeppliiK.'  liaiiklog,  Penman- 
Hlilp.  sii.>riliniul  TyppwrltliiK.  Telegraphy,  Eng- 
IMi,  ueniiiui  mid  Architecture.  Terms  of  tuition 
reiiM.nnhle.   Send  fi>r  catulowtie.    M.  A.  MERRILL. 

Californta. 

OARDEN    CITY     BU5INB5S     COLLEQE,      San 


.Ton^,  Vn\.    One  of  I 


>  best  eitabllfihed   and 


«ucc«tsful  educational  InatltutL 

Slope.    Snpclal  Penmanship  Department  In  choree 
of  C.  E.  WEBBER.    H.  B.  WORCESTER.  Preti. 

'HBALD'5    BUSINESS    COLLBOE.    San    Pran- 

cUeo.    For  30  yearH  the  largest  I 


I2.(H)0  fomier  pupils 


IkentucftT?. 


Mest  IDirotnla. 


Catalogue   free. 


Vheellng;  W.   Va.    j.  M.   FRASHER,   Piin. 


Proprietor. 

©bio. 

MIAMI  COMMERCIAL  COLLBOE.  Dayton,  Ohio. 

A.  1>,  WIT.T,  President,     Iajuk  established.    Thor 
iMiKli  anil  nie.\pens1ve. 

THE  NEW  PENROD  TRAIMNO  SCHOOL.     For 

K,  M,  (MlollLni',L!M"iimW.r'oo'lfn'nhliB.'^01i'l!!'"'''' 


IHcw  ll)orl!. 

LONQ    I5LAN0    BUSINESS    COLLEQE     143   te 

nil  SmitU  «tli  St..  Bruoklvn.  N,  Y.  (.■nial.iuue! 
'"T.I'i' »)*,"''"''?"■  P'l^onaKv  or  byletter  HeSr-s 
t.  W  KUiliT.  Principal. 

EASTMAN  BIISINESS  COLLEQE,  Poughkeep. 


COLLEQE.    81    East 


having  a  MiiMu-at«  fatiulu, 
top  beat  practical  traiulng  t. . 
The  schools  also  supply  bn 
foeltory  assist — *~    --^ - 
PflrnI  aluiirii 


lis  H  NflTiON  Hmeilcans  wani  itie  Best 

Underhill's  Rapid  Phonography 

lU-pres.-iit,s  til.'  Best  Writers  of  the  Age. 
lllus.  Or.  rnderhlirsrulverslty.  R.K-hester.N.  Y 

/n>t9sourl. 

^P*f;0'Na'S  COMMERCIAL  COLLEGE.  Kansas 

*  H\  Mo  Isthe  oldest,  laracst,  best  business  col- 
ek-«' in  tlie  West.  Thonnigh  Instruction  given  In 
iMh.keejilUK.  shorthand.  typ«-u-rlllng.  telegraphy. 
SP\LDlNii  Tm     1Y%      Established    l.sflS.      j.   F. 

^THE  CSE  OF  CUTS  on  this  page  or  anv 
departure  from  ihe  getieral  atyU  of  display  vjiU 
<ott  60 per  cent,  extra. 


Colorado. 

WOODWORTH'S  SHORTHAND  AND  COM- 
MERCIAL COLLEGE.  Klttredge  Building.  Denver. 
Cnlo  Conitdned  Cour*e.  Practical  Shorthand 
Office  W  A  WOODWiiRTH.  President.  W.  A 
McPHER-SON.  B.  A..  Manager.  12  y 

Xoulsiana. 

THE     COMMERCIAL     ATHENEUH     OP     THE 
SOUTH. 

SOUl£  COMMERCIAL  COLLEGE  12-y 

and  Lllerarj-  luetttute.  Sew  Orleans.  La. 

"Hortb  Carolina. 

CHARLOTTE  COM.  COLL.,  Charlotte.  N.  C. 


penmen* 


D.    S.    HILL,    Penn 


Harion.   Ky..     beautiful 

-       ■  1   funcv   10 

All  kinds 


business  and   : 


MISS  ELLA  E.  CALKINS,   Lacelle.    Iowa.      One 

dozen  cards  2Sc.    Written  In   twelve  styles  35c. 
Specimen  of  lettering  or  pen  drawing  25c. 


dot  Review:  Flourish  :  Ink  Recipe  ;  Method  Ruling 
Cards:  total  value  tl.OO.  13  lessons  In  plain  pen- 
manship, S1.80.  Lessonsin  Shorthand  bv  mall  In 
exchange  for  lioolcs  or  anything  of  value.  Send 
stamp  for  particulars  or  penmanship  circular. 

ARTISTIC  PENWORK.— Enffrosslns  of  Resolu- 
tions, Testimonials,  etc.,  a  specialty.  Everv  de 
scriptlon  of  ornamental  pen  work  to  order.  Reso- 
lutions engrossed  from  $3..^0  upwards.  Corre- 
spondence solicited.  A.  E.  DEWHURST.  UUca, 
N.  Y.  7-y 

P.  OILMAN.  Penman,  Redinffton,  Nebraska.     A 


fine  sample  of 
a  specialty 


rltten  cards  for  25  t 


"Mant"  at)s. 

Iti  anjrwerino  (ulvrrtiAementu signed  by  a  nntn-de- 
plume,  fUlaut  and  mistakes  are  avoided  bu  »ealing 
and  ntamping  the  replies  readu  for  maUitig  and 
ivriting  the  nom-de-plume  in  a  comer,  then  iiiclod- 
ing  such  seated  reviles  in  an  envdope  addressed  to 
The  Penman's  An  J<mmal,  ^02  Broadwau,  W'eu- 
Yitrk.  Pogtage  must  he  nent  for  forwarding  Cata- 
logties.  Newspapers,  Photographs,  ttc. 

Situations  TKHanted. 


IHA VE  a  public  school  education,  spent  1^  months 
at  Kansas  State  Agricultural  Coll..  graduate  Busi- 
ness College,  will  soon  complete  Zanerlan  Penman- 
ship course.  My  specialties  are  plain  and  ornamental 
penmanship  and  drawing.  Can  also  teach  bookkeep- 
ing, geography,  physiology,  arithmetic,  grammar  and 
spelllnR.  Familiar  with  standard  texts.  Can  refer 
to  leodlng  penmen  and  business  educators.  Will  take 
ow  salarj'  at  start.  Ready  September  i.  Address. 
•■  PEN-DRAWTNQ  "  care  Pesman's  Aht  Journal. 

EXPKRIENX'ED  teacher  of  penmanship  ond 
commercial  branches,  capable  of  taking  entire 
charge  of  business  department,  wishes  to  change  posi- 
tion.   Well  prepared  for  his  work  ;  good  references. 


x!^^^^^/f^^e^/i^^^^^^ 


^^^r^a^-^^S^^^ 


ENGRAVERS'  SCRIPT.     MADE  IN  JOURNAL  OFFICE- 


the    bust ; 
t-aluable  to  : 
It  and  circulars  free. 


AfilRADUATE  of  penmanship  and  commercial 
departments  In  Dixon  Normal  School,  who  has 
spent  two  years  In  high  school,  desires  a  teaching 
position.  His  specialties  are  plain  and  ornamental 
permianshlp.  He  can  teach  all  commercial  and  English 
branches.  He  has  had  some  experience  teaching 
writing  classes.  Uood  references.  Very  moderate 
I  salary.     Ready  any    time.      Address    "  MITCHELL," 


M 


Y  STRON4;  POINTS  0 


p«>nmanshlp. 

— ^ —  ..gelling,  granir. ,  „ — 

-ipondence,  Benn   Pitman  and   Acme  shorthand  and 
typewriting.    Educated    In  Dickinson  College,    tcok 


!.^1ffi'A 


ii:  \(  m.it 


tine  specimens  ol  Writing. 

-tiiiik'.    Can't  help  but  please. 
-K,  care  Bahtlett's  Bi  s.  Col.. 


NAME.    Si 
25  cents,  and  I  ^v 
■rltlng  It, 

vn  bami,  price-list  descrlptl' 


2-ceni  stamp.aiid  I  will  .send  vou.  addressed  in  i 

'   '        '  of  lessons  bv  mall 

exercises,  capitals 


\l  loi  \  1  K  SHADING  PEN  INKS.    Best  in  the 

'      I  ■      ^     iMJi:i,tiir..l  by  A.  B.  Cushman.  Chicago, 

I'l     '  '^     • \^<'.     Forsaleby  buolcsellers 

•i"i    I  '"        1  ilieU.  S.  and  Canada.  Sheet 

'.'"^  "  '  '  '  -■  ftc..  for  2e.   stamp,  none 

S.  B.   hAtlNbSIUCk.  McPHERSON  COLLEGE. 

McPh.r^ion.  Kan.  AriUtlc  letter.  Ave  2-cent  stamp:,. 

C.  R.  RUNNELLS,  9630  Bell  Avenue,  SUtlon  P, 
Chicago.  An  elegant  C.  E.  Pledge.  14  x  is  inches 
zinc  etching  from  penwork,  10c.  12  cards,  any 
name.  20c.    My  record  In  s  yeans  lOiJ.uiH)  cards. 

A.  D.  TAYLOR  will  send  you  his  National 
Course  of  Twenty  Lessons  In  Writing  for  only  Ten 
Dollars.  Terms,  one-half  In  advance.  Address  A 
D.     TAYLOR,    ualvetton    Bus.     Unl..    Galveston. 

R.  M.  JONES,  Pen  Artist.  1813  Mary  St.,  S.  S. 

Pittsburgh,  Pa.    One  doz. --'         -     — 


H-'  experience  In  public. 

riial  schools,  who  can 

I"  umanshlp,  bookkeep- 

;;,-  ■  ■         ■     ■  ■    '■  "'■■  snelUng,  grammar. 

texts.  Aye  yi,  married.  Bi 
take  moderaJe  salary.  Ready 
RIGGED," -.....^...-.  a-^ 


i,f,<;f  I'iit^ 


Best  of  references. 


■fP\  f.. 


EXPERIENCED  TEACHER  of  penmanship. 
_     engrossing  and  Eclectic  shorthand  wishes  a  sltu- 


ENGROSSER," 


S'S  ABT  JotlRNAL. 


moderate  salary. 


AN  Al  TEACHER  of  penmanship  and  the  En- 
glish branches  Is  looking  for  a  position.  Seven 
years  teaching  experience.  Good  health;  good  refer- 
ences upon  appltcutlon.  Flrst-elass  man,  first-class 
halary.    "  PERMANENT."  care  Penman's  Abt  Jour-Nal. 

rrilOKOrtiHLY  COMPETENT  and  experl 
*  enced  teacher  of  penmanship,  commercial 
branches  and  the  common  English  branches  wishes  a 
position,  preferably  with  a  good  normal  college.  Seven 
years'  teaching  experience.  Recommendations  uoon 
application.  "  BU.SINESS  AND  PENMANSHIP."  core 
Pelsman's  Art  JufBSAU 

TEACHER  OF  PENMANSHIP,  commercial 
branches.  Sloan-Duployan  shorthand  and  English 
wants  a  position,  preferably  In  a  normal  school. 
Thirteen  years'  teaching  experience.  Familiar  with 
all  the  leading  commercial  systems.  Prominent  refer- 
^'if^lJ^P*"*    application.     Moderate    salary.      "AL- 


land  secretary  of  business  college.  Age3t.  Refer 
^ner.  Wade.  Bernhardt  and  others.  Prefer  East- 
locatlim.     Moderate  salary.     Address   "  BISON." 


;  an   opening  In 
knifing?    iTso. 


3  PE^ man's 

rpO  C0L.LE«;E   MEN  I 

A     your  school  for  an  Al  t\ 

shall  be  glad  tohaveauofT --    

stating  number  of  hours  w.irk  ilally  Can  render 
valuable  assistance  In  office,  t:ilklm:  l>ii-inc-is,  getting 
out  correspondence  and  aiivirdslni:  iiuittir      Am  35 

ate.  and  can  give  unquestioned  reference  as  "to  abfllty 
and  character.     L   MADARASZ,  Lincoln.  Nkb. 

4    TEACHER  of  shorthand  (Munson),  typewrit- 


ing, pen 


;eeplng, « 


1  education.    Addn 


Ueacbers  TOlante&. 


peri'ence  and  salary"  expected.  Send 
specimens  and  references.  Address  MOUNTAIN 
■STATE  BUSINESS  COLLEGE,  Parkerslmrg.  W.  Va. 

TEACHERS    WANTED.     American    Teachers 
■■■     Bureau.  St.  Louis.     liHh  year. 

Business  ©pportuntties. 

IF  Y'OC  WANT  to  reach  penmen,  commercial 
school  proprietors  and  teachers  supervisors  ot 
writing  and  drawing,  etc..  TUE  JourNal^s  want  col- 
unms  will  put  you  In  communication  with  them. 
Possibly  you  have  a  pen.  Ink,  penholder  or  something 
of  the  kind  U>  put  on  the  market.  You  may  want  a 
partner  for  some  business  enterprise,  etc.    This  la  the 


communication  ^ 


*  right 

Tlie  price  In  S'^-.'SO  each  iii»iertloii  for  nda. 
not  to  exceed  one  inch.  If  two  iiitterltona 
be  paid  for  in  advance  <S3>  the  adverllser 
will  be  entitled  to  a  third  inecriiou  tree,  if 


I  Broadway,  New  York, 


W. 


J.    KINSLEV.  2ns 

writer    of    advertlst 


VOR  SALE.— The  good  will  and  plates  of  a  well 
-*-  advertised  and  widely  used  set  of  writing  lessons. 
Copper  plate  engraving  ;  thousands  of  dollars  spent 

111  artverHsfnir  ■    hif^rnntlonal  rCPUtatlOn.      RpOSOn   for 

present  business  of  a 


good  thing  for  a  hustling  advertiser.   Address  "WRIT- 
ING LESSONS,"  care  Penman's  art  Journal. 

Scboole  ifor  Sale. 

TF  YOl'  WISH  to  sell  your  school,  or  to  buv  one, 

"  D  find  a  partner,  Thk  JoUuna:  '-  '" —  ~*'- 

■     "     illness  at  short  order  a 
cally  all  commercial  s 

In  America  read  The  Joubwal  and  z 

adv't  In  these  columns  will  place  what  you  have 


•e  paid  fur  iu  ndvauce  lS3>  the  advertiser 
vili  be  entitled  to  a  third  insertion  free,  11 


.  thriving,  thoroughly  advertised 


dents  enrolled  s 


;  Penman's  Art  JooiH: 


■BIGGEST  BARGAIN 


TO  RENT  on  long  lease.    Easy  terms.    A  grand 
opening  for  a  business  college  In  the  flour 
city  or  La  Fayette,  Indiana.    First-class  large  r 


opening  for  a  business  college  In  the  flourishing 
.V.  or  La  Fayette,  Indiana.  First-class  large  rooms, 
!e[\  lighted,  in  a  corner  brick  block,  fitted  up  ready 


for    occupancy.  Address    the 

COOPER,  110  College  Avenue,  Indianapolis.  Indiana. 

CALIFORNIA  8CHOOTi.  SeOO  buys  a  good 
paving  business  college  In  a  thriving  city  of 
in.oriuln  Southern  California.  No  opposition;  easy 
in  ins;  must  sell  on  account  of  other  business.  Ad- 
dress "SIX  HUNDRED,"' 


FOR    SALE    OR    RENT.      One   of    the  best 
etiulpped  and  widely    advertised    business 
leges  In  the  .South.    A  bargain  to  the  right  man. 


H^ 


jfor  Sale  or  Ura&e. 


!  works  on  penmanship, 
eclmens,  some  penman^s 

,ou  want  to  sell  or  trade? 

ilunm  will  talk  to  the  largest 

aim  ini>-t    I  I   .  I     r 11.  >■  Interested  In  things  of  th" 

kln^i  rli    'I'  '  '     (.'  find.    You  may  have  son 

inoiM  ■.      ■  i  iiiethlnByoucan  u-se."  Try  a 

The  i>i  i.  .  IS  S'J..7U  ench  insertion  tor  adi 
not  10  .v.. -Ill  one  iucli.  If  two  insertion- 
be  imimI  lor  iu  advance  (S5)  the  advertiser 
^^\\\  Im    ciiiitled  to  a  third  insertion  frec.il 

T  SQUARE  WANTED.— I  want  to  buy  a  second- 
hand Day  Shading  and  Spacing  T  Square  Stat« 
length  of  blade,  price,  how  long  in  use  and  coudl 
tlon  of  the  Instrument.  "PEN  ARTIST,"  cart 
Penman's  art  Journal. 

Scbool  jfurniture  or  Supplies 
jfor  Sale  or  Bycbauoe. 


ChaiiK.>  ui 
may  be  Ju: 


something  you  nc.d  {■•r  ti,, m 
advt    In    THR    .I'M-KMi.  -    \v,i 


,  SUpplfcM.  etc..  ili 

ertionforndn 


FOR  SATiE.— Two  National  typewrltere 
as  new;  one  used  one  year  and  the  ot 
•25;  for  the  two. 
Pexham's  Abt  JoOi 


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silver,  also  in  solid  gold. 

The  silver  pin  has  the  quill  of  solid 
sterling  silver,  and  the  stick  pin  part 
of  German  silver. 

The  gold  pin  is  solid,  14  karat,  ex 
cept  the  stick  part,  which  is  German 
silver,  gold  plated. 

For  one  doUar  we  waiscnd  The  Jour- 
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SHORTHAND. 

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What  reasons  are  given  by  some  shorthand  publishers  in 
favor  of  introducing  their  systems.  Queerest  of  all,  per- 
haps, the  moss  back  claim  that  "  Ours  is  best  because  it 
has  not  been  revised  for  over  thirty  years  !  " 

What  a  thing  to  conjure  by  in  dealing  with  the  live 
schools  of  to-day !  Thirty  years  ago  there  were  only  one 
or  two  business  colleges  in  America  that  made  a  feature 
of  teaching  shorthand.  To-day,  The  Journal  tells  us, 
shorthand  is  taught  in  nearly  all  of  the  1 500  such  colleges 
in  the  U.  S.  and  Canada — and  the  rest  are  coming  to  it. 

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(Columbian   Revision— 16th   Edition) 

Embodies  the  science  of  shorthand  writing  brought 
strictly  down  to  date.  It  preserves  what  is  good  in  the 
old  systems  plus  additions  and  emendations  suggested  by 
the  experience  of  eminent  practitioners  of  our  time.  It 
is  built  to  do  the  business  of  to-day.  The  Live  Schools 
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'JQ:^cCQ^tcUulS 

The  Benn  Pitman 
System  of  Phonography 
Is  the  only  System  of 
Shorthand 

Which  for  more  than  forty  years  has  been  the  standard  of  American 
practice,  and  which  has  successfully  stood  every  test  which  can  be  im- 
posed by  all  classes  of  writers,  from  the  business  amanuensis  to  the  law 
and  parliamentary  reporter. 

Which  has  been  called  by  the  National  Bureau  of  Education  The 
American  System  of  Shorthand,  and  which  is  shown  by  detailed  statis- 
tics issued  by  the  Bureau  to  be  taught  as  extensively  in  American 
schools  as  any  other  three  systems  combined. 

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LESSONS    IN    RAPID    BUSINESS 
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75. — Scores  of  practice  sheets  and  specimens  re- 
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luive  heen  "  led  off  "  from  poor  position,  wrong 
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by  some  whose  previous  instruction,  perhaps,  has 
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new  ways  of  doing  things. 

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style  of  letter,  etc.,  between  the  writing  on  the 
practice  sheet  and  that  on  the  billhead  or  ledger 
page,  yet  when  writing  within  ruled  sjjaces,  limited 
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77. — A  dozen  or  more  correspondents,  among 
them  teachers,  too,  contend  that  what  is  generally 
termed  "  muscular  movement  "  nnturalb/  leads  one 
to  large,   loose  writing.     Do  these  people  mean  to 


NEW  YORK,   SEPTEMBER,   1895. 

right.  They  are  not  always  to  blame.  If  they  do 
not  grow  to  honorable  and  useful  manhood  the 
fault  often  rests  with  the  parent  teachers,  who  do 
not  start  them  aright,  nip  the  evil  tendencies  in  the 
bud  and  train  the  boys  in  the  way  they  should  go. 
Plain  as  it  is  to  be  seen  that  inefficient  instruction 
and  indifferent  practice  are  entirely  responsible  for 
poor  results  in  writing,  and  that  loose  discipline  in 
the  home  brings  about  much  disappointment  and 
suffering,  there  are  many  who  attribute  the  cause  of 


NlMBTBBWm  YlJUl 

10  Cbnts  a  CofT 

cui'ved  circle.     Count  '*one.  two.  three,  foiu*  "  for 
each  letter. 

8 1  — Join  the  first  part  of  H  to  the  last  part  of  / 
and  you  have  a  convenient  form  of  F  for  rajid 
writing.  This  style  should  not  be  used  by  thoi  e 
with  slow,  uncertain  movement. 

Hoir   L   Slioiilil    Be   Maile. 

82  — L.  first  style,  is  an  unfinished  D  and  differs 
from  last  part  of  K  only  in  size  and  location  of  fin- 
ishing stroke.  Begin  it  with  a  dot  and  end  as  in  Q. 
In  the  second  form  of  L  note  well  the  place  of  be- 


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failure  to  other  sources.  The  boys,  and  the  girls, 
too.  are  raked,  scolded  and  sometimes  abused;  some 
lay  the  blame  to  muscular  movement,  while  others 
go  so  far  as  to  claim  that  all  the  wrongs  originate 
from  slant.  Much  couid  be  said  along  these  lines  if 
space  were  sufficient. 

Intelllfienl   J'rnelice  on  Little  Ererclseii   «iiv.i    Ilig   lle- 
aiilts. 

78. — It  is  often  from  the  early  practice  of  caring 
for  the. pennies — little  things— that  large  fortunes 
are  made.     So  also  does  the  intelligent  practice  of 


ginning.  The  first  line  should  be  so  located  as  to 
form  the  shape  of  a  saucer.  This  will  give  a  good 
loop.  Much  practice  on  the  L  without  a  good  men 
tal  copy  will  result  in  little  more  tlmn  a  waste  of 
time.  In  reviewing  the  combinations  in  No.  40 
work  for  an  increased  rate  of  speed. 

83. — Work  by  the  hom'  on  Nos.  41  and  43  in  tho 
order  given,  spending  at  least  30  minutes  on  each 
exercise  before  changing.  Illustration  in  No.  41 
containing  the  d,  f  and  q,  need  not  be  practiced. 


84. — The  secret  in  making  the  /  is  illustrated  i:i 


OK%OK^^ 


little  e.vereises  give  xis  big  resiilts.  Do  not  ] 
derstand  me.  At  no  time  in  our  training  should  we 
dispense  with  the  practice  of  large  exercises,  such 
as  are  found  in  Plate  1,  for  they  are  unequaled  for 
giving  the  muscles  strength,  speed  and  endurance, 
but  they  should  not  be  used  to  the  exclusion  of 
others  of  equal  importance. 

How    to    I'racHre    Thin   Le.HHOn. 

79. — Relying  upon  what  you  have  gained  from 
previous  lessons  and  what  you  can  get  from  the  ac- 
companying cuts.  I  will  give  only  a  few  directions 
for  practicing  this  lesson  The  /  in  No.  38  may  be 
dilficult  for  those  who  have  never  used  the  "fish- 


imply  by  this  that  the  iinii  muscles  caimot  be 
trained  to  do  business  wriliny  far  better  tlinn  any 
other  nuLielesf  If  so,  they  make  a  great  mistake 
and  do  themselves  and  those  whom  they  teach  a 
great  injustice.  Don't  be  so  easily  misled  Do  we 
give  loose  rein  to  a  .spirited  horse  in  training.  .I'ust 
because  the  animal  naturalli/  wants  it  V  Does  it 
stand  to  reason  that  we  should  indulge  in  easy. 
natural,  tendencies  in  writing,  or  auytliing  else,  when 


they  do  not  lead  us  to  usefulness  and  success?  Let 
boys  follow  some  of  their  natnral  inclinations  and 
where  will  they  be  led,  •'  Loose  and  at  large?"  Yea. 
half  the  number  wDuld  still  be  wiping  their  noses 
with  their  sleeves  (it's  natural),  and  a  third  more 
•would  be  in  jail  or  in  some  other  close  quarters. 
Now.  'hose  bovs  and  their  ai-m  muscles,  too.  are  all 


hook  "  style,  but  when  once  learned  it  is  never  ex- 
changed. It  will  stand  as  much  abuse  and  still  be 
legible  as  any  other  letter.  The  first  part  of  I  is 
like  the  upper  part  of  J.  and  the  ending  is  the  same 
as  in  B.  G  and  .S'.  Make  a  full  stop  at  point  of  angle 
in  your  first  practice.  The  counts  ' '  one.  two. 
three. ' '  with  long  pause  between  the  two  ana  three, 
may  help  you.  After  you  are  safe  in  the  beginning, 
slant  and  ending  take  up  speed  drills.  Eighty -four 
r.i  per  minute  is  a  speed  of  seven  strokes  a  second, 
which  is  medium  rate.     Raise  speed  to  108. 


80. 


K,   H  and  F. 

-The  stem  in  K  and  H  is  the  same  as  in  N. 
_  this  part  see  that  the  loop  is  small, 
clo.sed  and  space  between  it  and  the  stem  part. 
Make  the  last  parts  of  K  and  H  fearlessly  and  see 
that  they  are  joined  onto  the  stem.  From'  the  end- 
ing of  stem  on  base  to  the  beginning  of  last  part 
the  pen  should  move  in  the   direction  of  a  right 


exercise  1,  No.  42.  Use  arm  muscles  at  a  high  rate 
of  speed  for  an  hour  at  a  time.  (Don't  get  the  idea 
that  I  mean  reckless  practice  here  or  anywhere. ) 
End  each  letter  with  an  angle  or  loop  on  the  left 
side.  Follow  this  with  *2.  making  not  fewer  than 
90  /'.s  a  minute.  Avoid  lengthy  narrow  loops  and 
be  sure  to  tie  securely  at  base  line.  An  opening  in 
the  f  q  ov  loop  d  means  weakness. 

85. — Should  yoti  find  some  difficult  places  in  this 
lesson,  feel  encouraged  by  remembering  that  it  is 
through  the  mastery  of  the  dilficult  that  success  is 
won. 

Certificate  for  Moat  Improvement. 

A  handsome  certificate,  with  appropriate  wording,  will 
be  awarded  to  the  person  practicing  from  these  lessons 
who  makes  the  greatest  improvement. 

A  pen-flourished  animal  design  will  be  given  to  the  one 
sending  in  the  best  design  of  compact  exercises  for  move- 
ment. Something  in  the  style  of  the  Schwinu  or  Martin 
designs,  which  have  appeared  in  The  Journal.  All 
specimens  should  be  addressed  to  L.  M.  Tbombm-gh, 
Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa,  and  should  reach  him  not  later  than 
Dec.  '20,  189.5.  

Criticism    Column. 

Roy  and  -J.  B. — Come.  come.  Your  capitals  are  big 
enough  for  signboards  and  your  ideas  on  business  writing 
are  too  small  for  measurement.  Take  up  the  December 
lesson  in  earnest,  send  in  your  practice  eveiy  week  and  I 
will  help  you  all  I  can. 

Mr.  "  No  Stamp." — In  those  red  ink  criticisms,  etc.,  for 
15  cents,  do  you  send  a  personal  letter /rc,s7i  from  the  pen  '^ 
A. — Did  it  occur  to  you  that  I  might  write  to  your  sweet- 
heart, engrave  the  letter  or  send  you  a  "  lottery  blank  !■ '' 

G.  W.  H.— Should  one  always  write  at  the  same  rate  of 
speed  'i  A. — Not  any  more  than  you  should  always  nde  a 
bicycle  or  a  horse  at  the  same  speed.  Four  strokes  a 
second  slow;  from  five  to  seven  medium,  seven  to  nine 
rapid. 

Andrew. — Must  all  tobacco  users  quit  trying  to  learn  to 
wiite,  etc.  A. — No,  no,  but  quit  using  tobacco,  and  quit 
swearing  about  it,  too.    Such  habits  are  not  manly. 

"Prof."  A. — How  do  you  get  a  pupil  to  do  his  best? 
A. — Fire  him !  Fire  him  I  No,  I  do  not  like  your  writing. 
Too  many  extras.    See  J.  A.  A.,  March  Jouriial. 

W.  S.  H.,  D.  H.  S..  and  others  who  stop. — You  would 
not  make  good  errand  boys.  Too  many  .ttojis — on  a  journey 


IP2 


p.  H.  H,,  W.  H,  S.,  F.  E.  D.,  Clara.— Everything  prom- 
iHinK.  Ktody  details.  Review  on  lively  time  drillB.  More 
jiroetice  on  ngures.  f^end  some  designs.  Get  a  record  on 
H])eed. 

A.  T.  E.,  Santa  Barbara. — Pupils  entering  school  late  in 
the  term  are  put  at  the  foot  instead  of  at  the  head  of  a 
spelliUK  class  and  given  achance  to  "  work  up."  You  and 
other  beginners  must  go  back  to  the  first  lefisons.  Yoor 
writing  is  stiff.    Spelling  bad. 

'■Steiio" — No.  Your  sboi-tband  writing  is  not  ^ood. 
(,1iaracters  t<x>  large  and  sc-attered.  It  is  like  sowing  a 
i)int  of  wheat  on  an  acreof  ground.  Your  longhand  is  too 
long.    Study  June  and  September  lessons. 

J.  K.  B. — How  can  I  break  my  pupils  of  finger  move- 
ment ?■  A. —First  break  yoursrlf  by  practicing  for  a  month 
or  more  v^it\i  Htmrd  hand,  keeping  Bolder  midway  between 
kiiucklo  and  back  thumb  joints. 

I).  A.  S,,  Elmetta,  W.  P.  S.  and  L.  B.  C— See  Ulustrated 
remedy  for  H.  W.  K.  in  April,  also  H.  W.  K.  in  August, 
(-an't  you  do  as  well  as  he  did  f  Send  specimens  at  least 
twico  a  month.    Your  best,  now. 

f).  B.  L.— For  one  of  your  age  your  improvement  is  far 
above  the  average.  Glad  indeed  I  am  that  you  have  quit 
chewing,  hut  don't  smoke  occasionally.  Yes,  by  all  means 
ent4?r  a  good  business  college. 

L.  D.  T.,  Paul,  Gertrude  and  W.  H.  S.— Write  twenty- 
live  capital  A".t  on  a  line  eight  inches  long.  Sixty  iV'.s-  per 
minute  makes  seven  strokes  per  second,  medium  rate. 
Practi<«  on  forms  ruled  for  mvoices,  etc.    See  O.  W.  H. 

C.  E.  W.— Await  future  numbers  of  The  Journal  for 
satisfactory  answers  to  youir  questions. 

E.  B.  L.  sent  1.5  cents  andpractice  sheets,  but  noaddress- 

:vi  cents  from  A.  E.  S.,   Wayland.  Mich.,  with  neither 

:  statement  OS  to  what  he  wanted. 


~<-^^nmimaC2yC{/>Cl^u.tna^ 


Tliere  are  a  number  of  points  concerning  the  shape  of 
letters  and  figures  that  cannot  be  given  this  month. 

nhas.  C.  C— So  you  were  sleeping.     I  thought  so     I 
know  you  would  not  get  mad.    Glad  we  aroused  vo 


late  1  is  good,  very  good.     Rub  your  arm  and 
'inie  with  plates  2  and  '.i. 


LESSONS   IN    PROFESSIONAL  WRITING. 

BY  C.    P.   ZANER,  COLDMBCS,    O. 

No.  8. 

[INITIAL  MADE  IN   JOURNAL  OFFICE.l 

II  ERE  we  have  a  modification  of  a 
former  principle ;  one  that  is  used 
quite  extensively.  The  aim  should 
be  to  keep  the  principle  as  full 
^'  and  unmodified  as  possible.  The 
tendency  is  to  make  it  too  narrow 
and  too  sharp  at  the  top.  The 
first  oval  should  be  horizontal  or  nearly  so.  This 
oval  should  never  drop  below  the  line :  in  fact,  should 
not  (luite  touch  it.  There  is  no  need  of  rule  in  this 
phase  of  the  work.  That  is.  forms  need  not  conform 
to  some  one  pattern  to  be  pretty.  The  chief  requi- 
site is  that  the  letters,  as  a  whole,  balance  well;  that 


-e.Of^'i^^^/Q. 


BY  C.  P.  ZANER,  ACCOMPANYING  HIS  LESSON  IN  PROFESSIONAL  WRITING, 


the  pen  in  M  and  N,  but  do  not  place  the  pen  on  the 
shade  of  the  first  part  in  starting  the  second,  but 
near  to  it  instead.  Suit  yourself  about  raising  the 
pen  in  Q.     The  W  is  similar  to  the  N  and  Jli. 

One  of  the  main  faults  with  beginners  is  to  hurry 
the  motion  too  much  in  going  from  one  form  to 
another.  Thus  in  the  A's  there  is  no  need  of  hurry 
in  making  the  lateral  oval  and  joining  to  the  follow- 
ing form.  Ovals  are  frequently  flattened  in  this 
haste  of  joining.  Simply  let  the  arm  revolve  with 
freedom  and  ease  on  the  muscle  near  the  elbow. 
Endeavor  to  secure  fulhiess  of  oval  rather  than  fast- 
ness of  motion.     For  beauty  should  be  your  aim. 


ACCOMPANYING    LESSON    BY   L,    M.   THORNBURGH. 


the  ovals  are  full  and  thelines  well  curved ;  and  that 
the  lines  are  fine  and  the  shades  smooth. 

The  last  line  expresses  the  three  chief  essentials  of 
page  writing.  It  is  not  necessary  to  write  any  par- 
ticular slant,  but  it  is  essential  that  it  be  uniform. 
So  it  is  with  spacing.  There  is  no  reason  why  you 
sliould  not  write  a  more  compact  hand  than  liere 
given  if  you  prefer  snch  a  hand.  The  same  is  tiue 
of  a  more  numiug  style.  The  main  tiling  is  to  make 
the  style  you  prefer  beautiful.  This  vou  can  do  by 
employing  such  elements  of  beauty  in" lightness  and 
curvature  of  lines  as  is  most  imiversally  admired. 
But  if  in  connection  with  these  you  can  leave  the 
mpress  of  your  own  nature  thereon,  so  much  the 
better  for  you  and  for  your  profession. 

The  capital  exerci.ses  herewith  should  be  practiced 
faitlifnlly.  enthusiasticaUy  and  rigorously.  Do  not 
pause  much  along  the  way.  Raise  the  pen  in  going 
from  one  A  to  another,  but  you  need  not  check  the 
motion.  Make  the  stems  of  the  B  s  first  then  flnisli 
from  right  to  left.  The  G'.v  may  be  made  cantiuu- 
onsly  without  raising  the  pen,  or  you  may  raise  it 
after  the  shade,  as  did  the  writer. 

What  is  true  of  the  G  is  also  true  of  the  L.     Raise 


Speed,  in  this  line  of  work,  is  of  secondary  impor- 
tance. Of  course  you  must  have  enough  force  and 
momentum  to  secure  fullness  and  gracefulness  of 
form,  but  it  is  foolish  to  have  so  much  of  it  as  to 
destroy  these  desired  qualities. 

ROGUES  CAUGHT  NAPPING  BY  THE 
FLASHLIGHT  OF  THE  HANDWRIT- 
ING   EXPERT. 

Sensational  <n»o»  Wkere  the  Newest  Aids  lo  Oeteclioii 

ol    Crlnic    Hiive    Proven    Too    Much   for  ilie 

t'rimlunU. 

HARRY  D.  JONE,S,  IN  THE  N.  Y.  SUNDAY  MERCURY. 

Forgery  is  a  crime  that  the  law  visits  with  the 
severest  penalties.  The  reason  for  this  is  that  the 
forger's  work  is  hard  to  detect  in  the  huri-y  and  rush 
of  business,  and  it  is  a  class  of  crime  that  strikes  at 
the  very  foundation  of  the  commercial  structure. 
A  man's  signature  is  forged  to  a  check  and  the  pay 
ing  teller  of  a  bank,  who  has  no  time  to  examine 
imder  a  microscope  the  signature  of  every  check 
handed  in.  gives  it  one  sharp  glance  and  hands  over 
the  amotmt. 


Forgery  is  an  easy  crime.  To  break  into  a  bank 
vault  and  steal  a  thousand  dollars  means,  perhaps, 
weeks  of  tunneling  and  the  most  scientific  efforts  of 
the  burglar's  art.  To  obtain  a  thousand  dollars  by 
means  of  a  forged  check  necessitates  only  a  few 
strokes  of  a  pen  and  the  nerve  to  face  a  paying  teller 
without  turning  pale  and  exciting  the  suspicion  of 
the  keen-eyed  bank  ofBcials. 

But  like  all  crimes  that  are  comparatively  'easy  of 
accomplishment,  the  crime  of  forgery  has  been  car- 
ried to  such  an  extent  that  honest  men  have  been 
forced  to  find  means  to  checkmate  the  skill  of  the 
rogue,  and  at  present,  owing  to  the  expertness  of 
those  who  have  made  a  life  study  of  the  tricks  of 
handwi-iting,  a  forged  signature  that  even  the  per- 
son whose  name  it  represents  could  not  tell  from  a 
genuine  one,  is  now  with  little  effort  detected. 

One  of  the  best  known  of  the  handwriting  ex 
perts,  Mr.  D.  T.  Ames,  editor  of  the  Penman's  Art 
Journal,  has  in  his  possession  a  choice  collection 
of  documents  that  have  been  submitted  to  him  from 
time  to  time  in  connection  with  big  forgeries  that  he 
has  helped  to  expose,  and  crimes  that  by  means  of 
the  handwriting  he  has  been  able  to  bring  home  to 
the  perpetrator.  Some  of  these  given  below  are  full 
of  the  romance  of  crime. 

l.-Runniny  llairn  the    Wilmington  MUirennla. 

Some  years  ago  the  town  of  Wilmington.  Del., 
was  thrown  into  a  fever  of  excitement  owing  to  fre 
quent  recurrence  of  fires  on  the  premises  owned  by 
Dupont  cfe  Co.  After  each  outrage  an  anonymous 
letter  would  be  received  warning  Messrs.  Dupont  & 
Co.  that  unless  the  trouble  between  them  and  their 
men  was  settled  by  the  employers  coming  to 
terms  further  loss  would  be  inflicted  by  the  con- 
spirators. 

The  trouble  referred  to  was  of  long  standing  and 
had  resulted  in  the  dismissal  of  some  of  the  hands 
who  were  the  principals  in  the  agitation.  It  was 
suspected  that  these  discharged  men  had  banded  to- 
gether to  commit  the  outrages  on  their  late  em 
ployer's  property,  and  trap  after  trap  was  set  to  try 
and  catch  the  suspected  men  tripping.  It  was  all 
useless. 

Detectives  were  hired  to  shadow  the  discharged 
men  and  watchers  were  employed  to  gnard  the  com- 


't_ycnmaji^  QTCiL  qJvu,uulC> 


pany's  property  at  night.  Still  the  incendiaries  con- 
tinued their  merry  little  game  of  burning  bams, 
maiming  horses  and  damaging  property  in  every 
conceivable  way.  For  four  years  this  went  on. 
Driven  at  last  to  their  wits"  end.  the  firm  sent  to 
New  York  and  engaged  the  services  of  expert  detect 
ives.  The  detectives  detailed  one  of  their  shrewd- 
est women  on  the  case. 

Her  plan  of  operations  was  a  patient  and  laborious 
one.  but  it  was  brilliantly  successful.  She  learned 
dressmaking,  finally  went  to  live  in  the  suspected 
family,  secured  their  good-will  and  took  the  wife  to 
New  York  on  a  visit  with  her.  After  much  maneu 
vering  she  induced  the  wife  to  notify  her  (the  detec 
tivej  of  her  (the  wife's)  safe  return  to  Wilmington. 
This  letter  was  what  the  detective  wanted.  Neither 
the  husbandnor  wife  could  write,  so  their  eldest  son. 
Tommy,  wrote  the  letter  for  his  mother  and  after  it 
many  more  letters  written  by  the  educated  Tommy 
for  his  mother  or  father.  When  she  had  enough  of 
these,  the  smart  little  woman  detective  hastened  to 
headquarters. 

The  whole  correspondence  was  submitted  to  ex- 
perts Ames  and  Carvallho.  who  got  to  work  on  the 
letters  without  delay.  By  signs  that  were  never 
known  to  fail  the  expert  traced  the  similarity  be 
tween  the  letters  and  secured  the  most  convincing 
proof  that  the  hand  that  wi-ote  'the  letters  to  the  fie 
titious  dressmaker  had  also  indited  the  threatening 
missives  to  the  Duponts. 

In  both  cases  the  word  "letter"  was  invariably 
spelled  "lettr."  The  article  "a  "  was  always  a  capi- 
tal, and  worse  than  all.  Tommy  invariably  spelled 
■•  we  "  ■•  wee."  He  dotted  his  i's  with  a  dash  in 
stead  of  a  dot,  and  made  some  unusually  long  and 
peculiarly-shaped  letters. 

Armed  with  this  damning  evidence,  detectives 
went  to  Wilmington  and  secured  wan-ants  for  the 
arrest  of  the  guilty  parties.  The  evidence  against 
them  at  the  trial  was  convincing.  The  expert  dem 
onstrated  that  only  one  hand  could  have  written 
the  letters.  The  jury  speedily  fomid  a  verdict  of 
gulity,  and  the  doors  of  the  State's  prison  closed  on 
the  exposed  criminals. 


The  Davis  will  case  was  an  audacious  attempt  to 
get  possession  of  a  fortune  estimated  at  from  seven 
to  thirteen  milUons  of  dollars  by  a  single  forged 
docimient.  Andrew  J.  Davis,  a  self-made  man  who 
had  built  up  his  big  fortune  by  land  speculation  and 
other  means  at  Butte.  Mont.,  died  there  in  1890, 
leaving  no  will. 

He  had  never  married,  and  the  next  of  kin  at  the 
time  of  his  death  were  three  brothers,  four  sisters 
and  the  children  of  three  deceased  sisters  and  one  de- 
ceased brother.  It  was  supposed  that  the  money 
would  be  divided  among  these  legal  heirs,  and  steps 
were  being  taken  looking  to  this  end  when,  behold,  a 
will  was  foand  bequeatliing  all  the  vast  estate  to  John. 
one  of  the  brothers.  What  astonished  the  relatives 
almost  as  much  as  the  finding  of  this  will  was  the 
fact  that  John,  who  had  always  been  at  loggerheads 
with  his  millionaire  brother,  should  have  been  left 
the  sole  heir  to  the  vast  estates.  When  the  astonish 
ment  had  worn  ofif  a  little  the  remaining  relatives 
took  the  case  to  court,  and  for  six  weeks  the  contest 
was  carried  on  in  Butte. 

Brother  John  had  secured  an  elegant  array  of 
witnesses  to  support  his  claim,  and  he  marshaled 
them  in  battle  array  and  the  trial  began.  There 
was  the  man  who  swore  that  he  had  been  called  in  to 
witness  the  signature  to  the  will.  Then  there  was 
the  man  who  posed  as  the  "  discoverer  "  of  the  will 
after  it  had  been  knocking  about  the  house  in  which 
he  lived  for  about  'i.")  years. 

The  expert's  heavy  guns  were  then  turned  on  the 
rase.  First  it  was  shown  that  the  deed  had  been 
steeped  in  tobacco  juice  or  coffee  in  order  to  give  it 
the  appearance  of  age.  The  edges  had  been  scal- 
loped with  a  knife  and  grated  to  give  them  the  ap- 
pearance of  criunbling,  and  the  paper  punctured 
with  pin  holes  to  make  it  look  as  though  worn  through 
at  the  creases. 

The  great  point  that  the  expert  made  was  that  the 
signature  to  the  will  had  been  written  prior  to  the 
writing  of  the  rest  of  the  docimient.  This  was  done 
to  save  the  trouble  of  rewriting  the  entire  document 
each  time  a  signature  failed  to  please  the  forger. 
Having  got  the  signature  done  to  his  satisfaction. 


the  forger  had  then  written  in  the  body  of  the  will, 
but  had  not  gauged  his  space  sufficiently  well  to  de 
ceive  the  trained  eye  of  the  expert.  Then  there 
were  inaccuracies  of  spelling  that  an  educated  man 
like  Davis,  who  had  taught  school,  could  never  have 
been  guilty  of. 

Most  important  of  all.  the  signature,  instead  of 
being  written  with  an  easy,  flowing  hand,  such  as 
the  millionaire.  Davis,  always  used  in  signing  docu- 
ments, was  written  in  a  stiff  and  formal  manner. 

Under  the  microscope  it  was  disclosed  that  several 
rests  had  been  made,  after  the  signature  was  begun, 
and.  when  finished,  it  had  been  retouched  in  places. 
In  some  spots  these  touches  were  so  clumsily  done 
that  they  could  easily  be  seen  without  the  aid  of  the 
microscope.  Again,  the  flourish  under  the  signa- 
ture was  made  with  a  quick,  nervous  jerk,  quite  un- 
like any  of  the  easy  cui'ling  flourishes  made  by  the 
real  Davis,  All  these  points,  plain  enoiigh  when 
pointed  out,  and  when  the  real  and  false  signatures 
were  placed  side  by  side,  were  sufficiently  disguised 
to  deceive  the  casual  observer. 

In  spite  of  these  strong  points  brought  out  by  ex- 
pert testimony  the  jury  failed  to  agree,  owing  to  the 
standing  out  of  one  man.  and  the  case  had  to  be  re- 
tried.    It  resulted  in  a  compromise,  but  mil  come 


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for  the  defense.  It  was  proved  that  the  letter  had 
been  held  up  to  the  light  and  traced  carefully,  the 
words  having  been  so  selected  that  a  former  and 
genuine  letter  of  Mr.  Dodge's  had  supplied  lu'arly 
aU  the  words  wanted  to  fill  out  the  letter. 

Photographs  of  the  signatures,  enlarged  until  they 
were  nearly  3  feet  long,  were  submitted  to  the  jury 
to  show  the  marked  difference  between  the  genuine 
and  the  forged  signature. 

The  expert's  testimony  was  so  convincing  that 
Raymond's  lawyers  threw  up  their  case.  He  was 
arrested,  and  only  saved  himself  from  the  peniten- 
tiary by  jumping  his  bail. 

IV.-A  Puzzle  for  llie  ETiitrl. 

To  detect  the  forgery  of  a  single  signature  is  one 
thing.  To  prove  that  eight  letters,  all  purporting 
to  have  been  written  by  one  person,  and  all  in  differ- 
ent handwritings,  were  written  by  the  same  person, 
is  a  very  different  matter.  Yet  this  is  what  Mr. 
Ames  imdertook  to  do  and  did.  Three  or  four  years 
ago  a  batch  of  letters  was  submitted,  involving  a 
nice  little  plot  and  between  §60,000  and  $70,000  in 
money.     One  paper'was  a  receipt  for  a  loan. 

Another  was  a  document,  dra\vn  by  a  lawyer  as  a 
receipt  for  a  large  sum  of  money  to  be  invested. 
Another  letter  was  written  to  the  administrator, 
and  so  on.  Everytliing  fitted  beautifully.  It  all 
pointed  conclusively  to  the  fact  that  the  woman 
mentioned   in   the  letters  was  entitled   to  370,000. 


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NOTE  HAVING  GENUINE  SIGNATURE  OF  ADDIE  SHELDON.     THE  TWO  FORGED  SIGNATURES  ARE  BELOW. 


up  again  shortly,  owing  to  another  claimant  having 
taken  the  case  to  court. 

Ill.^Jtitrri)  nityniond'a  Jlolil  fmuery. 

Harry  Raymond  was  the  confidential  clerk  of  Mr. 
J.  A.  Dodge,  president  of  the  Boston,  Concord  & 
Montreal  Raikoad.  Raymond  had  access  to  all  of 
Mr.  Dodge's  papers  and  was  trusted  implicitly,  Mr. 
Dodge's  health  failed  and  he  died  after  taking  a  trip 
to  California  to  try  and  recuperate,  leaving  a  will, 
in  which  the  bulk  of  his  property  went  to  his  wife. 
A  few  hours  before  Mr.  Dodge's  death  Raymond  pre- 
sented a  check,  purporting  to  have  been  signed  by 
Dodge  a  few  days  previously,  for  S'3,o00. 

The  check  was  cashed  without  any  question.  Im- 
mediately after  his  employer's  death  Raymond  sub- 
mitted to  the  widow  a  note  for  .?3.000  signed  by  her 
husband,  and  asked  for  payment.  Mrs.  Dodge  de- 
nounced it  as  a  forgery. 

The  facts  in  this  case  prove  Raj-mond  to  have  been 
a  bold  and  skillful  rogue.  He  immediately  began  a 
game  of  bluff  by  suing  Mrs.  Dodge  for  libel.  He 
had  prepared  his  case  most  artfully. 

Kno\ving  that  the  first  point  to  be  made  by  the 
defense  would  be  lack  of  motive  for  Dodge  to  have 
left  a  mere  clerk  such  a  sum  of  money,  Raymond  had 
forged  a  letter  piu-porting  to  have  been  written  to 
him  by  Dodge,  in  which  the  latter  said : 

Henry — Yours  of  23d  received  by  John.  Be  as- 
sured if  I  do  not  retm"^  I  will  help  you  in  some 
other  way.     Say  nothing  of  this. 

Yours  truly, 

J,  A.  Dodge. 
But  the    flashlight  of  the  expert  was  turned  on 
this  document  and  it  immediately  became  a  weapon 


The  only  drawback  to  the  scheme  was  that  the  let- 
teiswere  all  written  by  the  same  hand.  This  was 
proven  when  the  expert  got  his  lenses  and  method- 
ical rules  to  work  on  the  case. 

A  careful  comparison  of  letters  showed  that, 
cleverly  as  the  writer  had  disguised  her  hand,  there 
were  certain  letters  that  she  had  failed  to  disguise, 
certain  personal  peculiarities  of  caligraphy  that  had 
been  overlooked,  but  which  were  plainly  seen  when 
the  letters  were  cut  out  and  pasted  side  by  side. 
When  the  whole  plot  was  exposed  it  was  discovered 
that  the  authoress  of  the  eight  letters  had  at  one 
time  been  a  teacher  of  writing  in  a  .school.  Hence, 
her  wonderful  skill  in  simulating  characters. 

y Shetilon  fit.  Shelilvn. 

The  case  of  Sheldon  against  Sheldon  was  an  at- 
tempt of  unprin<-ipled  parties  to  defraud  a  widow. 
H.  Sheldon  died  bankriipt,  his  widow,  having  a  lit- 
tle property  which  she  had  acquired  through  her  in- 
dustrious and  frugal  management  of  a  small  coun- 
try store.  Mary  Sheldon,  the  mother  of  the  deceased, 
held  several  notes  against  her  son,  H.  Sheldon,  one 
of  which,  for  §70,  was  given  for  money  which  Addie 
Sheldon  had  used  in  her  business,  and  therefore 
when  it  was  presented  to  her  after  the  decease  of 
her  husband  she  promised  to  jiay  it  and  added  her 
name  to  the  note  under  his. 

Two  other  notes,  aggi-egating  nearly  8S00,  held  by 
the  same  parties,  which  were  made  prior  to  her  mar- 
riage, in  the  proceeds  of  which  she  had  no  share,  she 
declined  to  pay;  the  plaintiff  sued  the  widow  for 
payment,  and  produced  two  witnesses,  who  swore 
that  they  had  seen  her  sign  the  note  in  questitn. 
Mr.  Ames  easily  exposed  the  forgery  and  a  verdict 
was  rendered  for  the  widow. 

The  reader  may  make  comparison  of  the  forged 
with  the  genuine  signatures,  which  are  represented 
in  the  accompanying  cut. 


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■B1     A.     F.      NEWLANDS,      SUPERVISOR       OF     WRlTI.Nti. 

KINGSTON,    ONT. 

Ao.    7. 

Thrrc  KinilM  of    Wrttlntt. 

7<f  —It  is  contended  by  opponents  of  vertical 
•writiiiK  that  the  advocates  of  that  style  have  run  to 
the  extreme  in  adopting  flO  degrees  as  the  stand- 
ard direction  of  the  main  lines  for  copies.  It  is  easy 
to  see  how  mnch  truth  there  is  in  this  contention. 
AsreKard^  direction  there  are  three  kinds  of  writ- 
inpf.  the  ordinary  sloping  style,  the  vertical,  and  the 
backhand,  and  writers  of  the  last  named  are  not 
few.  Would  not  an  extreme  direction  for  wi-iting 
then  be  one  that  slopes  very  much  either  to  the  right 
or  left?  The  vertical  writers  have  taken  the  middle 
conr.se  and  consequentlj-  must  be  medialists  and  not 
extremists. 


77. — Judging  by  their  remarks  many  extreme 
Tight  slopers  will  object  that  the  backhand  is  not  in 
any  sense  a  legitimate  style  of  writing,  and  should 
not  be  considered  in  this  question,  Irat  why  they  are 
80  strongly  ojiposed  to  lines  sloping  in  tliat  direction 
it  is  difficult  ti>  understand.  They  are  quite  ready  to 
call  attention  to  writing  produced  by  pupils  or  ad- 
vocates of  the  vertical  style  which  shows  the  slight- 
est tendency  to  either  a  right  or  left  slope  or  both. 
They  apparently  do  not  see  that  the  90  degi'ees  of 
the  vertical  advocate  is  analogous  with  the  52  de- 
grees of  the  sloper.  It  is  only  reasonable  to  exjject 
■writers  of  either  style  to  deviate  from  the  standard 
in  free  rapid  writing. 

A  Sloper   Who    Varlna  from   33  lo  />«  Deffrr.es  i»  »/oii(. 

78  —1  have  a  free,  but  carefully  wiitten  speci- 
men of  writing  by  a  self-consciou.sly  bright  light  in 
the  profession,  a  strong  opponent  of  vertical  writing, 
■who  has  attempted  to  ridicule  that  style  by  claim- 
ing he  had  never  seen  a  specimsn  that  was  vertical ; 
it  was  jJways  backhand,  and  intimating  that  52  de- 
grees was  the  correct  standard.  On  putting  his 
writing  to  the  test  I  found  it  varied  from  33  to  58 


79. — The  main  point  to  which  we  take  exception 
in  these  statements  is  that  they  evidently  claim  all 
who  write  with  a  slight  slope  as  belonging  to  the 
ordinary  sloper  family.  There  are  a  large  numl  er 
of  vertical  writers  who  use  either  a  right  or  left 
slope.  This  may  sound  paradoxical,  but  it  is  true. 
Many  of  the  specimens  of  \vriting  from  business 
houses  shown  in  the  Journal  which  slope  a  little 
to  the  right  are  practically  vertical  writing;  they  are 
written  with  the  vertical  action. 


80.— We  have  recently  been  investigating  the 
movement  used  in  writing  by  business  men  and  find 
that  nearly  all  who  write  with  a  slope  of  from  HO 
degrees  to  beyond  90.  a  backhand,  pull  the  pen.  and 
all  nso  very  much  the  same  movement.  The  reason  so 
many  write  with  a  slight  right  slope  is  that  they 
were  trained  to  the  ,i2  degrees,  and  it  is  reasonable  to 
suppose  many  would  retain  at  least  a  trace  of  the 
«ffeets  of  their  training.  Besides,  habit  and  the  use 
of  a  flat  desk  induce  them  to  place  the  paper  in  a 
more  or  less  oblique  position  often  sufficient  to  ac- 
count for  all  the  slope  in  their  writing. 

A    Fine  Speetmfii   that    stoites  in   Jtoth    lHyerliong. 

81. — Some  write  with  lines  sloping  in  both  direc- 
tions. One  of  the  finest  specimens  of  rapid  business 
writing  in  my  possession  is  in  this  style.  It  is  by  an 
American  railroad  telegrapher  whom  I  am  given  to 
understand  won  a  telegraphic  contest  in  New  York 
a  few  yeiu-s  ago  of  which  receiving  and  taking  down 
formed  a  part.  In  this  specimen  all  the  down  lines 
after  the  turn  at  the  top  incline  to  the  left.  We 
have  seen  a  number  of  specimens  of  this  kind  and 
not  only  are  they  very  rapid  specimens.' but  nearly 
all  have  a  fine  appearance.    The  line  running  to  the 


left  balances  the  writing,  as  it  corrects  the  tendency 
of  the  eye  to  run  in  the  one  direction. 

I'liplln    will  SloiK  ThHr   J.enera.—Ko    Oltjeetion    to    II. 

82.— We  expect  many  of  our  pupils  will  slope 
their  letters  to  some  extent  and  we  have  no  desire 
that  it  should  be  otherwise.  The  muscles  of  the 
arm,  shape  of  the  hand,  size  of  the  desk  and  all  the 
conditions  which  make  up  and  surroimd  the  pupil 
will  slightly  influence  the  direction  of  the  lines. 
Pupils  who  have  been  trained  to  write  the  vertical 
style  can  learn  to  write  on  a  slope  very  easily,  but 
they  will  write  it  with  the  same  movement  they  use 
in  vertical  writing,  and  it  '^^'ill  generally  be  a  very 
round  style. 

Vertical    Writiim  anil   Obllqae  Jfoveinent  a  I'oor  Tram. 

83. — Some  may  ask  if  it  would  not  be  as  well 
then  to  have  pupils  learn  to  write  with  a  slight 
right  slope  from  the  first.  There  could  be  no  ad- 
vantage in  doing  this  even  to  pupils  who  will  event- 
ually incline  their  letters  a  little  to  the  right.  The 
vertical  movement  is  easily  acquired  while  WTiting 
the  upright  characters,  but  it  is  very  difficult  to 
learn  while  writing  them  on   a  slope.     The  more 


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Practical  Lessons. 


IX.     Fi 


-VIII. 

Irfietab 


Every  teacher  who  delights  in  her  work  and  is 
anxious  to  know  and  to  use  the  best  methods,  will 
find  frequent  occasion  to  draw  fruits  and  vegetables. 
As  a  preliminary  exercise  let  her  take  a  simple 
sphere  (Fig.  1)  first.  Before  sketching  the  outline 
let  her  practice  on  the  movement  exercises.  Figs.  1, 
2,  .3,  etc.,  Plate  VI.  in  the  first  lesson  of  this  series. 

In  a  favorable  single  light  the  sphere  will  show 
five  degrees  of  light  and  shade,  as  follows  (See  Fig. 
1) :  (a)  High  Light,  Glitter  Point  or  Brilliant  Point; 
(b)   Shade.  Half  Tint  or  Middle  Tint;  (c)  Shadow; 


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BY  A.  F.  NEWLANDS,  ACCOMPANYING  HIS  LESSON  IN  VERTICAL  WRITING, 


erect  the  wi'iting  the  more  difficult  it  is  to  write 
^vith  the  obliqiie  movement.  This  has  been  the 
chief  stumbling  block  to  the  adoption  of  vertical 
writing  by  many  of  the  professional  penmen.  They 
strive  to  retain  the  oblique  movement  for  the  verti- 
cal letters,  find  the  hand  cramped,  and  declare  that 
vertical  writing  necessitates  a  cramped  finger  move- 
ment. It  is  not  unreasonable  to  suppose  that  the 
extreme  slope  lias  been  developed  and  has  so  long 
held  sway  ovping  to  the  desire  to  get  this  free  oblique 
movement,  because  the  greater  the  slope  the  freer 
the  movement. 

The  Illustrations. 

84. — The  accompanying  illustrations  show  the 
right  oblique  vertical  and  left  oblique  letters  writ- 
ten at  nearly  the  same  rate  of  speed,  about  28  sec- 
onds per  each  couplet.  The  right  oblique  specimen 
took  a  little  longer  time  than  the  others.  These 
lines  are.  of  course,  not  given  as  specimens  of  rapid 
writing,  but  merely  to  show  the  three  styles  of  writ- 
ing vinth  the  vertical  movement. 

The   ren   /or    Vertical    Writing. 

85  — I  liave  received  a  number  of  letters  from 
readers  of  the  Journal  inquiring  what  style  of  pen 
we  use  for  vertical  ^\Titing.  We  have  experimented 
with  hundreds  of  makes  of  pens,  but  could  find 
nothing  on  the  market  that  gave  entire  satisfaction, 
hence  we  induced  Messrs.  D.  C.  Heath  &  Co.  to 
have  a  pen  specially  manufactured  from  our  design. 
They  annoimce  the  object  is  not  to  make  money  out 
of  the  pen,  but  that  vertical  writing  may  be  intro- 
duced imder  the  most  favorable  conditions. 


(d)  Cast  Shadow;  (e)  Refiected  Light.  After  the 
outline  is  sketched,  use  the  side  of  the  crayon  to 
block  in  the  Cast  Shadow  and  the  Shadow,  gradually 
diminishing  the  pressure  toward  the  high  light. 
Emphasize  the  Shadow  and  the  Cast  Shadow,  leav- 
ing the  Reflected  Light  between.  Of  course,  the 
draughtsman  may  assume  any  direction  for  the  light 
that  ilhuninates  his  object,  but  from  the  left  and 
above,  or  from  the  right  and  above,  will  usually  pro- 
duce the  best  effect. 

Now  let  the  student  sketch  the  outlines  of  Figs.  "2. 
3  and  4,  and  practice  their  shading  according  to  the 
same  principles.  Figs,  o,  6  and  9  do  not  difi'er  in 
principle  from  the  preceding.  In  Fig.  (J  the  prin- 
ciples of  light  and  shade  will  apply  to  the  whole 
group  as  well  as  to  each  single  berry.  Figs.  7,  h 
and  14  may  be  sketched  and  partially  shaded  with- 
out the  indentations  at  first;  then  represent  the 
lobes,  observing  that  the  one  directly  in  front  will 
usiially  appear  the  largest.  Figs.  10.  12  and  IH  are 
based  on  the  prolate  spheroid.  As  a  preliminary 
drill  take  the  ellipse  and  practice  on  it  as  previously 
recommended  for  the  circle.  Figs.  13,  lo,  19  and 
perhaps  IT  are  based  on  the  cone.  Figs.  11  and  1^ 
are  based  on  the  ovoid.  The  shading  of  these  last 
objects  presents  no  peculiar  difficulties  after  the 
practice  on  the  sphere  and  the  spheroids. 

New   Monetary  Conference. 

Personal. — An  ugly  man  without  money  wants  to 
meet  an  ugly  woman  without  means.  Object,  to 
discuss  the  financial  queslion.— A'e*t!  Haven  Palla- 
dium. 


■_yeA/7umd  Qyfit  ClSu  uiaV? 


195 


Well   Known  Supervisors. 


As  Brother  Scarborough  ouce  put  it,  R.  S.  Collins, 
'hose  portrait  is  showu  herewith,  "  first  kicked  holes  in 
le  air  and  a  flannel  ulster  "  on  March  9,  1800,  in  Meckleii 
burg  Co.,  near  Charlotte,  N.  C.  He  lived  on  a  farm  until 
L5  years  old.  In  1874  he  took  a  course  of  writing  lessons 
inder  the  then  famous  E.  W.  !?cott.  He  made  such  great 
irogress  in  the  art  that  in  July,  1875,  when  but  15  years 
(Id,  he  taught  classes  iii  writing.  He  was  soon  after  era- 
)loyed  as  teacherofwritingin  a  large  academy,  and  in  1877 
intered  Davidson  College  for  a  literary  course,  but  owing 
0  eye  trouble,  wius  obliged  to  drop  out.  After  two  years' 
est.  he  was  elected  lus  teat^her  of  penmanship  in  the 
Cing's  Mountain  (N.  C.)  High  School.  January  I'),  1S81. 
le  entered  Sadler's  B.  «feS.  Bus  Coll.,  Baltimore,  Md.,  and 
ook  lessons  in  penmanship  from  W.  H.  Patrick.  Here  his 
Wtiting  was  gi-aded  100  per  cent.  Out  of  a  writing  club  *t 
.OD  members  under  the  insiruction  of  the  Spencer  Brothel's 
le  had  the  honor  of  being  "  the  champion  of  the  club." 
Prom  September,  1881,  to  July,  1883,  Mr.  Collins  was  prin. 
of  the  coml  dep't  in  connection  with  the  Military  School 
kt  King's  Mountain.  N.  C.  He  took  charge  of  the  jien 
uanship  in  the  Knosville,  Tenu.,  Bus.  Coll.  in  July,  1883, 
nd  with  the  exception  of  the  short  time  he  spent  in  Nash- 
ville as  instnictor  in  a  writing  institute,  he  remained  at 
the  head  of  the  penmanship  work  and  secretary  of  the 
(Chool  until  July,  lHi»5. 

In  Juue.l803,he  was  elected  Supervisor  of  Writing  in  the 
[>ity  schools,  where  he  gave  from  50  to  00  lessons  each 
week  in  addition  to  supervising  this  department.  Mr. 
!3oUius  was  highly  thought  of  by  the  Superintendent, 
teachers,  pupils  and  i)eople  of  Knosville,  and  they  wen- 
jorry  to  have  hiin  leave  them  in  July,  1805.  to  go  to  Peirce 
CJoll.,  Philadelphia,  as  the  head  of  the  penmanship  dep't, 
lacceediug  A.  P.  Root.  Mr.  Collins  is  a  superb  penman, 
B  fine  teacher  and  a  very  populiir  man. 


Fraternal  Noies. 

R.  F.  Moore,  fomierly  of  Hico,  Tex.,  and  lately  teacher 
riting  in  King's  B.  C..  Dallas,  Tex.,  sua-eeds  a.  W. 

Ware  lu*  Supvr.  of  Writing  and  Drawing  in  the  public 

pchoolsof  Ft.  Worth. 

—  J.  L.  Howard  ha**  been  elected  Supvi'.  of  Writing  in 
(he  MaUlen,  Mass.  public  schools,  where  he  will  have  5,000 
puilps  iu  charge. 

T.  J.  Williams,  Prin.  Williams  B.  C.  Pasadena,  Cal., 
las  been  elected  Supvr.  of  Writing  iu  the  public  schools 
that  city  iu  place  of  Wni.  P.  Hammond,  who  has  re- 
ned.  Mr.  Williams  will  still  conduct  his  business  col- 
Age  also. 

—  Margaret  A.  Reid  is  director  of  pemnauship  in  the 
ate  Nor.  Sch.,  Mankato.  Minn. 

—  Geo.  Russell.raany  years  in  Ci-anston.  R.I..  Pub.  Sch., 
IS  been  elected  teacher  in  the  Towusend  Indus.  Sch.. 
ewport,  R.  I. 

—  D.  S.  Hill  will  have  charge  of  the  writing  in  the  Mar- 
lon, Ky..  public  schools  the  coming  year. 

—  D.  W.  Hofif.  Supvi-.  Oak  Park,  111.,  whospent  the  sum- 
mer iu  Euro]H\  returned  August  ;10  after  a  most  enjoy- 
able trip.  He  sprained  his  ankle  in  London  and  was  suffeV- 

everely  upon  his  arrival  iu  New  York. 


Thomas  Jefferson   to   a  Young   flan. 

Give  tip  money,  give  up  science,  give  up  earth 
itself,  and  all  it  contains,  rather  than  do  an  im- 
moral act. 


Vertical  Writing  in  Duluth,  flinn. 

IN  TWO    ACTS. 
.U't  I,    Oct.   'JO,    ISU4. 

I  have  introduced  vertical  writing  in  one  buildiug  as  an 
experiment.  Very  few  like  it.  I  think  there  is  as  much 
science  to  one  style  as  the  other. 

I  selected  Mr  Newlaud's  method  as  the  best  to  teach. 
I  do  not  see  much  difference  in  the  style  of  other  vertical 
copy-books  from  the  old  standard. 

My  pupils  write  at  various  .slant,s.  I  teach  uniform  slant, 
and  some  write  a  vertical  hand  now. 

I  am  practicing  the  new  hand,  but  do  not  find  it  easy.  It 
is  very  tire.some. 

I  selected  the  Speucerian  bank  pen.  No  one  has  any 
advice  to  give  about  pens.  I  know  that  it  is  very  weak 
written  with  a  fine  pen.        (Miss)  Lucy  E.  Keller, 

Di'LUTH.  Minn.  Director  of  Penmanship. 

.let  IT,     SI  a  veil   14,  2H9.». 

Duluth  has  adopted  vertical  writing.  The  more  I  test 
it  the  better  I  like  it.  It  is  sensible  and  reasonable.  The 
teiichers  pick  it  up  quicker  than  the  Spencerian.  The 
blackboard  vrriting  is  one  hundred  per  cent,  better.  We 
all  like  it.  I  am  not  interested  in  any  Journal  lessons 
but  Mr.  Newland's.  It  seems  foolish  to  spend  any  more 
time  on  the  slanting  writing.  It  makes  one  dizzy  to  look 
at  it.  One  must  teach  vertical  writing  to  understand  it. 
Some  of  the  miserable  scrawlers  are  beautiful  vertical 
writers,  though  as  a  rule  our  best  slanting  are  also  the 
best  vertical.  It  is  very  hard  for  me  to  change.  Pupils 
take  to  it  more  readily  than  I  have. 

(Mrss)  LrcY  E.  Keller. 

DcLUTH,  Mmn.  Director  of  Penmanship. 


LESSONS  IN  WRITING    FOR  UNGRADED 

SCHOOLS. 


BY   F.    M.    W.\1,I,AC'K,    SHEN.VNDOAH,    IOWA. 


[initial  made  in  journal  office.] 


RILL  on  the  cgfif  -  shaped    oval, 

OcouTiting  for  the  under  part  of 
each  stroke.  Drill  on  the  figure 
eight.  Have  it  ft)llow  the  direc- 
tion of  the  ruled  line,  and  cross 
in  the  middle  of  the  exercise. 
Keep  the  openings  at  the  ends 
small.  Count  "one."  "two."  or'  right,"  *' left " 
for  each  alternate  sweep.  Make  the  tracing  one 
inch  in  length,  then  lengthen  it  to  two  inches.  Drill 
a  few  minutes  on  the  ovals  before  writing. 

No.  or,.  Make  three  letters  before  lifting  the  pen. 
The  letter  is  two  spaces  high,  or  one-half  the  distance 
from  the  base  line  to  the  line  aliove. 

Use  combined  finger  and  forearm  movement, 
pausing  slightly  at  the  top.  and  use  the  same  move- 
ment on  the  downward  stroke,  retracing  one-third  of 
the  upward  stroke.  sUickening  the  speed  at  the  turn, 
which  should  he  very  short. 

Cross  each  letter  separately  one  half-space  from 
the  top,  making  the  cross  line  short  and  parallel  to 


lor, 

he  base  line.  To  put  the  cross  where  it  belongs  is 
(liffieult.     Stick  to  it. 

No.  1:7.  Write  these  words  carefully,  drilling  par- 
ticularly on  those  in  which  ft  follows  t.  In  such 
words  cross  the  h. 

Tuegilai/. 

Drill  on  the  movements  as  in  Monday's  lesson. 

No.  UK.  This  is  much  like  No.  OiJ,  being  of  the 
same  height.  Keep  the  pen  on  the  paper,  close  the  ri 
part  of  the  d,  use  combined  finger  and  forearm 
movement.  Slacken  the  speed  near  the  line,  make 
the  turn  short. 

Count  "  one."  "  two  "  for  each  letter. 

No.  i::i.  Work  for  correct  height,  slant,  turns  and 
angles. 

H'fttnrmlutf. 

Practice  the  ovals,  etc.,  as  before. 

No.  ?(J.  Count  "one."  "two"  for  each  letter, 
making  three  or  more  in  a  group. 

Above  the  line  this  letter  is  the  same  height  as  / 
and  rf— two  spaces.  Below  the  Une  it  is  shorter  thjin 
the  loop  letters,  being  one  and  one-half  spaces.  Make 
the  part  below  the  line  a  loop,  cross  on  the  line  and 
make  the  round  part  one  space  high ;  close  it  with 
a  dot  at  the  line. 

No.  71.  Drill  with  reference  to  making  the  p 
properly,  as  described  in  No  70,  and  watch  the  con- 
struction of  the  other  letters. 

Thurntlny, 

Practice  the  ovals,  etc.,  a  few  minutes. 

No.  73.  Count  as  in  No.  71K  making  the  letter  one 
space  above  the  line,  and  two  spaces  below  it.  Do 
not  make  a  loop,  and  do  not  close  the  letter  on  the 
line. 

No.  7-i  Work  on  different  words,  malring  an 
especial  effort  to  produce  good  y's,  and  be  careful 
with  the  slant,  turns  and  angles  of  all  the  letters 
used.  The  "  final  "  /  is  used  in  the  word  quit,  and 
the  last  stroke  ends  one-half  the  height  of  the  letter. 
I'Tldmy. 

Give  a  thoroughly  prepared  review  of  some  portion 
of  the  work  in  tliis  number,  drilling  the  school  upon 
what  has  not  been  as  well  done  as  the  rest. 

Drill  the  scholars  at  the  blackboard  often — espe- 
cially the  smaller  children. 


Napoleon  as  a  Penman. 

Njipolcou  was  u  great  soldier,  but  he  could  not  spell. 
His  handwriting  was  also  so  bad  as  to  give  rise  t^  the 
rumor  that  he  used  imdeciphernble  characters  to  conceal 
the  fa<^t  that  he,  the  master  of  Europe,  could  not  master 
French  orthography. 

In  the  early  days  of  the  empire  *n  man  of  modest  a-spect 
presented  himselt  before  the  emperor. 

"  Who  are  you  y "  asked  Napoleon. 

"  Sire,  I  had  the  honor  at  Brieune  for  15  months  to  give 
writing  lesttous  to  .vonr  majesty." 

"  You  turned  out  a  nice  pupil  !  "  said  the  emperor,  with 
vivacity,  "  I  congratulate  you  on  yoiu-  aucce-ss  ! "  Never- 
theless be  c«nferred  a  pension  upon  his  old  master.— 
YoilDCs  (Companion. 


Vertical  vs.  Slant  Writing. 

In  The  liin-ky  Moiiiilain  Edumtar  for  August 
we  find  a  very  intere.sting  article  on  "  Vertical  vs. 
Slanting  Writing."  by  W.  A.  McPherson  of  Wood- 
worth's  ComU  Coll..  Denver,  Colo.,  who  believes  in 
and  teaches  vertical  writing.  Mr,  McPherson  has 
luid  considerable  experience  with  the  vertical, 
and  has  closely  watched  experiments  with  it,  hence 
his  exin-essions  are  more  than  ordinarily  valuable. 
He  says: 

To  conclude,  have  the  results  of  the  adoption  of  vertical 
writing  in  Denver  and  many  of  the  districts  throughout 
I'oloratlo  pructicjiUy  sustained  these  flattering  conclu.sions 
iu  its  favory 

Tl>e  answer  cannot  yet  be  given.  Six  months  or  a  year 
is  not  long  enough  tor  a  fair  test.  However,  ninety  per 
cent,  of  the  teachers  with  whom  we  have  conversed  are 
enthtisiastically  in  favor  of  vertical  writing. 

The  good  resiUts  of  the  change  are  evidenced  by  legible, 
neatly  written  exercises  from,  in  many  cases,  every  pupil 
in  the  grade;  exercises  that  are  a  pleasme  to  examine  and 
that  can  l)e  examined  becau.se  of  the  legibility  of  the  writ- 
ing in  much  less  time  thim  when  the  pupils  wrote  slimt 
writing.  The  difference  is  noticeable  immediately  from 
the  liegiiiuiug  of  the  change,  and  in  cases  where  the 
change  fixini  slant  to  vertical  was  made  m  the  lower 
grades  and  not  in  the  higher,  the  general  degree  of  excel- 
lence in  the  lower  grades  was  far  superior  to  that  in  the 
higher  gmde.s.    This  practiciU  resiUt  is  verv  gratifying, 


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ACCOMPANYING  LESSON  FOR  UNGRADKD  SCHOOLS  BY  F.  M.  WALLACE. 


especially  so  since  the  good  results  are  noticeable  in  the 
exercise  books  and  not  confined  to  the  set  copies. 

"We  can  expect  very  little  yet,  little  more  than  a  start 
has  been  made;  but  from  the  results  attained  so  far  under 
adverse  circumstances  we  are  led  to  conclude  that  in  time 
the  practical  will  agree  with  the  theoretical,  that  vertical 
writing  is  the  method  at  once  the  more  legible,  the  more 
rapid  and  the  more  easily  acquired. 


This  Englishman  Doesn't  Uke  Vertical. 

Editor  of  The  Journal: 

Allow  me  a  few  words  on  this  much  vexed  question  of 
vertical  writing.  I  don't  like  it.  I  think  it  is  ugly,  un- 
graceful and  altogether  contrary  to  the  principles  of  \viit- 
ing.  It  is  also  slow.  The  rounder  writing  is  the  slower  it 
is  and  the  more  upright  it  is;  therefore,  vertical  writing  is 
slow.  It  is  also  more  liable  to  be  written  slovenly  than  slant- 
ing vmting,  which  is  necessary  for  speed;  at  any  rate  this 
IS  my  experience  of  it,  and  I  am  a  clerK  of  twenty  years' 
experience. 

I  have  had  my  own  wiitiug  spoiled  through  writing  a 
very  round  hand  for  the  account,  which  is  more  upright 
than  ordinary  writing. 

I  shall  be  glad  if  you  will  give  this  letter  a  place  m  your 
Journal  for  the  information  of  others. 

I  remain,  gentlemen,  yours  obediently, 

H.  Pauthidge. 

No.  03  Titford  Road,  Langley,  near  Oldbury,  England. 


John  Ruskin  Wrote  the  Vertical. 

Though  refusing  to  be  taught  in  the  orthodox  way— tbiN 
was  also  characteristic— he  began  to  read  and  write  at  th.- 
age  of  four. 

"  He  preferred, "  says  Mr.  CoUingwood,  "to  find  out  a 
method  for  himself,  as  he  always  did  ;  and  he  found  out 
how  to  read  whole  words  at  a  time  by  the  look  of  them 
and  to  write  in  vertical  characters,  like  book  print,  juKt 
as  the  latest  improved  theories  of  education  suggest." 


Vertical  Writing  Results  in  St.   Paul. 

I  notice  that  the  Boston  School  Board  have  thrown  out 
vertical  writing  after  a  trial  of  eight  months.  I  predict 
the  same  fate  for  other  cities  where  ivholesah  vertical 
writing  has  been  made  compulsory.  The  idea  is  absurd 
to  think  that  years  of  practice  on  slanting  writing  result- 
ing in  correct  writing  and  unconsvioiis  arfitni,  which 
make  habit,,  cau  be  changed  in  eight  months  or  a  year  ;  or 
even  changed  at  all,  by  a  mandatory  order  from  any  school 
board.  Po  much  writing  is  now  required  in  all  public 
schools  that  to  demand  of  the  pupils  a  new  style  of  writ- 
ing, necessitating  the  conscious  action,  painfully  so  to 
write  it,  is  but  rendering  the  pupil's  work  doubly  difficult. 
Vertical  vniting  has  its  place  and  an  important  place  in 
the  public  schools  ;  it  should  be  the  writing  taught  to  all 
the  lowest  primai'y  grades  and  as  these  are  advanced  to 
other  grades  the  vertical  writing  should  follow  the  pupils 
through  all  the  eight  grades,  when  the  habit  will  be  as 
well  formed  for  the  vertical  as  now  for  the  slanting. 

Vertical  writing  snould  be  recommended  to  any  pupil  in 
any  grade  if  the  slanting  writing  is  very  poorly  wiitten 
—as  a  corrective  to  poor  slanting  writing  it  works  like 
magic— but  where  any  good  legible  writing  has  been  ac- 
quired, no  matter  what  the  slant,  .slope  or  direction,  it 
should  not  be  interfered  i-vith.  These  are  the  conclusions 
that  I  have  arrived  at  after  testing  vertical  writing 
thoroughly  in  all  grades  of  public  school  work. 

J.  D.  Bond,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


RAPID    CALCULATION. 

How  [fir.  Itenrick  llniulleM  a  f  laH». 

This  department  is  under  the  personal  supervision  (if 
Prof.  C.  C.  Rearick,  Associate  Principal,  instructor  in  the 
science  of  accounts,  commercial  law,  commercial  arith 
metic,  etc.  His  class  in  expert  calculation  now  numbers 
IfiO  pupils,  and  it  was  the  good  fortune  of  a  representative 
of  the  i^tnr  to  be  present  at  the  class  recitation  recently 
and  to  observe  the  work  being  done  by  the  pupils  untlrr 
his  instruction.  Considering  the  fact  that  the  class  ha.'- 
had  but  about  three  weeks'  actual  drill  in  this  department 
of  the  Business  College,  the  rapidity  with  which  they 
handled  intricate  problems  in  addition,  subtraction,  mul 
tii)lication  and  division  was  something  marvelous,  and 
indicated  a  master  mind  in  the  lead. 

Columns  of  four  figures  were  added,  proved  and  correri 
answers  given  by  eighty-five  per  cent,  of  the  class  almdsi 
as  rapidly  as  the  figures  could  be  dictated  by  the  instructt  >v. 
while  examples  in  multiplication  as  high  as  twenty  timr-- 
twenty  were  performed  orally  and  answers  given  withoiU 
perceptible  hesitation,  as  were  also  examples  involvini,' 
addition,  division,  multiplication  and  subtraction.  A 
number  of  our  citizens  have  visited  this  class,  and  all  jcni 
with  the  67ar".s- reporter  in  pronouncing  the  work  sinipl 
grand.  Prof.  Rearick's  work  shows  deep  study,  whit  I 
is  the  key  to  bis  great  success.— i>i.rf»i,  7//.,  A7«r. 

PENMANISTIC  ANATOMY. 


I'H  of  Illii8trut«<l   Artie 
Waiitc 


Hu 


To  thi-  Editor  o/The  Journal: 

The  Art  Journal,  is  certainly  a  gi'eat  source  of  inspii 
tion  to  all  interested  in  practical  and  artistic  penman^lin 
giving  as  it  does  the  views  of  different  penmen  and  tou'  i 

A  gi-eat  deiU  is  said  about  penmanship  being  a  failure 
the  public  schools  of  the  country;  especially  by  the  vin 
ous  commercial  schools  in  theii"  flaming  catalogues.  H' 
will  it  not  have  to  be  admitted  that  it  has  also  been  a  f;i' 
ure  {to  a  large  extent)  m  the  commercial  schools?  It 
my  humble  opinion  that  the  fuudamfntal  part  of  "n 
present  writing  system  is  wromj.  Is  this  saying  too  mm  ! 
or  not  y  A  great  deal  is  being  said  about  shaded  and  in 
shaded  writing,  vertical  and  slanting  writing,  and  - 
forth,  which  will  no  doubt  be  productive  of  great  go*", 
and  I  admire  the  frank,  straightforward  manner  in  win- 


^^ 


BY  C.  C.    LISTER,  PENMAN  SADLER'S  B.  AND  S.  BUS.  COLL.,  BALTIMORE,  MD. 


I  dS^ct-dJ^icuutC? 


The  JoiTBNAL  setj*  forth  the  views  of  the  various  contribu- 
tors on  these  questiouR,  regardless  of  any  clique  or  class 
f  views  that  have  been  previously  expressed  by  any 
one. 

Don't  you  think  it  would  now  be  a  good  plan  to  take  up 
the  human  arm.  illustrating  by  plateaand  explanations  all 
the  bones,  joint**,  ligaments,  tendons,  muscles,  etc..  gi\ing 
a  thorough  treatise  on  the  different  motions  and  lines  of 
motion  which  the  different  parts  are  capable  of  produc- 
ing, separately  and  collectively!-  That  is.  giving  a  thor- 
ough treatise  on  the  fundamental  parts  of  penmanship— 
movemcmt  and  position.  Very  truly 

Rkspkc'T,  W.  Va.  B.  F.  Robinson. 


PHONETIC  SHORTHAND. 


TiM-  Worli  of  Henn   Pi 


BENN     PITMAN. 


that  time.  Benn  Pitman,  whose  portrait  is  shown  here- 
with, was  an  ai«istant  in  Ids  brother's  (Sir  Isaac  Pitman's) 
academy,  and  lived  in  his  family.  From  1S4;5  to  1852  he 
lectured  and  taught  throughout  Great  Britain.  In  1852 
he  came  to  this  country  as  a  representative  of  his  brother 
Isaac  to  promulgate  the  art  here.  In  1858,  not  agreeing 
with  his  brother  over  some  changes  which  the  latter  in- 
troduced in  the  position  of  the  tirst  three  vowels.  Benn 
Pitm;ui  branched  out  for  himself  Jmd  published  the  sys- 
tem, a"^  he  understood  it,  and  without  the  radical  changes 
incorporated  by  his  brother  Isaac.  Benn  Pitman  does  not 
claim  the  f:}/sfen>  as  his  own  ;  he  claims  only  the  fe.rt-liooks 
as  being  original  with  him.  Bt>oksellers.  inquirers  and 
shorthand  writers  have  named  this  system  "  The  Benn 
Pitman  System  of  Phonography.'"  Mr.  Pitman  himself 
never  cjxlled  it  that  and  prefers  the  title  of  "  The  Amer 
ican  System  of  Shorthand."  He  claims  no  distinction  for 
having  invented  a  system,  but  rather  for  having  preserved 
and  improved  one. 

In  this  arduous  work  of  establishing,  teaching,  pub 
lishing,  etc.,  the  part  played  by  his  co-laborer, 
Jerome  B.  Howari,  should  not  be  overlooked.  Mr. 
Howard  edits  the  semi-monthly  magazine,  77ie  Phono- 
fjraphic  Matjazine,  and  has  assisted  Mr.  Pitman  in 
the  preparation  of  "The  Manual  of  Phouogi-aphy." 
"The  Phonographic  Reader,"  "The  Reporter's  Com- 
panion," ''The  Phonographic  Dictionary,"  •'  The  Phono- 
raphic  Library,"  etc.  Mr.  Howard  is  director  and  Mr. 
Pitman  president  of  the  Phonographic  Institute,  Fourth 
and  Walnut  streets,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  which  has  for  its 
object  the  higher  training  of  teachers,  reporters  and 
amanuenses.  This  school  does  not  atimit  students  defi- 
cient in  English.  The  magazine,  numerous  publications, 
and  general  literature  of  this  system,  the  excellent  school 
maintained  for  the  correct  teaching  of  the  art  and  the 
lectures  and  writings  of  both  Benn  Pitman  and  Jerome 
B.  Howard  have  .spread  the  knowledge  of  shorthand— and 
more  especially  Benn  Pitman  Shorthand— fai'  and  wide. 


197 

table  with  clean  bands  and  face."  **  Six  pennies  is  a 
good  deal  of  moaey  for  a  little  boy  to  earn  every 
week."  "  Yes,  uia'am.  but  I  have  to  do  a  large 
amonnt  of  work  for  it." 


The  original  system  of  phonography  was  invented  in 
Bath,  England,  by  Sir  Isaac  Pitman  in  1837  to  1840.    At 


"You  seem  to  have  quite  a  sum  in  your  bank, 
Bobby."  remarked  the  visitor.  "  Yee."  said  Bobby. 
"  ma  gives  me  six  pennies  a  week  for  coming  to  the 


Glorious  Old    flissals. 

Among  the  contents  of  the  Newberry  Library  at 
Chicago  is  a  collection  of  old  missals,  the  majority 
of  them  Spanish  handiwork.  In  these  the  notes  for 
tho  inroning  of  the  Gospels  would  seem  of  a  size 
sufficient  to  impress  themselves  upon  the  dimmest  of 
visions  in  tlie  darkest  of  cathedrals.  The  test  placed 
beneath  the  antiiiue  musical  notation  is  of  elaborate 
character.  The  volumes  are  heavily  bound  and  of 
a  durability  of  workmanship  well  calculated  to 
withstand  any  ravages  of  time.  The  sight  of  them 
is  apt  to  recall  a  memory  of  white  monastery  walls, 
a  growth  of  Wneyards  and  ripening  grapes  in  the 
hot  sunshine.  Other  phases  of  industry  claim  the 
attention  of  the  inmates  of  the  old  world  monasteries 
of  to-day.  But  among  them  there  is  none  that  can 
claim  the  interest  of  that  description  which  attaches 
itself  to  these  pages  of  note.^  and  illumination.  Some 
of  them  hold  the  span  of  life  work  from  novitiate  to 
old  age.  In  others,  a  strange  hand  has  completed 
the  final  Gloria.  Interwoven  with  elaborate  flour- 
ish at  the  end  of  a  Gospel  there  sometimes  appears 
the  name  of  the  illuminator.  But  only  the  one  by 
which  he  is  known  to  his  brother  monks.  Beyond 
this  there  is  no  key  to  the  life  that  found,  perhaps, 
its  greatest  recreation  in  working  fantastic  designs 
of  music,  text  and  holy  pictures  with  gay  pigments 
and  hammered  gold  and  silver.  The  immense  fer- 
tility of  fancy  in  the  design  and  lavish  display  of 
labor  in  these  illuminated  missals  awaken  wonder. 
This  is  particularly  true  of  those  examples  done  be- 
fore ilUiminatlon  became  a  commercial  art  and 
when  it  was  confined  to  the  cloisters. — N.  Y.  Com- 
mercial Advertiser. 


BY  H.   P.    BEHRENSMEYER,    PRIN-    PEN   DEPT,   GEM  CITY  BUSINESS  COLLEGE,   CyJlNCY.    ILL. 


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addressing  wrnpr^ers.  In  spite  of  this,  mistakes  will  soine- 
trmesnci-iir,    Snim-ttnif"'  tltcy  iirise  from  the  address  bavinK 

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scriber will  riMi.  1  iif  .iiiiii.vv  oi  iiis  paper  and  report  irame- 
dlatoly  if  it  is  iii  tiny  itsimtI  <icleutive. 

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deali-cd,  but  we  slumld  hnve  a  full  month's  advance  notice  as 
the  wriippei-s  jiic  iiil(li('«.«i'd  »'iinsi<]ernbly  in  advance  of  pub- 
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V  wiidiim  bills,  hilt  n  rmttre  of  expiration  is 
nil  lie  tiliMl  tn  (liter  iriieuals.  The  reduced 
clubbinM;  rate  priiclically  amounts  to  j-hinx  the  Ili-stsubscrip- 
tlon  a(  the  cost  of  materials,  the  hope  being  that  the  sub- 
scriber will  Hiid  the  paper  of  sufHuient  value  to  .justify  his 
renewing  at  the  ivguhu*  rat<'. 

HniTORiAL  Comment. 

I(i-((lii(/   ill    I-uhlie  Sehoolu. 

The  great  majority  of  tlie  yoiiiig  people  of  Anieri 
ca  receive  their  edvication  in  the  public  schools  and 
cannot  hope  to  get  special  lessons  in  writing  in 
special  schools.  If  the  public  scliools  teach  any- 
thing they  should  teach  the  three  R's— reading, 
writing  and  arithmetic.  We  have  named  them  in 
the  order  of  their  importance — writing  occupying 
second  place.  But  is  writing  given  second  place  in 
the  curriculum  of  our  common  schools  ?  We  must 
answer  no  I  Leaving  out  all  considerations  of 
beauty,  etc..  and  takiug  into  account  that  of  utility 
alone  (a  bread  and  butter  necessity),  writing  should 
be  given  more  attentiou. 

Just  at  present  writing  is  being  given  more  at- 
tention in  public  schools  than  for  any  time  in  the 
past  .50  years.  This,  we  think,  is  owing  largely  to 
the  interest  and  discussions  aroused  by  vertical  writ 
ing.  But  there  is  yet  mu  h  room  for  improvement 
b)th  in  interest  and  methods. 

The  main  causes  of  poor  writing  are  lack  of  inter 
e  tt  in  this  branch  and  lad;  of  preparation  for  teach- 
ing it— and  this  extends  from  the  State  Superintend- 
ent of  Public  Instruction  and  State  Normal  Schools 
diwn  to  the  liackwoods  country  school  teacher. 
Writing  is  hardly  given  time  enough  in  the  public 
schools,  bnt  we  do  not  complain  on  that  score  so 
nmch  as  because  the  most  of  the  time  allotted  is 
wasted  because  of  bad  n-.etliods. 

The  cause,  then,  is:  1.  Lack  of  interest  on  the 
part  of  the  trainers  of  teachers  and  the  teachers 
themselves.     2    Poor  methods  of  teaching. 

The  remedy  is  to  arouse  interest  in  good  writing 
among  the  leading  educators.  State  superintendents, 
principals  of  normal  schools,  comity  superintend- 
ents, city  superintendents,  etc  ,  and  induce  them  to 
give  writing  a  more  prominent  place  in  their  cur 
riculum    and    to   see  that    their    teachers   receive 


proper  instruction  in  methods  of  teaching  it.  At 
the  same  time  the  teachers  should  be  fired  with  an 
ambition  to  learn  to  write  themselves  and  to  learn 
how  to  teach  it. 

There  are  hundreds  of  thousands  of  fine  writers 
and  teachers  of  writing  in  America  and  they  are  the 
leaven  by  which  the  teachers  in  America's  common 
schools  must  be  made  to  see  the  necessity  of  a  bet- 
ter preparation  for.  and  teaching  of.  writing. 

TuE  Journal  in  the  past  has  done  and  in  the 
future  sliall  continue  to  do  its  jiart.  bnt  a  hearty  co- 
operation on  the  part  of  all  who  are  interested  in 
the  advancement  of  good  writing  will  do  much  to 
bring  about  a  vast  change  for  the  better. 

This  is  the  month  of  the  opening  of  schools,  and  if 
all  begin  now  and  keep  at  it  throughout  the  year 
we  feel  certain  that  another  twelvemonth  will 
show  great  results.  The  greatest  good  can  be  ac- 
complished by  reaching  the  fountain  heads — the 
normal  s(;hools,  special  and  coxmty  institutes,  etc. — 
in  other  words,  to  reach  the  teacher  just  as  early  in 
her  professional  career  as  possible.  Pressm'e  can  te 
brought  to  bear  on  the  proper  officials  to  get  them 
to  have  writing  properly  taught  in  our  State  normal 
schools.  Teach  in  and  talk  before  county  institutes, 
etc..  as  often  as  possible;  address  teachers'  meet- 
ings aud  pre.sent  the  cause  of  good  writing ;  visit  the 
public  :ichools  and  talk  to  the  superintendent  and 
individual  teachers ;  talk  to  the  pupils  about  writing 
wherever  you  meet  them;  write  for  yom  local  edu- 
cational and  news  papers  about  writing;  endeavor  to 
induce  your  local  school  board  to  add  a  special 
teacher  of  writing  if  your  town  does  not  have  one. 

If  this  campaign  is  followed  faithfully  for  a  few 
years  we  will  have  10.000  special  teachers  of  writ 
ing  in  our  public  schools,  the  teachers  will  be  good 
writers  and  well  up  in  methods  of  teaching  writing 


and  the  great  army  of  public  school  papils  will  he 
turned  out  good,  rapid  business  writers. 

Let  each  do  his  part  during  the  coming  season 
and  note  the  grand  results ! 

On  with  the  cause  of  good  writing! 


No  better  investment  can  be  made  tluiu  to  send  7.") 
cents  to  C.  A.  Faust,  treasurer  Western  Penmen's 
Association.  45  E.  Randolph  street.  Chi<:ago.  111.,  for 
a  copy  of  the  fuU  proceedings  of  the  Lincoln  meet- 
ing of  the  W.  P,  A.  It  contains  papers,  addresses 
and  discussions  on  p?nmanship,  bookkeeping,  short 
hand,  typewriting,  etc.  It  contains  more  informa- 
tion than  you  can  find  in  any  other  book.  Send  for 
it  to-day. 

Editors  Calendar, 

The  Business  CoPV-BuoKs.— Three  booky  aud  TeacherV. 
Guide.    By  Jaraes  Bruce.    Published  by  T.  Nelson 
&  Sons,  London,  Edinburgh  aud  New  York.    Price 
of  Copy-Books,   §1  per  doz.;  Teacher's  Guide,   75 
cents. 
The  three  numbers  making  up  the  set  of  Business  Copy- 
Books  have  copies  reproduced  from  original  pen- written 
copies,  which  the  author  and  publishers  claim  make  them 
more  useful  to  the  student  as  a  guide  and  stimulus  to 
effort.    The  writing  is  somewhat  fuller  and  rounder,  es- 
pecially in  loops  and  »'.s  and  ?it'.s-,  than  the  average  copy- 
book hand  and  shows  freedom  of  movement  throughout. 

The  Roval  C<ipy-Books.— Civil    Service  Hand.      In  10 
books.     Price,  $1  per  doz.     Published  by  T.  Nel- 
son &  Sons,  London.  Edinburgh  and  New  York. 
The  *'  Civil  Service  Hand  "  which  is  greatly  admired  in 
Great  Britain,  is  the  style  shown  in  these  1!*  books.    The 
slant  is  midway  between  vertical  and  .53  degrees,  the 
down  strokes  made  heavy,   n'.s  and  m'.s-  retraced.     The 
style  is  somewhat  like  that  taught  and  used  in  this  coun- 


"^{VUfianA  oyfiln/cutAaG? 


try  for  ledger  headinm— strong,  bold  and  plain.  The  head- 
lines are  cut  away  from  the  body  of  the  copy-lxtok.  but 
firmly  stitched  in  the  same  cover.  This  perinits  of  the 
8  ime  copy  being  umkI  by  an  entire  claw  at  the  same  time, 
and  the  copy  can  l>e  changed  as  often  as  desired.  The  let- 
ters themttelvea  are  narrow,  but  more  than  u.siial  space  is 
allowed  between  letters. 

The  Roval  Star  Cnr-Y-BooKS.— Ci\*il  Service  Style.    Ten 
bookfl.    Price.  $1  per  doz.    Published  by  T.  Nel 
son  &  Sons,  London,  Edinburgh  and  New  York. 
The  iMxiks  in  the  *'  Ro^al  Star  "  series  follow  the  same 

fifyle  of  hand  -the  "  Civil  Service  "—as  shown    in    the 

"  Royal  "  books.    Two  copies  are  given  on  each  page  and 

lh«re  are  ten  books  in  the  seriejj. 

Royal  Upri<;ht  Copv-Books.— Nine  books.  Price,  %\ 
per  doz.  Published  by  T.  Nelson  &  Sons,  London, 
Edinburgh  and  New  York. 

A  Mkthod  of  Teaching  Upright  Writing  in  the  In- 
fant School.— Published  by  the  same  firm.    Price, 
25  cents. 
The  style  of  script  used  in  the  headlines  is  t^e  game  as 
in  the  sfant  "  Roval  "  or  "  Civil  Service  "  books,  except 
thi(t  it  is  upright.    The  same  thickness  of  down  stroke 
and  Keueral  characteristics  of  form  are  retained.  The  head- 
lines are  detached  as  in  the  slant  books. 


"  The  History  of  a  Lead  Pencil,"  by  Walton  Day.  pub 
lished  by  the  Jos.  Dison  Crucible  Company,  Jersey  City, 
N.  J.,  price,  10  cents,  makes  very  interesting  reading.  It 
gives  a  sketch  of  the  life  of  Jos.  Dixon,  the  founder  of  the 
Jos.  Dixon  Crucible  Company,  tells  all  al>out  the  process 
of  manufacture  from  the  cutting  of  the  cedar  trees  in 
Florida  and  the  mining  of  the  graphite  at  Ticonderoga, 
N.  Y.,  to  the  turning  out  of  the  30,(XW,i)i)0  handsome,  fin- 
ished pencils  which  this  concern  manufactures  each  year. 
"  Dixon's  American  Graphite  Pencils  "  are  the  American 
standard.  We  used  to  think  there  were  no  really  good 
pencils  made  in  this  country.  We've  changed  our  minds 
— Dixon's  are  good  enough  for  us. 

From  Williams  &  Rogers,  the  educational  publishers  of 
Rochester  and  Chicago,  we  have  received  their  1895  cata- 
logue, various  booklets  and  price-lists— all  in  the  style 


BY   H.   B.  I.EHMAN,    N.    I.  NORMAL   SCHOOL.  VALPARAISO,    IND. 


T.  Nelson  &  Sons  have  a  finely  equipped  American 
office  at  :W  East  Seventeenth  street,  New  York,  and  are 
pushiug  vigorously  these  four  series  of  copy-books.  They 
nave  sold  millions  of  these  books  in  Great  Britain. 

Elementary  Color.— By  Milton  Bradley.    Published  by 
Milton  Bradley  Company.  Springfield,  Mass.    Cloth, 
128  pages. 
Milton  Bradley  and  the  edm^itional  publishing  firm  of 
which  he  is  the  head  have  done  much  to  add  to  tne  study 
of  color  in  the  school  room,  from  kindergarten  up.     "  Ele- 
mentary Color  "  is  another  valuable  tx)ntribution  to  color 
study  and  should  have  wide  sale.    The  same  firm  publish 
other  works  on  color,  drawing,  etc.,  especially  for  kinder- 
garten and  primai-y  schools. 

Sheldon's  New  System  of  Vertical    Writing.— Ele- 
mentary Course,  Nos.  1,  2,  3,  4.    Price  per  dozen,  75 
cents;  Grammar  Course,  Nos.  5,  6,  7,  8,  !J,  10.    Price 
per  dozen,  %\.     Published  by  Sheldon  &  Co.,  724 
Broadway,  New  York. 
The  well-known  educational  publishing  house  of  Shel- 
don &  Co.,  has  placed  on  the  market  "  Sheldon's  New 
System  of  Vertical  Writing,"  in  ten  books.    The  script 
used   approximates  in  form  the  Roman  type,  the  short 
lines  being  full  and  round,  and  the  capitals,  loops  and  stems 
shorter  than  in  the  slanting  script,  but  twice  the  height  of 
the  short,  one-space  letters.     Movement  exercises  mtro- 
dur-e  each  copy  and  spetnal  instruction  in  movement  is 
given  throughout  the  series.    This  combination  of  form 
and  movement  is  a  distinctive  feature  of  this  series  and 
produces  a  peculiar  style— full,  round  turns  and  letters. 
The  publishers  claim  that  this  is  not  the  slanting  style 
straightened  up  and  that  the  copies  are  reproductions  of 
ixctual   writing.      The  copies  and  instructions  have  evi- 
dently been  prepared  by  someone  who  has  made  a  study 
of  slant  ana    vertical  script  and  who  understands  the 
teaching  of  writing. 

A  Treatise  on  Counterkeit  Money.— By  W.  T.  Thomas, 
M.  Acc'ts,  Prin.  Jopltn  Bus.  Coll.,  Joplin,  Mo.  Paper, 
Ifi  pages.    Price,  .50  cents.   Published  by  the  author. 
Experience  of  ten  years  as  bank  cashier  and  a  teacher  of 
the  subject    in  a    business  college    has   convinced    Mr. 
Thomas  that  a  clear,  short  and  to  the  point  work  on  de- 
tecting counterfeit  money  was  needed.    This  has  been 
supplied  by  hLs  "  Treatise."    It  tells  how  bank  notes  are 
maae.  the  paper  used,  about  inks,  figures,  general  appear- 
ance, special  marks,  etc. 

Graduating  Exercises,  Class  '9.5,  Ciiilds  Bcs.  Coll., 

Springfield,   Mass.— Published  by  E.   E.  Childs, 

Prin. 

Mr.  Childs  never  half  does  things  and  he  has  issued  the 

account  of  the  commencement  exercises  in  his  school  in 

an    attractive   manner.    The   addresses  by    Rev.   P.    S. 

Moxom.  D.D..  Col.  Henry  A.  Thomas  and  E.  H.  Lathrop, 

Esq..  make  splendid  reading.     Portraits  of   Mr.  Childs 

and  the  speakers,  list  of  gi'aduates,  programme,  etc.,  make 

up  a  ven.'  handsome  documeut. 


usually  sent  out  by  them — beautifully  clear  print  on  good 
paper — very  attractively  arranged  Thousands  of  business 
colleges,  commercial  departments  and  public  schools  are 
using  the  publications  issued  by  Williams  &  Rogers. 

The  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  Board  of  Education  have  adopted 
the  text-books  published  by  Isaac  Pitman  &  Sous,  .33  Union 
Square,  New  York.  This  system  has  been  very  successful 
in  the  New  York  City  public  schools. 

•*  Business  Practice"  as  used  in  teaching  bookkeeping 
has  taken  a  fii'm  hold  in  hundreds  of  schools,  and  we 
learn  of  many  institutions  that  are  introducing  the  Sadler- 


*'  Your  Money  Back  if  Y'ou  Want  it  '  is  the  way  C.  C. 
Rearick,  Dixon,  HI.,  advertises  his  book,  *'The  Expert 
Calculator."  He  must  have  a  good  hook  or  he  wouldn't 
dare  to  advertise  in  this  way.  A  purchaser  runs  no  risk 
whatever,  A  dollar  cannot  be  invested  to  better  advan 
tage  than  in  pui'chasing  such  a  work. 

'' Your  Own  Typewriter  Instructor, "  published  by  the 
Thibodeau  PublLshing  Company,  Fall  River,  Mass.',  is  a 
deservedly  popular  work.  It  is  used  in  schools  and  offices 
quite  extensively.  All  of  the  leading  typewriters  are  rep- 
resented in  it  by  afacsiniilc  of  typewriting. 

The  "  New  Model  Number  Six  "  Remington  Typewriter 
is  a  handsome,  substantial  machine.  A  year's  hard  wear 
has  not  aflected  the  one  in  use  in  our  office  in  the  least. 
WyckofE,  Seamans  &  Benedict,  327  Broadway,  New  York, 
will  send  their  new  illustrated  catalogue  on  application. 

Good  pens  are  necessary  if  the  best  results  are  ob- 
tained in  busmess  or  ornamental  ^vriting.  The  best  pen 
is  always  the  one  that  suits  f/au  best.  The  way  to  find 
the  best  is  to  get  sample  cards  from  the  various  makers 
and  try  the  pens  for  youi-self.  The  Elclectic  Pen  Co..  100 
William  street.  New  York,  have  been  making  a  most  ex- 
cellent series  of  i)en8  for  many  yeai-s  and  will  send  samples 
for  a  two-cent  stamp. 

"  The  Educational  System  of  Penmanship. "  pub- 
lished by  Leach,  Shewell  &  Simboni,  Boston,  Mass..  was 
arranged  by  Miss  Anna  E.  Hill,  Supervisor  of  Writing, 
Springfield,  Mass.  We  have  had  occasion  to  refer  several 
times  to  the  good  work  done  by  Miss  Hill  and  this  system 


199 


That  wonderful  metal,  aluminum,  has  new  us(>s  dis- 
•overert  for  it  almost  daily.  A.  L.  Salomon,  177  Broadway, 
Vew  York,  has  recently  i)lnce<i  on  the  market  Aluminoid 
Jens.  They  present  ft  onght,  handsome  appeai-ance  and 
ire  smooth  and  dumble.  Ten  cents  will  get  quite  a 
r'ariety  of  samples. 

E.    C     Mills. 


Long  ago  it  was  siid.  ■  A  pmphct  w  in>t  without 
honor,  save  in  his  own  country."  So  true  is  this  adage  in 
almost  every  case  that  we  have  come  to  regard  it  as  true 
in  every  case. 

We  do  not  expect  a  young  man  to  receive  credit  at  home 
for  the  ability  he  has.  With  E.  C.  Mills  the  adage  fails. 
He  was  born  in  Bushnell,  111.,  February  10,  1873,  and 
grew  up  with  Bushnell  boys.  Very  early  in  life  his  ability 
as  a  penman  and  artist  was  shown,  not  ouly  by  his  writ- 
ing in  the  school  room,  but  also  by  the  pictures  of  hie 
school  friends  that  were  made  ujion  the  sidewalks  of  his 
town. 

He  received  his  common  school  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Bushnell. 

When  but  sixteen  years  of  age  he  acrcepted  a  position 
as  penman  in  the  Denver  City  Business  College,  Denver, 
Col.,  where  he  remained  for  several  years;  from  there  he 
returned  to  Bushnell  to  take  charge  of  the  penmanship 
work  in  the  Western  Normal  College.  During  his  three 
years'  management  of  this  department  he  has  Jilso  had 
charge  of  the  penmanship  work  in  tne  Bushnell  Public 
Schools.  He  has  been  reemployed  from  time  to  time 
at  a  good  salary.  He  was  offered  the  same  position  for  the 
coming  year,  but  refused  it  on  account  of  having  accepted 
the  position  as  manager  of  the  commercial  department  in 
the  Western  Normal  College. 

From  the  vei-y  first  of  his  work  the  interest  in  penman- 
ship in  this  school  has  continued  to  grow  stronger.  This 
has  not  only  been  due  to  the  superior  penmanship  of 
Mr.  Mills,  but  also  due  to  his  untiring  energy  and  en- 
thusiasm. 

In  February,  1894,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Grace  Arter, 
an  estimable  young  lady,  a  former  student  of  this  school. 

Mr.  Mills  has  shown  himself  an  able  teacher  in  all  of  his 
classes  and  the  students  look  forward  to  a  still  stronger 
commercial  dep*ai"tment  uuder  his  able  management.  1 
know  of  no  young  man  of  his  age  who  has  a  brighter  out- 
look in  the  line  of  his  chosen  work. 

He  will  win  and  hold  friends  wherever  he  may  be  and 
certainly  deserves  the  favor  and  confidence  of  all  whom  he 
may  meet.  W.  M.  Evan.s. 


It  Pays. 

Cnstomtr  :  "  So  yon  sell  these  watches  at  five  dol- 
lars each.     It  must  cost  that  to  make  them." 
Jeweler  :  "It  dots." 

Customer  :  '*  Then  how  do  you  make  any  money  y" 
Jeweler:  "  Repairing 'em.'— iV.  Y.  Weekly. 


BY    I.    F.    FISH,    SPENCERIAN   B.    C,    LOUISVILLE,    KY. 


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>ROFES5IO^'^-'^| 

School  and  Personal 

—  On  the  retirement  of  Miss  Nellie  Bidleman.  teacher  of 
Hhorthiind  in  the  Fenton,  Mith,,  N.  C.  the  faculty  passed 
hitfhly  commomlat^try  resolutionH,  tewtifying  t"  the  high 
atiainmentA  of  Miw*  Bidleman. 

—  The  Sidney.  Iowa,  Sun  compliment**  D.  D.  Darby. 
the  Northboro.  la.,  penman,  upon  hiH  pood  work  in  teach- 
ing in  the  (Jounty  lUHtitutc  and  his  artistic  lettering  on 
dipIomaK  of  graduates  in  that  section. 

—  At  a  \nU^  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  Curry 
UniverHitv,  PittHburgh,  Pa.,  the  following  officers  were 
elected  ;  President.  Hon.  W.  A.  Herron  ;  vice-president, 
J.  Clark  Williams ;  secTetary,  Colonel  John  Ewing : 
treasurer.  S.  Biissell.  Among  the  trnnt^-es  are  Senator  Quay 
and  General  Pearson.  G.  W.  McGinnis.  A.M.,  Ph.D..  was 
elected  Principal  of  the  ClasHicid  Department  and  W.  E. 
Ktipp,  of  Bushnell,  Bl.,  Principal  of  the  Commercial  De- 
partment. 

"In  a  recent  letter  from  W.  A.  McPherson  of  Wood- 
worth's  C.  C,  Denver,  Colo.,  he  writes  about  the  Denver 
meeting  of  the  B.  E.  Asso.,  as  follows:  "  In  some  respecta 
—in  one  striking  respect — the  meeting  was  not  successful; 
it  was  CNitccially  disjippointing  that  the  men  who  were 
to  r.;Hi  |>,i|.ii-  ^^.T.■.  most  of  them,  absent.  Of  the 
fiftnii  n,  h  !i  iiii.'.s  were  on  the  programme,  three 
put  i  1 1  I M  I  j  1  1 1  J I  '  Is  it  possible  that  these  men,  teach- 
ers riC  1 II       ml   u'lity,  make  so  light  of  their  word  that 

they  will  allow  ilu'ir  names  to  ai)pear  on  a  i)rogramrae 
when  they  have  no  intention  of  being  present  at  the  meet- 
ing V  Whoever  was  responsible  for  this  state  of  aflfairs, 
the  matter  should  be  so  thoroughly  exposed  and  the 
practice  so  severely  censured  that  no  one  in  the  future 
will  dar^  lie  guilty  of  such  a  disgraceful  act." 

--J.  H.  Harris,  whose  portrait  is  shown  herewith,  is 
known  iLs  the  "  Iowa  Chnlk  Talker."  He  is  prin.  of  the 
com'l  .!.].t  ni  th,-  riKirl.-,  City,  In.,  College,  in  which 
position  he  has  just  fin- 
ished his  second  year. 
He  was  bom  in  Ism  ;  at- 
tended the  Platteville, 
Wis.,  Stiite  Nor.  School  ; 
graduated  from  the  Gate 
City  B.  C.  Keokuk,  Iowa. 
ill  isso  and  from  C.  H. 
I'i  III  cV  Normal Penman- 
^liip   lust,  in   ISHl,      For 

teacher  of  writing  and 
drawing  in  the  Charles 
City  public  schools,  Nest 
he  was  (bounty  CHerk.  and 
Clerk  of  Dist.  Court. 
WheelerJ  County.  Neb., 
fi)T  tour  veal's.  Returning  to  Iowa  he  accepted  bis  pres- 
eiil  iiosition.  We  find  his  name  on  the  proCTamme  of  the 
Waterloo.  la..  Chautjiuciua,  and  the  local  papers  speak 
highly  of  his  ability  with  the  crayon,  as  well  as  of  hia 
genial,  social  nature. 

— (\  Bayless,  prop'r  Bayless  B.  C.  Dubuque.  la.,  on  a 
recent  eiustem  tnp,  during  which  he  made  ;i  jil.asant  call 
at  Thk  Joi'UNAt-  office,  located  some  iiiii  i v-iitil:  liin'al 
history  of  the  Bayless  iauiily.  A  meniln  i  ^i  iin^  i;iiiiily 
owned  vast  tracts  of  land  where  Newark,  l';ii/.iilut}i.  [*at- 
errton.  Passaic  and  other  New  Jei-sey  citiet-  now  ^taud.  A 
very  interesting  interview  with  Mr".  BayUiss  ai)peared  in 
the  Dubuque,  ia.,  Times,  giving  an  account  of  his  research 
along  this  line. 

— L.  M.  Thornburgh.  Srr'v  of  f}v  S]wn.  orian  B.  C. 
Evausville.  Ind.,  and  !'>'>■  ■!  ii  t  r  'iiimh,  widely 
known  as  one  of  our  mi  :    i    i       ,,i  business 

writing  and  whose  adnin  .i,;.  ,  i ,,  . .,  ..  ,  n  m,^  i^.  now  run- 
ning in  Thk  Jdvrnal,  b,;,ih.>  .s,  i>u  jj.l,.  i  i  „^  tt-acher  in 
the  Cedai'  Rapids,  la.,  B.  C.  Bro.  Palmer  has  made  a 
hit  in  secui'ing  so  talented  and  successful  a  teacher  m  Mr. 
Tbornburgh  and  .should  be  congratulated.  We  also  desire 
to  congratulate  Mr.  Tbornburgh  upon  becoming  affiliated 
with  such  a  whole  souled  and  genial  gentleman  as  Mr. 
Palmer. 

— RohrlKJUgh  Bros,  and  J.  W.  Lampraan,  prin.  of  Pen. 
Dept..  report  that  their  Special  Summer  Scliool  of  Pen- 
manship of  the  Omaha,  Neo..  C.  C,  proved  a  big  success. 
They  contemplate  making  this  a  permanent  department 
in  the  school. 

—Some  time  ago  Thk  JorRXAi.  announrod  that  (i  W 
Htu'uitm  had  consolidated  the  Class,  and  Com  1  Inst  with 
the  Univ.  School  in  New  Orleans,  La  This  w  a  mistake 
Mr.  Harman  h«s  simply  withdrawn  fron*  the  Class,  and 
Com"l  Inst,  and  has  taken  up  the  sjuiic  line  of  work  with 
the  I'niv,  School.  The  Class,  and  Com'l  lust,  will  be 
loiidm-tcd  l.y  Vvof.  Chenet,  as  formerly. 

With  the  coniplimonts  of  C.  C.  Rearick,  Prin.,  we 
have  received  a  beautifully  engraved  invitation  with  em- 
hiwstxl  cover  t«  the  comnieucemeut  exeixises  of  the  Nor 
HI.  Nor.  Sch..  Dixon,  HI.,  which  occurred  from  Aug  .i 
til  15.  A  dozen  or  more  classes  and  as  many  different 
depai-tment-s  with  scores  in  each  class  were  graduated 
The  invitations  are  very  beautiful. 

— H.  B.  LehUMin,  for  manv  vears  at  the  head  of  the  Pen 
Dep't  of  Sadler's  B.  &  S.  B.  C,  Baltimore.  Md..  and 
whose  superb  writing  has  been  shown  frtim  time  to  time 
iuThe  JoiHNAU  succeeils  B.  F.  Williams  as  the  head  of 
the  Pen.  Dep't  of  that  gn?at  big  school,  the  Nor.  Ind 
Nor.  St-hool,  Valparaiso,  Ind.  For  accurate,  delicate 
scnpt  Mr.  Lehman  is  not  excelled.  He  has  a  very  im- 
portjuit  Place  to  fill  in  Valparaiso  and  will  no  doubt  "keep 
the  work  up  to  the  high  standard  maintained  by  such 
men  lu*  Isaacs,  Biu-l>er  and  Williams. 

—With  the  compliments  of  G.  H.  Mohler,  penman  of 
the  Fremout,  Neb.,  Nor.  Sch.  and  Com.  Inst.,  we  have  re- 


E,   H.  ROBINS. 


— H.  C.  Spencer,  formerly  of  the  Shamokin.  Pa.,  B.  C. 
hut  for  the  past  year  i>enman  of  the  N.  Y.  B.  C  has  laid 
down  the  pen  and  the  crayon  of  the  teacher  of  |)enman- 
ship  to  take  up  the  i>allet"  and  brush  of  the  artist.  He 
enters  the  Rhode  Island  Sch.  of  Design,  at  Providence."  in 
September  and  expects  to  take  full  course  in  art. 

—James  D.  Gilbert  has  been  re-engaged  by  the  Pierre 
S.  Brown  School  of  Bus.,  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  and  will  have 
charge  of  the  English  and  Pen.  Dep'ts.  Mr.  Gilbert  is  a 
verj'  successful  teacher  and  has  given  the  best  of  satisfac- 
tion in  his  work. 

— E.  H.  Robins,  the  genial  proprietor  of  the  Wichita. 
Kan. .CCwasbornonaMissourifarmin  1858.  Hard  work  ^ 
and  poor  school  advantages  fell  to  his  lot.  He  had  an  in- 
tense longing  for  an  education,  attended  a  country  writing 
school,  then  went  to  St. 
Louis,  where  he  attend- 
ed Johnson's  Com'l 
Coll.,  and  received  in- 
struction in  writing 
from  H.  W  Taft.  He 
was  then  itinerant  writ- 
ing teacher  for  three 
years.  Next  he  attend- 
ed the  Kansas  Nor.  Coll., 
Ft.  Scott,  Kan.,  for 
three  years,  completing 
the  scientific  course,  and 
having  charge  of  the 
penmanship  in  the  coll. 
at  the  same  time.  He 
next  taught  for  three 
years  in  the  Iowa  City, 
la.,  C.  C,  one  year  in 
Brown's  B.  C,  Jacksonville,  HI.,  and  five  years  in  the  So. 
West.  B.  C,  Wichita,  Kan.  He  left  the  latter  school  and 
started  the  institution  of  which  he  is  now  the  head.  A 
few  months  ago  he  opened  the  Oklahoma  C.  C,  Oklahoma 
City,  Ok.,  and  now  conducts  both  schools.  Prospects  tor 
both  schools  are  bright.  In  addition  to  his  business  college 
teaching,  he  taught  several  years  in  public  schools.  At 
the  last  meeting  he  was  elected  vice-pres't  of  the  West- 
em  Penmen's  Association. 

—The  Pittsburgh  Post  and  other  Pittsburgh,  Pa., papers 
contained  columns  upon  columns  about  the  commence- 
ment exercises  of  Curry  Univ.  of  that  city.  Mr.  Will- 
iams, the  new  president,  is  putting  much  vim  into  the 
reorganization  of  the  lust.,  and  reports  bright  prospects 
for  the  coming  year. 

— Capt.  W.  H.  Daily,  celebrated  teacher  of  swimming 
and  life  saver,  who  has  been  around  the  world,  is  much 
interested  in  penmanship  and  writes  a  very  nice  hand. 
His  present  post  office  address  is  Station  A,  Boston.  Mass. 
— C.  C.  Lister,  that  fine  penman  and  teacher  and  all- 
round  good  fellow,  lately  teacher  of  penmanship  in  the 
Spencerian  B.  C,  Cleveland,  O.,  has  succeeded  H.  B.  Leh- 
man as  penman  at  Sadler's  B.  &  S.  B.  C,  Baltimore,  Md.^ 
Mr.  Lister  turns  out  some  beautiful  business  writing,  as 
well  as  ornamental  work.  The  Journal  has  shown 
some  of  his  work  in  the  past  and  will  show  more  in  the 
future. 

— The  Springfield,  Ma-ss.,  papei's  gave  columns  of  space 
to  illustrated  write-ups  of  the  commencement  exercises  of 
Child's  B.  C.  It  is  a  leading  event  in  Spi-ingfleld's  educa- 
tional history. 

— W.  J.  Musser,  prin.  of  the  Washington,  Pa..  B.  C, 
offers  two  prizes  each  year  to  the  pupils  who  have  made 
the  greatest  improvement  in  writing.  This  year  a  com- 
mittee composed  of  prominent  citizens  awarded  ..he-first 
prize,  a  gold  watch,  to  Miss  Delia  Dalton,  and  the  second 
prize,  a  silver  mug,  to  Miss  Bessie  McCuen. 
— E.  E.  McClain,  Calumet,  Mich,,  was  bom  in  Keystone, 
O.,  in  1865.  He  at- 
tended country  school 
and  did  farm  work  until 
he  was  18  years  old, 
when  he  followed  me- 
chanical engineering  for 
four  years.  He  then 
took  a  commercial 
course,  and  soon  after 
secured  a  position  as 
teacher  of  penmanship 
in  the  Fenton,  Mich., 
Nor.  Coll.,  and  also 
taught  pen.  in  the  Fen- 
ton public  schools.  He 
next  became  an  itinerant 
penman.  For  the  past 
two  years  he  has  been 
conducting  a  com'l 
school  in  Calumet,  Mich. 

—Waterloo,  la.,  daily  papers  speak  with  much  confi- 
dence of  E.  L,  Elliott,  who  has  recently  taken  charge  of 
the  Waterloo  B.  C.  Mr.  Elliott  reports  bright  prospects 
for  the  coming  year. 

—The  MeiTill  C^illege.  Stamford.  Ct.,  opened  for  inspec- 
tion its  new  building  August  29.  They  are  now  located 
in  the  Advocate  Bldg.,  and  the  school  is  comfortably  and 
handsomely  equipped. 

—Thf  Holyokv  Ihtihj  Transcript  gives  a  very  interest- 
ing account  of  the  graduating  exercises  of  Child's  B,  C.  at 
the  Opera  House  in  that  city  at  the  close  of  the  school 
year.  Large  classes  in  business  and  shorthand  depart- 
ments were  graduated.  Diplomas  were  presented  by  the 
mayor.  The  a<ldresses  were  delivered  by  Rev.  Chas. 
Conklin  and  Rev.  Henr\-  T.  Rose.  The  mavor  made  a 
strong  speech  and  the  "whole  programme  w'as  such  as  to 
make  the  occasion  an  eventful  one  for  Holyoke. 

—In  The  Peirce  School  Alumui  Journal,  Philadelphia, 
we  find  an  interesting  account  of  a  parting  remembrance 
from  the  faculty  of  the  Peirce  Coll.  to  A.  P.  Root,  who 
for  many  years  was  at  the  hea<l  of  the  pen.  dep't  in  that 
institution.  A  handsome  album  containing  cabinet  pho- 
tographs of  the  members  of  the  faculty  was  presented  to 
Mr.  Root  by  W.  W.  Rorer.  The  front  page  of  the  album 
had  a  dedication  beautifully  illuminated  with  the  school 


colors.  At  the  same  time,  Mr.  W.  J.  Solley,  on  behalf  of 
the  faculty,  preaelited  to  Dr.  Peirce  a  crayon  portrait  of 
himself.  life  size,  head  and  bust,  executed  by  R.  J.  Shoe- 
maker, a  member  of  the  faculty.  Mr.  Solley  in  making 
the  presentation  read  a  very  unique  story. 

—The  big  Highland  Park  N.  C.  Des  Moines,  la.,  has 
been  reoi^aniz^  upon  application  of  the  second  mort- 
gage bondholders  and  the  property  placed  in  the  posses- 
sion of  C.  L.  Gilcrest  as  trustee.  The  school  will  be  re- 
organized and  opened  Sept.  3  with  Pres.  Longwell  to 
h^  the  educational  part,  and  the  faculty  wiu.  remain 
nearly  the  same  as  last  vear.  This  is  a  strong  institution, 
and  now  that  it  is  financially  on  its  feet  again  the  people 
of  Des  Moines  look  forward  to  a  duplication  of  its  wonder- 
ful successes  the  fii"st  three  years  of  its  existence. 

-From  Francis  de  Paula  de  Costa,  Shanghai,  China, 
The  Journal  has  received  an  interesting  letter  and  a 
subscription.  To  all  quarters  of  the  earth,  wherever  there 
is  a  j)erson  interested  in  penmanship.  The  Journal  goes. 

—In  the  Course  of  Study  and  Announcement  of  the 
Warren  Co..  Normal  Inst.,  Indianola,  la.,  we  find  the  name 
of  E.  L,  Miller  as  one  of  the  instructors.  Mi-.  Miller  is 
Prin.  of  the  Com'l  Dep't  of  Indianola  College. 

—Among  recent  visitors  at  The  Journal  office  were 
G.  L.  Harrington,  Harrington  B.  C,  Waterbury,  Conn.; 
L.  A.  Ramsay.  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah:  Nelson  S.Gray, 
Delhi,  N.  V.";  J.J.  Egan,  Eagan's  B.  C,  Hoboken,  N.  J.: 
S.  E.  Bartow,  Albany,  N.  Y.,  B.  C;  H.  W.  Patton,  Haver-  _ 
ford.  Pa.,  College;  H.  Champlin,  Sujivr.  of  Writing, 
Cincinnati,  O.;  Abe  Isaac,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

— Among  the  school  changes  for  the  month  are  the  fol- 
lowing: new  schools  open:  Hudson  B.  U.,  Charlotte,  N. 
C,  J.  E.  Hudson,  Prin.;  Water's  Normal  Inst.,  Wiuton, 
N.C.,  Rev.  C.  S.  Bryant,  Prin.;  Oneida,  N.  Y.,  B.  C,  in 
connection  with  Oneida  Conservatory  of  Music,  G.  E. 
Bolton,  Prin.;  Marion,  Ky.,  B.  C,  D.  S.  Hill,  Prin.;  Char- 
don,  O.  C.  C,  F.  E.  Smith,  Prin.;  Campbell  C.  C,  Ra- 
venna, O.,  H.  W.  Campbell,  Prin.;  Stanley's  B.  C,  Thom- 
asville,  Ga..  G.  W.  Stanley,  Prin.-  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  fch. 
&  Type.  Inst,  and  B.  C:  Stiehl's  Sh.  &  B.  C,  72^  Market 
street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  Leon  Stiehl,  Pres't;  The  Al- 
liance, O.,  Actual  B.  C.,  J.  C.  Graham,  Prin.;  Harlowe's 
B.  C,  Freeport,  Bl.,  Miss  Cornelia  Hai'lowe,  Prin.-  San 
Saba,  Tex..  College,  W.J.  Hixson,  Prin.;  Bliss  B.  C, 
Lowell,  Mass.,  Bliss  &  Bliss,  Prop's;  Sullivan  B.  U., 
Royersford,  Pa..  L.  Byron  Sullivan,  Pres't;    Ocala,  Fla., 

B.  C,  L.  M.  Hatton.  Pres't. 

—The  following  schools  have  made  changes  in  manage- 
ment: C.  S.  Perry,  Prin.  Winfield,  Kans.,  B.  C,  has  asso- 
ciated with  him  H.  E.  Thompson,  fonueiiy  of  the  Great 

Bend,  Kans.,  Nor.  Coll. The  Huntington,  Ind.,  B.  C.  is 

now  known  as  the  Huntington  Nor.  &  B.  U. C.   W. 

Farrar  has  associated  with  him  F.  E.  Kelley,  of  the  Potts- 
town,  Pa..  B.  C. The  Dailey  &  Lowi-y  B.  C,  Omaha, 

Nebr..  has  become  consolidated  with  and  merged  in  the 
Omaha  B.  C.    The  present  officers  are  F.  F.  Roose,  Pres't, 

A.  J.  Lowry,  V.  Pres't,  J.  T.   Dailey.    Sec'y. Eagan's 

Sch.  of  Sh.  &  Ty.  has  become  Hoboken  B.  C,  John  J. 
Eagan,  Prin.  &  Prop'r. C.  P.  Colgrove  has  been  suc- 
ceeded as  Prin.  of  the  Nora  Springs,  la.,  Sem.  and  B.  C. 
by  C.  D.  MacGregor  as  Prin.  of  Bus.  Den't  and  half 
owner  of  the  Zanesville,  O.,  B.  C,  has  leased  tne  other  half 
interest  in  the  school  from  Miss  Emile  B.  Saumenig  and 
will  conduct  the  institution  the  coming  year. Caton's 

C.  of  C,  Detroit,  Mich.,  has  chaneed  hands  and  is  now 
known  as  the  Detroit  Coll.  of  Com. B.  J.  Hetlin  suc- 
ceeds A.S.  Burge  as  Pres't  of  the  Clinton,  la.  B.  C. — Bliss 

B.  C,  No.  Adams,  Mass.,  has  been  strengthened  by  the 

addition  of  E.  J.  Shaw  to  the  firm Geo.  W.  Burke,  Jr., 

prop,  of  the  Mahanoy  City,  Pa.,  C.C,  has  disposed  of  the 
school  to  G.  W.  Williams  of  Wilkesbarre,  Pa.  Mr.  Burke 
has  become  prin.  of  the  com'l  dep't  Margaret  Acad., 
Onancock.Va. — The  Denison,Tex.,  Nor.  Sch.  has  changed 
hands.  H.  A.  Ivy  has  been  succeeded  in  the  management 
by  J.  D.  Hassell,-^The  Steubenville,  O.,  B.  C.  has  been  in- 
corporated and  is  ovnied  and  conducted  by  the  Steuben- 
ville Bus.  Coll.  Co.,  A.  M.  Lyons,  Pres't  and  Prin.,  J.  D. 

Veach,  Sec'y,  Dr.  E.  C.  Chandler,  Treas. Spencerian 

B.  C,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.,  is  now  owned  by  W.  W.  Butler,  and 
is  known  as  Butler  B.  C.  It  opens  in  the  new  Grant  block 
this  season. 

—J.  E.  MacCormac,  who  has  been  a  popular  teacher  in 
the  la.  C.  C,  Des  Moines;  Wis.  B.  U.,  La  Crosse,  and  the 
Omaha,  Nebr.,  B.  C,  has  joined  the  faculty  of  the  B.  &  S. 
B.  C,  Chicago.     He  left  Omaha  undar  the  protest  of  both 

Eroprietor  and  students,  and  the  stUOTUt*  gave  him  a  very 
ind  reception  on  his  leaving.     Mr.  MacCormac  is  a  grad- 
uate of  Cornell  and  is  a  well-known  business  college  man. 

Movements   of  Teacher/t. 

— E  S.  Stafford,  formerly  of  the  Kittanning,  Pa..  B.  U., 

is  now  solicitor  for  the  Lima.  O.,  B.  C. M.S.   King, 

lately  Prin.  of  the  Com'l  Dep't  State  Univ^^  Columbia, 
Mo.,  has  been  elected  Prin.  of  the  Com'l  Dep't  of  an 
Academy  in  Columbia,  and  in  connection  with  his  school 

work  will  study  law  the  coming  year. Miss  Eva  L. 

Shultere  has  lately  become  connected  with  the  Coll.  of 
('om..  Jefferson,  la.  J.  F.  Robinson,  Mitchell,  So.  Dak., 
has  been  engaged  to  teach  m  the  same  institution  the 

coming  year. W.    N.   Smith,   Wauseon,   O.,  has  been 

added  to  the  faculty  of  the  Eaton.  Burnett  &  Durling's 

B,   C,   Washington.   D.   C. D.    M.    Keefer,  Meridian, 

Miss.,  is  the  new  penman  in  the  Butcher's  B.  C,  Beaver 
Falls.  Pa, C.  M,  Lesher,  formerly  penman  of  the  Leb- 
anon, Pa..  B.  C,  has  charge  of  the  penmanship  in  Wood's 

B.  C,   Wilkesbarre,  Pa. W.  F.  McWilliams  has  joined 

the  faculty  of  Smith's  B.  C,  Warren,  Pa. F.  L.  Spind- 

ler  is  penman  of  the  Oklahoma  City,  Okla..  Com.  Coll. 

O.  H.  Bresee,  formerly  of  Stanstead,  Que.,  has  become  one 

of  the  staff  of  the  Burdett  B.  C,  Boston.  Mass. G.  B. 

Jones,  formerly  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  and  lately  of  Topeka. 
Kans..  has  been  temporarily  located  at  Atlantic  High- 
lands, N.  J. W.  K.  Cook"  is  the  new  penman  of  Hart- 
ford, Conn.,  B.  C. W.  J.  Schmitz  of    Gilbertsville,  la.. 

who  has  just  completed  com'l  and  shorthand  courses  at 
the  Dixon  Nor.  Coll..  has  been  added  to  the  faculty  of 

Child's  B.  C,  New  Haven,  Conn.^ -R.  M.  Baldwin,  Ter- 

lyville.  Conn.,  has  been  added  to  the  faculty  of  the  Spen- 
cerian B.  C,  Phila. T.  M.  Tamblyn,  lately  of  Sedalia, 

Mo,,  and  G.  M.  Langum.  late  of  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  have 
been  added  to  the  faculty  of  the  South westera  B.  C-.  St. 


'^enmoM  Q?fiC'  qJ^u  i/ui0 


Lonis,  Mo, E.  K.  Pentz  imcceeds  H.  E.  Thompson  as 

prill,  of  Pen.  Dep't  of  the  Oreat  Bend.  Kane.,  Nor.  CoU. 

H.  W.  Patton  is  teacher  of  pen.  and  phys.  culture  in 

Haverford,  Pa..  Coll. W.  A.  Hoffman  and  H.  C.  Ditmer, 

the  latter  of  Potsdam,  O^  hare  been  added  to  the  faculty 
of  the  Spencerian  B  C  ,  Cleireland,  O. H.  A.  Brown,  for- 
merly (/f  New  York,  but  lately  of  El  Dorado,  Mo.,  is  now 
teacher  of  shorthand  in  Johnston's  B.  C'.',  Salt  Lake  Chtv. 

Utah. A.  H.  Ross,  for  many  years  with  the  Kington. 

Ont.,  B.  C,  joins  the  faculty  of  the  International  B.  C. 

Bay  City,  &Iich.,   the  coming  year. L.  C.  McCann  of 

Coshocton,  O.,  goes  to  the  EvansviUe,  Ind.,  C  C. G. 

A.  Swayze  of  the  Kingston,  Ont.,  B.  C,  has  been  added 

to  the  faculty  of  the  Bradford,  Pa.,  B.  C. Clyde  Jones, 

a  Gem  City  B.  C.  boy,  is  the  new  penman  of  King's  B.  C, 

Dallas,  Tex. H.  L.  MiUer,  bte  prin.  of  Ft.  Plain.  N. 

y.,  has  joined  the  forces  of  the  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  B.  tJ.— 
C.  C.  French  of    Clark's    B.   C.   Chester,   Pa.,   goes  to 

Curry  Uni.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. O.  A.  B.  Sparboe,  late  of 

Ellsworth,  la.,  but  formerly  of  Marshall,   Mich.,  B.  C, 

IS  now  prin.  of  the  com'l  dept.  of  Jewell,  la..  Coll. J. 

C.  Olson,  Lincoln,  Neb.,  in  addition  to  teaching  in  Cham- 
berlain's B.  C,  is  conducting  a  night  class  in  writing  in 
the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  o  »  e 

HytlivnenU 

—  Married,  at  Saratoga,  Cal.,  August  3,  Mr.  J.  D.  Am- 
Held  and  Miss  Ida  E.  Shatzla.  Our  congratulations  are 
extended  to  the  happy  couple. 

Jfetp  lUiUiUtgufn,  Srhool  .foiirnaU,  Etr. 

—Cloth-bound,  filled  with  dozens  of  half-tone  engrav- 
ings, printed  in  two  colors  on  fine,  heavy  calendered  pa- 
per, the  catalogue  of  Comer's  Commercial  Coll.,  Boston, 
Mass.,  presents  a  strikingly  handsome  appearance. 

—A.  N.  Palmer,  Pres't  Cedar  Rapids,  la.,  B.  C,  has  a 
catalo^e  that  is  a  penmanship  souvenir  as  well,  contain- 
ing as  It  does  dozens  of  specimens  of  plain  and  ornamental 
penmanship.  Many  half-tone  views  of  the  college  rooms 
are  given.  It  is  a  bright  looking  document,  and  indicates 
a  flourishing  school. 

—A  very  attractive,  clear-cut,  stylish  catalogue  is  that 
issued  by  the  Spence  &  Peaslee  B.  C,  Salem,  Mass.,  where 
our  old  friend,  Chas.  T.  Craigen,  is  penman. 

—The  white  and  gold  cloth-bound  cover  on  the  cata- 
logue of  the  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  B.  U.,  lead  one  to  expect 
something  fine  inside— and  you're  not  disappointed.  Pro- 
prietor I'hibodeau  has  spent  a  great  deal  of  money  on  good 
cuts  and  luxurious  paper.    It  is  an  attractive  catalogue. 

—Some  veiy  bright  advertising  matter  is  issued  bv  S. 
Q.  Suell,  SnelJ's  B.  C,  Truro,  N.  S. 

— E.  H.  Morse,  prop.,  Hartford,  Conn.,  B.  C,  changes 
his  ads.  in  several  daily  papers  every  day,  besides  doing 
some  of  the  best  booklet  advertising  we  have  seen. 

-Prin.  E.  E.  Childs,  Childs'  B.  C.  Springfield,  Mass., 
appreciates  the  value  of  printers'  ink  and  has  some  of  it 
illstributed  over  as  neat  and  convincing  a  booklet  as  we 
have  seen  recently.  His  college  journal  is  a  splendid  one, 
too. 

—The  Green  Bay,  Wis.,  B.  C,  is  sending  out  a  hue  cat- 
alogue. It  contains  many  hall-tones  of  rooms,  students, 
etc.  Bro.  McCann  is  ably  seconded  in  maintaining  a  high 
grade  school  by  P.  T.  Benton,  Sec'y  and  penman. 

—Other  well  arranged  catalogues  have  been  received 
from  the  following  schools:   Spencerian  B.  C,  Washing- 
ton, D.C.;   Jasper,  Fla.,   Nor.  Inst.;    River  City  B    C 
Portsmouth,  0.;  Duquesne  B.  C,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.;  Low- 
el],  Mass.,  C.  C;  Columbian  B.  C,  EvansviUe,  Ind.-  Lake 
City,  Minn.,  C.  C;  BeUeville,  111.,  C.  C;  Grand  Forks,  No 
Dak    CoU.;  King's  B.  C.  DaUas,  Tex.;    Hastings,  Minn.,' 
B.   U.;   Galloway  Coll.,  Searcy,  Ark.;    Hudson"s  B     U 
Charlotte,  N.  C;   Ball  B.  C,  Muncie,  Ind.;  Clinton,  la 
B.  C;  Dunsmore  B.  C,  Staunton,  Va.;  JeweU,  la     Lu- 
theran Coll.;  Eaton  &  Burnett  B.  C,  Baltimore,  Md. 

-The  Portland,  Ore.,  B.  C.  Journal  is  exceptionally 
well  edited,  and  always  contains  something  we  like  to  read. 

—Brown's  B.  C.  Juiu-mtl,  Peoria,  lU.,  is  wtU  illustrated, 
bright  and  to  the  point. 

-The  Tubbs  B.  C.  Drummer,  OU  City,  Pa.,  is  a  weU 
written  journal,  and  talks  Tubbs  CoU.  in  every  column  of 
Its  eight  pages.     The  Drummer  shoiUd  bring  business. 

--The  Southwestern  B.  C,  St.  Loute,  Mo.,  is  sending' 
out  a  handsome,  business-Uke  college  journal. 

—Other  attractive  college  journals  were  received  from: 
Western  N.  C.,  Bushnell,!!].;  St.  Viateur's  Coll.,  Kanka- 
kee, nl.;  B.  &  S.  B.  C,  Lomsvllle,  Ky.;  Chaffee's  Phono- 
graphic Inst.,  Oswego,  N.  v.;  Champaign,  111  ,  B  C- 
ZanesviUe,  O.,  B.  C;  Lincoln,  Neb.,  B.  C  •  Western  N 
C.,  bhenandoah,  la  ;  Merrill  Coll.,  Stamford,  Conn.-  Uni' 
B.  C,  Denver,  Colo.;  St.  Edward's  CoU.,  Austin,  Tex  - 
Coonrod  &  bmith's  B.  C.  Lawrence,  Kans.;  Mansfield,  O. 
R  r^-'  irS^''',^'  ^™l;.B^  C.;  Creston,  la.,  B.  C;  Krlig's 
B.  C.,  Battle  Creek,  Mich.;  The  Alliance,  O.,  Act.  b5s. 
Col.;  Ottumwa,  la  C.  C;  Grand  Island  lieb.,  B.  C; 
lialveston,  Tex..  B.  U.;  Butler  B.  C,  Yonkers  N    Y 


The    EDITOR'S  SCRAPBOOK. 

1  E  may  have  omitted  some  names  from 
our  "  Penmen's  Exchange  Depart- 
ment "  owing  to  the  confusion  incident 
to  handling  the  mail  during  the  vaca- 
tion period.  K  any  have  been  omitted 
we  wish  they  would  notify  us.  We 
print  free  of  charge  the  names  and 
addresses  of  aU  pemnen,  amateurs 
and  professionals,  who  de-sire  to  exchange  specimens  of 
penmanship  with  their  brother  penmen.  We  know  of  no 
more  ftiscinatiug  '•  fad  '  than  specimen  collecting.  It  is 
far  more  sensible  to  the  iwnman  than  the  stamp  craze. 
What  can  be  more  inspiring  than  a  tastilv  arranged  scrap- 
book  containing  specimens  of  the  skill  of  a  tew  hundred 
penmen.  One  part  can  be  dexoted  to  business  writing, 
another  part  to  ornamental  writing,  still  othei-s  to  flour- 


ishing, lettering,  drawing,  print*,  etc.  Through  the 
medium  of  this  deimrtment  many  exchanges  may  Iw  made, 
and  this,  with  an  occasional  purchase  from  the  profession- 
als who  are  in  the  business  of  making  specimens,  will  soon 
make  quite  a  coUection.  Once  started  it  is  im  easy  matter 
to  add  a  specimen  here,  another  there,  and  in  a  yem-  or 
two  what  a  lot  of  fine  specimens  we  have  to  con  over  with 
a  brother  penman  and  to  draw  inspiration  from  duriug  the 
long  ivinter  evenings.  It  is  quite  an  education  in  pen- 
manship to  turn  over  the  pages  of  suci  a  scrapbook  and 
see  the  many  points  of  difference  in  the  work  of  our  best 
penmen.  Send  in  your  name  and  have  it  placed  in  the  list 
of  those  wiUing  to  exchange. 

Tne  foUowing  names  should  be  added  to  the  list  printed 
in  the  August  Jol-knal  : 

PROFESSIONAL. 

M.  L,  Miner.  »4  Truxton  St.,  Brooklyn,  N   Y 
J.  M.  Rilev,  Rutledge,  Ala. 
J.  W.  Weils,  Virden,  HI. 
T.  J.  Cathey,  Burgess,  Miss. 

AMATEt-K. 

C.  L.  Perkins,  Middle  GranvUle,  N.  Y. 

"■/-,  ^-  Valentine,  BeUefonte,  Pa.,  sends  some  fine  orna- 
mental xvntmg  and  a  graceful  flourish. 

--  D.  S.  Hill,  Marion,  Ky.,  favors  us  -with  examples  of 
hrst-class  businesy  writing  and  a  set  of  ornamental  cap- 
itals that  are  good.  ^ 

—  Business  and  ornamental  -writing  that  is  above  the 
average  comes  from  J.  W.  Wells.  Virden,  HI. 

■  "."^if/""  E- Calkins.  LaceUe,  Iowa.  isequaUy  at  home 
mitt  d       ^'^"  "         "™nmental  writing  sub- 

—  J.  T.  KeUey,  San  Saba,  Tex.,  attributes  his  success  in 
learning  to  wnte  a  good  hand  entirely  to  The  Journal 
as  ne  nas  nad  no  other  instruction.  ' 

—  E,  L.  Hooper,  Woodfords,  Me.,  is  one  of  our  most 
promising  young  pemnen.  His  writing  is  equal  to  that  of 
many  professionals  and  we  predict  that  he  wiU  be  heard 
from  later. 

7  ^-  ^■J't^^'^'  .Middie  GranvUle,  N.  Y.,  is  able  to  turn 
out  creditable  plain    and    ornamental    pemnanship  and 
states  that  his  success  is  due  mainly  to  The  Joubnal. 
^r  ^"?!y  ^"'ten  cards  have  been  received  from  O  E 
Ofstad,  Minneapolis,  Minn. ;  C.  E.  Oliver  Albany  N   Y  '■ 


201 


DUPLICATE  WRITING. 


All  I<len   of  .til. 


eil     lij     .llii 


A  double  writing  apparatus  lias  been  constructed 
by  Marquis  Louis  Fonti.  at  Rome,  who  was  desir- 
ous of  obtaining  two  hand  written  copies,  although 
doing  tlie  work  but  once.  Tlie  idea  of  the  invention 
originated  mtli  Alexander  Dumas,  who  wanted  such 
a  double  writer,  and  had  a  man  by  the  name  of 
Levesque  make  a  machine  with  which  two  identical 
copies  could  be  written.  That  apparatus  was  rather 
imperfect,  as  the  lower  sheet  had  to  be  refolded 
after  everj-  two  lines  of  -n-riting  so  that  the  writing 
on  the  upper  lines  might  be  continued. 

Fonti  has  entirely  solved  this  matter.  The  sheets 
of  paper  are  no  more  above  each  other,  but  side  by 
side,  and  are  held  down  by  the  heavy  metal  base  of 
the  apparatus.  This  latter  consists  mainly  of  three 
pairs  of  levers  movable  on  a  horizontal  axis.  The 
penholders  are  attached  through  little  tubes  and 
movable  on  universal  joints.  At  the  base  of  the  ap- 
paratus two  inkstands  are  attached  in  which  the 
two  pens  are  simultaneously  dipped.  -With  this  ap- 
paratus each  of  the  pens  does  exactly  the  same  work 
The  levers  iiiu  movable  parts  being  made  of  alu- 
minum, it  1 .  not  so  very  inconvenient  to  handle  the 
double  writer.— i^'om  the  Philadelphia  Record. 


Penman,  Actor,   Playwright. 


B.    P,    KELLEY. 

B.  F.  KeUey  and  family,  consisting  of  Mrs.  Kellev 
Mr.  Rus.seU  A.  KeUey,  Miss  Sadie  E.  KeUey,  assisted  by 
Miss  Mabel  L.  Hicks,  are  on  a  theatrical  tour  through  New 
York  State,  and  are  meeting  with  success.  The  pro- 
gramme consists  of  instrumental  and  vocal  music,  recita- 
tions, lightning  calculations  and  Mr.  Kelley's  original 
comedietta,  entitled  "  Kaleidoscopic  Views  of  Married 
Life."  Mr.  KeUey  and  famUy  are  very  talented  and  for 
several  years  have  given  entertainments  of  this  character 
in  New  York  and  Brooklyn. 


Tpyewrlters  Replace  the  Pen  for   Authors. 

"  Typerwiiters  have  just  doubled  my  power  of  produc 
tion, ' '  said  a  man  who  writes  dime  novels  and  boy  terriflera. 

"I  couldn't  write  fast  enough  to  keep  up  with  the 
thread  of  my  story  before  the  typewriter  was  introduced. 
You  know  that  much  of  my  work  is  in  short,  snappy  con- 
versations consisting  of  such  words  as  ■  What?'  '  No,  it 
can't  be  true.'  '  Say  that  ag.ahi,'  etc.  I  find  now  that  I 
can  sit  down  and  talk  off  that  sort  of  thing  to  a  typewriter 
without  any  trouble.  I  dictate  about  five  thousand  words 
at  a  time  and  it  Is  easy,  where  it  was  hard  for  me  to  write 
one  thousand  words.  There  is  a  steady  demand  for  this 
kind  of  story,  and  after  a  man  gijts  into  the  swing  of  writ^ 
ing  them  he  can  turn  them  out  about  as  rapidly  as  he  can 
talk.  A  friend  of  mine,  who  is  among  the  best  of  the 
short-story  writers  in  this  country,  and  whose  poetry  is  as 
good  as  hLs  short  stories,  dictates  all  of  his  work.  It's  all 
nonsense  to  say  that  a  man  loses  his  st.vie  when  he  dic- 
tates.-A'c/c  York  Sun. 

To  Remove  Ink  Stains. 

Tear  blotting  paper  in  pieces  and  hold  the  rough 
edge  on  the  ink  when  it  is  freshly  spilled,  or  cover 
the  spot  with  Indian  meal,  or  the  liquid  ink  may 
be  absorbed  by  cotton  batting.  If  the  ink  be  spilled 
on  a  carpet  cut  a  lemon  in  two.  remove  a  part  of 
the  rind  and  rub  the  lemon  on  the  stain.  If  the 
ink  stained  article  be  washed  immediately  in  several 
waters  and  then  in  milk,  letting  it  soak  in  the  milk 
for  several  hours,  it  will  disappear.  Washing  the 
article  immediately  in  vinegar  and  water  and  then 
m  soap  and  water  is  another  remedy  which  -will  re- 
move all  ordinary  ink  stains.  Ko  matter  what  sub- 
stance be  used  to  remove  ink.  the  stain  must  be 
rubbed  well.  If  the  article  stained  be  a  carpet  on 
the  floor  use  a  brush. 


/^^i-f^^Pi-l--i^^f-ui--^'^1^/---^i-T:^c4^^l. 


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J^.'Mxd^.MJ 


BY  I.    C.    McINTlRE,  IRON  CITY    BUS.    COLL..    PITTSnUliCll.    P,\. 


202 


^S^nmanaQ^UtCl^uMittS 


BY  C.  S.  PERRY,  WINFIELD,  KANSAS,  BUS.  COLLT.GE, 


BY  INO.  ROCKWOOD,  LOS  ANGELES.  CAL. 


WRITING    OF    THE    WORLD. 

ENGLAND   AND   SCOTLAND. 


<.'|1P1  .Book.  Pr 


al  and  Builuos  Wrllinil 


•^ 

N  the  Augu-st  Journal  we  save 
spepimeiis  of  the  copy-book  and 
business  writing  of  Ireland.  In 
this  issne  we  present  the  writing 
o'  England  and  Scotland,  show 
ing  the  slant,  vertical,  ronnd  and 
business  styles,  as  given  in  sev- 
eral of  the  leading  systems  ot  copybooks.  We 
also  present  a  specimen  engraved  direct  from  the 
pen  work  of  Henry  Sykes  of  Manchester,  Eng- 
land, the  well-knowni  writing  master  and  copy- 
book autlior.  We  are  also  indebted  to  Mr.  Sykes 
for  the  samples  of  business  writing  by  several  of 
Manchester's  business  men.  as  well  as  for  packages 
of  copy-books. 

The  samples  of  "civil  .service"  hands  shown  in 
the  Irish  specimens  in  the  August  Journal  may  be 
l)roperly  included  as  examples  of  English  writing,  too. 
as  practically  tlie  same  books  and  styles  are  used  in 
England.  Ireland,  Scotland,  Australia  and  all  of  the 
English  speaking  colonies  of  England,  Even  Can- 
ada's proximity  to  the  United  States  doesn't  induce 
her  to  sliake  off  the  slower,  less  slanting,  rotmcl  style 
resembling  the  English  "  civil  service  "  hand,  which 
we  notice  is  still  largely  used  by  our  Canadian 
friends. 

There  liave  been  so  many  criticisms  of  the  Ameri- 
can copybook  style,  as  well  as  of  our  business  wi-it 


^J/JL^,^^qLl 


■^-— ■^'^'^^^ 


ing.  with  adverse  comparisons  with  foreign  writing, 
that  The  Journal  has  collected  specimens  of  the 
copy-book,  professional  and  business  writing  from 
a  great  many  foreign  coimtries  to  show  our  readers 
.just  what  other  coimtries  believe  is  good  writing. 
This  will  give  all  a  basis  for  intelligent  compaiison  of 
American  with  foreign  writing— something  that  the 
American  public  has  never  had  before. 


A   Feast   with   Rare  Old   Books. 

Hnil.  raistick  Art  !  which  men  like  angels  tiiutrht, 
Tospeiikt"  E.ves.  uri<l  piunt  unboUj'd  Thought ! 

—J.  Cliamiit'in.  1"«. 

Xuiiibrr  8. 

HE  largest  book  of  the  old  time 
jieunian's  skill  ever  placed  on  the 
market  is,  without  question,  the 
'  ■  Universal  Penman, ' '  by  George 
Bickham, 

The  copy  now  before  us  is  14^  x 
9*  inches,  2  inches tliick.  and  con- 
tains 'll-i  plates.  But  one  side  of  the  paper  was 
used.  It  was  published  in  1743  by  H.  Overton,  and 
was  dedicated  to  the  "  King  and  Nobility  and  Gentry 
of  Great  Britain." 

The  dates  on  the  plates  show  that  while  the  book 
was  not  given  to  the  public,  as  a  whole,  until  1743, 
it  was  started  in  August,  1733,  and  finished  August 
12,  1741  Hence  it  took  eight  years  to  do  the  writing, 
designing  and  engraving,  and  two  years  to  print  and 
bind  it.  It  was  originally  issued  in  parts,  and  these 
parts  sold  separately.  There  were  subscribers  to  the 
scheme  at  the  outset,  and  to  these  Bickham  has  de- 
voted a  page  for  his  address. 

While  it  is  usually  spoken  of  as  "  Bickham's  Pen- 
man "  (this  is  on  the  cover  of  the  copy  in  our  posses- 
sion), it  must  not  be  understood  as  being  the  work 
of  one  man.  George  Bickham  was  a  designer  and 
engraver,  and  accomplished  the  task,  which  must 
have  been  a  big  one  in  those  days,  of  engraving  every 
line  in  the  '212  plates  himself.     The  idea  was  Bick- 


•203 

ham's,  but  he  called  to  his  assistance  twenty-four 
of  the  leading  \vriting  masters  of  his  time,  prominent 
among  them  being  Willington  Clark,  Joseph  Cham- 
pion, John  Bickham,  Samuel  Vaux  and  E.  Austin 
Of  these  Clark  and  Champion  are  best  known  to  us, 
probible  because  they  have  left  other  work  than 
that  shown  in  the  "  Universal  Penman." 

Bickham  was  the  greatest  engraver  of  his  time  (and 
some  ot  his  work  is  not  greatly  excelled  to  day),  and 
while  the  entire  work  is  mainly  credited  to  him,  yet 
on  each  plate  he  has  given  the  writer  due  credit. 
Besides  this  he  has  engraved  several  letters  written 
to  several  of  the  contributors  of  the  work  and  their 
replies,  in  which  he  lands  their  skill  as  penmen,  and 
they  in  turn  praise  his  skill  as  an  engiaver.  On 
November  3,  1739,  Bickham  wrote  to  Champion  as 
follows;  "  As  correctness  and  freedom  are  the  Beau- 
ties of  Writing,  and  your  Excellency  in  both  shines 
so  conspicuously  in  my  '  Universal  Penman, '  it 
obliges  me  to  request  the  continuation  ot  your 
friendly  Assistance,  .  .  .  And  since  'tis  well 
known  that  you  have  a  peculiar  Talent  for  Striking 
either  Letters  or  Flourishes,  hy  Command  of  Hand.  I 
doubt  not  but  you  will  embellish  it  in  the  most 
Masterly  and  Agreeable  Marnier,"  etc. 

The  mutual  admiration  society  continued  its 
meetings  evidently,  and  on  January  7,  1739  (note 
the  evident  error  in  date;  it  must  have  been  intended 
for  1740),  Champion  replied,  in  part,  as  follows;  . 
"  The  Writing  when  seen  by  the  judicious 
will  appear  not  to  have  suffered  by  its  being  en- 
graved. .  .  .  Knowing  no  other  Graver  could 
transmit  my  Endeavours  to  posterity  in  so  strong  a 
Light  as  in  your  excelling  hand. "  .     .     . 

The  "  Penman  "  contains  all  of  the  variou.s  styles 
of  script  in  use  at  the  time— in  fact  everything  im- 
aginable in  the  line  of  script.  There  are  also  examples 
of  writing  in  "  Hebrew,  Greek,  Rabinacal,  Samari- 
tan. Syriack,  Arabick.  Armenian,"  etc. 

In  lettering  it  is  not  profuse,  but  there  are  alpha- 
bets of  "  German,  Round  and  Square  Texts,  and  Old 
English,  Italick  and  Roman  Prints,"  etc.  Scattered 
through  the  212  pages  are  many  beautiful  examples 
of  German  and  Old  English  texts.  All  of  this  letter- 
ing is  perfect  or  nearly  so. 

Flourishing  is  represented  mainly  by  the  strokes 
used  to  embellish  the  lettering  and  in  the  borders, 
head  and  tail  pieces.  There  are  a  few  flourished 
heads  of  men  and  women,  but  they  are  not  given 
much  prominence.  The  flourishing  is  exceedingly 
graceful,  accurate  and  retains  much  of  the  life  of  the 
original. 


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specimen  head  lines  from  great  BRITAIN'S  REPRESENTATIVE  COPY-BOOKS. 


204 


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tfi    ^a/f". 


The  sample  page  which  we  present  in  this  connec- 
tion is  the  work  of  John  Bickham,  wlio  we  take  to 
bo  a  son  of  (ieorge  Bickham,  the  originator  of  the 
book.  We  present  this  page  as  it  sliows  lettering, 
writing  and  flourishing,  and  is  a  representative  page. 
The  original  plate  was  7x12. 

It  is  a  wonderful  work,  and  must  have  entailed 
much  labor  and  expense,  especially  when  the  times 
are  considered.  It  is  suriji-isiug  to  find  that  at  that 
date  a  sufficient  nuuil)er  of  subscribers  could  be  ob- 
taiae<l  to  warrant  producing  so  voluminous  and 
expensive  a  work.  It  has  placed  the  name  of  Bick- 
ham high  on  the  roll  of  the  world's  greatest  penmen. 

The  one  regret  of  all  who  are  familiar  with  the 
work  of  the  earlier  masters  is  that  Bic-kham  should 
have  been  so  swayed  by  prejudice  as  to  have  omitted 
from  this  magnificent  work  the  skill  of  Cocker. 
There  can  be  but  little  doubt  that  the  skill  of  the 
penman  exceeded  that  of  the  engraver  in  those  days, 
and  for  that  reason  we  would  like  to  see  Cocker's 
work  as  reproduced  by  the  gi'eatest  engraver  of  his 
time — Bickham 


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:  SCRAP=BOOK    SPECIMENS.  ! 


FOR  NEARLY  TWENTY  YEARS 

TT7HERE  have  been  accumulating  in  our  oflRce  surplus  numbers  of  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  and  circulars  issued  in  connection  with  our  pen 
®1''  art  business  ;  also  multitudes  of  pamphlets,  school  circulars,  photographs  of  pen  drawings,  pen  and  pencil  specimens  sent  for  review  in  The 
Journal,  and  every  manner  of  work  identified  with  the  penman's  calling.  Twenty  years  is  a  longtime  and  there  is  a  big  pile — all  of  this  is 
carefully  packed  away  in  a  corner  of  our  establishment. 

As  a  reinforcement  of  this  we  have  letter  files  extending  over  a  period  of  many  years,  and  containing  contributions  frorn  practically  every 
American  penman  worthy  of  the  name,  amateur  or  professional,  who  has  attained  to  any  sort  of  distinction,  also  from  hundreds  of  fine  writers  whose  names 
are  wholly  unknown  in  the  profession. 

In  the  whole  pile  there  are  thousands  of  finest  engraver's  plate-proofs  of  penmanship  specimens  that  have  appeared  in  The  Journal,  also  of 
thousands  of  plates  that  have  been  made  on  outside  orders  All  of  this  material  has  been  preserved  with  great  care  with  a  view  to  its  use  in  a 
connection  which  we  now  announce. 

The  material  referred  to  is  sufficient  to  fill  hundreds  of  penmanship  scrap  books  that  in  the  richness,  extent  and  variety  of  their  contents  will 
be  absolutely  matchless.  The  time  has  come  when,  in  order  to  clear  it  away  with  the  least  possible  delay,  we  shall  for  the  present  make  prices 
that  are  within  the  reach  of  every  penmanship  connoisseur. 

As  will  be  seen  by  reading  the  groupings  listed  below  we  include  with  every  package  of  specimens  a  certain  number  of  copies  of  The  Pen- 
man's Art  Journal.  These  papers  alone  contain  a  mine  of  penmanship  illustrations  that  are  worth  all  which  we  charge  for  the  entire  pack- 
age. It  is  our  intention  to  clear  out  all  of  the  back  numbers  that  we  have  on  hand  and  it  will  be  a  case  of  first  come  first  served.  We  can't 
undertaV  e  to  send  particular  numbers  of  The  Journal,  but  if  anyone  ordering  a  package  will  send  a  list  of  Journals  that  he  already  has  we  wil 
endeavor  to  send  no  duplicates. 

SCRAP=BOOK  SUGGESTIONS. 

The  arrangement  of  this  material  in  scrap-books  is  of  course  a  matter  of  individual  taste.  Any  sort  of  old  book,  especially  an  old  ledger  or 
other  blank  book,  may  be  converted  into  a  scrap-book  with  a  little  care  and  will  serve  the  purpose.  It  is  of  course  preferable  to  have  a  special 
scrap-book,  which  may  be  obtained  at  any  stationer's.  For  the  benefitof  our  friends  we  have  selected  several  that  seem  to  us  to  be  good  for  this 
purpose  and  have  prices  listed  at  cost.  A  very  taking  effect  may  be  had  by  so  simple  a  device  as  the  mounting  of  specimens  on  sheets  of  paper 
of  different  colors  and  binding  these  into  the  covers,  say  of  an  old  office  ledger,  having  first  removed  the  inner  pages  of  the  book.  Still  better  to 
get  a  binder,  like  that  used  for  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  and  bind  in  these  sheets  just  as  the  Journals  would  be  bound  in. 

It  is  wonderful  how  a  scrap-book  will  grow  when  it  once  gets  a  good  start.  The  greatest  care  should  be  exercised  in  laying  out  a  good 
sensible  arrangement,  properly  grouping  specimens,  trimming  them  neatly  and  labeling  them  with  care.  The  name  of  the  author  and  approxi- 
mately the  date  of  the  specimen,  neatly  written  or  lettered  under  the  same,  makes  a  record  that  is  interesting  for  future  reference. 

We  can't  undertake  to  trim  and  mount  these  specimens.  That  would  involve  considerable  labor  and  it  is,  besides,  work  that  the  owner  of 
the  scrap-book  should  prefer  to  do  himself.  With  the  specimens  we  give  information  as  to  authors,  date  and  any  other  facts  that  may  be  ca'cu- 
lated  to  enhance  the  interest.     These  should  be  appropriately  inscribed  on  or  in  connection  with  the  mounted  specimens. 

In  the  front  of  every  scrap  book  there  should  be  an  index  of  the  authors  represened.  In  mounting  specimens  there  shou'd  be  no  attempt  to 
crowd,  as  the  value  is  strengthened  by  liberal  margins  and  blank  spaces  around  the  designs.  Photographs  both  of  portraits  and  of  penwork 
should  be  unmounted  from  the  cardboard.  In  case  of  specimens  printed  on  opposite  sides  of  the  same  page,  as  or  instance  in  The  JotjRNAL  and 
in  some  circulars,  both  sides  may  be  preserved  by  binding  in  the  sheet  and  over-laying  it  with  thin  paper,  cutting  out  openings  in  the  overlaying 
paper  where  the  specimens  occur.     Ihe  blank  spaces,  if  sufficiently  large,  may  be  uti  ized  for  pasting  down  over  specimens. 

in  the  arrangement  of  our  various  packages  we  have  endeavored  to  give  the  broadest  possible  variety.  It  would  be  useless  to  ask  us  to  send 
autograph  letters  by  this  person  or  by  that  person,  but  as  with  Journals  if  you  already  have  good  specimens  from  particular  penmen  and  will 
mention  those  penmen  we  will  endeavor  to  make  no  duplicates. 


$1  COMBINATION. 


4  Specimens  Business  Writing  bv  4  different  peine 
8  Specimens  Ornamental  Writing  by  3  different  p 
8  Artist  Proofs  of  Engraved  Penwork.     (Plain  an 

Ing.  designing,  etc ) 
6  Clrpula^rs  with  Photo-engraved  Pen  Designs.    (A  big  variety  of  artistic  penwork  ) 

"  Journal.    (Containing  many  rare  specimens  now  out  of  print ) 


nuine  r)riginal  penwork). 
(Genuine  original  penworkl. 
ental  script,  flourishing,  lettering,  dn 


8  Back  Numbers  Penman's. 

1  Back  Number  Business  Jimrnal 
ear's  Subscription  to  Penman 
newal— sent  to  any  address.) 


5  Akt  JouitNAL  or  Bxwm^  Juurnal.    {Either  \ 

$2  COMBINATION. 

nt  penmen, 
rerent  penm 

i-k.    (Plain  and  ornamental  script,  flourishing,  lettering. draw- 

itpy  Rook.     (England,  Ireland,  Scotland,  Australia,  France. 

'en  Designs     (A  bi^  variety  of  artistic  penwork.) 

il'hnal.    (Containmg  many  rare  specimens  now  out  of  print ) 


$4  COMBINATION. 

16  Specimens  Business  Writing  by  16  different  penmen.    (Genuine  original  penwork  ) 

12  Specimens  Ornamental  Writing  by  Vi  different  penmen.    (Genuine  original  penwork.) 

2  Specimens  Vertical  Writing  by  2  different  penmen.    (Genuine  original  penwork.) 

2  Specimens  Pen  Drawing  by  2  different  penmen     (Originals.) 

4  Original  Pen  Flourishes  by  4  different  penmen. 

~  Specimens  Original  Pen  Lettering  by  2  different  penmen. 

1  -pecimen  Automatic  Pen  Lettering.    (Original  penwork  ) 

2  Specimens  of  Koreign  Writing     (Original  penwork  from  Great  Britain,  France,   Switzerland, 

Australia,  Tasmania,  Japan.  Brazil,  etc.) 
12  Artist  Proofs  of  Engraved  Penwork.    (Plain  and  ornamental  writing,  flourishing,   lettering, 

drawing,  designing,  etc.) 
2  Artist  Proof  »heets  fro 

paper. ) 
1  Large^ Photograph  of  Large  Engrossed  Design. 

24  pfr 

Back  Numbers  Penman's  Art  Journal.    (Containing  many  rare  specimens  now  out  of  print. 


I  Ames'  Book  of  Flourishes.    (Printed 


side  only  on  heavy  plate 


4  Back  Numbers  Bu»inrs»JaurnaL 
1  Year's  Subscription  to  Penman's  Art  Journal 
newal— sent  to  any  address  ) 


*  Journal.    (Either 


«»$3  COMBINATION. 

■-'difft-rent  nennieii.    (Genu 
\  9  different  jienmen.    (Gei 
penwurk.) 


■■s  Journol. 


II    $5  COMBINATION. 


penmen, 
d  Penwork.    (Plain  and  ornamental  ■ 
■s'  Book  of  Flourishes.    (Printed  on 


4  Siiecimens  Pen  Druwin 
7  Original  Pen  Hourislie; 
4  Specimens  Oritjinal  Pen 
3  Specimens  Original  An 


ine  original  penwork.) 
inuine  original  penwork.) 
2  original  penwork  ) 


line 


riting,  flourishing,  lettering. 
ne  side  only  on  heai-y  plate 


4Specimens  Foreign  W.    ._ 

lO  Artist  Hroofs  of  Engraved  Penwork.    (Hain  and 

drawing,  desiKnine,  etc.  i 
4  Artist  Proof  sheets  from  Ames'  Book  of  Flourishes, 

paper  ) 
2  T^hotographs  of  Larcre  Pen  Designs 


k  from  a  dozen  differc 


1  Hheetsfrom  Foreign  Copy-Books.    (A  dozen  countries  from  which  to  select.) 
■s  containing  Photo-engraved  Fen  Designs.    ( \  big  variety  of  artistic  penwork  ) 
vout  of  print.)    42  Back  Numbers  Penman's  Art  Journal.    (Containing  many  rare  specimens  now  out  of  print). 

7  Back  Numbei-s  Buainem  Journal. 
new  sub.  or  re-    1  Year's  Subscription  to  either  Penman's  Art  Journal  or  B(w»(fK>t./n»j7ui/.    (Either  new  sub  or 
renewal— sent  to  any  address  ) 

BLANK    SCRAP=BOOKS. 

We  have  selected  several  sizes  of  scrap-books  that  we  think  are  especially  suitable  for  collectors  of  penmanship  specimens.      They  are  strong, 
landsome  books,  containing  120  pai^es  each. 

prices: 

No.   1.     13!.^  X  Ifii,  in..  8(1  leaves  (120  pages).  S2. 05.     Mail,  .§.'..511.  No.  2.    9\  s  12  in..  SO  leaves  (120  pases).  .§1.30.     Mail,  §1.50. 

No.  .3.     l^i  s.  10  in..  SO  leaves  (120  pages).  $1.10.     Mail,  $1.30. 

now  we  Ship. — All  si>ec  iuiens.  hack  numbers  of  papers,  etc. .  are  sent  by  express,   purchaser  to  pay  express  charges.     Be   sure  to  give   your   express  office  when 
fcrderiiig.    Send  money  with  order.    Address 

I  AHES  &  ROLLINSON  CO.,  202  Broadway,  New  York. 


Scbool0. 


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Connecticut. 

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"^mtil'^t^lj,  5.^.*l^!?S.    COLLEOE.    S,    E.s, 


Ipcntnen. 


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[lurlsti     lU    ci'iils,    cnps,    Imsiness  and  fani-y   10 


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•ils  -Jdc.    Written   in   twelve  styles  35c. 
or  letterluK  or  pen  drawing  25c. 


S.  B.  FAHNESTOCK.  McPHERSON  COLLEOE, 

Mcpherson.  Kan.  Artistic  letter,  Ave  -J^-ent  starapii. 


of  sample  colors,  prices, 


D.     TAYLOR, 


PFrFP*^    Sto 


ARTISTIC  PENWORK.— Engrossing  of   Resolu- 

tlons.  Testimonials,  etc..  a  specialty.  Everv  dt- 
scriptlon  of  ornamental  pen  work  to  order.  Re.so 
iutlODS  engrossed  from  S3. 50  uuwams.  Corre. 
spondence  solicited.     A.   E.   DEVfHURST.  Dtleai 

N.  Y.  "y 

F.  OILMAN,  Penn 


"Mant"  a^s. 

In  answering  advertixement» sigued  bp  a  nom-de- 
plume,  delayx  and  mmaheit  are  avoided  hy  sealing 
and  stamping  the  rtplit*  readu  for  mailing  and 
lorituio  the  nom-de-plume  in  a  comer,  then  inclos- 
ing such  sealed  revlie»  in  an  envelope  addressed  to 
The  Penman's  An  Journal,  S02  Bmadway,  New 
York.  Postage  mtwt  be  sent  for  forwarding  CatiV- 
logues.  Newspapers,  Photographs,  &c . 


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TIIOKOrOHLV    COMPBTBNT  and  experl- 
■*     enoed     teacher     of     penmanship,      commercial 


known  schools,  im 
iiaTjoR  a  separate 
the  bout  practical  [ 


Situations  'WIlante&. 


City  B.  C.  graduate  with  three  yi 

, '     '     years  or  business 

work,  Is  open   for  engagement  aa  teacher  of 


A  TEACHER  with  good  literary  education,  a  Go 
City  B.  C.  gradual.       

u  public  schools  and 
ivork.  Is  ope  '"  — 
bookkeeping, 

Rogers,  Musselman's    and    Ellis    systems.    Age    si  ; 
married;  best  of  references:  wants  moderate:    ' 
only.    Heady  on  short  notice.    Address  "McS..' 


1  shorthand  and  t 
branches.     Familiar  with  Willlainw  & 


po.iltlou,  preferably  with  a  good  uomial  college. 
years'  teaching  experience.  Recommendation. 
application,    **^BUSINESS  AND  PENMANSHIP. 


Ueacbers  KaanteO. 

TEACHERS    WANTKI>.     American   Teaohen 
*     Bureau.  St.  Louis.     I'Jthjear. 

Business  ©pportunittes. 


nnierclfti 
visoi-s  of 


The  price  \tt  ^'iM^  ench  insertion  f 
loi  i»  rxceed  one  inrli.  Iftwoinsi 
'••  piiid  lor  ill  iiilvnnce  ($.})  the  adv 
vill  hv  euiilleil  lo  n  third  inHcrliou 


\\r      J.   KI^SI.KV.  1 

TT  .       writer    of    adver 

F'OR  SALK,— The  good  will  and  plates  ofu  well 
iiilvcrtlned  and  widely  used  setof  wrttlug  lessons. 
Coppi'r  plate  engraving  ;  thousands  of  dollars  spent 
in  advertising  :  Internatlonnl  reputation.  Reason  foi 
selling  :  conflicts  with  present  buBluess  of  owner.  .\ 
good  thing  for  a  hustling  advertiser.  Address  "WRIT- 
ING LESSONS."  care  Pesmak's  ART  Journal. 

Sc?)ool3  dfor  Sale. 

TF  ^^M     W  I  ■- 1 1        -I  II  your  Bchool.^ortobu; 


!■;  JouiUJAL's  Want  c 
- 1  order  and  for  small  ex- 

,\\\    ill inerulal  school  proprietors 

Hi  .\i.i.-ii.u  read  The  Joim>Ai.  and  an 
foUiiiui.s  will  place  what  you  have  tn 

iii*  $*.2.50  each  insertion  for  nd^. 
I'd  one  inch.  If  two  iuseriioHN 
in  iidvinicr  <1§I9)  the  advertiser 
(led  to  fi  third  in»ertion  free,  it 


^Y^HAT    \  »I    I  OI'KKKKI*  I 


W^ 


population  li,000;  Ohio, 
ir-Raln.  This  Is  a  rare  opimr 
uTclal  teacher.  Can  make  a 
>tjvrt  and  be  his  < 


3  teach  S.  H.  only 


Penman's 


aiTouKAi'H  Duplicator."  i 
cheaper.  Price  $i,ftii  to  >■  i 
MEN^iudTK.VCHERS.    Woi 


fiS  H  NBTlflH  flinericans  Wam  me  Besi. 

Underbill's  Rapid  Phonography 

U.-i.r,'..*pnt..i  the  Best  Writers  of  the  Aite. 
Illiis.  fir  I'U'lerhlirsl-ulverslt.v.  R.H-hester.X.  V. 

rtMssourl. 

^PALDINQ'S  COMMERCIAL  COLLEOE.  Kansas 

i...,Vi..  .\" '^!'"'"''l?'**- '""TS^^'-  '»*'st  huslneM  col- 
li k'liuhe  West.  ThorviuKh  iD.struellon  given  in 
IMHt>.....jilliu.  shorthantt.   lypewrltlug.    teleiirauhv. 

^^  THE  VSE  OF  CUTS  on  thU  page  or  any 
dtparturt  from  the  general  style  o/ditplau  teitl 
cost  60  pvr  cent,  extra. 


^,   Penman.  Newport,  R.  I.    Your 

li'Zen  cards  faiicv  and  business  cap- 
-^  letter  ami  a  beautiful  souvenir,  all 
t  -.tumps. 


e  Bartlett's  Bcs 


thousands .    LEARN 
,  and  I  wfll  send  you 


L-rltt'cn  In  full,  and 


woj-B  of  writing  It, ' 


t  stamp,  and  I  will  send  you.  addres&ed  in  r 
a  baud,  price-list  descriptive  of  lessoua  by  ma 


C.  R.  RUNNELLS.  9630  Bell  Avenue,  Station  P, 

Chicago.  An  elegant  C.  E.  Pledge.  14  x  IK  Inches 
zluc  etching  from  penwork,  loc.  12  cards,  anj 
name,  SOc.    My  record  In  8  years  100.000  cards. 


■FEE.'-carc 

HAVK  HAD  (Ive  yea 
craduateor  the  McKi 

rn  or  Southern  loca 
Ready  at  SO  days 


B  C  Qu 
the  St: 
fer  Ka: 
salary, 
care  ^EM 


■  TEACH  penmanship,  bookkeeping,  arlthnni 
com'I  law.  etc.;  have  taught  In  two  leading  In 
i  colleges  :  am  a  graduate  of  public  schooln  ;i 


ir'9  Instruction  In  higher  brancli 


ntal  penmanship 


^A. 


year«^  teaching  experience.    Good  health;  good  refer- 
ences upon  application.    Flrst-clo&s  man,  Urst-cli 
salary.  ^' PERMANENT."  care  Penman's  Abt  Jouils 


v.Idreas  "A  BARGAIN,* 


Fi}\l  SAI-E.— A  flourishing,  thoroughly  estali 
Ushed  and  advertised,  completely  and  elegantlj 
equipped  business  college  (In  a  city  of  35,0'H))  Id 
Penusylvanla.  with  a  large  and  rich  surrounding  ter 
ritory  to  draw  from  and  practically  without  cominMI 
tlon.    Annual  attendance  over  300.   Will  n^t  pun-has. 

frlce  first  year.  Location  central  and  elegant.  \\\ 
he  departments  In  charge  of  competent  t+'achcrs 
Most  popular  system  of  shoithand  and  biislneaa  train 
Ing  The  whole  In  Al  running  order  and  sufflch-iii 
correspondence  on  file  In  offtce  to  keep  school  flllfl 
■  "  Rea.tons  for  selling,  proprler  ■ 


.n  Impaired  health  and  . 
business     Terms  to  suit  purchast 
for  Investment  ever  off"  ""  '"  "■" 
this  country.      Address 
Penman's  art  Journal. 


tof  do. 


7OR  «*AIjE.-On  account  of  the  falling  health  (■( 
"*  my  wife  who  has  charge  of  the  Shorthand  Di' 
irtiiient,   I   have  decided  to  sell  my  icontrolling)  In 


In  a  city  of  about   IB.OOO 


jfor  Sale  or  ICraDe. 


Yi^ll 


irk* 


ad.  and  see  how 

The  price  Is  S'i.SO  eneh  insert 
not  to  exceed  one  inch.  If  fw. 
he  pnid  for  in  Rdvunce  <I§;5)  the 
will  be  entitled  to  a  third  in^er 


T  SQUARE  WANTED.-I 

bund  Day  Shading  an'  ' 
length  or  blade,  price, 
tlon  C  "-      •— 


bund  Day  Shading  and  Spacing  T  Sgu 
length  or  blade,  price,  how  long  In  use 
tlon   of   the    Instrument.     "PEN   ART 


ScFjooI  jfurniture  or  Supplu 
jfor  Sale  or  Ejcbanoc. 


ud.  Ill  this  roluiMii  win  n-ach  hini. 

The  price  in  Siti.SO  each  insertion  for  1 
001  to  exceed  one  inch.  If  mo  insert i 
be  pnid  for  in  ndvance  'H!.!)  the  adveri 
will  be  entitled  to  a  third  insertion  fre 
desired. 


FOR  SALE.— Two  National  typewriters,  a^ 
a*  new;  one  used  one  year  and  the  oihir 
months.  Price,  for  one,  825;  for  the  two.  ^J" 
dress  "NATIONAL."  care  Penma-s's  Art  Joii  n^ 


Btyant&SfHiffon 
Business  College 

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WABASH  AV.  VilllUlSV  AVOITORIVm 

•Langest-OKlest-'  Best- 

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■BusJnessShorthand-En^lisli- 

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mi  ClrfUlar  for  4 


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01  German  silver. 

The  qoi.d  pin  is  solid,  14  karat,  ex- 
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The  Benn  Pitman 
System  of  Phonography 
Is  the  only  System  of 
Shorthand 

Which  for  more  than  forty  years  has  been  the  standard  of  American 

I  practice,  and  which  has  successfully  stood  every  test  which  can  be  im- 

j  posed  by  all  classes  of  writers,  from  the  business  amanuensis  to  the  law 

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I  American  System  of  Shorthand,  and  which  is  shown  by  detailed  .statis- 
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I  schools  as  any  other  three  systems  combined. 

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towns  throughout  the  United  States. 

Which  has  a  large  and  constantly  growing  literature,  and  a  semi- 
monthly periodical  to  supplement  the  text-books. 

'  Which  has  an  accredited  body  of  Teachers,  examined  and  certificated 
by  the  authors  of  the  text-books. 

Which  is  suited  to  all  needs  under  all  circumstances,  and  which  a 
business  college  or  other  school  can  teach  with  the  unshaken  confidence 
that  it  is  giving  the  best. 

For  full  information  with  complete  catalogue  of  text-books  by  Ben'n 
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What  reasons  are  given  by  some  shorthand  publishers  in 
favor  of  introducing  their  systems.  Queerest  of  all,  per- 
haps, the  moss  back  claim  that  "Ours  is  best  because  it 
has  not  been  revised  for  over  thirty  years  !  " 

What  a  thing  to  conjure  by  in  dealing  with  the  live 
schools  of  to-day !  Thirty  years  ago  there  were  only  one 
or  two  business  colleges  in  America  that  made  a  feature 
of  teaching  shorthand.  To-day,  The  Journal  tells  us, 
shorthand  is  taught  in  nearly  all  of  the  1 500  such  colleges 
in  the  U.  S.  and  Canada — and  the  rest  are  coming  to  it. 


500  Public  Schools,  Academies  and 
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No.  10. 

nrltinii  Ihf   Ilisiilt  of  Jlnpnillon. 

80  — In'  connnection  wnth  the  first  part  of  Sep- 
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Tfiir  Minlnl   I'lrttiie  a   He>iiit.stto. 

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for  the  cause  and  find  a  remedy,  let  me  tell  you 
something.     Yom-  conception  Is  defective,  and  seem- 


what  follows.  Give  them  more  than 
glance.  Next  in  order  are  a  dozen  or  more  practice 
sheets,  to  be  completely  covered  at  a  lively  speed 
with  Nos.  7,  8,  9  and  10  in  line  43.  The  place  and 
manner  of    beginning    these  exercises  are  of   the 


lo  Cents  a  Copy. 

of  a  compound  curve,  where  it  joins  the  down  stroke. 
Your  time  is  well  spent  when  you  are  studying  and 
practicing  figures.  Spend  several  hours  in  reviewing 
all  of  the  figures  as  shown  in  the  second  line  of  45. 
Note  well  the  location  and  length  of  every  line  and 
the  direction  the  lines  point  in  beginning  and  end- 
ing. Raise  your  speed  on  every  figure  to  at  least 
eight  strokes  a  second,  and  then  practice  them  in 
miscellaneous  order,  as  may  he  seen  on  page  80  of 
the  April  Journal. 


94.— The  z  is  most  easily  learned  by  combining 
it  with  the  m,  as  shown  in  No.  46.  A  slight  pause 
may  be  made  in  joining  the  parts  at  the  base  line. 

95. — A  good  r  depends  almost  entirely  upon  the 
position  and  length  of  connecting  line  at  top  of  letter. 

96. — The  .r  is  made  by  retracing  the  down  stroke 
without  lifting  the  pen.  Both  down  strokes  should 
touch  the  base  line.  Shortening  the  last  down  stroke 
makes  the  .v  resemble  one  style  of  r,  while  space 
between  the  lines  gives  it  the  appearance  of  an  n. 
You  will  like  this  style  of  .r  after  you  learn  it. 

S>7. — No.  47  will  prove  interesting  practica,  and 
yom'  repeated  trial  to  get  good  location  of  letters 
and  parts  of  letters  should  develop  increased  skill. 

98. — To  further  carry  into  practice  the  points 
given  in  the  first  part  of  the  September  lesson,  I 
would  suggest  that  in  your  review  you  rule  your 
practice  papers  into  spaces  suitable  for  invoices, 
accoimt  sales  and  other  narrow  ruled  forms.  You 
can  get  samples  from  business  houses  and  from  text- 


,..<'1P^2^i>-7-Z^<^^^-^>-t>^:--^^-^^ 


greatest  importance.  In  such  exercises  as  7,  where 
the  lines  are  easily  forced  into  correct  shape  and 
position,  you  should  practice  an  hoiir  at  a  time, 
pausing  only  now  and  then  to  compare  with  copy. 
When  you  can  leave  off  the  introductory  line  in  the 
8  exercise  and  can  still  make  good  double  curves  on 
down  strokes  and  end  properly,  you  are  prepared  for 
the  T  and  F  in  44.     The  caps  for  these  letters  have 


jC/:^:f- 


ingly  you  have  been  unconscious  of  the  fact.  You 
are  a  willing,  muscular  worker,  but  not  a  frequent 
and  close  observer  of  things,  unless  possibly  you  are 
.gazing  at  a  photograph— one  of  your  sweetheart.  Oh 
how  intently  you  look  at  that.  It's  interestuig.  isn't 
it  Y  But  when  it  comes  to  your  copy  yon  give  it  a 
hasty  glance  and  then  practice  away ;  or  maybe  yon 
look  at  your  letters  as  some  young  speakers  look  at 
their  audience,  and  reallv  ^e  no  one.  Now.  you  know 
full  well  that  the  muscles,  servants  of  the  mind,  can 
not  make  that  which  does  not  exist  in  the  mind,  any 
more  than  a  river  can  rise  above  its  source. 

stop   Carrtess  I'rtiettee. 

89, — Yes.  by  all  means,  stop  such  practice  as  you 
have  been  doing,  but  don't  give  up  in  despair.  Go,  do 
as  many  a  one  has  done,  who  has  a  real,  heartfelt 
love  for  penmanship.  He  carries  a  copy  or  illustra- 
tion in  his  pocket  or  pastes  it  m  his  hat,  where  he 
can  feast  liis  eyes  upon  it  and  study  it  at  every 
opportunity.  He  writes  on  the  sand,  mud  and  snow. 
He  writes  \vith  his  eyes  open  and  with  them  shut ; 
sees  letters  in  the  air  or  in  the  skv.  and  with  his 


been  given  in  the  ending  of  Q  and  L  and  the  first 
part  of  W  and  Z  (see  line  47).  Make  stem  short, 
oval  in  top  part  small,  and  well  up  with  space  be- 
tween it  and  the  stem. 

Ttip  noitres. 

93. — The  figure  s  is  weak  for  speed  work  and 
unsafe  for  use  when  it  is  left  open  at  the  top.    Make 


books  on  "arithmetic  and  bookkeeping.  In  writing 
up  these  forms  do  not  allow  yourself  to  change  from 
movement  used  on  the  loose  practice  sheets,  and  take 
pride  in  working  for  neatness  and  systematic  arrange- 
ment. ' 

Here's  an  Ejcainpte  for   You, 

The  specimens  by  Mr.  E.  M.  Hiestand.  a  busy  and 
enterprising  traveling  salesman,  of  Hagerman,  O., 
wliich  appear  herewith,  show  improvement  made  by 
practicing  an  hour  or  two  an  evening  for  four  months, 
and  are  presented  to  encourage  those  who  began 
these  lessons  with  a  heavy  hand,  finger  movement 
and  crude  ideas.  Part  of  Mr.  H's  first  specimen  was 
written  at  the  beginning  and  a  part  at  the  end  ot  a 
three  months'  business  course  where  they  teach  by 
' '  setting  copies  ' ' — and  a  poor  example.  The  clear  line, 
tree  movement  and  speed  shown  in  the  lower  speci- 
men and  the  figures  are  the  re.sult  of  practice  on  the 
compact  ovals  and  straiglit  lines,  twenty  two  pages 
of  which  were  sent  in  during  his  first  montli'x 
practice. 

What  have  you  been  douig  'i     If  you  ha' 


i)t  im 


^-7  ^^ 


this  part  secure  by  beginning  well  to  the  right  and 
by  ending  above  the  head  line.  The  figure  ^,  contain- 
ing the  same  number  of  lines  and  made  in  the  same 
directions  as  those  in  the  figure  .;.  often  conflicts  with 
that  figure.  The  secret  in  making  the  7  lies  in  be- 
ginning with  a  dot  only,  made  by  pressing  the  pen 
downward ;  the  next  motion  retraces  this  dot.  and 
then  moves  to  the  right  and  upward  in  the  direction 


you  have  not  improved  your 

■;riHciHms. 

Mr.  Thornburgh  has  undertaken  the  great  task  of 
sending  personal  criticisms  for  this  month  by  mail. 
Those  practicing  from  these  lessons  will  certainly 
appreciate  Mr.  Thornburgh's  sacrifice  of  time  and 
energy  in  so  endeavoring  to  advance  their  interests. 
-LED.] 


216 

LESSONS   IN    PROFESSIONAL  WRITINQ. 

BY   C.    P.    ZANEB,    COLUMBUS,    O. 

No.  8. 

(IXITIAL  MADE  IN   JOCBNAL  OFFICE.] 

<lct  Jiotrn  to  DetailM. 

ARNEST  students  who  really  desire 
to  Irecome  fine  penmen  will  not 
mind  getting  down  to  detail  in 
study  and  execution.  You  should 
now  look  over  your  small  letters 
carefully  to  see  whether  they  are 
faulty  and  inaccurate.  If  so,  find 
out,  before  going  further,  what  is  wrong  and  what 
remedy  to  apply  to  correct  the  defects.  Your  letters 
need  not  be  absolutely  accurate,  but  they  should 
approach  some  uniform  standard  sufficiently  near 
80  as  to  appear  similar  and  regular.  That  means 
that  nearly  all  tunis  (both  upper  and  lower)  should 
be  the  same  size,  that  nearly  all  down  strokes 
should  be  uniform  in  .slant,  and  that  the  short  letters 
should  appear  the  same  in  height. 

EnoK  laorrmenl-Smoolh  and  Graceful  Strokes, 

If  you  want  your  writing  to  take  on  not  only  this 
orderly  or  precise  appearance,  but  a  graceful  look  as 
well,  you  must  see  that  your  movements  are  easy  in 
order  that  your  lines  may  be  graceful  and  smooth. 
You  must  also  see  that  the  little  .shades  are  distrib- 
uted about  equally  over  the  page.  That  is,  where 
a  follows  «,  as  in  "  Oniamental,'^  and  is  shaded,  the 
n  should  not  be  shaded.  Avoid,  as  far  as  possible, 
having  two  shades  come  close  together.  Therefore 
you  will  find  it  necessary  at  times  to  shade  your  n'& 
and  a's,  and  at  times  not  to  do  so. 

Vnt/'ormtt//  a   Key  to  Succennful   Ornamental    Writing. 

It  would  be  well  to  keep  in  mind  the  fact  that 
cop  letters  affect  slant  more  than  the  short  letters, 
and  that  the  latter  control  height  more  tlian  the  for- 
mer. In  other  words,  as  your  loops  are,  so  will  be 
your  slant.  Uniformity  is  one  of  the  keys  to  suc- 
cessful ornamental  wilting.  It  is  to  penmanship 
what  rhythm  is  to  music.  The  little  sparkling 
shades  interspersed  here  and  there  accentuate  the 
otherwise  monotonou,s  line. 

Small  Letters  More  Ttnportant  Than  Capitals, 

I  have  dwelt  specially  upon  the  small  letters  thus 
far.  because  they  are  the  very  essence  of  good  writ- 
ing and  because  capitals  will  be  considered  in  a  later 
lesson.  Young  penmen  are  apt  to  overlook  their 
small  letter  practice.  Whereas,  no  one  has  ever 
achieved  much  fame  from  having  been  able  to  pro- 
duce only  capitals  well.  As  it  is  hard  for  students 
to  get  down  to  systematic  practice  on  small  letters 
after  having  become  somewhat  proficient  in  capitals, 
I  am  desirous  to  stimulate  them  in  their  practice  and 
acquirement  of  small  letters.  For  capitals  are  of  far 
less  consequence  in  actual  writing  than  are  small 
characters. 

Therefore  see  that  your  movement  is  easy,  orderly, 
and  sure,  so  that  your  small  forms  will  be  graceful. 


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or  clumsy-like  in  appearance  it  is  quite  probable 
that  your  movement  is  rather  sluggish  or  that  you 
are  using  the  fingers  to  excess.  On  the  other  hand, 
if  your  form  lacks  order,  system,  and  accuracy,  it  is 
likely  that  your  movement  is  too  rapid  and  \vild  or 
that  you  are  using  the  shoulder  muscles  to  excess. 
Study  your  work  and  your  movements  to  find  what 
is  wi'ong.  If  you  think  everything  is  perfect,  it  is 
quite  likely  that  you  have  not  yet  faiily  begun.  For 
I  have  never  yet  found  the  person  who  wrote  really  a 
fine  hand  who  thought  it  was  perfect  or  even  excel 
lent. 

A  Correction, 

In  lesson  seven,  paragraph  one,  I  said,  "  or  the 
paper  twisted  slightly  to  the  left  at  the  top."  I 
should  have  said  rioht  instead  of  left.  The  wrong 
plate  was  presented  first,  also.  Mistakes  will  happen, 
and  unless  the  same  are  serioiis  I  never  bother  to 
correct  them, 

cniricisias. 

P.  H.  H.,  111.— Ciu-ve  the  down  stroke  in  Smore,  and 
throw  tbe  shade  lower  in  all  the  letters.  In  some  you  get 
the  shade  low  enough,  but  you  get  it  too  high  at  the  same 


almost  see  it,  but  now  it  is  clear  out  of  sight — it  is  as 
elusive  as  the  end  of  the  rainbow. 

\V.  B.  C,  Tenn.— The  shade  in  your  Cs  is  too  short  and 
clumsy.  Your  ink  and  pens  are  not  in  good  trim,  else  you 
ride  the  latter  too  much,  especially  in  the  small  letters. 
Your  writing  is  good  enough  for  most  school  use.  Better 
use  it  as  a  stepping  stone  for  a  well  rounded  education — 
unless  you  have  that  now.  A  good  handwriting,  when 
backed  by  an  education,  is  a  fortune  to  the  possessor. 

T.  J.  C,  Miss. — You  write  quite  well,  but  you  need 
careful  practice  on  small  letters,  specially  loops.  Let  the 
arm  act  like  a  hinge  in  making  the  latter.  Your  e's  ar© 
not  full  enough — more  rolling  movement. 

W.  B.  C,  Tenn.— Your  stroke  on  small  letters  still  seems 
heavy.  It  is  due  to  poor  stationery,  1  think.  Your  pen 
seems  worn.  Now  find  out  just  where  the  heaviness 
comes  from — whether  from  poor  material  or  heaviness  of 
movement. 


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artistic,  and  accurate.  Remember  that  if  you  slight 
detail  yoiu-  writing  will  appear  well  at  a  glance  but 
\vill  not  bear  close  scrutiny.  And  on  the  other  hand, 
if  your  movement  is  sluggish  and  your  letters  well 
formed  but  labored,  tbe  general  effect  will  not  be 
very  pleasing. 

When  you  find  your  forms  becoming  rough,  stiff, 


time.     Vour  work  seems  a  trifle  heavy.     Lightness  is  a 
very  essential  element.    But  you  are  doing  splendidly. 

C.  S.  G.,  Conn.— Curve  down  stroke  in  L  more.  Your 
work  varies  a  good  deal,  revealing  the  fact  that  you 
either  lack  confidence  or  skill,  or  both.  Keep  up  your 
practice  and  you  can  see  what  the  "  top  ''  looks  like— if 
there  be  a  top.    Some  years  ago  1  thought  that  I  could 


Couldn't  Read  His  Own  Writing. 

Compositors  are  supposed  to  be  able  to  decipher  all 
kinds  of  handwriting,  even  that  of  editors  and  min- 
isters. On  this  point  Mr.  Robert  Clark,  the  Edinbiu-gh 
printer,  used  to  tell  a  story:  Prof.  Lindsay  Alexander 
came  into  our  office  one  Friday  with  the  manuscript  of 
a  sermon. 

"  You  must  let  me  have  proofs  of  this  to-morrow,"  he 
said. 

I  told  him  the  time  was  too  short.  He  must  give  us  a 
few  days  longer. 

"  No."  he  said.  "I  must  preach  this  sermon  to-mor- 
row. It  is  a  special  sermon.  I  wrote  it  ten  years  ago, 
and  now  I  can't  make  out  a  word  of  it." — Ex. 


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217 


MODERN    PEN    LETTERING. 

BY  J    F.    BRILEV,   JOCRXAL  OFFICE. 

No.  II. 

Jlnpid  Body   Text, 

ERE  is  a  teit  — one  as  valuable 
I  as  any  one  we  have  yet  given. 
'  :intl  one  that  is  very  easily  exe- 
'uted  after  yon  "  get  on  "  to  the 
'  swing  ■ '  of  the  letters.  It  is 
-  used  in  body  work  of  engrossing, 
illustrated  advertisements,  etc., 
and  a,  thousand  and  one  other  places  where  a  plain 
and  rapid  style  of  lettering  is  required.  The  copy 
for  this  lesson  is  given  in  its  crude  and  unfinished 
state,  just  as  it  left  the  pen  in  the  first  stage  of  con- 
struction. Some  prefer  leaving  them  in  this  style. 
while  others  desire  the  more  finished  appearance 
done  by  retouching.  (See  lettering  in  panel  at 
lower  end  of  first  page  of  The  Journal  each  month. ) 
Take  a  Gillott  No.  170  pen.  one  that  is  well  worn, 
and  a  bottle  of  good-flowing  black  ink.  Carbonine 
ink  is  the  best  we  have  found  for  this  kind  of  work. 
Do  not  use  pencil  except  for  guide  in  spacing  and  for 
ruling  head  and  base  lines. 

Try  it,  and  send  me  some  of  your  best  practice 
sheets  for  examination. 

Some  very  creditable  work  of  last  lesson  received  from 
Maggie  Smith,  Peoria,  HI. ;  Jas.  B.  Duncan,  Chattanooga, 
Tenn.,  and  Corry  M.  Hayward,  Little  Rock,  Ark. 


ART   POSTERS  GALORE. 

A    I'roiiilnlnii  Neiv   Kleld   lor   Ihe  ArtisI  Peniiinn. 

More  than  one  of  our  friends  in  the  penmanship  pro 
fession  have  been  trying  their  hands  at  the  unique 
style  of  decoration  which  is  usually  called  the  "new 
art."  We  notice  quite  a  sprinkling  of  the  new  style 
in  recent  school  catalogues.  Some  that  occur  to  us 
.iust  at  this  moment  are  the  Lebanon,  Pa.,  B.  C. 
catalogue,  with  illustrations  by  C.  M.  Lesher;  the 
Albany  B.  C.  catalogue,  cleverly  handled  by  S.  E. 
Bartow  1  and  a  whole  nest  of  beautiful  circulars 
from  the  Rochester  Business  University,  in  which 
the  mildewed  idols  of  conventionality  in  school  liter- 
ature are  ruthlessly  shattered. 

We  show  on  the  front  page  of  this  issue  a  small 
plate  reproduction  of  a  de.sign  made  for  a  new  art 
picture  in  colors,  also  used  in  black  and  white.  The 
color  scheme  is  explained  in  the  subjoined  article, 
taken  from  The  Business  Journal: 

The  fin  de  ait'cle  Art  Poster  is  getting  to  be  more  and 
more  in  evidence,  and  news  stands,  stationery  shops  and 
dead  walls  everywhere  are  bright  with  variegated  color 
masses.  Nor  is  this  sort  of  thing  confined  by  any  means 
to  the  exploitation  of  playful  subjects,  as  the  swirl  of  a 
skirt  dancer's  draperies  or  the  chic  pose  and  presence  of 
the  rapidly-coming-into-view  summer  girl.  The  most 
staid  and  conservative  advertisers  take  advantage  of  the 
fact  that  it  is  the  precise  phase  of  pictoral  treatment  that 
is  most  in  the  public  eye  for  the  moment,  and  they  use  it 
for  the  most  serious  purposes.  Such  publishing  houses, 
for  instance,  as  the  Harjiere,  the  Century  Company,  Lii> 
])incott'8,  etc.,  are  using  it  freely,  and  one  sees  flashes  and 
S])lashes  of  it  on  book  covers  and  smart  journal  headings 
that  stand  guard  over  contents  of  the  most  irreproach- 
able sobriety. 

If  any  one  has  any  sort  of  notion  that  this  style  of  pic- 
torial work  is  purely  haphazard  and  requu-es  no  particu- 
lar technical  skill  in  drawing  and  coloring,  let  him  get 
out  his  brushes  and  try  his  hand.  He  wtU  be  pretty  apt 
to  discover  that  its  production  involves  a  command  of  the 
elusive  properties  of  line  and  color  in  at  leist  as  gi-eat  a 
degree  as  the  more  conventional  product.  He  may  prob- 
ably come  to  a  somewhat  keep  appreciation  of  the  fact, 
also,  that  there  are  differences  between  color  masses  and 
color  messes  that  the  eye  of  the  most  untechnical  layman 
will  have  no  difficulty  in  detectmg. 

The  keynote  of  this  sort  of  work  is  Vigor— a  virile  com- 
position mode  up  of  robust  details.  The  special  cover  of 
thisissueof  The  Business  JouKNAL  illustrates  the  point 
about  a.s  effectively  as  it  can  be  done  in  black  and  white. 

The  color  scheme  of  this  design,  as  wrought  out  by  oax 
artist,  involves  red.  green,  yellow,  orange,  two  blues, 
gray,  black  and  white— all  obtained  from  four  printings. 
Tlie  color  tones,  like  the  design  itself,  are  Egyptian.  A 
deep  blue  forms  the  upper  background,  ^vith  black  below. 
The  wording  is  black  against  a  faint  blue  scroll.  The  em- 
broidery of  the  robe  is  beautifully  picked  out  in  old  red 
aud  black  and  yellow.  Green  and  black  are  used  for  the 
foliage,  through  which  the  snowy  plumage  and  red  bill 
and  legs  of  the  stork  are  seen  to  great  advantage.  The 
dominant  note  of  the  architectural  framework  is  the  green 
of  the  ancient  Nile,  laid  upon  a  yellow  field,  with  accent 


F^PID      ISODY     T£;^T. 

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SPEAK  THE  SPEECH. IPRAV  YOU,  AS  1  PR0A4OUNCE: 
IT   TO  YOU,  TRIPPINGLY    0/N   TH£  TONGUE."    BUT 
IF  YOU  A\OUTW   IT.  AS  ^ANV   OF  YOUR   PLAYERS 
DO,  I  HAD   AS  LIEF  THE  TOWN-CRIER  HAD  SPOKE 
A\V   LINES.     /NOR  DO  NOT   SAW    THE  AIR  TOO 
/MUCH'—  YOUR  HA/ND   THUS:  BUT  USE  ALL 
GENTLY:  FOR    IN  THE   VERY  TORRENT.  TEMPEST, 
AND  (A§  I  MAY  SAY)  THE    WHIRLWIND  OF  PA55I0N, 
YOU  A\U5T  /ACQUIRE  AND  BEGET  A  TEMPERANCE: 
THAT  WILL    GIVE   IT  SA\OOTH/NES§. 

/^HML£T.  SCEJ^E.  II,  /JCT  III. 

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BY  J.  F.  BRILEY,  ACCOMPANYING  HIS  LESSON  JN   MODERN  PEN  LETTERING. 


spots  of  orange,  red  and  black.  The  finished  efifect  is  rich 
and  exceptionally  striking.  No  one  of  an  antiquarian 
turn  of  mind  would  be  likely  to  pass  by  such  a  design 
without  pausing  to  verify  the  correctness  of  its  details  of 
symbolism  and  classicism — the  sphinxes,  asps,  papyrus, 
lotus  ornament,  sun-and-serpant.  architectural  forms, 
etc.;  while  the  average  observer,  who  doesn't  care  a  fig 
about  the  sigaificance  of  such  details,  would  be  no  less 
strongly  impelled  by  the  vivid  coloring  and  forceful  com- 
position to  see  wnat  it  is  all  about.  And  that  is  just  what 
the  advertiser  has  in  view. 

These  art  posters  may  be  printed  either  from  relief 
plate  or  stone.  A  very  handsome  design  recently  made 
in  Tbe  Journal  oflBce  for  the  Waterbury  Watch  Com- 
pany (we  hope  to  be  able  to  show  it  iu  these  columns  nest 
month)  was  printed  in  five  colors  by  the  former  method, 
and  is  the  first  such  poster  to  be  printed  from  relief 
plates,  so  far  as  our  knowledge  goes.  The  relative  cost 
of  the  two  methods  depends  upon  the  size  of  poster  and 
size  of  the  edition.  Stone  would  probably  be  cheaper  for 
a  large  poster  in  a  small  or  medium  edition,  while  metal 
plates  would  be  less  expensive  on  large  editions,  especially 
for  postei*s  of  moderate  size. 

The  collection  of  art  posters  is  a  fad  that  has  already 
assumed  respectable  proportions,  and  it  is  a  common 
thing  to  see  offei"a  from  fii-ms  that  use  them  on  news 
stands  to  supply  collectors  for  a  consideration,  usually 
35  to  50  cents  each.  When  firms  like  the  Century  Company 
make  such  announcements  it  is  pretty  safe  to  guess  that 
the  number  of  people  who  have  written  them  for  speci- 
mens has  grown  large  enough  to  be  both  troublesome  and 
expensive.  It  is  a  good  deal  to  expect  to  get  for  nothing 
that  which  represents  expense  and  value,  but  there  are 
plenty  of  people  in  the  world  who  look  upon  such  a  pro- 
ceeding as  perfectly  natural  and  proper.  Some  private 
collections  are  valued  at  hundreds  of  dollars,  even  thou- 
sands, where  the  artists'  original  sketches  are  included, 
and  '•  poster  shows  "  have  come  to  be  one  of  the  recog- 
nized functions  of  fashionable  life  in  large  centers  of  popu- 
lation. 


year.  Two  or  three  handsomely  illustrated  circulars  and 
a  large  hanger  with  views  of  the  school  are  included.  The 
rooms  and  equipment  of  the  college  are  metropolitan  in 
character,  and  bespeak  unusual  enterpiise  and  a  fine 
patronage. 


G.  W.  Temple. 

G.  W.  Temple,  President  of  the  Champaign,  111.,  B.  C, 
was  bom  in  Montgomery  City,  Mo.,  93  years  ago.  He  was 
educated  in  public  schools.  Normal  school  and  business 
college.  His  first  lessons  in  penmanship  were  received  at 
Cambridge,  Dl.,  from  N.  B.  Hagin,  a  traveling  teacher. 
C.  W.  Boucher,  then  the  head  of  the  com'l  and  pen  . 
dep'tsof  the  N.  I.  N.  S.,  Valparaiso,  Ind.,  was  his  next 
teacher.  Later  Mr,  Temple  graduated  under  that  fine 
penman  and  elegant  gentleman,  E.  K.  Isaacs,  being  Mr. 
Isaacs'  first  Valparaiso  graduate.      At  the  same  schoa 


A  Word  With  Our  Friends. 

If  you  believe  The  Jotrnal  is  doing  a  good  work  for 
the  cause  of  good  writinu,  if  yuu  want  to  benefit  three 
people  and  a  good  cause  by  one  simple  act.  show  your 
copy  of  The  JornxAL  to  a  friend  and  tell  him  just  what 
you  think  of  it.  Better  still— send  for  our  clubbing  rates 
and  some  sample  copies  (free)  and  get  up  a  club  in  yoiu" 
neighborhood.  You'll  help  The  Journal,  help  your 
friends,  help  the  cause  of  good  writing  and  help  yomself. 

Make  the  start  to  day. 

Do  you  believe  The  Journal  is  giving  you  value  re- 
ceived !'  If  so,  tell  the  good  news  to  a  few  of  your  friends. 

We  want  them  all  in  The  Jourxal's  big  famdy. 


The  Childs  Bus.  College.  Springfield,  Mass.,  is  sending 
lut  some  particularly  choice  advertising  literature   this 


Mr.  Temple  took  a  course  in  penmanship  and  art  from  A 
A.  Southworth.  Later  he  took  the  Normal  pen  course 
of  the  Gem  City  B.  C,  under  Messrs.  Musselman  and' 
Schotield.  Teaching  in  the  public  schools  of  Illinois  and 
Iowa  followed.  Nest  Mr.  Temple  traveled  for  two  years 
in  England,  Ireland  and  Scotland.  After  returning  to  the 
United  States  he  traveled  and  taught  penmanship,  book- 
keeping, etc.  His  nest  teaching  was  in  a  Texas  bus.  coll., 
where  he  spent  two  years  ;  afterward  establishing  the 
Temple  and  Hamilton  B.  C,  San  Antonio,  Tex.,  and  con- 
ducting the  same  successfully  for  five  years,  or  until  the 
building  and  contents  were  destroyed  by  fii'e  on  Dec.  35, 
1893.  On  March  31,  1894,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Martha 
Rice  of  Champaign.  Mr.  Temple  is  an  Odd  Fellow  and 
Mason,  president  of  a  school  that  has  fine  prospects,  and 
is  a  genial,  popular  man. 


218 


To  Supervisors  and  Public  School  Teachers. 

The  Jouknai.  desires  to  extend  its  circulation 
amoDK  pnblic  school  teachers.  Our  public  school 
subscription  list  is  large,  but  there  are  hundreds  of 
thousands  of  teachers  and  prospective  in  our  public 


that  when  a  teacher  does  good  board  work  she  will 
turn  out  a  good  class  of  writers.  A  teacher  who 
does  slovenly  work  on  the  board  will  sometimes  turn 
out  good  writers,  but  it  is  the  exception  to  the  rule. 

I'oor  JtlnekboartI    ll'ritina   Injttrintifi  to   Eypsiipht, 

87 How  often  we  have  seen  teachers  scribble 


VERTICAL  WRITINC-BLACKBOAUD  work  by  a  sa 

schools  who  desire  to  improve  their  handwriting 
and  methods  of  teaching.  We  know  that  teachers 
are  drummed  to  death,  almost,  by  book  and  paper 
subscription  agents,  and  hence  we  have  placed  the 
clubbing  pri(;o  so  low  that  it  practically  eliminates 
the  qnestion  of  expense.  If  The  Journal  is  shown 
to  the  teachers  and  the  clubbing  price  given,  it  will 
be  all  that  is  necessary.     An  examination  of  The 


down  exercises  for  the  class  in  such  a  way  that  pupils 
frequently  have  to  inquire  what  certain  words  or 
figures  are,  or  leave  their  seats  to  get  a  closer  view, 
the  board  writing  being  indistinguishable  from  the 
rear  seats.  This  effort  throughout  the  day  to  de- 
cipher the  forms  on  the  board  is  such  a  continual 
strain  on  the  eyes  that  it  is  no  doubt  one  of  the  chief 
causes  of  shortsightedness  in  school  children. 


VERTICAL    WRITING.  — BLACKBOARD    WO«K    BV    FIF 

Journal  will  convince  any  teacher  that  she  cannot 
do  without  it—  especially  since  the  cost  is  next  to 
nothing. 

We  shall  be  pleased  to  send  sample  copies  and 
quote  clubbing  prices  on  appliction. 

We  hope  those  already  interested  in  writing  will 
do  a  little  missionary  work  and  aid  in  extending  The 
Journal's  circulation  and  intlnence,  as  well  as  in 
helping  the  cause  of  good  writing  in  oui-  pnblic 
school.s, 

BY     A.     K.     NEWLANDS,     SUPERVISOR      <1F     WHITINd, 

KLVasTON.   ONT. 

.Vo.    .«. 

ilotiil  HInrkboai-it  tt'ritinfj  bi/  Tenrlitvs  n    tirt'ttt 

tHreiitivf  to   i'lt  tills. 

86.— There  is  probably  no  one  thing  that  affeits 
the' ordinary  written  class  work  so  much  as  the 
teachers  boai-d  writing.    It  is  an  Invariable  rule 


88. — The  younger  the  pupils  the  more  easily  are 
the  eyes  affected,  and  for  this  reason  teachers  of  pri- 
mary classes  should  write  very  large,  with  thick 
lines. 

E^clmrife   irHf  of  Btiti^kttoard  Copies  Jtait  /or  thr  l^ifes, 

89. — In  this  connection  it  seems  well  to  tb-aw  at- 
tention to  the  dangers  attending  the  exclusive  use  of 
blackboard  copies  for  teaching  writing.  Not  only 
is  much  gazing  at  even  the  best  boards  very  trying 
to  the  eyes,  but  the  oft  repeated  glance  from  the 
white  paper  .iiist  before  the  eyes  to  the  dark  surface 
at  a  distance,  and  vice  versa,  necessitates  coi-re- 
spondingly  sudden  ailjustments  of  the  eyes  both  to 
the  light  and  distance.  Tlie  effect  is  similar  to, 
though  less  noticeable  than,  that  experienced  when 
one  passes  suddenly  from  a  dark  room  to  one  bril- 
liantly lighted,  or  when  one  exposes  his  eyes  to  a  suc- 
cession of  flash  lights.  For  this  reason  I  think  the 
jiidicious  use  of  copy-books  -with  some  blackboard  il- 
lustration combines  safety  with  efficiency,  and  now 
that  copy-books  can  be  bought  at  about  the  price  of 
blank  books  there  is  little  difference  in  economy. 

<■„!   l.-ltoaril    Il'<(f(/i|7   bi/  Srroiiil  (Irmlf    rraclui: 

90 As  a  good  specimen  of  primary  work   I  have 

shown  here  in  the  first  illustration  the  board  writing 
of  a  teacher  in  one  of  our  second  grades  (our  grades 
number  from  the  baby  class).  All  this  teacher's 
board  writing  is  done  just  like  the  work  in  the  il- 
lustration, and  can  easily  be  read  sixty  feet  from 
the  board.  The  work  in  the  scribblers  of  the  pupils 
of  this  class  is  comparatively  on  a  par  with  the  board 
work  of  the  teacher. 

Cut   S Hoard   Writlnn  bv   I'l/lh   Uriiilc   Tearlur. 

9  I. —The  second  cut  illustrates  the  board  writing 
of  a  teacher  of  a  fifth  grade.  She  is  one  of  our  clev- 
erest teachers,  but  prior  to  the  introduction  of  verti- 
cal writing  her  class  was  one  of  the  poorest  in  the 
city  in  writing.  She  is  not  naturally  a  good  writer, 
and  when  we  were  teaching  the  sloping  writing  her 
board  writing  was  very  poor.  Since  the  introduction 
of  vertical  writing  she  has  acquired  a  .splendid  hand 
and  is  a  good,  rapid  board  writer.  At  the  last  yearly 
promotion  examination  her  class  not  only  came  out 
at  the  head  of  those  of  the  same  grade  in  general 
proficiency,  but  as  regards  writing  they  turned  out 
by  far  the  best  sets  of  papers  on  all  the  written  .sub- 
jects. These  photographs  were  not  taken  from 
specially  prepared  boards,  but  represent  the  ordinary 
hurried  work,  and  are  probably  the  best  lessons  in 
board  wi-iting  that  could  be  given. 

Hoir   Board    Wrttlnff   Is  Done. 

92.— When  writing  on  the  board  at  the  top  the 
hand  is  usiially  to  the  left  of  the  body ;  as  it  descends 
it  works  toward  the  right  until  when  on  the  level 
with  the  eyes  it  is  directly  in  front,  and  when  below 
the  eyes  it  is  to  the  right  of  the  body. 

Cut  :t.— Third   tirade   Sehool   Room    View. 

93. — The  schoolroom  view  is  taken  from  a  third 
grade  class,  engaged  in  the  special  writing  lesson. 
The  pupils  are  working  on  the  ordinary  flat  desks. 
We  are  having  [some  rooms  furnished  with  hygienic 


VERTICAL  WRITING 


'iOyuCQ^iUA^ 


219 


desks,  which  are  especially  suitable  for  vertical 
writing,  and  of  which  I  hope  soon  to  present  a  view. 

iVo/e. — Having  received  numerous  letters  from 
readers  of  The  Journal  (a  number  of  them  inclot- 
ing  money),  asking  for  specimens  of  writing,  and 
others  inquiring  about  lessons  by  mail.  I  take  this 
opportunity  of  saying;  My  time  is  so  completely 
occupied  tliat  it  is  impossible  for  me  to  give  lessons 
by  mail,  or  to  fill  orders  for  specimens.  Readers 
will  also  please  note  I  have  no  copies  of  the  January 
number  of  The  Journal  on  hand. 

Note  by  Edilora.—'Ihe  Ames  &  RoUinson  Co 
will  date  sulMcriptions  back  to  and  including  Janu- 
ary. 1895,  but  no  more  single  copies  of  that  issue  can 
be  sent  out. 

LESSONS  IN  WRITING    FOR  UNGRADED 
SCHOOLS. 

DY    F,    M.    WALLACE,    SHENANDOAH,    IOWA. 

No.     8. 

[LNITIAL   MADE   IN    JOURNAL   OFFICE.] 

7-((/M.c». 

KILL  is  the  result  of  habit ;  habit  is 
the  effect  of  repetition. 

Nothing  adds  more  to  the  beauty 
of  a  set  of  books  than  nicely  made 
figures,  and  it  is  equally  true  that 
they  are  as  effective  in  aiding  one 
to  secure  employment  as  is  elegant 
writing.  They  are  more  difficult  to  master  than  is 
good  writing.  Therefore  they  need  much  prolonged, 
patient  practice. 

Moiitlat/. 

Review  the  movement  exercises  and  endeavor  to 
.secure  a  good  degree  of  skill  in  that  work  from 
each  scholar.  Of  cotirse  the  smaller  children  must 
use  whole-arm  movement,  swinging  the  hand  clear 
of  the  paper  aaid  moving  the  entire  arm  and  hand 
from  the  shoulder  joint.     Remember  they  must  use 

1 1  yvLtA/  ^'  iLollouSc'iv  Co- 


lead  pencils,  and  do  not  forget  how  they  .should  hold 
their  pencils,  as  lias  been  explained  in  a  previous 
article. 

Permit  but  little  finger  movement,  and  never  use 
it  on  movement  drills.  Pupils  generally  use  their 
fingers  too  nmch.  and  you  should  try  to  overcome  it. 

Take  up  the  figures  in  the  order  given  and  practice 
each  one  until  all  can  make  it  well  and  rapidly.  They 
should  be  made  small,  and  not  shaded. 

No.  ?.j.  Fig.  /  is  one  and  one  halt  spaces  high. 
Make  it  at  the  rate  of  about  100  per  minute,  and 
leam  to  increase  the  number.  The  count  is  •  •  one  ' ' 
for  each  downward  stroke.  Keep  the  hand  in  motion 
until  at  least  ten  figures  are  made.  Remember  not 
to  stop  the  movement  sooner — never  stop  after  mak- 
ing each  figure,  as  that  will  destroy  the  efficiency  of 
the  work. 

Introduce  speed  drills  for  five  minutes  or  so  at  a 
time,  requiring  good  figures  by  all. 

Have  each  find  how  many  figures  he  has  made, 
and  announce  the  result.  Hang  up  the  best  work 
for  inspection.     This  apphes  to  each  figure. 

In  practicing  pupil  should  not  attempt  to  carry 
the  hand  more  than  one-third  of  the  length  of  a  line, 
no  matter  what  he  is  working  upon,  before  moving 
the  paper  to  the  left  about  two  inches.  Move  it  again 
to  the  left  the  same  distance,  and  then  again.  When 
commencing  a  new  line  push  the  paper  back  to  its 
original  position.  This  moving  of  the  paper  will 
ob\-iate  moving  the  arm  from  its  rest  on  the  muscle 
near  the  elbow. 

No.  7o.  For  the  f.  which  is  the  same  liight 
as  the  i,  count  "  one  "*  for  each  figure,  being  sure  to 
close  it  at  the  top.  Keep  the  hand  moving  as  for 
the  figure  1,  and  make  at  least  one  hundred  per  min- 
ute. 


Tuesday Rertetv'  the  Movement  lixercisea. 

No.  71!.  Figure  6  is  two  spaces  high.  Coimt 
"  one,"  "  two,'" 

Make  the  downward  stroke  straight,  finish  with 
an  oval  one  space  high. 

,Vo.  77. — Figure  7  is  two  spaces  long,  one-half  space 
being  below  the  ruled  line.     Count  "  one,"  "  two," 


Well-Known  Supervisors. 


•T.   r.  ttrnaan. 

J.  P.  Reagan.  Supervisor  of  Writing  in  the  Rock- 
ville.  Conn.,  pubhc  schools,  was  bom  in  Rockville 
on  Nov,  37,  1863.  After  lea\Tng  school  he  followed 
the  carpenter  trade.     He  practiced  writing  evenings 


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and  remember  each  downward  stroke  must  cross  and 
come  below  the  line. 


ACCOMPANYING  LESSON  IN  WRITING  FOR  UNGRADED  SCHOOLS  BY  F.  M.  WALLACE. 

from  compendiums  and  penman's  papers.  He  or- 
ganized and  conducted  successsfully  writing  schools 
in  various  Conn,  towns.  For  some  time  he  had 
charge  of  the  pen.  dep't  of  Snell's  B.  C,  Norwich, 
Conn.  In  188fl  he  was  appointed  to  his  present  place. 
Mr.  Reagan  is  a  fine  writer,  an  enthusiastic  teacher 


Heiliiesday VlUI  on    Hie   Oitalu,  etc.,   a  Few    Minutes. 

No.  78.  Figure  9  is  two  spaces  long,  and  crosses 
the  line  the  same  as  the  seven.  Make  the  o  part  of 
the  figure  one-half  space  above  the  line  and  always 
close  it.     Be  careful.     Count  "  one, ""  two. " 

No.  79.  Figure  i  is  one  and  a  half  spaces  high, 
and  is  entirely  above  the  base  hne.  Notice  that  there 
are  no  straight  lines  in  this  figure,  that  the  first 
stroke  is  short,  that  the  horizontal  stroke  is  about 
one-half  a  space  above  the  ruled  line,  and  that  the 
long  right  hand  downward  stroke  just  comes  to  the 
base  line. 

Count  "  one,"  "  two,"  "  three," 

Tliiiysdai/.—I'ractice  the   Ot'atu,  etc..  Again. 

No.  SO.  Figure  2  is  one  and  one  half  spaces  high. 
Count  "one,"  "two,"  "three."  Drill  as  for  the 
0  as  to  speed,  etc. 

No.  81.  Figure  3  is  one  and  one-half  spaces  high. 
Count  as  for  the  2. 

Begin  with  a  dot,  and  make  the  lower  part  about 
three  times  as  large  as  the  upper  part. 

Friday.— Miscellaneoua  Fiyure  DvHIh,  etc. 

No.  SS.  Figure  S  is  one  and  one-half  spaces  high. 
Count  as  for  f . 

CaiTy  the  lower  part  well  to  the  left,  and  up  from 
the  line  as  far  as  the  turn  from  the  first  stroke  begins, 
or  a  little  higher.  Be  very  careful  with  the  short  hori- 
zontal line.  It  should  connect  with  the  top  of  the 
first  stroke,  and  should  extend  to  the  right,  parallel 
to  the  ruled  line,  so  that  a  straight  line  on  the  main 
Slant  will  touch  the  right  end  of  the  short  line  and 
the  right  side  of  the  oval  in  the  figui-e. 

No.  S.J.  Figure  S  is  one  and  one-  half  spaces  high. 
Count  ' '  one, "  "  two. " 

Be  careful  not  to  make  it  backwards. 

Attain  a  speed  per  minute  of  at  least  one  hundred 
ones,  one  hundred  naughts,  seventy  twos,  sixty 
threes,  ninety  fours,  seventy  fives,  ninety  eights  and 
ninety  nines. 

Give  many  speed  drills,  requiring  good  work. 

Drill  much  on  the  figures  arranged  miscellane- 
ously, and  secure  a  speed  of  one  hundred  or  more 
good  figures  per  minute. 

Thousands  upon  thousands  of  figures  must  be 
made  to  secure  good  results,  requiring  systematic, 
iutelligeut  practice  upon  each  figure. 


and  at  all  times  a  ^tud^■llt  .it  the  best  methods  of 
teaching.    His  work  has  been  successful. 


Fraternal  Notes, 


—  Miss  Kate  Seaman  is  the  new  Supvr.  of  Writing  and 
Drawing  in  the  public  schools  of  Big  Rapids  Mich.  Mits 
Seaman  is  a  splendid  writer  and  does  creditable  work  in 
various  styles  of  drawing. 

—  I.  S.  Preston  is  located  at  IBO  President  street,  Brook- 
lyn, N.  y.  He  was  Supvr.  of  Writing  in  Maiden,  Mass., 
last  year. 

—  W.  H.  Bodenheimer,  formerly  of  Duluth,  Ga.,  has  been 
recently  elected  Prin.  ot  High  School  at  Norwood,  Ga. 
He  is  a  good  writer  and  much  interested  in  Improving  the 
methods  in  public  schools. 

—  W.  J.  Lewis,  Prin.  of  Com'l  Dept.  Bay  (Jity,  Mich., 
High  School,  is  bound  that  his  students  shall  have  the 
best  methods  in  his  line  of  work.  He  sends  several  sub- 
scriptions to  The  Journal. 

—  Miss  Mabel  Rodgers,  Hartland,  Vt.,  takes  consider- 
able interest  in  good  writing  and  methods  of  teaching. 


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—  Langdon  S.  Thompson,  Prin.  Metropolitan  Nor.  Art 
Sch.,  favoP)  UB  with  various  circulars  in  regard  to  the 
training  clawed  and  also  admission  tickets  to  the  public 
opening  addrem  by  Prof.  Henry  T.  Bailey.  State  S>upvr 
of  Drawing  for  Mass.  Mr  Thompson  conducts  this  school 
mainly  by  means  of  Saturday  work  in  connection  with 
his  duties  as  Director  of  Drawing  in  the  Jersey  City  puWic 
Bcfaools. 

—  O  W  Ware,  late  Supvr.  of  Fort  Worth.  Texas,  is  now 
Supvr,  of  Writing  and  Drawing  in  Dallas,  Tex.  Mr. 
Ware  is  succet«led  at  Fort  Worth  by  R.  F.  Moore. 

—  In  a  recent  letter.  Miss  Anna  E.  Hill,  author  of  "The 
Blucational  System  of  Penmanshiii  "  and  Supvr.  of  \V  nt 
ing  in  Simngfield,  Mass.,  public  schools,  reports  as  follows 
as  regards  to  vertical  writing  :  "  We  have  just  introduced 
vertical  writing  into  our  three  lower  grades,  vve  tried 
it  as  an  experiment  in  one  of  our  large  buildings  last  year, 
and  at  my  request  it  was  adopted  for  the  primary  grades 
this  year.  The  teachers  as  well  as  the  children  have  to  be 
instructed  in  it  and  it  makes  me  ver>'  busy  just  now. 

—  Miss  F.  E.  (ioss,  Port  Henry,  N.  Y.,  High  School,  is 
Interested  in  the  various  articles  in  The  Joi-bnal,  and  be- 
lieves in  iilacing  The  Journal  before  the  teachers  of  Port 
Henry. 

—  W.  D.  Chamberiain,  formeriy  of  Olivet,  Mich.,  has 
accepted  a  position  assi>ecial  teacher  of  writing  and  com  1 
branches  in  the  Ionia,  Mich.,  public  schools,  succeeding 
Mifss  Ella  M.  Clark. 

—  A.  L.  Shaw,  Byron  Center,  Mich.,  sends  the  cash  for 
six  subscriptions,  hence  we  judge  he  believes  in  the  Byron 
Center  schools  having  the  latest  methods  in  writing  and 
drawing. 

—  E.  U.  Brandt,  Supvr.  of  Writing  in  public  schools, 
Niles,  O.,  is  pushing  his  work  vigorously  this  year. 

—  Ottawa,  Kans.,  has  added  to  its  corps  of  teachers  a 
Supvr.  of  Writing  and  Drawing.  Miss  Jennie  O.  Muth  has 
charge  of  these  special  departments.  W.  M.  Sinclair,  the 
enterprising  Supt.  of  that  city,  is  rendering  every  possible 
aid  to  Miss  Muth  and  the  thirty  teachers  in  the  public 

HCll(Hlls. 

—  -  Forrest  Dollinger,  teacher  of  mathematics  in  the  Lead- 
ville,  Colo.,  Hi^h  School,  is  also  greatly  interested  in  good 
writing  and  good  methods  of  teaching  it. 

—  Hobart  Webster  of  New  Brunswick,  N.  J.,  a  recent 
Zanerian,  has  been  elected  as  a  teacher  of  writing  and 
com'l  branches  in  Elizabeth,  N.  J..  High  School. 

—  L.  D.  Scott,  Supvr.  of  Writing,  Memphis,  Tenn.,  who 
is  a  wide  awake  teacher,  is  planning  a  vigorous  campaign 
for  the  present  school  year. 


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/■l;li-    X.-liniimon, 

ObJvftH,  Itmted  on  the  <'ifl(nder,  tliv 
Voni'  and  Ibf  SpUeroidn. 

Lot  the  student  first  take  Fig.  1,  different  sized 
ellipses,  and  practice  them  with  a  free  swinging 
movement,  gliding  around  and  arcmud  thirty  or  forty 
times,  sometimes  in  one  direction  and  again  in  the 
opjiosite  direction.  These  movement  exercises  are 
the  best  devices  for  developing  power  and  skill. 

Now  let  the  pupil  practice  the  objects  in  the  order 
of  their  numbers,  although  this  is  not  ab.solutely  nec- 
essary. Nearly  .ill  of  these  objecta  will  jiresent  the 
usual  five  degrees  of  light  and  shade  illustrated  in 
the  previous  lesson.  In  Fig.  .">  notice  that  the  top  of 
the  water,  milk  or  other  fluid  in  the  glass  will 
appear  u.sual!y  as  an  ellipse.  The  whole  object 
should  be  more  delicately  shaded  than  if  it  were  an 
opaque  object. 

In  Fig.  16  notice  how  the  width  of  the  ornamental 
facets  diminishes  from  the  center  toward  the  right 
and  the  left.  In  examples  like  Figs.  T  and  l.'i  there 
is  danger  of  making  the  objects  appear  deep,  instead 
of  shallow.  In  Figs.  11.  IS,  III  and  20,  .showing 
bands,  or  joinings  of  one  part  to  another,  great  care 
must  be  taken  in  drawing  the  right  and  the  left  ends 
of  the  semi  ellipses.  Usually  they  are  not  curved 
enough,  which  defect  causes  them  to  appear  very 
stiff  and  unwnlliug  to  cling  around  the  surface  of  the 
object  as  they  ought  to  do.  Fig.  31  shows  how  the 
ellipse  is  to  be  varied  in  drawing  the  top  of  a 
stump.  Of  cour.se  it  is  indispensable  in  drawing 
nearly  all  objects  that  are  circular  in  section,  as  the 
trunks  of  trees  c<»t  off.  or  logs  of  wood. 

The  elhpse  is  a  very  subtle  and  beautiful  form, 
and  it  should  be  fully  mastered  on  account  of  its 
frequent  practical  use  in  model  and  object  drawing. 
Practice  on  Fig.  1  will  produce  excellent  results  in 
a  comparatively  short  time. 


NEITHER    WRITING    NOR    IDEAS 
VERTICAL. 

^SapcrlIltendent   of    Wrilini:    Lyou    of    Oelroll    Thiuku 
Mr,  Newlnuds  la  Noc  Coii-isleiil. 

What  is  the  matter  with  Brother  Nc-wlands  ?    He  has 
flopped  BO  suddenly  that  it  almost  takes  om-  breath. 
Listen  to  this:   "there  aue  a  nlimber  of  vertical 

WRITERS  who  use  EITHER  A  RIOHT  OR  A  LEFT  SLOPE." 

Yes,  we  knew  that  all  of  the  time,  and  the  best  of  them 
when  they  are  not  riding  their  hobbies  write  at  an  angle 
of  about  1)2  degrees  above  the  horizontal. 

Just  give  us  some  more  like  that.  You  are  on  the  right 
track,  brother. 

Did  your  paradox  slip  ? 

How  is  this,  any  way  ?  A  thing  is  perfectly  vertical 
wheu  it  leans  some  1  What,  to  the  right  or  left,  or  does 
it  lean  a  little  wheu  it  is  perfectly  vertical  !     Which  is  it  ? 

Doesn't  the  gentleman  know  that  when  he  tries  to 
write  with  the  muscular  movement  at  the  rate  of  thu-ty 
words  per  minute  he  cannot  preserve  the  upright  posi- 
tion of  the  lines  y  Guess  he's  been  experimenting  and 
finds  it  necessary  to  change  his  theory  so  that  it  will  fit 
his  practice. 

''  O,  consistency  thou  art  a  jewel  !" 

Is  it  Newlands'  vertical  slope  or  Newlands'  sloping 
vertical  y    Which  is  right  ? 

Reading  on  a  Uttle  further  we  see  that  it  is  not  the  lines 
but  the  action  that  is  vertical.  That  is  to  say,  if  you  write 
with  the  vertical  action  you  are  very  apt  to  make  your 
writing  slope.  If  this  is  true  why  not  turn  it  around  and 
write  with  a  sloping  action  and  thus  make  the  writing 
vertical. 


Ills  LKSSUN    IN   BLACKBOARD   1)KA\MN(, 

It  seems  to  he  a  sort  of  contrariwise  business. 
We  think  he  must  have  slipped  a  cog  somewhere. 
Please  keep  your  eye  on  him.  W.  P.  Lyon, 

Sup't  of  Writing,  City  Schools,  Detroit,  Mich, 


NO  MORE  SCHOOL  SLATES. 

Sent  In    I.lMiko  by   Science   Alonn    wilh    Klsaes  anil 
Oonimail  Camniuuiou  Cul>8. 

The  Health  Board  approved  yesterday  a  number  of 
recommendations  suggested  by  Prof.  Herman  M.  Biggs, 
the  department  bacteriologist,  and  ordered  that  a  co]  y 
be  sent  to  the  Board  of  Education,  Some  of  the  recoin- 
meudations  are  as  follows  : 

1.  The  use  of  slates,  slate  peucils  and  sponges  shall  !"■ 
discontinued  in  all  the  public  schools. 

2.  According  to  requirement  pupils  shall  be  supplied 
with  pencils  and  penholders,  each  pupil  to  retain  those 
received  in  a  box  provided  for  the  purpose,  such  box  to  be 
marked  with  the  pupil's  name.  Pencils  and  penholder- 
shall  not  be  transferred  from  one  pupil  to  another  with 
out  suitable  disinfection. 

3.  All  school  property  left  in  the  school  building  by  c. 
child  sick  with  any  contagious  disease,  and  all  such  prop- 
erty found  in  an  apartment  occupied  by  a  family  in  which 
a  case  of  small-pox,  typhus  fever,  diphtheria,  scarle: 
fever  or  measles  has  occurred,  shall  be  taken  by  thi- 
Health  Department  for  disinfection  or  destruction. 

i.  Books  which  are  taken  home  by  pupils  shall  be  cov- 
ered regularly  once  each  month  withbrown  manila  paper 

5,  Places  for  driukiug  water  on  the  ground  floors  of 
the  school  buildings  shall  be  discontinued,  and  a  covered 
pitcher  provided  for  each  class  room,  in  which  fresh 
water  shall  be  placed  before  every  session,  A  numbered 
cup,  to  be  kept  in  the  class  room,  shall  be  issued  to  each 
pupil.  No  interchange  of  cups  shall  he  allowed, — -.V.  >' 
Sun,  Orl.  i.  mir,. 


VCitd/oui 


Normal  School   Penmen. 


William  C.  Stevenson,  the  head  of  the  departtnent  of 
bookkeeping  and  penmanship  in  the  State  Normal  School 
of  Kansas,  was  bom  in  a  log  house  in  Vernon  Co..  Wis- 
consin on  Dec.  2r>,  18(j4.  He  was  educated  iu  the  country 
schools  and  in  the  Kansas  State  Normal  School,  fiom 
which  he  graduated  in  188i».  His  teaching  experience  cov- 
ers a  period  of  twelve  years—  one  year  in  country  school,  five 
years  in  city  schools  and  six  years  in  his  present  position 
in  the  State  Normal  School.  In  addition,  he  has  in- 
structed in  and  condut:ted  several  institutes  and  taught  in 
summer  schools.  While  a  teacher  of  penmanship,  Pro 
fessor  Stevenson  also  teaches  boakkeejiing  and  phonog- 
raphy to  large  and  enthusiastic  classes  iu  the  largest  in- 
stitution for  the  training  of  teachers  under  State  control 
in  the  world.  A  believer  in  muscular  movement  and  a 
free,  easy  and  rapid  style  and  an  uncompromising  opponent 
of  what  he  styles  the"  vertical  fad,  "he  attracted  consider- 
able attention  at  the  Western  Penmen's  Association  at  Lin- 
coln, Neb.,  la'?t  December  by  an  original  theory  of  natui-al 
slant  which  has  been  commended  by  many  of  the  best 
penmen  in  the  country.  In  his  comments  on  the  work  of 
the  convention,  John  Jackson  of  London,  the  apostle  of 
"  vertical  "  writing,  was  agitated  most  by  the  remarks  of 
Prof.  Stevenson— a  compliment  of  which  any  American 
teacher  of  writing  might  well  be  proud.  Muscular  move- 
ment and  muscular  delvelopment  are  closely  associated, 
and  it  is  difficult  to  determine  which  is  Prof.  Stevenson's 
hobby.  As  Commandant  of  the  State  Normal  Battalion 
for  six  years  he  has  done  much  for  the  cause  of  physical 
education  in  his  State.  Prof.  Stevenson  is  the  author  of  a 
system  of  writing  used  in  many  of  the  best  schools  of 


VERTICAL  WRITING  IN  CHICAGO. 


JouRNAi,  readers  are  familiar  with  the  views  of 
Chandler  H.  Peirce.  "The  Electric  Light  of  the 
West."  Supervisor  of  Writing.  Evansville,  Iiid.. 
on  vertical  writing  in  general.  We  have  published 
several  articles  by.  and  interviews  with,  him.  in 
which  he  has  assailed  vertical  writing  and  has  given 
his  reasons  therefor.  In  a  late  issue  of  the  Evans- 
ville, Ind.,  Jounujf-News  we  find  a  two  column  in 
terview  with  Mr.  Peirce.  After  speaking  about 
vertical  writing  in  general,  he  thiis  re\iews  the 
results  of  vertical  writing  in  the  public  schools  of 
Cliicago.  from  his  standpoint: 

"I  promised  the  readers  of  the  Jotminl- News  that  I 
would  on  my  return  review  the  work  of  my  department 
as  found  in  the  Chicago  schools.  Where  there  are  nearly 
8,000  teachers,  with  a  pay  roll  of  §1:35,01)0  per  month,  one 
would  suppose  the  best  would  appear  upon  eveiy  hand. 
I  have  nothing  to  say  except  in  my  owu  departmeut. 

"  I  \isited  several  sirhools  and  foxind  no  material  diCfer- 
euco  in  method  of  instruction.  Chicago  te.nche:-s,  like 
thousands  of  others  who  have  received  no  special  prepiu'a- 
tion,  do  not  know  anything  about  teachmg  writing.  They 
KO  tlu'ough  the  form,  but  if  their  skill  and  knowledge  of 
other  things  was  measured  by  their  ability  to  execute  and 
instruct  in  writing  from  a  scientific  standpoint,  they 
would  be  found  sadly  wanting. 

■'  Vertical  writing  is  not  taught  in  the  Chicago  schools, 
simply  because  no  such  thing  exists  An  effort  is  made 
to  instruct  in  perjieudic  ilar  drawn  forms,  but  that  is  a 
flat  failure,  because  it  in  no  wise  meets  the  demands  of 
the  lessons,  as  a  generous  supply  of  specimens  will  show. 

"  Not  a  single  solitary  sample  of  auy  one  could  I  see 


that  bore  the  imprmt  of  iti>  illustrious  title.  The  attempt 
produced  a  mongrel  compound,  hideous  in  the  extreme. 
No  svmmetry.  no  uniformity,  no  beauty,  no  rapidity- 
nothing  but  a  be\vildering  mass  as  varied  in  style  and 
architecture  as  its  builders. 

"  But  what  else  could  you  expect  ?  No  writing  is 
taught,  becaiise  no  movement  is  attempted.  They  do  not 
profess  to  teuch  movement.  They  do  not  know  anything 
about  it,  much  less  teach  it.  How  is  a  thing  to  be  learned 
that  is  not  taught  ■' 

"  All  there  is  done  is  to  have  the  pupil  rest  the  hand  on 
its  side  and  draw  the  letters.  After  making  two  or  three 
motions  of  the  fingers,  the  pen  leaves  the  paper,  the  hand 
is  moved  aud  the  operation  is  repeated  till  the  word  is 
formed.  But  one  point  is  attempted,  and  that  in  a  meas- 
ure secui'ed— viz.,  legibility,  aud  that  at  the  expense  of 
all  else. 

"The  question  of  speed  does  not  enter  their  creed.' [  1 
put  the  following  question  to  one  of  the  principals:  '  Why 
do  you  have  supervisors  of  drawing,  music,  physical 
culture,  and  not  of  penmanship  ^ '  The  reply  was  :  '  We 
think  we  know  better  how  to  teach  writing  than  these 
other  specialties,'  Knowing  what  I  do  of  their  general 
results,  I  am  convinced  that  the  think  is  a  fanciful,  face- 
tious freak. 

''  How  can  any  teacher  know  the  most  practical  methods 
of  presenting  writing  when  no  preparation  was  ever 
made  to  learn  beyond  the  most  ordinary  ? 

"  Execution  is  one  thing ;  skill  in  imparting  quite 
another.  Both  must  be  present  iu  the  successful  instructor. 
Chicago  teachers  are  no  exception  to  the  rule.  They  have 
no  special  fitness  in  this  line,  hence  are  not  beyond  medioc- 
rity. They  have  no  method  nor  plan  beyond  placing  a 
word  on  the  boaid,  and  have  the  pupils  copy  it  a  given 
number  of  times  while  sitting  squarely  in  front  of  the 
desk.  As  the  hand  passes  down  the  page  the  arm  leaves 
the  desk,  and  renders  execution  from  the  forearm  quite 
impossible,  even  if  they  desired  it ;  but  as  they  do  not,  of 


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course,  it  makes  little  difference.  The  fact  that  the  arm 
leaves  the  desk  is  proof  of  the  fingers  having  to  do  the 
work,  and  this  in  turn  is  a  slow  and  laborious  process. 

"  Condemnation  cannot  be  ton  great  for  such  heathenish 
suicide. 

"  Resting  the  w^eight  on  the  side  of  the  foot  would 
demoralize  the  walk  of  a  Fiji  Islander.  Writing  with  the 
hand  ou  its  side — a  necessity,  if  the  pen  point  is  seen  in 
execution  (and  so  practiced  in  the  Chicago  schools)— must 
soon  leave  its  mark,  as  disastrous  in  its  effects. 

"  Vertical  nousense  is  a  poison  and  its  baneful  influence 
is  chargeable  to  its  supporters,  whether  through  inno- 
cence or  ignorance. 

"  Importations  are  all  well  enough  in  some  things,  but 
we  have  nothing  to  learn  in  the  art  of  writing,  either  in 
skill  or  method,  from  England,  or  any  of  her  provinces. 

"  So  great  has  been  the  improvement  in  methods  of 
education  that  it  is  a  little  surpi-ising  that  so  old  a  thing 
as  the  vertical  should  have  been  accepted  by  even  the 
most  stupid. 

"Educators  as  a  class  are  susceptible  and  the  book 
agent  is  pretty  sure  to  find  his  man  ;  but  there  were 
other  avenues  which  were  conducive  to  his  success. 

"  Tons  of  books  were  made  and  sold  through  the  regular 
channel  that  will  prove  ruinous  beyond  computation- 
While  Chicago  adopted  a  system,  she  in  no  wise  adhered 
to  it.  Various  ways  were  subsititued,  which  I  will  not 
attempt  to  enumerate  here. 

"  It  has  been  a  harvest  to  book  concerns  ;  yet  if  it  has 
taught  a  lesson  to  the  people  the  money  has  been  well 
appropriated. 

"  Humbuggery  has  its  beneficial  effects  with  all  classes, 
and  the  educator  has  not  escaped.  If  the  war  was  inevi- 
table, let  us  receive  the  enemy  after  a  graceful  surrender, 
and  let  them  return  (not  to  their  first  level,  but  to  a 
practical  style  of  writing  that  has  been  evolved  from  a 
chaotic  mass  by  the  generalship  of  skilled  teachers  and 
supervisors  of  writing  whose  authority  should  be  law." 


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Ihv  Cfticaffft  .Heftlntf  »V«fr)-»  I'emiifn's  AuMocitttion. 

The  Executive  Committee  of  the  Western  Pen- 
men's  Assoriation  are  planning  a  fine  programme  and 
a  splcnilid  meeting  of  the  Association  at  Chicago, 
(luring  holiday  week.  189.5.  Chicago  is  the  gi-eat  rail- 
road center  of  the  country :  reduced  rates  of  fare 
will  be  in  force  because  of  the  holiday  sea.son.  and  the 
thousiuids  of  hotels  for  which  Ciiicago  is  famous  will 
make  rates  and  furnish  all  grades  of  accommodation. 
Nothing  will  be  lacking  that  ^^^ll  be  necessary  to 
make  the  meeting  a  success.  Penmanship  in  all  its 
branche.s.  bookkeeping,  shorthand,  typewriting  and 
commercial  branches  will  be  given  place  on  the  pro- 
gramme. The  bright  lights  of  the  prof  essoin  will  be 
there;  the  discussions  will  be  instructive  and  inter- 
esting and  a  jolly  good  time  is  assured  to  all  who 
attend.  Begin  now  to  make  your  plans,  lay  aside  a 
little  casli  each  week  toward  defraying  the  expense 
and  Hrmly  resolve  to  be  at  Cbicngo  during  next  hoi 
iday  week. 

r/l.'  l-nilinu  of  Ink. 

In  examining  some  of  the  old  revolutionary  docu- 
ments in  Washington's  Headquarters.  Newburgh. 
N.  Y..wewen»  sunnsed  to  find  that  while  the  ink 
used  to  write  the  more  modern  inscriptions  was  so 
faded  as  to  be  indistinct,  the  ink  used  in  writing  the 
original  documents  was  in  most  cases  in  good  con- 
dition. 

TJlr    IIV»(,-,-,i   iV.,...r.l'«   ..|*ior(n«„»    Be;.o./_L(l.r«/.i 

One  of  the  most  valuable  contributions  to  the  lit 
er.iture  of  penmanship,  shorthand,  tvpewriting  and 
commercial  branches  is  the  irrfwl/m  report  of  the 
Lincoln  meeting  of  the  Western  Penmen'  Associa- 
tion.   It  was'reported  by  Dan  Brown,  edited  bv  J 


W.  Warr.  and  published  by  the  Association.  It  is 
not  a  money -making  scheme,  the  idea  being  to  widen 
the  field  of  work  of  the  Association  and  piit  the  re- 
port in  the  hands  of  those  who  were  unable  to  attend 
the  meeting.  The  Association  hopes  to  at  least  get 
back  the  bare  cost  of  getting  out  the  work.  All  who 
have  the  cause  of  the  Association,  or  that  of  the 
work  championed  by  the  Association,  at  heart — at 
least  7,5  cents'  worth — would  do  well  to  send  75  cents 
for  a  copy  to  C.  A.  Faust,  Treas. ,  45  E.  Randolph 
St.,  Chicago,  111. 


EDITOR'S  Calendar. 

Pefrce  Manual  for  the  Typist.— Published  by  Thomas 
May  Peirce,  01 T  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.: 
Cloth,  300  pp. 

Much  care  has  been  exercised  in  the  selection  and  ar- 
rangement of  the  material  for  this  work.  It  contains 
chapters  on:  How  to  Operate  the  Machine,  FHngering,  How 
to  Regulate  the  Machine,  Practical  T^^pewriting,  Business 


Letters  for  36  different  kinds  of  business,  Word  List,  Cor- 
respondence, Abbre\iations,  Punctuation,  etc.  The  part 
devoted  to  typewriting  proper  (188  pages)  is  printed  in 
typewriter  type.  The  variety  and  8coi>e  of  information, 
stvles  of  letters,  expressions,  etc.,  covered  is  wonderful. 
The  binding  and  typographv  are  the  best  for  this  kind  of 
a  work.     All  considered,  it  leaves  nothing  to  be  desired. 

Han'ley's  Bookkeeping  Chart.  —  Showing  How  and 
WTiv  to  Open,  Keep  and  Close  a  Set  of  Account 
Books.  By  Geo.  W.  M.  Hanlev.  Heavy  Linen  Ledger 
Paper,  33  x  30  inches,  single  sheet.  Price,  $1.50. 
Pub.  by  Geo.  W.  M  Hanley,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Mr.  Hanley  is  a  pmctical  accountant  of  twenty  years' 
experience  and  for  several  years  has  been  a  teacher  in 
Peirce  Coll.,  Phila.  On  this  single  sheet  of  paper.  23  x"_30 
inches,  he  has  managed  to  place  a  clear  and  surprisingly 
elaborate  treatise  on  bookkeeping.  The  principles,  rules 
of  debiting  and  crediting  the  various  classes  of  accounts, 
how  to  open  a  set  of  books,  how  to  keep  a  set  of  books, 
how  to  take  a  trial  balance,  how  to  close  a  set  of  books, 
points  on  notes  and  drafta,  illustrations  of  invoice,  cash, 
sales  and  day  books  and  ledger,  etc.,  are  all  given.  It  is 
bookkeeping  in  a  nutshell  and  Mr.  Hanley  has  made  the 
nut  ea-sy  to  swallow  and  dit^est. 


*TWE   JOURNALS   AUTOGRAPH  REGISTER*  A 


'■^^LaA:,^-^tCoX^x^S 


A  Good  Opening  for  a  Capable  Teacher. 

To  the  Penman's  Art  Jolrnal  ; 

Oentlemen. — Doubtless  j'on  have  received  a  manuscript 
ciFCalar  from  the  Superintendent  of  Public  Schools  in  an 
important  city  of  a  neighboring  State,  expressing  the 
need  of  "  o  teacher-for  shorthand,  tpyewriting,  bookkeep- 
ing, and  penmanship.  Salary  to  be  about  S'.'JO  per  month. 
The  applicant  must  Aon; /ir/f/ two  or  more  years' experi- 
ence, and  l)e  between  twenty  three  and  thirty-five  years 
of  age.  Applicants  must  state  what  system  of  stenog- 
raphy, what  system  of  bookkeeping,  what  system  of 
writing,  and  what  typewriting  machines  have  been 
studied.  Also,  state  when  educated,  when  they  have 
taught,  and  how  long,  state  further  their  ages,  their /hU 
nwmf.fand  permanent  P.  O.  addresses."  Of  course,  such 
a  circular  would  end,  as  this  one  does,  "  Please  apply 
immediately,  sending  photograph  and  stamp  for  return 
of  same." 

.Vs  a  purveyor  of  professional  literature,  and  an  agent 


for  teachers  wanting  emplojinent,  this  rare  opporinnitif 
must  have  attracted  your  attention  ;  and  I  have  beeu 
speculating  on  the  number  of  photographs  and  postage 
stamps  this  enterprising  would-be  employer  would 
gather. 

But  the  thing  that  most  interests  me  is  the  inducement 
thus  held  out  to  bright  young  men  and  women,  *'  between 
twenty-three  and  thirty-five,"'  to  qualify  as  teachers  of 
'*  shorthand,  tyjiewriting,  bookkeeping,  and  penman- 
ship"  all  in  a  breath,  as  it  were.  After  "two  or  more 
years'  experience,"  and  with  a  recommendation  from  the 
last  employer,  such  a  prodigy  is  tentatively  offered 
*'  about  ^SO  per  month,"  and  no  questions  asked. 

Surely,  the  "  profession  "  is  looking  up. 

Lot  the  world  know  it, 

AN     EMPLOYED    TEACHER    WHO   DOES   NOT 
WANT  THE  PLACE. 
New  York,  Sept.  2(J. 


The  nission  of  the  Typewriter. 

When  railroads  began  to  be.  uuthoughtfiil  man  pre- 
dicted that  horses  would  "  go."  With  the  growth  of  the 
railroad  system  so  that  at  the  present  time  it  is  ditBcuIt  in 
any  part  of  the  country  to  get  ten  miles  from  a  railroad 
horses  have  increased,  ami  never  were  good  horses  in  bet- 
ter demand,  at  higher  prices,  than  they  are  to-day.  One 
of  the  first  things  predicted  of  the  spread  of  the  type- 
writer was  that  the  pen  would  go  into  disuse,  and  that 
the  vocation  of  the  writing  master  would  be  relegated  to 
the  realm  of  forgetfulness.  But  now  everybody  who  has 
noticed  things  knows  that  writing  is  much  more  in  de- 
mand than  it  was  before  the  ■'  machine  "  was  dreamed  of. 
1  say  '*  writing,"  not  illegible  scribbling— writing  that  can 
be  read  as  well  as  written.  The  first  manifestations  of 
alarm  for  the  disuse  of  the  pen  came  in  the  "  vertical 
writing  "  fad,  the  great  point  being  that  vertical  writing 
is  more  legible.  The  other  assertion  that  it  is  more  easily 
executed,  of  coui*se,  goes  for  nothing  with  those  who 
know  and  who  have  no  object  in  stating  what  is  not  so. 
But  the  real  outcome  of  the  prevalent  typewriter,  men 
and  brethren,  is  that  a  new  stvle  of  penmanship  will 
prevail  ;  a  style  that  cau  not  only  be  read,  but  that  can  be 
written  with  speed  and  with  pleasure.  This  style  will 
conserve  all  that  thei"e  is  worth  preserving  in  the  Spen- 
cerian  movemeut  and  forms,  and  will  add  thereto  legi- 
bility—which the  Spencerian  penmanship  in  the  hands  of 
its  disciples  locks.  The  old  Spenceriun  rule  that  "  the 
distance  l>etween  lettei-s  should  be  the  same  as  that  be- 
tween parts  of  letters,"  will  be  ignored  and  buried,  and  n 
better  rule  take  its  place,  which  is  that  each  letter  shall 
be  distinctly  and  perfectly  forraeil.  and  shall  stand  so  far 
apart  from  adjoining  letters  that  there  can  never  be  any 
donbt  of  its  autonomy.  And  more  than  this— which  is  a 
goo;l  thing  for  Sj-enceriun  propagandists  to  note— there 


will  not  be  a  dozen  ways  of  forming  the  same  letter, 
whether  it  be  a  capital  or  a  lower-case.  The  genius  of 
writing  masters,  which  so  often  disports  itself  in  the  mul- 
titudinous con:eption  of  forms,  both  for  capitals  and  small 
letters,  will  be  nipped  in  the  bud.  and  instead  of  the  pro- 
fessional expert,  who  keeps  his  calling  out  of  the  hands  of 
common  mortals  by  soaring  into  the  illimitable  spaces  of 
unapproachable  gj'rationdom.  we  shall  have  plain,  unim- 
aginative t«achers.  who  cannot  tell  a  swooping  pen-eagle 
from  a  dung-hill  fowl,  teaching  our  boys  and  girls  to 
write.  It  is  being  done  now,  thank  goodness,  and,  by  the 
grace  of  God,  it  will  continue.  The  typewriter  will  do 
its  work,  the  pen  its  ;  and  the  world  will  continue  to 
progress.  S.  S.  Packard. 

Catskii.i.s,  Sept.  21,  lSf)5. 


The   Students*    Illustrating    League    Again 
at  Work. 

The  Students'  Illustrating  League,  at  8  East  Fifteenth 
Street,  whose  purpc)se  is  to  teach  the  art  of  illustrating 
for  newspapei-s,  books,  and  periodicals,  began  its  second 
year  yesterday.  More  than  two  hundred  students  en- 
rolled their  names  for  the  study  of  American  illustrating. 
The  following  were  elected  officers  for  the  season  of  18S)5- 
181(6  :  President,  K.  Champney  ;  Vice-President.  Charles 
Howard  Johnson  :  Committeemen.  C.  F.  Del  west,  N.  J. 
Blanchet,  Dr.  T.  Lloyd,  J.  H.  Gasman,  E.  Anderson.  G. 
Farrell,  S.  M.  Todd,  R.  Selzer.  T.  Curley  ;  Corresponding 
Secretary,  R.  Selzer  ;  Recording  Secretary,  R.  Clarke  ; 
Treasurer,  Walter  De  La  Wey.— .V.  1'.  Sun\  Oct.  4,  1895. 


^Bt5nJESSMAJJAGER'5 

Clubbing  .season  is  at  hand  once  more.  We  hope  that 
our  friends  will  aid  us  in  every  way  possible  in  extending 
the  influence  and  circulation  of  The  Journal.  A  good 
word  here,  a  little  effort  there— and  a  nice  club  is  the  re- 
sult. Every  subscriber  is  another  convert  to  the  cause  of 
good  writing  and  by  his  example  and  the  infonnation  he 
imbibes  from  The  Journal  is  enabled  to  still  further 
spread  the  light.  Then  again  at  least  fifteen  difEeient 
persons  will  see  his  copy  of  The  Journal  in  the  course 
ot  a  year  and  several  of  these  will  be  added  to  our  list  or 
at  least  will  bo  greatly  benefited.  The  Journal,  always 
a  leader,  will  continue  to  lead.  We  don't  think  that  it 
Vv'ill  be  necessary  to  make  any  promises  for  the  future. 
Our  friends  tell  us  that  The  Journal  cannot  be  im- 
proved on— but  we  have  several  things  in  mind  that  we 
think  will  improve  it. 

We  are  prepared  tu  make  very  low  clubbing  rate  (sent 
on  application),  so  low  that  it  doesn't  cover  the  cost  of 
production.  But  we  are  willing  to  take  all  we  can  get  at 
the  price,  for  two  reasons  :  1.  To  extend  the  influence  of 
The  Journal  and  help  the  cause  of  good  writing.  2.  To 
increase  our  circulation  as  much  as  possible,  to  reap  the 
benefits  of  a  stiU  larger  advertising  patronage. 


Before  the  close  of  the  present  school  year  we  hope  to 
have  the  names  of  all  commercial,  penmanship  and  short- 
hand students  and  teachers,  and  supervisoi-s  of  writing 
and  drawing,  superintendents,  principals,  public  school 
teachers,  and  students  who  are  or  ought  to  be  interested 
in  good  writing,  on  our  subscription  books.  A  big 
"  hope,"  you  say  !'  Well,  it  is.  but  it  can  be  realized  and 
will  be  if  our  friends  will  do  a  little  missionary  work  for 
The  Journal.  The  low  clubbing  price  practically  elimi- 
nates the  question  of  expense  -and  if  a  person  doesn't 
care  a  few  cents,' worth  about  a  better  handwriting  or 
better  methods,  he  doesn't  care  at  all. 


Start  today  to  plan  your  missionary  campaign  for  the 
cause  of  good  writing  and  The  Joi-rnal  (they're  one  and 
the  same  thing) ;  send  to  us  for  sample  copies  to  use  in  your 
canvass  and  we  feel  certain  that  the  present  year  will 
show  the  greatest  boom  the  country  has  ever  had  for  good 
writing. 

"  Hinman's  Grooved  Copies,"  invented  and  sold  by  A. 
H.  Hinman,  Worcester,  Mass.,  are  meeting  with  much 
favor.  Constant  repetition  brings  success— in  writing  as 
in  other  things.  Here  is  a  simple  contrivance— correctly 
foraied  fironved  copies— that  develop  speed,  movement 
and  form— all  at  the  same  time— and  requires  but  little 
time  at  that. 

■■  Practical  Drawing  "  by  Webb  &  Ware  (both  practical, 
experienced  men),  published  by  the  Southwestern  Pub- 
lishing House,  Nashville,  Tenn..  is  indorsed  by  specialists 
and  educatoi*s  and  is  being  rapidly  introduced  into  public 


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schools.     It  is  inexpensive  (six  parts,  80  cents),  and  con- 
tains what  the  busy  teacher  and  student  can  best  use. 

That  "Scrap-Book  Specimens"  offer  is  taking  like 
wildfire.  It  is  the  greatest  hit  The  Journal  has  ever 
made.  All  lovers  of  fine  penwork  (and  that  takes  us  all 
iu)  should  have  a  scrap-book  and  start  a  collection  of  pen- 
manship specimens.  Full  particulars  about  this  offer  will 
be  found  in  our  advertising  columns. 


Henry  Goldman.  Major  Block,  Chicago,  is  an  expert 
bookkeeper  of  years  of  exjierieuce.  He  has  devised  a  method 
of  locating  errors  without  re  checking  or  copying  entries 
and  has  short  methods  of  figuring  interest,  etc.  He 
sends  free  descriptive  circulai's. 


The  Esterbrook  Steel  Pen  Co..  26  John  St.,  New  York, 
have  placed  on  the  market  two  styles  of  pens  that  they 
claim  ai*e  especially  adapted  for  vertical  writing. 

The  first  year  of  the  existence  of  Art  Education,  the 
new  manu-mental  journal  published  by  J.  C.  Witter  & 
C:o.,  853  Broadway,  New  York,  has  been  so  successful  that 
beginning  with  its  second  year  a  stock  company  has  been 
formed  and  two  distinct  issues  of  the  journal  placed  on 
the  market.  One  edition,  known  as  the  Method  Edition, 
devoted  to  the  interests  of  the  regular  teachers,  will  be 
issued  bi-monthly  at  75  cents  a  year.  The  other  edition 
will  be  devoted  to  the  interests  of  art,  manual  training 
and  other  special  teachers  at  $l..50  a  year,  bi-monthly. 
Henry  T.  Bailey,  WsUter  S.  Goodnough,  and  Chas.  A. 
Bennett,  all  teachers  of  national  reputation,  are  members 
of  the  new  firm  and  are  also  associate  editors. 


M.  G.  Natusch,  215  E.  Twenty-third  St.,  New  York,  a 
practical  accountant  of  many  years'  experience,  is  giving 
lessons  by  mail  in  bookkeeping,  office  routine,  intricate 
partnership  settlements,  rapid  calculations,  etc.  He  has 
some  very  practical  kinks  that  would  be  of  benefit  to  any 
bookkeeper  or  teacher.  He  is  also  connected  with  The 
Retail  Grocer,  which  keeps  him  in  constant  touch  with  the 
business  world.  Hard  business  problems,  bookkeeping 
tangles,  helps  in  closing  books,  etc.,  are  right  in  Mr 
Natusch's  line. 

Goodness  Gracious  1 1 1 

Chamain  p.  O..  Franklin  Co.,  Pa.,  Sept.' 20.  1895. 
Manaoinff  Editor  Penman's  Art  Journal,  302  Broad- 
way, New  York  : 
Dear  Sir.- Please  transfer  my  subscription  to  The  Pen- 
man's Art  Joltinal  to  Chas.  S.  Pardee,  Arlington,  Md.,  ■ 
and  have  it  atop  at  the  end  of  the  subscription.    I  con- 
sider your  paper  the  most  egotistical  one  I  have  ever  seen 
and  it  is  certainly  a  money  making  scheme  entirely. 
Yours  truly, 

Alfkko  T.  Moss. 


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School  and  Personai,. 


Bt'siNESH  Cfjlleges.  with  the  exception  of  parts  of  the 
Westaml  Northwest,  which  have  not  fully  recovered  from 
the  partial  failure  of  crops  last  year,  report  that  husiness 
is  gorxl  and  prospects  hetler  than  at  any  time  for  the  past 
three  years,  A  large  number  of  new  schools  have  opened 
this  seaHon  and  the  instant  success  with  which  they  met 
shows  that  practic-al  education  is  more  in  demand  than 
ever.  A  management  with  a  full  realization  of  the  needs 
of  the  business  world,  well-educated,  business-like  teach- 
ers and  well-furnished  schools  have  given  the  American 
business  college  a  place  from  which  it  cannot  be  dislodged. 
American  business  men  want  the  live,  up-to  date  business 
college  graduates— that's  why  the  business  colleges  flourish. 

—  Robert  C.  Spencer,  prin.  of  Spencerian  B.  C,  Milwau- 
kee, Wis.,  has  been  ill  with  fever  for  several  weeks,  caused 
by  overheating  during  August.  It  is  hoped  that  he  may 
be  able  to  get  to  his  office  by  the  midfiJe  of  October. 

—  In  the  big  fire  in  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  on  Sept.  18,  which 
did  nearly  a  million  dollars'  worth  of  damage,  the  Spencer- 
ian B.  C,  was  injured  by  fire,  smoke  and  water. 

—  We  were  in  error  in  stating  in  the  September  Jour- 
nal that  the  Spencerian  B.  C,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.,  had  been 
purchased  by  W.  W.  Butler.  The  Spencerian  B.  C.  is 
being  conducted  as  before  by  C.  B.  Half,  owner  and  prin. 
W.  W.  Butler  is  prin.  of  the  Butler  B.  C. 

—  In  the  courae  of  a  most  interesting  letter,  Walter  Geo. 
Etimunds,  Launceton,  Tasmania,  writes  as  follows  :  "  We 
follow  the  methods  of  teaching  advocated  in  The  Pen- 
man's Abt  Journal,  Your  journal  has  tieen  of  inestima- 
ble value  to  me.  I  have  learned  to  wiite  from  it  and  ex- 
pect to  learn  a  lot  more.  Copy  slips  accompanying  are  my 
writing,  also  address  on  envelope." 

—  Wilham  Lueders,  prin.  Sterling,  111,,  B.  C  writes  that 
li;s  school  has  opened  in  good  shape  and  the  building  has 
been  thoroughly  renovated,  oflBce  furniture  repaii-ed  and 
the  prospects  are  very  bright  for  a  prosperous  year.  In 
nddition  lie  eaye  :  "  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  is  quite 
on  inspiration  to  me,  and  the  new  numbers  are  always 
better  than  the  preceding  ones." 

—  The  many  friends  and  former  students  of  W.  T.  Parks 
will  be  pained  to  learn  that  by  advice  of  his  physicians 
he  has  been  obliged  to  resign  his  position  as  prin.  of  the 
pen,  dept.  in  the  N,  I.  N.  S,,  Dixon,  111.  He  has  an  affer- 
tion  of  the  lungs  and  throat  and  will  spend  a  year  or  more 
in  the  invigorating  climate  of  Colorado. 

—  L.  Madarasz,  recently  sec'y  of  the  Lincoln,  Neb.,  B. 
C,  has  sevefed  his  connection  with  that  institution  and 
is  now  located  as  card  writer  in  the  Kimball  House, 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  where  he  expects  to  remain  during  the  Ex- 
jiosition.  The  interim  between  l^aviug  Lincoln  and  going 
to  Atlanta  Mr.  Madarasz  spent  m  New  York  and  we  had 
several  social  calls  from  him  and  also  had  the  pleasure  of 
looking  over  his  magnificent  work  in  several  scrap  books. 

—  L.  M.  Kelchuer.  for  several  vears  at  the  head  of  the 
lien,  dept  of  the  Highland  Park  Nor.  Coll.,  Des  Moines, 
la.,  has  been  elected  prin.  of  a  like  dept.  in  the  N.  I.  N. 
S.,  Dixon,  ni.,  succeeding  W.  T.  Parks.  Last  year  Mr. 
Kelchner  gave  a  series  of  lessons  in  business"  writing 
through  The  Journal's  columns  that  attracted  much  at- 
tention. He  is  at  home  in  all  lines  of  penmanship,  and  as 
a  script  artist  his  work  is  beyond  criticism. 

—  But  few  schools  are  going  out  of  existence,  while  new 
ones  are  being  constantly  started.  Among  the  recent  new 
schools,  we  note  the  following  :  Plainfield,  N,  J.,  B  C 
Rev.  A.  A.  Phelps,  prin.;  Bryant  &  Stratton  Coll.,  Cam- 
den. N.  J.,  Geo.  W.  Schwartz,  penman  ;  St.  Louis  C  C 
Vista  Block,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  P.  Ritner.  propr.,  S.  E.  Gutt- 
ridge,  penman  ;  Sweet's  Coll.  of  Com..  Sharon,  Pa.,  S.  M. 
Sweet,  prest.;  J.  F.  Griffen,  Naugatuck,  Conn.,  opened 
a  bus.  coH,  in  a  New  Jersey  city  lately  ;  St.  Leonard's 
Academy,  138  South  Fourth  street,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y  .  has 
cora'l  dept.  with  Bro.  Jariath.  prin.:  Ashtabula.  la.,  B. 
C,  Ross  &  Cook,  props.;  Maiion,  O..  B,  C,  Chas.  E 
Dotsou,  prest.,  J.  D.  Alexander,  sec'y. 

—  Among    recent   change! 

The  Macomb.  HI..  Nor.  and  Com'l  Coll., , 

the  Western  HI.  Nor.  Sch.  and  Bus.  Inst.,  I.  F  Meyer" 
prest..  O.  W.  Miller,  sec'y ;  The  Washington.  Ind..  Sus 
and  Musk-  Coll..  is  now  known  as  Washington  and  Com'i 
Coll.,  H.  C.  Hoffman,  prin.;  B.  C.  Wood,  Peoria.  III.,  B 
U.  has  disposed  of  the  institution  and  has  given  up  school 
work,  being  now  a  commercial  traveler;  T.  A.  Leddin  has 
disposed  of  Leddin  B.  C.  to  W.  T.  Watson,  who  has  changed 
the  name  to  Watson  B.  C,  and  Mr.  Leddin  has  opened  an- 
other school  at  250  Second  street,  known  as  the  Memphis 
B.  C,  The  Chamberlain  Com'l  Coll.,  Lincoln,  Neb ,  is 
branching  out,  occupying  more  space,  and  pnn.  W  G 
Chamberlain  has  taken  in  as  partner  and  co-prin.  W  S 
Llewellyn,  who  has  charge  of  the  com'l  dept.,  and  J  C 
Olson,  a  fine  writer,  has  charge  of  the  penmanship  in  this 
school  ;  J.  M.  Bashline  has  purchased  the  interest  of  his 
partner,  C.  E.  Mengel.  in  the  Butler,  Pa.,  B.  C,  and  will 
hereafter  operate.'  the  school  personally, 

—  A  letter  addressed  to  Vincent's  Com'l  Coll..  Cleburne 
lex.,  has  been  retumed.  This  would  mdicate  that  the 
school  IS  closed. 

—  In  the  "X^  premium  list  of  the  Webster  Citv,  la  ,  An- 
Pi^*"«AF*^'"^^"*"^  ^^r-  "^e  »^ote  several  prizes  offered  by 
the  Webster  City  Coll.  ot  Com.  for  be.st  specimens  of  writ- 
ing etc.  Among  the  prizes  offered  is  a  yeai-'s  subscription 
to  Thk  Penman-s  Art  Journal.  This  is  a  practical  way 
to  encourage  good  writing  and  to  circulate  good  literature. 

—  The  Lynchburg,  Va..  .Vews  of  recent  date  has  a  very 
complimentary  notice  of  the  Southern  B.  U.  ot  that  city.' 


—  Some  kind  friend,  presumably  E.  C.  Atkmson  of  At- 
kinson's B.  C.  Sacramento.  Cal.,  has  favored  us  with  a 
copy  of  the  Bee  of  that  city,  containing  profusely  illus 
trated  account  of  an  electric  spectacle  and  parade,  which 
occurred  in  that  enterprising  city  recently. 

—  Among  recent  visitors  to  The  Journal  office  were 
the  following  :  C.  C.  Curtiss.  Minneapolis,  Minn.;  D.  W. 
Brown,  Washington,  D.  C.  ;  Harvey  A.  Spencer,  New 
York  ;  H.  O.  Bernhardt.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y'".,  High  School  ; 
L.  Madarasz.  Lincoln.  Neb. ;  E.  S.  Wilcox.  Shenandoah, 
la.;  Rev.  A.  A.  Phelps,  Plainfield.  N.  J.,  B.  C,  ;  Abe  Isaac, 
Buffalo.  N.  Y. :  S.  S.  Packard,  E.  M.  Barber,  Packard's 
B.  C,  New  York  ;  W.  E.  Drake,  M.  H.  Penrose  and 
W.  C.  Ramsdell,  Drake's  B.  C.  Jersey  City,  N.  J.;  J.  J. 
Gleeson.  Worcester,  Mass.;  W.  H.  Houghton,  Woonsocket, 
R.  I.;    W.  H.  Mason.  Attleboro,  Mass. 

—  The  Cincinnati  "  Souvenir  "  for  the  Atlanta  Exposi- 
tion IS  a  plea  for  American  decorative  art..  The  text  is 
from  the  pen  of  Benn  Pitman,  the  well-known  author  of 
Benn  Pitman  System  of  American  Phonography.  Hlus- 
trations  are  artistic  and  show  some  very  fine  specimens 
of  decorative  art.    The  letterpress  shows  that  Mr.  Pitman 


who  has  taught  in  the  Omaha  schools  for  several  ye:;r8, 
has  been  recently  added  to  the  faculty. 

—  Dr.  Edmund  J.  James,  professor  of  public  finance  and 
administration  in  the  Wharton  School  of  Finance  and 
Economy  and  professor  of  political  science  in  the  graduate 
department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  has  re- 
simied  his  position  to  accept  the  professorship  of  public 
administration  in  the  University  of  Chicago.  He  will  also 
have  charge  of  the  extra-mural  work  of  the  university, 
including  university  extension. 

Huuieneal. 
SH  ATTUCK- STACKHOUSE. 

—  On  August  1.5.  in  Netawaka,  Kan.,  C.  H.  Shattuck, 
secy,  of  Campbell  Univ.,  Holton,  Kan.,  and  Miss  Maude 
Stackhouse  were  married.  Mr.  Shattuck  has  been  con- 
nected with  the  Univ.  as  prin.  of  the  com'l  dept.  for  five 
years,  for  the  past  two  years  has  been  secretary  and  part 
owner  of  the  institution.  He  is  very  popular  and  liked  by 
all  with  whom  he  comes  in  contact.  Mrs.  Shattuck  re- 
ceived her  education  in  Campbell  Univ.  and  has  many 
friends  and  admirers  among  students  and  teachers.    She 


BY  G.  E.  CRANE,  SANDUSKY,  OHIO,  BUS.  COLL. 


is  thoroughly  conversant  with  art  in  general  and  decora- 
tive art  in  particular. 

—  Hammel's  B.  C,  Akron,  O.jTecently  moved  into  new 
quarters  in  the  Wilcox  Block.  The  rooms  are  large,  well 
lighted  and  finely  equipped  and  to  celebrate  the  event 
a  house  warming  in  which  former  pupils  and  friends  of 
the  college  took  part  to  the  number  of  two  hundred  was 
held  recently.  Mustel  orchestra,  address  by  the  Mayor, 
talks  by  prominent  citizens,  filled  out  a  very  pleasant  pro- 
gi'amme. 

—  I9  the  Primarii  Teacher,  Litchfield,  Dl.,  we  find  an 
article  on  business  writing  by  W.  Guy  RosebeiTy,  Ottawa, 
III.,  B.  C. 

—  The  Evansville,  Ind..  News  of  recent  date  contains  a 
complimentary  notice  of  L.  C.  McCann,  late  of  Coshoc- 
ton. O.,  who  has  recently  become  penman  of  the  Evans- 
viUe  C.  C. 

—  The  Keokuk,  la.,  papers  contain  several  compliment- 
ai-y  notices  of  Keokuk  B,  C,  conducted  by  H.  M.  Little. 
The  school  is  prosperous  and  the  prospects  bright. 

—  The  La  Crosse.  Wis.,  Dailt/  Press  in  a  late  issue  de- 
voted several  columns  to  an  illustrated  write  up  of  the 
Wisconsin  B.  U..  conducted  by  F.  J.  Toland  of  that  city. 
Citizens  of  La  Crosse  are  proud  of  this  institution  and  the 
press  of  the  city  do  all  they  can  to  extend  its  influence. 

—  Under  the  caption  "  Go  Forward,"'  the  New  Bedford 
Eceninff  Standard  devotes  nearly  two  columns  of  space 
to  a  write  up  of  the  New  Bedford'  B.  U.  A  large  portrait 
of  Prin.  J.  D.  Thibodeau  is  published  in  connection  with 
it.  Among  the  new  teachers  in  this  school  are  A.  E.  Tut- 
tie,  Amcsbury.  and  Miss  Elizabeth  Fielding  of  Salem. 
Mass.,  and  C.  S.  Clark  of  the  Sedalia,  Mo..  B.  C. 

—  Omaha,  Neb..  B.  C.  took  seventeen  first  premiums 
at  the  late  Nebraska  State  Fair.  F.  F.  Roose  is  pres't, 
J.  T.  Dailey  and  G.  H.  Lockwood,  penmen.    L.  C.  Baird, 


is  a  pen  artist  of  no  small  ability.  In  the  March  number 
of  The  Journal  we  prblished  a  sample  of  her  brush 
drawing.  Mr.  Shattuck  recently  built  a  house  near  the 
College  Campus  and  will  reside  there  in  the  future. 

KUHN-PAYEUR. 

—  On  Tuesday,  August  20,  W.  D.  Kuhn,  prin.  of  the 
shorthand  dept.  and  vice-pres't  of  the  Campbell  Univ-, 
Holton,  Kan.,  was  married  to  Miss  Laura  Payeur  in  Clyde, 
Kan.  Miss  Paveur  was  at  one  time  a  student  of  Campbell 
Univ. 

BLISS-SHOEMAKE. 

—  Charles  M.  Bliss  and  Miss  Maude  Shoemake  were 
married  on  August  15  at  Holton,  Kan.  Mr.  Bliss  is  one 
of  Holton's  prominent  musicians  and  instructor  in  music 
in  Campbell  Univ.  Miss  Shoemake  is  a  piano  graduate 
of  that  institution. 

RICHARDS-M'COMB, 

—  On  July  17,  at  Ft.  Scott,  Kan.,  E.  F.  Richards,  the 
popular  penman  of  the  LawTence,  Kan.,  B.  C,  was  unite.l 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Jennie  McComb  of  Ft.  Scott,  one  of 
Kansas'  most  popular  young  school  teachers. 

STEWART-WILLIAMS. 

—  On  July  18,  at  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  C.  A.  Stewart 
and  Miss  Maggie  Williams  were  united  in  marriage.  Mr. 
Stewart  was  at  that  time  connected  with  the  Archibald 
B.  O.  of  Minneapolis,  but  now  holds  an  important  posi- 
tion in  the  Huntsinger  B.  C.  Hartford,  Ct.  Miss  Wil- 
liams was  a  teacher  at  Norfolk,  Minn. 

To  our  friends  who  have  embarked  on  the  matrimonial 
sea,  we  de.sire  to  extend  our  congratulations  and  wish 
them  all  hon  vouage,  and  to  the  bachelor  members  of  the 
profession,  we  desire  to  say  we  hope  they  will  profit  by 
these  examples. 


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Obituary. 

We  have  just  learned  of  the  death  of  G.  W.  Locke.  La 
Hariri  XW-1  which  occurred  Aug.  31,  1895.  He  was  a  high 
school  and  Gem  CMy  B.  C.  graduate  and  was  for  eighteen 
monthH  prin.  of  the  bus.  dei>"t  of  the  Peoria,  Dl..  B.  U. 
Mr.  L<x:ke  was  a  well-prepared  commercial  teacher  and 
a  good  buHineas  penman.  He  was  aged  twenty-six  and 
married. 

Mr,  Yost,  the  inventor  of  the  Yost  and  several  other 


other  practical  things,  died  : 

Jtloretnents  of   the  Teachem. 

—  A.  C.  Swenflon,  formerly  of  Waterbury,  Conn.,  now 
has  charge  of  the  penmanship  in  the  Episcopal  Academy 

of  Conn.,  Cheshire,  Conn. J.  M.  Cox  is  now  connected 

with  the  Univ.  Sch.,  Uniontown,  Pa.     He  was  formerly 

located  in  Rochester,  N.  Y. Wm.  E.  Caton  is  Supt.  of 

the  Detroit,   Mich.,   Coll.   of  Com. E.  R.   Sanford  of 

Pittsburgh,  Kan.,  B.  C.  has  charge  of  the  pen,  shorthand 
and  cora'l  depts.  of  the  Clarinda,  la.,  Ekiucational  Inst. 

L.   D.  Teter,  Editor  of  the  Fenman's  Ledger,  is  in 

charge  of  the  pen.  dept.  of  the  la.  B.  C,  Des  Moines. 

C.  A.  Hoppes  of  Red  Key,  Ind.,  is  the  new  teacher  in 
the  com'l  and  shorthand  depts.  of  Ball  B,  C,  Muncie,  Ind. 
Wm.  W.  Mann.  Attorney  at  Law,  is  a  teacher  of  com'l 

law  and  business  fonns  in  the  same  institution. Syl- 

vanus  Apgar  of  Mount  Pleasant,  N.  J.,  and  a  recent 
Rochester.  N.  Y.,  B.  U.  graduate,  has  charge  of  com'l 
dept.  of  Media,  Pa..  Acdy. J.  E.  Tuttle,  late  of  Hart- 
ford,  Conn.,  has  charge  of  penmanship  in  Tubb's  B.  C, 

Oil  City,  Pa. Chas.   H.  Platto,  the  artist  penman,  has 

removed  from  Hoosick  Falls,  N.  Y.,  to  Schenectady,  N. 

Y, M.  E.  Hansel,  instructor  of  Greek  and  English  in 

the  Fishburne  Mil.  Sch.,  Waynesboro,  Va.,  is  also  teacher 
of  penmanship  in  that  school. O.  A.  B.  Sparboe,  for- 
merly of  Marshall,   Mich.,  B.  C,  is  now  pnn.  of  com'l 

dept.  of  the  Jewell,  la.,  Lutheran  Coll. C.  C.  French, 

late  of  Clark's  R  C,  Chester,  Pa.,  is  now  at  the  head  of 
the  peamanship  dept.  of  Curry   Univ.,    Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

J.  M.  Riley  of  Fountain  CHty,  Tenn.,  is  now  located  in 

Rutledge,    Ala. A.    C.    Mans  of  Warren,    O.,  is  now 

located  in  Sayre,   O. -J.   H.  Schoonover,  formerly  of 

Denison,  la..  Nor.  Coll.,  is  now  in  charge  of  the  penman- 
ship and  shorthand  dept.,  Duquesne  Coll.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Miss  Cora  Davis,  formerly  teacher  of  shorthand  in  the 

Oraaha,  Neb.,  B.  C,  has  resigned  and  is  now  travelmg  in 

Colorado. W.  M.   Wagner.  Eagle  Rock,  Va.,  and  late 

penman  with  Eaton  B.  &  D.  B.  C,  Washington,  D.  C,  is 
now  connected  with  the  Consolidated  Elec.  Lt.  Co.,  Kansas 

City,  Kans. H.  S.  Miller,  formerly  of  Southwestern  B. 

C.    Wichita,   Kans.,  is  now  connected  with  the  Grand 

Island,   Neb.,   B.   C. Frank  P.   Haines,  a  Dixon  Nor- 

malite,  is  the  new  prin.  of  the  Boone,  la..  Coll.  of  Com. 

A.  L.  Garten,  late   of   Albany,    Mo.,   and    graduate 

of  the  Campbell  Univ.,  Holton.  Kans.,  is  prin.  of  the 
Jefferson,  la.,  Coll.  of  Com.    J.  F.  Robinson  of  Mitchell, 

S.  D.,  is  assistant  in  the  same  school. W.  M.  Bryant 

of  Stromsburg,  Neb.,  is  the  new  prin.  of  the  com'l  dept. 

in  the  Maryville,    Mo.,   Sem. F.   L.    Haeberle  of  the 

Lincoln  N.  U.,  Normal,  Nebr.,  succeeds  J.  E,  McBurney 
as  II  teacher  of  penmanslup  in  the  Millersville,  Pa.,  State 
Nor.  Sch.     A.  Backus,  a  Madarasz  student,  succeeds  Mr. 

Haeberle  as  penman  in  Lincoln  Nor. Miss  Alice  Cary 

Couffer  of  Ravenswood,  W.  Va.,  is  a  new  teacher  in  the 

Steubenville,  O.,  B.  C. F.  C.  Weber,  a  Dixon  Normalite, 

18  the  new  penman  in  the  Vincennes,  Ind.,  Uni. G.  E. 

Crane  has  accepted  a  position   with  the  Sandusky,  O.,  B, 

C. — —J.  F.  Barnhart,  the  well-known  penman  and  com- 
mercial teacher,  lately  of  Soul^  Coll..  New  Orleans,  La., 

has  joined  the  forces  of  Burdett  Coll.,  Boston. F.  G. 

Johnston,  Clearfield,  Pa.,  has  charge  of  the  pen.  and  com'l 

branches  of  Eagan's  Sch.  of  Bus.,  Hoboken,  N.  J. J. 

T.  Stockton  has  once  more  charge  of  the  pen.  of  the  B. 

&  S.  B.  C,  St.  Louis. The  following  students  of  A.  B. 

Fumer,  in  the  com'l  dept.  of  the  Fairfield,  N.  Y.,  Mil. 
Acdy.,  Class  '95,  are  engaged  in  commercial  teaching:  D. 
M.  Staley,  Boston  Bus.  Coll.,  Lowell,  Mass.-  F.  B.  Kuapp, 
prin.  of  com'l  dept.,  Mercorburg,  Pa.,  Coll.;  E.  D.  Ken- 
ney,     prin.    of    com'l    dept.,     Holland     Patent,    N.    Y. 

Aciwiemy. A.  C.  Sloan  has  charge  of  the  penmanship 

in   Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y..  B.  C. J.  H.  Smith  who  has 

been  out  of  bus.  coll.  work  for  some  time,  because  of  ill 
health,   is  again    in  harness,  as  penman  of   Sullivan  & 

Crichton's  B.    C,  Atlanta,  Ga. Mr.   Fowlie  succeeds 

Miss  Emma  Johnson  as  prin.  of  pen.  dept.,  York.  Neb. 
Dan  Brown,  the  well-known  shortnand  expert,  lately  of 
Lincoln,   Neb.,  B.  C.  is  prin.  of  the  shorthand  dept.  of 

the  same  school. H.  G.  Keaser,  Conners\ille.  Ind.,  is  a 

new  teacher  in  the  Coleman  B.  C.  Newark,  N.  J. A. 

J.  Dalrymple,  formerly  teacher  in  B.  C,  in  Minneapolis 
and  St.  Louis,  is  now  doing  accounting  work  in  Kansas 

City,  Mo.     His  address  is  uai  Harrison  Street. P.  A. 

Westrope  is  once  more  located  at  Red  Oak,  la. O.  A. 

Ferring  of  Glenwood,  Minn.,  has  entered  the  Dixon  Nor. 

for  a  courde  of  penmanship. A.  V.  Feight  of  San  Job6, 

Cal.,  has  been  added  to  the  faculty  of  Heald's  B.  C,  San 

Francisco,   Cal. E.   E.   Ferris  of  Ball   B.    C,  Muncie, 

Ind.,  is  the  new  prin.  of  the  Plainlield,  N.  J.,  B.  C. G. 

G.  Wagner,  a  Zanerian.  is  teaching  com'l  branches  and 
penmanship  in  Thompson's  B.  C,  Siler  City,  N.  C. 

.VeM*  Cataloffitpit,  School  tfottrnals,  etc. 

—  The  white,  gold  and  blue  embossed  cover  of  the  C. 
C.  C.  C.  Des  Moines,  la.,  is  so  attractive  that  it  coaxes 
one  to  read  the  inside.  A  score  or  more  pen-and-ink  and 
half-tone  cuts  brighten  a  very  business-like  document. 
Props.  Mehan  and  McCauley.  aoly  assisted  by  penman  W. 
F.  (Tiesseman,  are  pushing  the  four  C's  vigorously. 

—  A  neat  little  brochure  is  sent  out  by  the  Minn. 
School  of  Bus.,  Minneapolis.  The  attractive  cover  design 
is  by  G.  A.  Gruman,  penman  of  the  institution. 

—  The  Hartford,  Conn..  B.  C.  E.  H.  Morse,  prop.,  is 
sending  out  a  handsome,  nicely  illustrated  catalogue  and 
a  well-printed  college  journal.  Mr.  Moire  is  an  energetic, 
hustling  advertiser  and  is  backed  up  bvbis  equally  well- 
lK>st«d  wife. 

—  The  annual  catalogue  of  the  Coll.  of  Com.  of  Camp- 
bell Uni.,  Holton,  Kansas,  has  been  received.  C.  H.  Shat- 
tuck  is  prin.  of  this  school.  This  catalogue  contains 
numerous  engravings  of  si>ecimens  of  i)en  and  brush  work 


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BY  G.   F.  CKANE.  SANDUSKY,  OHIO,   BUS.  COLLRGK 


of  students  and  teachers.  It  is  for  the  penmanship, 
com'l,  shorthand  and  telegraph  dep'ts  of  Campbell  Uni. 
The  August  issue  of  the  college  journal,  The  Normal  Ad- 
rocate,  has  also  been  received. 

—  The  new  catalogue  of  Iowa  City,  la.,  C.  C,  is  tastily 
arranged  and  indicates  a  flourishing  institution.  Prin.  J. 
H.  Williams  is  a  credit  to  business  education. 

—  In  the  catalogue  of  Sullivan  B.  U.,  Phoenixville  and 
Royerslord,  Pa.,  we  notice  that  they  offer  a  subscription 
to  The  Jouhnal  free  to  each  student  of  their  schools. 

—  Eagan  School  of  Bus.,  Hoboken,  N.  J.,  Jno.  J.  Eagan. 
prin.,  is  sending  out  an  attractive,  well  printed  announce- 
ment.    It  reads  like  business  and  looks  like  business. 

—  "  Success  "  is  the  title  of  a  meaty  little  pamphlet  that 
tells  all  about  Wm.  Lender's  Steriing,  111..  B.  C. 

—  A  well-arranged,  tastily  printed  catalogue  is  that 
issued  by  the  Woodbury  B.  C,  Los  Angles,  Calif.  G.  A. 
Hough  is  pres't,  M.  G.  Felker,  vice-pres't,  and  J.  W.  Hood, 
sec'y. 

—  Messrs.  Jennings  and  Moore,  prop's  Iowa  B.  C,  Des 
Moines,  la.,  are  sending  out  a  large,  well-printed  cata- 
logue, a  novel  telegraph  dep't  pamphlet,  an  appendix  to 
their  catalogue  showing  portraits  of  fathers  and  sons  who 
have  attended  the  I.  B.  C.,  several  photo-engraved  letters 
from  former  students  strongly  indorsing  the  school,  and 
a  Post  Office  Guide.  L.  D.  Teter  is  the  nead  of  the  pen- 
manship dep't  of  this  school. 

—  The  catalogue  of  the  New  International  B.  C,  Bay 
City,  Mich.,  shows  that  proprietors  Lane,  McLachlan 
and  Thomson  have  had  a  prosperous  year  for  their  first. 

—  F.  J.  Toland,  pres't  Wisconsin  B.  U.,  La  Crosse, 
issues  a  neat  monthly  journal  named  Svecess.  He  has 
dropped  into  poetry  lately  and  the  result  is  "  Dan  "—an 
old  farmer's  story  of  the  success  of  his  son  ''  Dan."  It  is 
a  bright  piece  of  advertising. 

—  Other  well-arranged  catalogues  have  been  received 
from  the  following  schools  :  Kankakee,  Dl.,  B.  C;  Young 
Men's  Institute,  New  York;  Met.  Sch.  of  Shorthand,  New 
York;  Margaret  Academy,  Onancock,  Va. ;  Jewell,  la., 
Lutheran  Coll.;  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  B.  C. -Belleville,  Ont., 
B.  C;  Brown's  B.  U.,  Adrian.  Mich.;  Paris,  LI.,  B.  C; 
Corry,  Pa.,  B.  C;  Du  Bois,  Pa.,  B.  C. 

—  Attractive  college  journals  have  been  received  from 
the  following  schools:  Ashtabula,  O.,  B.  C. ;  Detroit, 
Mich.,  Coll.  of  C;  Chamberlain  C.  C,  Lincoln,  Neb.; 
Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  B.  C;  Curtiss  C.  C,  Minneapolis, 
Minn.,  Mansfield.  O.,  B.  C;  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  C.  C;  Bixler's 
B.  C,  Wooster,  0.;  Santa  Rosa,  Calif.,  B.  C. 

The    EDITOR'S  SCRAPBOOK. 


CDGING  by  the  lively  interest  being 
taken  in  the  "  Penmen's  Exchange 
Department,"  many  of  the  brethren 
are  getting  their  muscles  in  trim  pre- 
paratory to  exchanging  specimens  of 
penwork.  That's  right  !  Get  a  scrap- 
book  and  make  a  start.  It's  not  so 
hard  after  you  make  the  first  move. 
Both  the  habit  and  the  book  will 
grow  on  you.  Now  that  the  cool 
weather  is  at  hand,  we'll  all  enjoy  practicing  and  the 
work  incident  to  making  a  good  collection.  Many  pro- 
fessionals and  amateurs  are  willing  to  exchange  specimens 
("  swap,"  as  it  were)  and  tJais  will  give  you  a  start.  In 
The  Journal's  advertising  columns  will  be  found  cards 
of  many  professionals  who  are  in  the  specimen  business. 
Our  experience  vK?;th  advertising  penmen  is,  that  they  are 
always  glad  to  send  you  more  for  your  money  than  you 
expect  to  receive.  Then  to  help  the  collectors  out  (and 
incidentally  help  ourselves),  we  have  made  a  splendid 
offer  to  all  who  want  a  large  vai-iety  of  work  from  our 
best  penmen. 

The  following  names  should  be  added  to  the  list  printed 
in  the  August  and  September  Journals,  of  those  willing 


to  exchange  specimens.     Send  in  your  name  for  this  list. 
Here  they  are: 

PROFESSIONAL. 

D.  E.  Johnson,  la.  Com'l  Sch.,  Mason  City,  la. 
D.  L,  Hess,  Coll.  of  Com.,  Jefferson,  Iowa. 
J.  W.  Hazlett,  Mulberry,  Ind. 


F.  J.  Sargent,  Richford,  Vt. 

F.  H.  Foster,  Huddam.  Kans. 

J.  H.  Ennis,  Newport,  Oregon. 

Eugene  N.  Hill,  Box  TiSS.  Springfield,  Mass. 

Paul  H.  Hendricks,  Fairweather,  HI. 

W.  H.  Bodenheimer,  Norwood.  Qa. 

—  A.  B.  Cushman,  the  automatic  pen  supply  dealer 
and  teacher,  has  removed  from  Chicago  to  his  old  home  in 
Humboldt,  Kansas.  The  automatic  penwork  he  sends 
out  is  as  beautiful  as  ever. 

—  A.  B.  Agee  of  Campbell  Uni.,  Holton,  Kansas,  is 
bound  to  get  to  the  top.  He  turns  out  excellent  plain  and 
ornamental  writing. 

—  A  beautiful  specimen  of  automatic  penwork  has  been 
received  from  T.  C.  Davis.  Decatur,  111.  He  is  a  fine 
writer  in  several  styles  as  well. 

—  G.  McClure,  School  of  Com.,  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  sends 
us  a  batch  of  fine  work— flourishing  and  writing. 

—  A  handsome  flourish  comes  from  D.  E.  Johnson, 
Mason  City,  Iowa. 

—  A.  C.  Sloan,  Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y.,  B.  C,  sends  some 
splendid  business  writing  and  a  nice  flourish. 

—  J.  W.  Wells,  prin.  West  Grove,  Virden,  111.,  drops  in 
some  dashy  ornamental  writing  and  says  in  the  course  of 
a  well-written  business  letter  :  *'  The  Journal  keeps  on 
improving  with  every  issue." 

—  A  large,  well-handled  piece  of  lettering  comes  from 
J.  B.  Ketchum.  Roseland.  La.  He  also  sends  some  good 
business  and  ornamental  writing. 

—  Business  and  ornamental  writing  that  is  good  comes 
from  Eugene  N.  Hill,  SpringBeld,  Mass. 

—  R.  L.  McCready,  Allegheny,  Pa.,  turns  out  some 
specimens  of  marking  that  are  not  only  plain  as  print, 
but  are  beautiful  as  well.  He  says  that  it  is  easy  to  do 
this  fine  work  with  his  "  Fountain  Marking  Pen." 


—  C.  E.  Doner.  Zanerian  Art  Coll,.  Columbus,  O., 
favors  us  with  a  variety  of  work — several  styles  of  writ- 
ing, flourishing,  etc.  His  ornamental  writing  is  graceful, 
accurate,  dashy — beautiful  to  look  at.  His  business  writ- 
ing is  beyond  criticism. 

—  Chas.  O.  Winter.  Hartford,  Conn.,  sends  us  a  photo- 
graph of  a  set  of  resolutions  containing  over  ^50  engi'ossed 
names.    The  work  is  well  balanced  and  accurately  done. 

—  Well  written  cards  have  been  received  from  S.  M. 
Sweet.  Sharon.  Pa.;  J.  W.  Kaufman,  Green  Hill,  W.  Va.; 
C.  A.  Smith,  Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y. 

Statlents'  Hjiecimcns. 

—  As  interesting  a  lot  of  specimens  as  we  have  exam- 
ined in  a  long  time  are  those  received  from  the  Launch- 
ton  Com'l  Coll.,  of  far  way  Tasmania.  Walter  Geo. 
Edmunds,  the  prin..  is  a  Journal  subscriber,  and  as  his 
writing  and  that  of  nis  students  shows,  he  follows  many 
of  the  ideas  advocated  in  The  Journal.  Drawings  and 
lettering  that  have  appeared  in  The  Journal  have  been 
put  to  good  use  by  Mr.  Edmunds.  The  large,  accurate 
text  writing  of  Mr.  Edmunds  is  excellent,  while  the  writ- 
ing of  all  the  pupils  is  good,  most  of  it  excellent,  and  some 
of  it  fine— considering  the  ages  of  the  writers— eleven, 
twelve,  etc.  Among  the  best  writers  are:  L.  M.  Jackson. 
Frank  Beauchamp,  B.  Sampson,  H.  Ruston,  B.  Spicer,  F. 
Shore,  Wm.  Sadler,  Fenton  Smith,  M.  Bennell,  Svdney 
(Jaunt,  Richard  Gee,  H.  Tarlton,  G.  Valentine,  R.  H. 
Rice,  J.  Ferguson,  G.  Woodgate  These  specimens  were 
two  months  in  reaching  us. 


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PEN    PRODIGIES. 


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C.    E.    DOKEK. 

C.  E.  Doner  wa»  Ixirn  in  Cumberland  Co..  Pa.,  Nov.  10, 
lnr.1.  He  lived  the  life  of  the  average  farmer's  son  until 
the  age  of  wjventecn.  at  which  time  he  entered  the 
Zanerian.  He  paid  hi»  way  by  addressing  wrapperN 
attending  t(.  the  mail,  ett.,  almost  from  the  start.  HL" 
improvement  wa.-  far  above  the  average,  which  was  due 
alike  to  aptitude  and  industri,'.  Mr.  Doner  is  a  nephew 
of  Mr.  BloHcrV,  and  like  the  latter,  he  wields  a  wonder- 
fully skillful  pen— wonderful  because  of  its  real  quality 
and  becauw  it  hais  been  acquired  in  so  short  a  time.  He 
is  in  good  health,  a  hard  worker,  temperate,  uses  tobacco 
in  no  form,  but  indulges  occasionally  in  peanuts.  He 
aesistn  in  teaching  and  iu  oflice  work  in  the  Zanerian. 
pursues  an  art  course  at  the  same  time,  and  attends  a 
literary  school  in  the  evening.  Mr.  Doner  is  not  con- 
tent with  being  u  penman,  but  intends  to  be  an  educator 
as  well. 

(i.   M'CI.URE. 

Few  writers  acquire  such  as  G.  McClure  at  the  age  ol 
eighteen.  He  was  born  June  4,  W77,  on  a  farm  in  Beaver 
County,  Pa.,  of  Scotch-Insh  parents.  He  entered  the 
district  school  at  the  age  of  four— being  carried  by  the 
liii<  liiT  half  a  mile  through  the  snow  to  the  school  housi-. 
■Phiis  liis  lirst  ■'  movement  "  training  was  "  whole  arm." 
Ill  lHs,s  he  removed  with  his  parents  to  Beaver  Falls.  Pa., 
where  he  attended  public  school  in  the  winter  and  worked 
at  various  occupations  in  the  suirmer.  In  Sept.,  18H2,  he 
entered  the  Beaver  Valley  Bus.  Coll.,  and  in  April,  IKIW, 
put  himself  unilei-  the  chirographic  care  of  the  Zanerian 
Art  <'ollei,'e,  CcluiiiliuH.  1)..  where  he  remained  for  three 
.months.  From  .July  to  Oct..  ISIW,  he  taught  in  the  Beaver 
Valley  Bus.  Coll.  In  Oct..  18H3,  he  re-entered  the  Zanerian 
and  remained  until  the  latter  part  of  Dec.  when  he  grad- 
uated and  was  awarded  a  diploma.  From  Jan.  to  March, 
IK!(4,  he  was  iu  the  office  of  the  Standaid  Oil  Co.,  Beaver 
Falls,  Pa.  In  March,  lKi)4,  he  accepted  his  present  posi- 
tion as  teacher  of  penmanship  in  the  School  of  Commerce. 
Hnrrisburg,  Pa.  In  addition  to  penmanship  and  commer- 
cial brunches,  he  has  mastered  both  the  Pemin  and  Mc- 
Kee's  New  Rapid  sy.fteins  of  phonography.  Mr.  Mc- 
Clure is  a  member  of  the  First  United  Presbyterian 
Church,  Beaver  Falls,  Pa ,  and  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  and 
takes  an  active  part  in  all  churcli  work. 

All  styles  of  plain  and  ornamental  writing  flow  from  his 
pen  gracefully  and  accurately,  and  he  is  at  home  in  flour- 
ishing and  lettering. 


The  subject  of  this  sketch,  Dalton  B.  Andersou.  was  one 
of  twins  born  on  Washington's  birthday,  Feb.  22,  1S74, 
on  a  farm  in  Union  Co.,  Iowa.  His  twin  sister,  Delia  An- 
derson, is  at  present  lilling  the  position  of  teacher  of 
Shorthand  and  Typewriting  in  Highland  Park  Normal 
College,  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 

Being  roared  on  a  farm  he  has  had  the  initial  training 
and  experience  which  is  necessary  to  become  a  great 
Iieiiinaii.     Ho  attended  faithfully  to  farm  duties  during 


the  summer,  and  went  to  district  school  dui-ing  the 
winter  until  the  age  of  sixteen  ;  then  to  further  his  edu- 
cation in  the  common  branches  be  attended  High  School 
in  Afton,  Iowa. 

His  parents  having  been  successful  farmers  and  not  sat- 
isfied with  the  educational  avdantages  of  their  section, 


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concluded  to  inovo  to  Des  Moiues  m  order  to  give  all  their 
children  the  advantages  of  a  Normal  College. 

Next  we  find  him  taking  the  Commercial  Course  in 
Highland  Park  Normal  College.  After  completing  thL** 
course  he  became  very  much  interested  in  penmanship, 
having  improved  in  his  writing  from  a  slovr,  cramped 
schoolboy's  scrawl  to  a  rapid,  legible  business  hand. 

We  next  find  him  working  hard  at  penmanship  and 
pen  art  under  the  tuition  of  that  superb  penman,  L.  M. 
Kelchner.  Having  by  this  acquired  the  penmanistic  fever 
to  such  an  extent  that  nothing  short  of  being  among  the 
leaders  of  the  young  men  in  the  profession  would  satisfy 
the  desire. 

Being  a  young  man  not  afraid  of  work,  his  improvement 
iu  penmanship  and  pen  art  was  regular  and  marked  from 
the  start,  and  was  the  result  of  earnest,  enthusiastic, 
careful  and  painstaking  study  and  practice.  As  a  young 
man  we  find  him  no  less  interesting  than  as  a  penman. 

A.    B.    AGEE. 

Doniphan  County.  Kansas,  was  the  birth-place  of  A.  B, 
Agee,  one  of  Kansas'  brightest  young  chirographic  lights. 
He  first  saw  light  iu  1874.  Attending  public  schools  and 
working  on  the  farm  filled  in  his  time  profitably  until  1893, 
when  he  entered  Campbell  University,  Holton,  Kansas, 
where  he  took  the  preparatory  course  and  a  few  lessons 
in  plain  wntmg  under  that  enterprising  penman.  C.  H. 
Shattuck,  the  prin.  of  the  penmanship  department  of  that 
institution.  Many  young  penmen  owe  their  success  to 
the  efficient  mstructiou  and  kindly  help  of  Mr.  Shattnck. 
In  1804,  Mr.  Agee  took  up  the  pen  art  and  commercial 
courses,  and  he  is  still  hard  at  work  along  these  lines,  ex- 
pecting to  become  a  leader  in  the  profession. 

W.    F.    DIERS. 

Belle  Plaiue,  Minn.,  claims  W.  F.  Diers  as  its  own  and 
points  with  pride  to  his  ability  with  the  pen.  He  was 
born  in  the  early  '70's  and  spent  hts  time  working  on  the 
farm  and  attending  public  schools  for  several  years. 
Getting  the  far  Western  fever  he  tried  his  luck  in 
Tacoma,  Wash.,  where  he  remained  a  year,  returning  at 
the  end  of  that  time  to  enter  the  Caton  Com'l  Coll.,  Min- 
neapolis, Minn.,  where  he  was  under  the  instruction  of  J. 
J.  Hagen,  now  the  penman  in  Archibald  B.  C.  of  that 
city.  After  several  months  under  the  skillful  guidance 
of  Mr  Hagen,  Mr.  Diers  tried  his  hand  at  card  writing 
in  the  Nicolett  House.     Next  he  traveled  and  did  some 


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work  for  the  Iowa  B.  C,  Des  Moines.  Nest  he  taaght 
penmanship  for  two  terms  in  the  Woodbine.  la..  Nor. 
School.  He  then  entered  the  Omaha,  Neb.,  Bus.  Coll., 
where  he  in  at  present  as  student  and  office  assistant.  He 
lia«  been  practicing  writing  and  doing  cai'd  writing  for 
the  past  fourteen  months  and  ban  acquired  a  splendid 
band. 

E.    L.    HOOPER. 

E.  L.  Hooper  was  bom  in  Garland,  Penobscot  Co.. 
Maiue,  in  1877.  In  1879  he  moved  with  his  parents  to 
Marshall,  Minn.,  where  he  lived  until  IHHl,  when  the 
family  removed  to  Minneapolis.  In  18!)I  he  had  finished 
the  public  schoal  course  and  entered  the  employ  of  a  retail 
grot;en,-  firm.  In  the  winter  of  '92  he  took  the  Y.  M.  C. 
A.  evening  business  coarse  and  it  was  here  that  his  first 
inspiring  penmanship  lesson  was  received,  and  the  inspirer 
was  D.  C.  Rugg,  who  also  taught  in  the  Minn.  School  of 
Bus.  Mr.  Hooper  next  took  the  com'l  coui-se  and  part  of 
pen  course  in  the  Uni.  of  Com.,  Minneapolis,  where  J.  N. 
Downs  wjis  i>enman.  In  18!»4  Mr.  Hooper  returned 
EiLst  with  his  parent.s.  He  wrote  cards  during  the  sum-  ■ 
mer  and  in  the  fall  took  a  penmanship  course  imder  C.  H. 
Jenkins  at  the  Shaw  Bus.  Coll..  Portland,  Me.  Itinerant 
teaching  next  occupied  his  time.  In  the  spring  of  '94  he 
accepted  a  position  as  penman  of  Westbrook  Semmai-y, 
Deering.  Me.  For  several  months  he  wrote  cards,  but 
the  present  school  year  he  will  have  charge  of  the  com'l 
dep't  of  Westbrook  Seminary.  He  is  constantly  studying 
to  improve  in  all  lines  and  will  yet  make  his  mark  in 
more  than  one  way.  His  writing  is  free,  graceful  and 
-quite  accurate. 

WRITING    OF   THE    WORLD. 

FHAXCK. 
Cony  Bonk  nnil  BiiHiiicsH  IVrriine  Hliowu. 

Such  French  copy  books  as  we  have  examined 
(and  those  .so  kindly  sent  by  leading  schools  and 
publishing  firms  are  representative  publications)  ai*e 
l)oorly  printed  and  don't  do  justice  to  the  engraving 
— wliich  is  rather  old  style — resembling  the  engrav- 
ing in  American  copy-books  fifty  or  sixty  years  ago. 

Along  with  the  copies  at  the  head  of  the  pages  are 
given  instructions  for  position,  etc.  some  of  them 
being  illustrated  and  decidedly  humorous.  One  il- 
lustration represents  one  student  wiping  his  pen  on 
a  fellow-student's  hair,  and  the  one  whose  hair  has 
been  used  as  a  pen-wiper  is  assuming  a  pugilistic  at- 
titiade.  This  is  marked  as"Mauvais" — hftd.  On 
the  opposite  page  is  an  illustration  of  a  student  wip- 
ing his  pen  on  a  pen- wiper  and  this  is  marked 
' '  Bon  ' ' — good. 

From  a  large  collection  of  copy-books  and  samples 
of  business  writing  we  have  selected  specimens  that 
fairly  represent  the  writing  of  the  schools  and  busi- 
ness men.  The  writing  of  the  pupils  in  the  public 
schools  is  remarkably  neat  and  accurate,  as  is  shown 
by  composition  books  containing  fifty  pagesor  more, 
written  by  pupils  but  ten  and  twelve  years  old. 
Every  effort  is  evidently  made  to  follow  the  copy 
by  pupils  and  much  stress  is  laid  on  accuracy  by 
authors  and  piiblishers.  There  are  several  series  of 
oopy-books  that  print,  in  faint  bine  lines,  the  copy  on 
every  Une  in  the  book  so  that  the  pupils  may  retrace 
them.  This  is  done  in  some  American  systems,  but 
so  much  stress  is  not  laid  on  it  as  in  the  French 
books. 


An  Irish  Teacher   on    "Civil  Service" 
Writing. 

Thk  Dl-blix  Civil  Service,   Commer-  | 
riAL  AND  University  Academy,   188  \ 
Great    Brunswick    Street.      (leo.    E.  \ 
Sherry,  M.A..   F.R..  G.S.,  etc..  Prin. 
DiBLiN.  September  12,  1H!I3.  j 
Dear  Sir  ;  We  have  pleasure  in  forwarding  you  speci- 
mens of  the  copy-books  issued  by  us  for  the  use  of  students 
preparing  for  the  Civil  Service  or  other  public  appoint- 
ments.    We  also  inclose  lithographic  copies  of  our  Civil 
Service  Handwriting  and  Tabular  Statement  Specimens. 

We  may  remark,  for  the  information  of  your  readers, 
that  slant  ^\Titiug  is  the  style  almost  universally  adopted 
by  Civil  Service  candidates,  but  that  no  hard  and  fatt 
rules  are  laid  down  by  the  Civil  Service  Commissioners. 
The  great  feature  to  be  aimed  at  is  legibility.  Our  long 
experience  in  prei)ariug  candidates  for  the  Civil  Service 
has  led  us  to  pay  special  attention  to  the  following  points. 
\nz.  :  (I)  AU  loops  must  be  kept  open;  (2)  all  lettei-s  must 
be  carefully  rounded  ;  (3)  n  o  flourishes  of  any  kind  are 
permitted  ;  (4)  whatever  formation  of  letter  is  "adopted 
must  1)6  continued  throughout ;  (5)  the  slant  must  be 
uniform. 

We  have  to  express  our  best  thanks  for  the  copy  of  your 
Journal,  with  which  you  so  kindly  favored  us,  and  our 


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adraii-ation  of  the  highly  artistic  manner  in  which  it  is 
produced. 

With  kind  regards,  we  are,  dear  Sir,  faithfully  yours, 
Geokge  E.  Skerry. 

To  the  Editor,  Penman's  Art  Journal,  3(K  Broadway, 
New  York,  LT.  S.  A. 


The  Autograph   Fiend. 

Rev.   Brooke  Hereford,  formerly  of  Boston,  does 
not  like  to  be  interrupted  when  he  is  busy  writing 


a  sermon,  and  so,  not  long  since,  finding  himself 
somewhat  behindhand  with  his  preparation  for  the 
coming  Sunday,  he  retired  to  his  study,  givinw  ex- 
plicit orders  that  he  was  not  again  to  be  dLsturbed 
by  visitors  no  matter  who  might  call.  Pretty  .-ioon 
along  came  the  autograph  fieqd — that  is,  a  lady  who 
was  collecting  autographs  and  favorite  texts  of  Bos- 
ton preachers  for  a  charitable  object.  She  was  so 
importunate  that  Mrs.  Hereford  at  last  went  to  the 
study    door    and    tapped.      "Brooke?"       "Yes." 


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"  There  i»  a  laily  down  stairs,  and "     "  But.  my 

dear "     "  I  know.    Brooke,  but  she  only  wishes 

your  autograpli  and  favorite  text  for  dear  charity's 
sake."  Hereford  yielded,  and  dashed  down  his 
name  and  reference.  I  Tim.  n  :  13.  on  a  sheet  of  pa- 
per. .She  t«)Ok  it  down  to  the  visitor:  but  when  she 
looked  up  Mr.  Hereford's  text  she  read  ;  "And 
withal  they  learn  to  be  idle,  wandering  about  from 
1kju.sc  to  house ;  and  not  only  idle,  but  tattlers  also, 
and  busybodies. " 


tO^zCCl^icmaS 


with  that  in  the  English  copy-books  of  to-day  and  it 
would  be  extremely  difficult  to  tell  the  work  of  1T94 
from  that  of  1894. 


tliirds  of  the  members  of  Congress.  —J.  P.  Miller  in 
N.  y.  Com  'I  Advertiser. 


A   Feast  'with   Rare  Old  Books. 

Hail,  miBtick  Art  !  which  men  like  angels  taught, 
To  speak  to  Eyes,  and  paint  unbody'd  Thought  ! 

—J.  Chavi2non,  1740. 
ynmbrr  3. 

John  Seddon.  a  i)late  of  whose  work,  taken  from  a 
book  on  Ornamental  Penmanship,  published  in  Lon- 
don in  1694.  we  i)rint  in  this  issue,  was  born  in  1644 
and  died  in  London  in  169.'). 

The  date  of  the  publication  of  the  "  Ingenious 
Youth's  Companion  "  we  do  not  know,  but  it  must 
have  been  prior  to  the  work  from  which  we  engrave 
the  plate  shown  in  this  issue.  A  few  tattered  and 
torn  sheets  are  all  that  are  left  of  the  copy  of  the 
"  Companion  '  before  us,  but  we  prestime  that  they 
show  the  character  of  the  work  of  the  whole  book 

The  page  printed  in  this  issue,  while  from  another 
work  of  Seddon's.  is  not  unlike  in  quality  and  kind 
the  work  in  the  "  Ingenious  Youth's  Companion." 

Tlie  compendium  from  which  this  engraving  was 
msde  was  published  in  London  in  1694,  the  year 
before  Seddon's  death.  It  contains  34  quarto  pages 
and  has  many  skillfully  executed  designs  of  flour- 
ished birds,  animals,  dragons,  cupids,  fishes,  etc. . 
combined  into  letters  and  borders 

Joseph  Champion,  born  in  1709.  was  the  most 
noted  penman  of  his  time.  The  aristocratic  famil- 
ies of  England  patronized  his  school.  As  mentioned 
in  a  previous  article  on  Bickham,  Champion  fur 
nished  much  of  the  work  for  the  celebrated  book,  the 
"  Universal  Penman. "  He  also  published  many  books 
of  Ms  own,  embracing  all  varieties  then  known  to 
penmen.  He  was  particularly  good  in  what  was  then 
known  as  "  Strikmg  by  Commimd  of  Hand;  "  what 
we  call  "  off-hand  "  work  Fifteen  or  twenty  of  the 
large  pages  of  Bickham's  "  Universal  Penman  "  are 
from  the  pen  of  Champion,  attesting  well  his  ability 
to  "  .strike  by  command  of  hand.  " 

"A  Sett  of  Copies  "  in  German  text,  by  Cham- 
pion, was  published  in  1794  by  Laurie  &  Whittle. 
London.  There  are  nine  plates,  each  7  x  J'o'  inches, 
and  the  work  i.sacctirate.  graceful  and  well  engraved. 
"  Lemiugton's  (Jerman  Text  and  Old  English 
Hand  Copies."  is  the  title  of  a  very  old  work  of  un- 
certain date.  Judging  from  the  printing,  engraving  / 
mid  character  of  the  work  we  would  place  Leming  ( 
ton  as  a  contemporary  of  Champion.  \ 

The  copy  of  the  work  in  our  possession  has  been  ' 
imiltilated  and  does  not  contain  the  "  Old  English 
Hand  Copies."  The  one  word  "  Lemington's  "  on 
the  title  page  is  in  this  baud  and  is  perfectly  done. 
The  German  text  e<iuals  Champion's-aud  that 
means  it  is  the  wpial  of  anything  in  that  line  turned 
out  to  day. 

In  1795,  J.  Walker,  London,  published  a  work 
known  as  "  Tlie  Penman's  Repository."  "  Contain 
ing  Seventy  Correct  Alphabets,  a  Valuable  Selection 
of  Flourishes,  and  a  Variety  of  New  Designs  "  by 
William  Milns.  Member  of  St  Mary  Hall.Oxtord,  etc. 
1  he  book  contains  thirty-six  plates.  14  3  8  inches 
hlled  in  the  main  with  flourishes  and  flourished 
writing,  but  httle  lettering  and  no  drawing  To 
critically  examine  the  exquisite  flourishes  and  ac- 
curate writing  contaiiied  in  this  book  would  lead 
one  to  beUeve  that  in  sk-iU  in  that  line  of  work 
we  have  not  advanced  so  much  after  all.  It  is  fuUv 
as  good  work  as  that  turned  out  bv  the  penmen  of 
England  to  day.  Clark.  Champion  and  Milns  have 
produced  work  that  could  be  placed  side  by  side 


Armless    Veteran's   Writinj;. 

It  is  an  unusual  thing  for  a  man  to  suffer  penalty 
for  being  able  to  write  his  own  name,  but  there  is  an 
old  soldier  in  charge  of  one  of  the  doors  of  the  press 
gallery  at  the  Capitol  who  had  his  pension  sus- 
pended for  six  months  because  he  was  able  to  sign 
his  name  to  the  pension  certificate  returned  for  pay- 
ment. Both  the  veteran's  arms  are  cut  ofl:  above 
the  elbow  and  he  was  granted  a  pension  of  SlOO  per 
month  for  the  loss  of  his  arms.  This  was  before 
his  residence  in  Washington.  When  the  certificate 
w^as  sent  to  him  he  returned  it  with  his  signature. 
Immediately  an  inqtiiry  was  sent  to  know  if  the  sig- 
nature was  his.  He  replied  in  a  letter  stating  that 
it  was  and  that  it  could  be  compared  with  the  signa- 
ture of  the  letter  itself,  which  was  in  the  same  hand 
as  the  letter.  He  heard  no  more  from  the  depart- 
ment, but  his  pension  was  immediately  suspended. 
After  a  month  or  two  of  fruitless  inquiry  he  came 
to  Washington,  and  on  visiting  the  department  to 
make  further  inquiries  he  was  denounced  as  a  fraud, 
and  came  near  clearing  out  the  whole  office,  by 
demonstration  of  great  skill  in  the  management  of 
two  iron  hooks  attached  to  the  stubs  of  his  arms. 
One  of  the  watchmen  called  in  to  eject  him  identi- 
fied him  as  a  companion  at  arms,  whereupon  the 
officials  agreed  to  listen  to  his  complaint.  In  a  spirit 
of  irony  the  Deputy  Commissioner  suggested  that 
he  had  better  put  his  complaint  in  writing  and 
added  that  the  department  was  not  in  the  habit  of 
having  certificates  signed  by  men  without  arms. 
Thereupon  the  veteran  seated  himself  at  the  deputy's 
desk  and  began  to  write  his  complaint.  Before  he 
was  half  through  the  oflicial  told  him  he  need  go  no 
further,  except  just  to  sign  his  name,  and  was  pro- 
fuse in  his  apologies  for  the  injustice  that  had  been 
done.  Soon  after  that,  his  pension  being  restored, 
the  veteran  was  appointed  doorkeeper  at  the  Capitol, 
and  is  more  useful  than  most  of  those  who  have  all 
the  arms  they  are  entitled  to.  Holding  a  pen  be- 
tween a  pair  of  pincers  which  he  has  at  the  end  of 
his  arm  hooks,  he  can  write  almost  as  rapidly  and 
legibly  as  the  average  penman,  and  better  than  two- 


They   all    Like  The   Journal. 

Those  of  our  guild  can  ill  afford  to  miss  a  single  issue  of 
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maintain  its  quality  ;  but  like  good  wine  improves  with 
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LvMAN  P.  Spencer,  Newark,  N.  J. 

I  like  your  Journal  better  every  issue.  The  lessons  in 
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C.  W.  Jones,  Brockton,  Mass.,  Bus.  Coll. 

I  find  The  Journal  a  great  aid  to  me  in  my  class  drills. 
O.  H.  Richards,  Wichita,  Kans. 

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Miss  Myba  S.  Robinson,  Pawtucket,  R.  I. 

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in  the  December  Journal,  and  in  my  opinion  it  is  the 
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L.  D.  Teter,  Iowa  B.  C,  Des  Moines,  la. 

It  is,  I  believe,  the  best  publication  on  penmanship  in 
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D.  W.  Greer,  Morrell  Institute,  Johnstown,  Pa. 

Your  paper  is  certainly  the  finest  of  the  kind  that  is 
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Your  programme  for  '95  is  excellent.  You  may  be  sure 
that  I  will  assist  you  in  any  way  I  can. 

F.  B.  MooRE,  Indianapolis,  Ind.  B.  U. 

I  am  also  of  the  firm  opinion  that  The  Penman's  Art 
Journal  is  the  best  thing  of  its  kind  in  existence.    Every 
number  worth  ¥1. 
J.  H.  Bachtenkircher,  Supvr.  Writing,  La  Fayette,  Ind. 

That  The  Journal  is  at  the  very  topmost  pinnacle  of 
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in  penmanship  it  is  above  par. 

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Proiirl. 

©bto. 


pnoNO- 

_    ._    EK(il 
FRASHER,   Prtn. 


ouch  anil  itioxpenRt 

THE  NEW  PENROD  TRAINING  SCHOOL. 

foniin(>rc1al  toachera.  and  for  expert  accoiir 
r.  M,  rllOGUIl.I..  Malmwr.  Columbus.  Ohio, 


colleKe,  that  bi-for 


ndliiK  any  ecbool,  i 


flortb  Carolina. 

CHARLOTTE  COM.  COLL..  Charlotte, 


iQytiCQ^uAAaS 


Unstructioii  Bs  ^a>l. 


Boi^kkeeplntt.  ofBee  r 


ne  (all  details',  commercial 
e  most  successful  dilU  in 

nade  from  correspondence 


.  G.   NATUSCH, 


penmen. 


SAVE   YOUR  MONEY  by  ordering  your  Autc 

matle  ShadliiK  Pens.  ShadhiR  Pen  Inks  and  Sup 
piles  of  the  "  Automatic  Man." 


C.  R.  RUNNELLS.  9630  Bell  Avenue.  Station  P.     Sliiat  Vf.  .^^.^ J^^''^P:?L'./SI^^A"r'>' 
Chicago.    An  elegant  C.  E.  Pledge,  14  x  is  inches 
zlne  etching  from  penwork,  10c.    12  cards,  any 
name.  20c.    My  record  in  8  years  100.000  cards. 


P.  B.  S.  PETERS,  Storm  Lake,  Iowa.    Send  two 

dimes  and  get  one  year's  subscription  to  Commer- 
cial Rrvific;  Flourtsh  :  Ink  Recipe  :  Method  Ruling 
Cards  ;  total  value  »1.00.  13  lessons  In  plain  pen- 
manship, $1.30.  Lessons  in  Shorthand  bv  mall  In 
exchange  for  books  or  anything  of  value.  .Send 
stamp  for  particulars  or  penmanship  circular. 
A.    D.    TAYLOR   will  send    you    his   National 


Dollars 


of  Twenty  Lessons  in  Writing  for  only  Ten 

.    Terms,  one-half  In  advance.    Address  A 

TAYLOK,    ualveston    Bus.     Unl..    Galveston. 


resolutions, 
etc.  ."engrossed. 
ARTISTIC  PENWORK.-EnsrosslnE  of  Resolu 

..-_-    ^....         ._._     _._  peclalty,     "^ •*" 

E.   DEWUURST.  Utlca. 


tlons.  Testimonials,  etc..  a  specialty.     Everv  de- 
rfption  of  ornamental  pen  work  to  order.    Reso- 
tlons   engrossed    from    g3.50   upwards 
dence 


spondence  solicited. 

N.  Y. 

OILMAN,  Penman,  Redlngton,  Nebraska. 

one  dozen  written  cards  for  2'. 


TMant"  a&6. 


^ _.  „    tided  hu  xrxilim 

and  damping  the  replies  readu  fur  mailing 
ivrlliny  the  nnm-de-plvme  in  11  cftrner,  then  i> 
ino  such  i^ealetl  reuli«s  in  an  envrJiype  odrfrewwl  to 
Tiie  Penman'n  An  Jtmrnah  202  Broarfu-aj;,  Aeu 
York.  Pmtage  nitwt  be  sent  for  Jorwarding  Cata- 
Uitjua<,  ^ewHpapers,  Photo^fraphH,  6:c. 

Situations  Tiraante&. 


THE    BARTLETT   UOMMERCIAL   COLLEGE.  Clncin- 
lati.  O. 


AUOOD  3IA\  with  . 
one  of  two  schools  ;  n 
classes  and  manage  In  ca 
Agood  all-round  t 


{>erience,  as  principal  In 
it  be  able  to  handle  large 
of  proprietor's  absence. 
_        _  _    _    ^  secure  half  Interest  In 

both  schools.  Business  this  year  will  net  over  ta.OOO, 
will  double  next.  If  you  want  a  good  penmanship 
position  and  a  No.  1  Invesment  write.  A  cash  paj'- 
inent  of  a  few  hundred  dollars  will  secure  It,  balance 
11  monthly  payments.    Address  "NO.  9,"  care 


Pe.\m 

Bureau,  St.  Louis. 

JBuslncss  ©pportunitics. 

IF  YOl"  WANT  to  reach  penmen,  conmuTClt 
school  proprietors  and  teachers  supervisors  (i 
writing  and  drawing,  etc..  THE  Jovtrnal^s  want  eo 
nmns  will  put  you  In  communication  with  then 
Possibly  you  have  a  pen,  ink,  penholder  or  somethin 

if  the  kind  to  put  on  the  market.    ** —         ' 

'   r  some  business  enterprise, -. 

put  you  In  communication  with  the  right 


partner  for  > 


This  l! 

The  price  in  $'.2. ."SO  ench  insertion  for 
not  to  exceed  one  inch. 
be  piiid  for  in  ndvnnce  (S^)  the  adverlli 
will  be  entitled  to  a  third  insertion  free 
desired. 

202  Broad%vay,  New  Yi 


W. 


J.    KltiSLR^ 

writer    of    ndvertlsenie' 


a' 


4')  E.  Randolph  St.,  Chicago,  III. 
ELLA  P..  CALKINS,    Lacelle,  Iowa.     One  dozen    Spiilt. 


PERR^     \V  INFIELD    KANSAS     BUS    COLL 


ful  examination  should  be .„,.  „u„,e^vu.- 

*^\'  t*"""  '"'ormatlon  concerning  this   old  and 

i;^^K'rT.'°H"Ssa5°N%!.Tn.?x°'&'s,jt 

«ew  l^orh. 

LONG    ISLAND   BUSINESS    COLLEGE,   143  to 

MO    S'.uth   Mh   M  .  Bnioklyn.  N.  Y.    Catalogues 

r    \VRl"riVr'" 'i'-V''"-'''"'r""      ''*''*'^'''"^'''*  H^^^'^' 

EASTMAN   BUSINESS  COLLEGE,  Poughkeep- 

NEVy    YORK     BUSINESS    COLIEGE,    Ni    East 


US  fl  NllTlOll  flmeiicaiis  Wam  me  Besi, 

Underhill's  Rapid  Phonography 


/IDts^ourt. 

.^PALDINO'S  COMMERCIAL  COLLEGE,  Kansas 

.".■^ '..'." '^''"' "''i!;-"**' ''**"t^'^*'  •"•'**  business  col- 
UK'i  111  Mil- West.  Thorough  Instruction  given  in 
iH>nkf.j>uig,  shorthand,   typewriting,    telegraphy 

>i'\i  ni\ -"v'm   pJ^"     ^^''"'*hed  isflis.     J.  p. 

Colorado. 

wooow  ok'T  It  >     ^^mmrMANn     and    cnnn. 


coMt  50  per  cent,  extra. 


5.    HISHR,     Writing      Supervisor     Public 

^^--       >  [^rcnDRooKfccoTs  ^t"'^'^'^'^'  Rlt^hinond. 

-.^  ''''°"^!^"""'-JlS*y' Typewriter       and 

rooRArn    lMi|li>  Mill  l.<|uiil  tu    the    best 

MEN  and  TEACHEK.S.    Work  and  circulars  free. 
AUTOnATIC  SHADING  PEN  INKS.    Best 

Manufactured  by   A,   B.  Cushman, 


.  PEN- 


professlon  ;  practical,  energetic,  bustling 
much  experience.  Ready  at  short  i"-- 
falr  salary  with  good  school.      Addn 


Ready  at  short  notice.     Wants 


SEND  35  CENTS  for  fine  specimens  of  Wi 

Lettering  and  Flourishing.    Can'l  help  but 
Address  JNO.  K.SIPLE,  care  Bartlett's  Bi ; 


^shing. 
Cincinnati,  i 

PARSONS.  Creston.  lo 

-■  -'d  text,  which  has  bee 
thousands,     LEAR.\ 


goo<t  old 
NAME. 


-lid  I 


VKITE   YOTR 


W^ 


ILeacbers  Mantel. 

rF.I».— An  assistant  teacher  who  Isqu 


iLISH    TKAINI.NG  m  Hi 
rleaiis.  La. 
man  to    teach    bnukkc 


w-',;^,:^s^:„o,v;:r  .____ 

of  taking  charge  of  large  class  and  Illustrating  work 
upon  blackboard.  Good  muscular  movement  pen- 
man.    State  references  and  iowest  salary  required. 


1  LEStiONS."care  PiiNJiANti  Aut  JuUKNAL, 

Schools  ffor  Sale. 


siy  brfoix'thi-in" 

'„:::;■.,;;  ;Hi 

The  pilie  iii  9-i.SO  emli  i 

serlionforndH. 

uot  to  exceed  one  inch.     It' 

two  iusertiouH 

he  paid  for  in  advance  (S.5i 

the   ndvertisc'r 

will  be  entitled  to  n  third  ■ 

nsertiou  free,  it 

dexired. 

WTHAT  AM  lOFCEREO 

11     of  stock  in  a  well  estalillsh 

or  9500  fpnr  value  i 

liK'orporatetl :  right  inau  (  mf.  i 

In  school.    I'm  In  another  s.  1 

to  a  Kood  man.    Who  wants  [  i. 

:,.    '~,  ;.!' .uS"! 

I'"". 


the'departuiet 
Most  popular  s 
Ing     The  who 


id  elegantly 
35. QUO)    in 


i  falling  health  < 
the  Shorthand  " 
!  decided  to  sell  my  (controliiug 


my  wife  who  has  charge  of  the  Shorthand  De- 


FOK  SAI^Ii:.- 
my  wife  v 

partment.   I  ha.  _ „ „,    -- 

terest  In  a  good  Business  College  and  •  Shortnaml 
School.  But  little  competition  and  school  has  Al 
reputation.  In  a  city  of  about  la.OOO  inhabitants, 
A  splendid  chance  for  a  young  man  who  can  teach 
■      ■•        '.     Address  ".T.  H.  L.."  care  Penman's  Art 

jfor  Sale  or  XI;ra^e. 

penmanship, 

lythlng'that  you  want  to  sell  or  trade  't 

111  thiH  i-oiunin  will  talk  to  the  largest 

r    iiiih  iM  -    Interested  in  things  of  this 

'I     ■      rinil.    You  may  have  some 


suppUe: 


thing  youc 


Try  a 


The 


«ij..>«  i 


eed  • 


itled  I 


be  i>»id  fo 

will  be  eu 

desired. 

ril»RNET  F<»R  SALE 


rd  in 


1  fro 


Brass,  Courlols  Model, 
ler  case,  ah  in  good  condition.  Will  hpII 
F.  S.  PELLETT,  care  Penman's  Art  Journal, 

T  SQUARE  WANTED.-l  want  to  buy  a  second- 
hand Day  Shading  and  Spaclnir  T  Souare  State 
length  of  blade,  price,  how  loi 


hand  Day  Shading  t 
;th  of  blade.  prl<    . 
of   the   Instrument. 


ARTIST," 


School  iFurniture  or  SuppUcs 
jFor  Sale  or  Ei'Cbautic. 


yfA 


X;iOR  SALE. -Two 

months.     Price,  for  on 
dress  "  NATIONAL."  ca 


)ep*t  Furnltii 
(i  office  depts 
okkeeplne  at 


I  theotfier 
e  two.  HO 
kt  journa^ 


'^^yruzn^QyttCoJ^tUA/i^ 


V6i 


BY  A.  D.  TAYLOR.  GALVESTON,  TEXAS,  BUS.  UNIVERSITY. 


IF  YOU  WANT  IT 


I  know  you'll  uot  want  it  though.  But 
in  case  you  do,  you'll  get  it  by  return 
mail.  No  questions  iu>ked  ;  no  argu- 
lUcUt  ;  uo  request  to  take  something 
else— just  your  money  back  if  you 
want  it. 

I'm  selling  lots  of  "  Expert  Calculat- 
ors," and  not  a  single  purchnser  has  re- 
,  quested  his  money  back,  so  I'm  pretty 
safe  in  making  this  offer,  and  it  makes 
you  feel  .•mre  that  in  your  dealings  with 
me  you'll  be  treated  right. 

Tlie  Expert  Calculator  CoRtains : 

The  slu»rt  methods  of  aUdiuK.  multiply- 
ing-, subtrHutingr,  dividing,  t1gui-in^  inter- 
est, discount,  handling:  percentage,  frac- 
tions, mixed  numbei's,  decimals,  marking 
goods,  transposition  and  transphi cement 
of  flgnnes,  etc.  All  of  the  principal 
methods  are  given  and  clearly  illustrated. 
In  fact,  it  is  an  epitome  of  practical  shi.rt 
cuts  in  business  calculations. 

It  Una  04  pages,  is  cloth  hound,  htin 
{fold  Hide  stamp;  n  suttslatttlitl,   hand- 

FIVE  MAiiNint'liy'T  I'HOTO- 
ICHGRAVED  VHN  AND  INK  M>K- 
SKtys  by  Zaner,  Wallace,  neacom  and 
Dennis,  prepared  for  me  at  an  actual  eaiih 
oatlay  of  orev  $^<to,  are  sent  in  combi- 
nation with  th€^'■  Calculator"  for  $110. 
These  designs  are  new  and  are  works  of 
ai-t,  suitable  for  framing.  They  are  not 
for  sale  except  as  stated  in  the  otTcr.  The 
"Calculator"  alone  is  SI. 

C.  C.   REARICK,  "Box  K-A," 

DIXON,  ILL. 


SUPPLIES    FOR   PENMEN,   ARTISTS  AND  SCHOOLS. 

\\^E  have  ret-eived  so  many  cnlls  tnr  sni)plies  for  penmen,  artists  ami  sthuuls  tliat  we  have  derided  to  furnish  these  goods  to  Jouhnal  readers  and  their  friends.     Our 
*         office  is  right  in  the  heai-t  of  the  i>apor  dealers',  pen  mannfacturers',  artist  material  dealers'  and  school  funiishers'  district  in  New  York  and  we  have  exceptional 
opportunities  to  select  the  best  goods,  which  we  shall  furnish  at  lowest  Kew  York  prices. 

HOW    TO   ORDEIC.    Send  money  by  P.  O.  Money  or  Express  Money  Order.  Registered  Letter  or  Bank  Draft.    Stamps  taken,  but  are  at  risk  of  remitter.    Staff  crpUviUu  wlmt  is  wanted 
1  be  sentjDy  express  only  unless  a  mailinfT  price  isj^iyen,    Inks  and  other  liquids  are  mailed  in  a  patent  case  (approved  by  the  P.  o.  Dep't), 


si-nftice.  express otfice,  I 
incy  must  accompany  th 


company  and  State 


No  II 


-■i  opeiied. 


t  C.  O.  D. 


I  substimtial 


ra93^^=^?irj!:  -  CI  AMP  PENwr  ™: 


lUKK' 
)EUS.  i;r*vr,^...„ 

PANCY       Rl'BHKU      TIP>-, 

t«ize.    taper   cfdar   hnndle.    U 
I'ici:  St»e.  dozen  uiiail.  yOo. 

l*  ANTAiSRA  PH,  for  eulargliiK  or  diminishing  draw 
The  above  cuts  iwlth  exception  of  oblique  penholders,  w 

For  PENS  tWrlUns.  LetteriUK.  Drawing, 
ISltS.JoceSAL. 


,  LIQL'ID  INK^ 


s  according  to  material  used 
iize  of  articles. 

fe    181,  August,  189^.  JoL-HKA. 


rSTICK   INK,   INK  SLABS.   INK   ERADICATORS.  see  page  ati4.  septeiiibei 

AMES  &   ROLLINSON   CO.,  202  Broadway,   New  York. 


232 


'i<27(it0^uzjmS 


:  SCRAP=BOOK    SPECIMENS.  ! 


FOR  NEARLY  TWENTY  YEARS 

TT7HERE  have  been  accumulating  in  our  office  surplus  numbers  of  The  Penman's  Art  JorRNAi,  and  circulars  issued  in  connection  with  our  pen 
»l'  art  business;  also  multitudes  of  pamphlets,  school  circulars,  photographs  of  pen  drawings,  pen  and  pencil  specimens  sent  for  review  in  The 
Journal,  and  every  manner  of  work  identified  with  the  penman's  calling.  Twenty  years  is  a  long  time  and  there  is  a  big  pile— all  of  this  is 
carefully  packed  away  in  a  corner  of  our  establishment. 

As  a  reinlorcement  of  this  we  have  letter  files  extending  over  a  period  of  many  years,  and  containing  contributions  from  practically  every 
American  penman  worthy  of  the  name,  amateur  or  professional,  who  has  attained  to  any  sort  of  distinction,  also  from  hundreds  of  fine  writers  whose  names 
arc  wholly  unknown  in  the  profession. 

In  the  whole  pile  there  are  thousands  of  finest  engraver's  plate-proofs  of  penmanship  specimens  that  have  appeared  in  The  Journal,  also  of 
thousands  of  plates  that  have  been  made  on  outside  orders  All  of  this  material  has  been  preserved  with  great  care  with  a  view  to  its  use  in  a 
connection  which  «e  now  announce. 

The  material  referred  to  is  sufficient  to  fill  hundreds  of  penmanship  scrap  books  that  in  the  richness,  extent  and  variety  of  their  contents  will 
be  absolutely  matchless.  The  time'has  come  when  in  order  to  clear  it  away  with  the  least  possible  delay,  we  shall  for  the  present  make  prices 
that  are  within  the  reach  of  every  penmanship  connoisseur. 

As  will  be  seen  by  reading  the  groupings  listed  below  we  include  with  every  package  of  specimens  a  certain  number  of  copies  of  The  Pen- 
man s  Art  Journal.  These  papers  alone  contain  a  mine  of  penmanship  illustrations  that  are  worth  all  which  we  charge  for  the  entire  pack- 
age. It  is  our  intention  to  clear  out  all  of  the  back  numbers  that  we  have  on  hand  and  it  will  be  a  case  of  first  come  first  served.  We  can't 
undertake  to  send  particular  numbers  of  The  Journal,  but  if  anyone  ordering  a  package  will  send  a  list  of  Journals  that  he  already  has  we  will 
endeavor  to  send  no  duplicates. 

SCRAP=BOOK  SUGGESTIONS. 

The  arrangement  of  this  material  in  scrap-books  is  of  course  a  matter  of  individual  taste.  Any  sort  of  old  book,  especially  an  old  ledger  or 
other  blank  book,  may  be  converted  into  a  scrap-book  with  a  little  care  and  will  serve  the  purpose.  It  is  of  course  preferable  to  have  a  special 
scrap-book,  which  may  be  obtained  at  any  stationer's.  For  the  benefitof  our  friends  we  have  selected  several  that  seem  to  us  to  be  good  for  this 
purpose  and  have  prices  listed  at  cost.  A  very  taking  effect  may  be  had  by  so  simple  a  device  as  the  mounting  of  specimens  on  sheets  of  paper 
of  different  colors  and  binding  these  into  the  covers,  say  of  an  old  office  ledger,  having  first  removed  the  inner  pages  of  the  book.  Still  better  to 
get  a  binder,  like  that  used  for  The  Penman's  Art  Journal  and  bind  in  these  sheets  just  as  the  Journals  would  be  bound  in. 

It  is  wonderful  how  a  scrap-book  will  grow  when  it  once  gets  a  good  start.  The  greatest  care  should  be  exercised  in  laying  out  a  good 
sensible  arrangement,  properly  grouping  specimens,  trimming  them  neatly  and  labeling  them  with  care.  The  name  of  the  author  and  approxi- 
mately the  date  of  the  specimen,  neatly  written  or  lettered  under  the  same,  hiakes  a  record  that  is  interesting  for  future  reference. 

We  can't  undertake  to  trim  and  mount  these  specimens.  That  would  involve  considerable  labor  and  it  is,  besides,  work  that  the  owner  of 
the  scrap-book  should  prefer  to  do  himself.  With  the  specimens  we  give  information  as  to  authors,  date  and  any  other  facts  that  may  be  calcu- 
lated to  enhance  the  interest.     These  should  be  appropriately  inscribed  on  or  in  connection  with  the  mounted  specimens. 

In  the  front  of  every  scrap  book  there  should  be  an  index  of  the  authors  represen  ed,  In  mounting  specimens  there  should  be  no  attempt  to 
crctwd.  as  the  value  is  strengthened  by  liberal  margins  and  blank  spaces  around  the  designs.  Photographs  both  of  portraits  and  of  penwork 
should  be  unmounted  from  the  cardboard.  In  case  of  specimens  printed  on  opposite  sides  of  the  same  page,  as  or  instance  in  The  Journal  and 
in  some  circulars  both  sides  may  be  preserved  by  binding  in  the  sheet  and  over-laying  it  with  thin  paper,  cutting  out  openings  in  the  overlaying 
paper  where  the  specimens  occur.     Ihe  blank  spaces,  if  sufficiently  large,  may  be  uti  ized  for  pasting  down  over  specimens. 

In  the  arrangement  of  our  various  packages  we  have  endeavored  to  give  the  broadest  possible  variety.  It  would  be  useless  to  ask  us  to  send 
autograph  letters  by  this  ptrson  or  by  that  person,  but  as  with  Journals  if  you  already  have  good  specimens  from  particular  penmen  and  will 
mention  those  penmen  we  will  endeavor  to  make  nu  duplicates. 

<  $4  COMBINATION. 


$1  COMBINATION. 

\  Business  WritinR  by  4  different  penmen.    (Ge 


riginal  penwork). 


3  Artist  Proofs  of  EngrravecS  Penwork.     ^Plain  ohd  o 

OCIriuI;!'-  "  ii)i  PIhi  ,-,i!Krave(i  Pen  Designs.    (A  big  variety  of  artistic  penwork  ) 
8  Iltifii  ^    ■■-■■■'■         '"i     M  w's  Aht  JociiNAi>.    (Containing" many  rai*  specimens) 


;  Art  JornNA 


■  Business  Journal.    (Either  : 


K$2  COMBINATION. 


I  IG  Specimens  Business  Writing  by  16  different  penmen.    (Genuine  original  peawork  ) 

jy_    13  Specimens  Ornamental  Writing  by  12  different  penmen     (Genuine  original  penwork.) 

I  2  Specimens  Vertical  Writing  by  a  different  penmen.    (Genuine  original  penwork.) 

2  Specimens  Pen  Drawing  by  2  different  penmen     (Originals.) 
I  4  Original  Pen  Flourishes  by  -t  different  penmen. 
I  a  Specimens  Original  Pen  Lettering  by  2  different  penmen. 
I  1  Specimen  Automatic  Pen  Lettering-    (Original  penwork  ) 

2  Specimens  of  Koreign  Writing     {Original  penwork  from  Great  Britain.  France,   Switzerland, 
Australia,  Tasmania,  Japan,  Brazil,  etc.) 

12  Artist  Proofs  of  Enwraved  Penwork.    (Plain  and  ornamental  writing,  flourishing,  lettering. 


8  Spocf  n 
C  Spec  in 
1  Oritriit 


I2Ciivii 
18Ha.  U 
2  Back  • 


drawing,  design 


ived  Penwork.    (Plain  and  ornamental  script,  flourishing,  lettering, di-av 

roi-cign  Copy  Book.     (England.  Ireland.  Scotland,  Australia,  Franc- 
■rii  wliicli  to  select.) 

-nm  ;i\-'il  Pen  Designs     (A  big  variety  of  artistic  penwork.) 
\N^  \mt  .Journal,    (Containing  many  rare  specimens.) 


one  side  only  on  heavy  plate 

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Make  hundreds,  yes,  thousands  of  these  exercises, 
remembering  that  constant  repetition  gives  success. 
Make  them  with  your  eyes  shut  and  with  your  eyes 
open.  Cover  page  after  page  with  a  light,  free  ac- 
tion. 

When  you  feel  that  you  have  practiced  as  long  on 


LESSONS   IN    RAPID    BUSINESS 
WRITING. 

BY     L.     .M.    THOKNBfRaU.     CEDAR    RAPIDS.     IOWA. 

Xo.  11. 

Spfritn<-Hn  Slioivhiff  Jitijtrovi'tHeiit. 

99. — We  present  herewith  various  specimens  from 
people  East  and  West  who  have  faithfully  followed 
the_ directions  given  in  these  series  of  lessons  in  The 
Journal.  And  these  few  are  not  selected  exception- 
&^^y«f?ocd  ones  by  any  means.  They  are  among  the 
best,  of  course,  but  we  have  lots  more  like  them. 
We^^selected  them  to  ishow  what  can  be  done  by 
home  'practice  from  follo\ving  a  senes  of  lessons 
such  as  tliese. 

lemming  to    Hrltc    Without  a  Pmoiial   Teacliet: 

100. — Many  people  imagine  that  good  handwrit- 
ing cannot;be  obtained  without  the  aid  of  a  teacher 
at.one's  elbow.  Of  course  it  saves  time  and  trouble 
to  have^the  teacher.  But  by  careful  reading  and 
just  as  careful  following  of  instructions  given  in  a 
systematically  prepared  series  of  lessons  in  writing, 
a'student,  whether  old  or  young,  can  leam  to  write 
and  leani  to  write  well.  We  think  this  is  demon- 
strated in  the  specimens  shown  in  this  issue  of  The 
Journal. 

A   KIramI  Keflt-if. 

lot.— As  such  a  large  uinnber  of  copies  have  been 
given'jfrom  month  to  month  (too  many  to  be  mas- 
tered in  the  time),  we  have  thought  it  well  to  sug- 
gest a  review  for  tliis  month.  Get  all  of  your 
Journals,  beginning  with  the  Decemlier,  '04,  num- 
ber, before  you,  read  articles  month  by  month,  try 
each  and  every  exercise,  detei-mine  what  yom-  weak- 
■est  points  are,  number  them  in  the  order  of  impor- 


THE  lOURNAL. 


one  exercise  or  letter  or  word  as  you  can'and  get 
the  best  results,  take  up  your  next  weak  point.  Go 
through  a  systematic  drill  on  that  in  the  same  way. 

l*r('pare  for  the   ITlnate  in  Dvcejitber  •'Journal,*' 

103  —If  these  instructions  are  followed  systemat- 
ically and  a  few  extra  hours  put  in  this  month,  you 
will  be  astonished  to  see  how  well  your  arms  re- 
spond to  the  forms  your  eye  dictates,  and  you  will 
be  thoroughly  prepared  for  the  closing  lesson  in  the 
December  Journal. 

Scuil    Woik  for   IrillcUm    Earlu- 

1 04. — Those  desiring  criticisms  will  please  send  in 
specimens  not  later  than  November  32. 
Now  all  together  for  a  month's  good,  hard,  solid 


^"^^-^z,  /sycr    /  ^  /  <^  ^j-r^Ji,  y 


5tern  Parental  Resolution. 

"  Father,"  said  Sammy,  "  the  teacher  says  you  ought  to 
take  me  to  an  optician's.     He  says  I've  got  aatigmatit^m." 

"  GJot  what  f 

"  Astigmatism," 

*'  Well,  if  he  don't  thrash  that  out  of  you,"  roared  Mr. 
VVipedunks,  "  I  will  l""— Chicago  Tribune. 


15.  JANUARY  JOURNAL. 


O.  A.  Hoffman,  10  Old  Insurance  Building,  Milwaukee, 
Wis.,  is  author,  composer  and  publisher  of  a  new  waltz 
song,  '■  Have  You  a  Wheel."  It  has  a  bright,  catchy  air 
with  appropriate  words,  and  is  meeting  with  large  sale. 
Mr  Hoffman  is  a  widely  known  penman,  and  the  craft 
will  be  much  interested  in  bis  musical  venture. 


240 

LESSONS   IN    PROFESSIONAL  WRITING. 

BY  C.   P.  ZANEB,  COLCMBUS,   O. 

No.  10. 

[INITIAL  HADE  IN'JOURNAL  OFFICE.] 

CajHtata. 

I APITALS  !  What  fond  memories 
the  word  recalls  !  How  well  do 
I  call  to  mind  the  amount  of  en 
joymentand  insi)iration  I  derived 
from  some  "  whole-arm  capitals  " 
in  the  back  of  a  copy  book  nearly 
twenty  years  ago.  If  the  forms  herewith  were  to 
awaken  as  much  enthusiasm  on  the  part  of  the 
readers  of  The  Joubnal  as  similar  ones  have  in  me 
in  the  past,  I  should  envy  their  delight.  For  I  con 
sider  the  moments  spent  in  the  acquirement  of 
tliese  fonns  (and  they  took  a  decade)  among  the 
happiest  of  my  life.  But  a  large  portion  of  that 
delight  has  gone  forever,  never  to  return  save  at 
beholding  some  masterpiece  in  jiainting  or  in  trj'ing 
to  draw  something  which  seems  just  beyond  my 
present  powers,  but  which  I  hope  to  attain.  Surely 
"there  is  more  pleasure  in  pursuit  than  in  posses- 
sion," hut  there  is  more  satisfaction  in  having  it  than 
having  it  to  get.  Therefore  en,joy  the  pleasures  of 
acquiring,  and  then  the  satisfaction  which  comes 
only  by  jjossession. 

i:imci-j>tiint,   riniflilritcf  and  Pructice—Thre*' 

J^itHfnltalH. 

But  you  want  to  know  how  to  make  a  set  of  capi 
tals.  Well,  the  first  requisite  is  a  knowledge  of  form. 
The  next  and  most  important  essential  is  skill, 
which  comes  only  by  proper  effort  repeated  about  a 
million  times.  Another  very  good  thing  to  have, 
and  it  comes  best  by  experience,  is  confidence.  Not 
necessarily  that  kind  which  causes  the  head  to 
swell,  but  rather  that  which  is  the  result  of  honest 
effort  and  service.  I  have  heard  some  say  that  to  be 
able  to  make  a  good  set  of  capitals  yo\i  must  make 
a  half  dozen  sets  daily.  No  doubt  that  is  a  good 
way  to  learn.  Biit  there  are  other  ways.  Practice 
on  each  letter  imtil  you  can  make  it  well  any  time 
of  day  without  preliminary  practice.  Then  you 
can  make  a  set  of  capitals  with  but  little  additional 
practice. 

Slnfflr  Irltm   rlrat—Full  Alplinlirt  A/I,t: 

So  long  as  you  are  not  reasonably  sure  of  the 
])roduct  before  the  ink  leaves  the  pen  you  need  not 
e.xpect  to  experience  a  "howling"  success  in  getting 
uj)  sets  of  capitals.  As  long  as  you  make  as  many 
misses  as  hits  don't  spend  time  on  the  alphabet. 
Spend  it  on  individual  letters.  But  if  you  think  you 
can  make  letters  better  than  other  people  think  you 
can,  make  a  set  of  capitals,  then  sit  coolly  down  and 
look  at  each  letter  critically  and  see  if  you  would  be 
willing  to  liave  the  poorest  one  of  the  lot  serve  as 
an  initial  for  The  Journ.m..  If  not,  work  at  such 
letter  or  letters  luitil  you  would. 

JtfilaHoft  o/'   ir/ioff.  Xot    Ittittvtditat   rnrtn,   Determines 
Effect. 

But  the  appearance  of  the  alphabet,  after  all,  is 
not  dependent  so  much  upon  the  form  of  individual 


"Cy^nmoAAQyttCoJitcinaW 


BY  C.  P.  ZANER,  ILLUSTRATING  HIS  ACCOMPANYING  LESSON  IN  PROFESSIONAL  WRITING. 


letters  as  upon  the  relationship  as  a  whole.  All 
fonns  should  be  about  equally  distant,  and  the  shades 
uniform  in  weight. 

The   Movement  for  Capitals. 

The  movement  should  come  chiefly  from  the  upper 
arm  and  shoulder.  The  power  should  come  from 
the  shoulder.  The  control  should  come  from  resting 
the  forearm  on  the  table.  The  muscles  near  the 
elbow  .should  serve  as  a  rubber-like  rest,  but  they 
must  not  be  rigid.  Little  or  no  finger  action  should 
be  used  except  to  grip  the  holder  more  tightly  in 
producing  shades. 

Sliaxtino. 

The  shades  are  most  dilBcult  because  they  require 
a  double-like  action  to  produce  them.  Not  only  must 
the  pen  move  in  a  circular  direction  to  produce  the 
0,  but  the  hand  must  move  up  and  down  far  enough 
to  spread  the  pen  points  to  produce  the  shade.  They 
must  not  only  spread,  but  respond  in  time  to  go 
smoothly  around  the  bottom.  It  is  tliis  elastic-like 
action  that  requires  a  good  deal  of  training  and  de- 
termines the  quality  of  the  shade.  For  if  shades 
are  long  and  slim  it  reveals  the  fact  that  this  up  and- 
down  action  is  not  quick  enough  for  the  other.  And 
it  is  elastic  action  which  alone  at  times  determines 
amateur-  from  professional  writing. 


Dated 

To  ^K  z:^  rJz- 


D_^/|^ 


In  spite  of  all  the  discoiiragmg  things  I  have  said 
in  this  lesson,  see  if  you  can  beat  the  copy.  1*11 
promise  tcuiot  feel  envious  if  you  do.  Yoii  ought 
to  do  so,  for  I  believe  you  have  had  better  instruc- 
tion than  I  ever  received.     Try. 

CItlTIClSMH. 

W.  B.  C,  Tenn.—  Raise  your  pen  oftener  in  words.  It 
should  he  raised,  on  an  average,  in  making  about  every 
second  or  third  letter.  Manyof  yourloopsare  too  uaiTow; 
use  more  j^ircular  action  and  do  not  pause  at  top  of  I  or 
bottom  of  y. 

Sally  Lunn,  Pa. — Your  capitals  are  not  strong  enough. 
Use  more  arm  movement.  Your  small  writing  lacks  uni- 
foi-mity.  You  make  angles  sometimes  where  there  should 
be  turns,  and  vjcc  m-sa.  You  have  also  written  too  rap- 
idly, not  paying  enough  attention  to  the  little  things.  As 
a  whole,  however,  yom-  writing  is  Kood,  and  evinces  a 
good  deal^f  practice  or  more  than  average  talent. 

P.  H.  H.— Your  work  is  "coming  up."  Your  line  is  p, 
trifle  heavj'i  and  your  ink  is  too  heavy  for  delicate  work. 
It  looks  as  though  you  had  too  much  fluid  in  it.  A  little 
more  force  and  delicacy  in  movement  will  improve  your 
writing. 

R.  C.  B.,  O.— Your  work  is  too  rapid  (on  the  small  let> 
ters)  and  too  thoughtless.  You  do  not  raise  the  pen  often 
enough  to  secure  accuracy.  Remember,  it  takes  thought 
as  well  as  muscle.  It  takes  close  observation  and  pains- 
taking effort  in  every  detail.  The  finish  of  the  r,  .s  and  r, 
and  the  beginning  of  the  a,  top  of  the  /  and  finish  of  the 
/all  take  time,  care  and  attention.  Yon  have  done  well, 
and  you  have  a  good  deal  of  ability,  therefore  persevere. 

J.  F.  H.,  Pa. — Your  work  reveals  too  mtiny  angles  on 
the  base  line.  They  are  the  product  of  too  many  pen  lift- 
ings and  too  spasmodic  or  decisive  action.  You  shade  the 
/  too  high.  You  seem  to  use  too  much  finger  action  or  too 
slow  an  arm  action.  By  relying  more  upon  ease  and 
strength  your  writing  will  become  mure  graceful.  All 
in  all,  your  writmg  is  good— fine,  considering  the  tact  that 
you  are  not  following  it  professionally. 


y^t-^^z^ey 


ILLUSTRATION  ACCOMPANYING  LESSON  BY  L.  M.  THORNBURGH. 


Typewriting   is    Legal    Writing, 

Anew  law  in  Pennsylvania  declares  that  all  typewriting 
heretofore  executed  or  done,  and  all  which  may  hereafter 
be  done,  for  any  purpose  whatever,  shall  have  the  same 
legal  force  and  effect  as  ordinary  writing,  and  that  the 
word  "  writing  "  occurring  in  the  laws  of  the  State  shall 
be  held  to  include  typewriting.  Heretofore  it  has  been 
required  under  the  laws  that  wills  and  all  similarly  impor- 
tant legal  documents  of  record  -should  be  written  by  hand 
with  pen  and  ink.  The  Legislature  seems  to  have  satisfied 
itself  that  tjiiewriting  is  as  reliable  and  as  permanent  as 
handwriting  with  pen  and  ink,  although  the  machine 
writing  has  not  been  tested  by  time,  as  has  the  hand- 
writing.—Co?7H«u's  Rural  World. 


i  QyUtoJ^atA^S 


241 


CHROHATIC  POSTER  REPRODUCTION. 

A  Otntinpr   Atlvnnre  in  EairraTins. 

In  the  October  Journal  we  gave  a  line  reproduc 
tion.  in  black  and  white,  of  a  "  new  art  "  colored 
poster.  In  this  issue  of  The  Jour.val  we  present 
u  reproduction  of  a  poster  used  by  the  Waterbury 
Watch  Company.  This  plate  is  the  first  one  made 
by  this  process,  we  believe.  From  The  Biisiness 
Journal  we  quote  the  following,  which  will  give 
something  of  an  idea  of  this  new  style  of  engraving: 

You  have  heard  a  good  deal  about  color  photography 
for  some  years— the  promised  reproduction  of  natural  ol>- 
jects  in  their  exact  colors  with  a  camera  direct  V  VYell, 
that  hasn't  come  yet,  though  it  is  well  along  the  way,  and 
men  who  have  devoted  the  best  yeare  of  their  lives  to  it 
are  confident  of  living  to  witness  its  full  accomplishment. 
What  has  come  is  the  color-printing  we  are  talking  about, 
and  this  has  a  practical  value  far  beyond  the  making  of 
mere  colored  photographs,  as  the  printing  i^ress  is  a  far 
more  potent  instrument  than  the  camera.  These  wise 
men,  who  have  not  yet  aiTived  at  the  pomt  of  transmit 
ting  all  colors  directly  to  the  sensitized  paper  from  the 
camera,  have  nevertheless  been  able  to  catch  and  transfix 
distinct  tone  values  for  every  color  variation.  For  ex- 
ample, let  us  assume  that  by  their  method  a  solid  black 
object  will  reproduce  itself  as  a  solid  unbroken  mass,  and 
that  pure  white  will  make  no  impression  on  the  plate — 
solid  white,  so  to  speak.  Red  will  come  dark,  but  not  so 
dark  as  the  black.  Blue  will  come  light,  but  not  blank  (or 
white)  like  white.  Yellow  \vill  take  an  intennediate 
tone.  All  colors  come  from  these,  and  the  intennediate 
or  composite  coloi"s  will  reproduce  themselves  iu  inter- 
mediate tones  of  gray— the  tones  varying  with  absolute 
fidelity  according  to  their  constituent  elements  and  the 
modifying  influence  of  light  and  shade  in  the  original.  A 
dark  red  will  appear  different  from  a  light  red,  the  sun- 
light on  the  upper  surface  of  the  grapes  will  influence  the 
plate  precisely  as  it  influences  the  color  of  the  fruit  itself. 
Now  we  have  the  complete  "  key  plate."  every  color 
and  shade  of  the  original  being  represented  by  a  tone 
peculiarly  its  own,  running  the  scale  from  pure  white  to 
absolute  black.  The  expert  eye  knows  for  what  colors 
these  various  tones  stand,  and  he  has  the  object  itself  to 
guide  him.  The  next  thing  is  to  divide  up  this  whole  into 
as  many  plates  as  there  are  distinct  colors,  which  may  be 
done  by  the  usual  method  of  color  plate  printing,  though 
the  task  is  more  delicate.  Then  comes  the  printing.  Inks 
must  be  selected  that  match  each  primary  color  in  the 
original  iu  its  fullest,  deepest  tone,  and  each  color — say 
red,  yellow,  blue— requires  a  separate  printing.  WTiere 
the  modification  of  any  color  in  the  original  is  produced 
by  the  action  of  light  (white)  the  same  ink  that  repro- 
duces its  fullest  tone  will  also  reproduce  its  weakest  and 
all  intermediate  tones,  for  this  light  has  weakened  or 
diluted  the  color-tone  of  the  plate,  which  is  less  dense  at 
such  places.  Where  these  variations  are  produced  by 
composite  coloring  iu  the  natural  object— as  where  the 
red  of  the  peach  blends  with  the  yellow— the  plates  must 
be  made  to  overprint  each  other,  thus  producing  the  same 
composite  effect.  That  is  the  entire  magic  of  the  thing. 
Simple,  isn't  it?  The  Waterbury  poster,  is  11  x  14,  iu 
eeven  colors  (counting  white),  produced  by  four  print- 
ings. It  is  the  first  poster  of  the  kind,  we  think,  printed 
iu  this  country  from  rehef  plates.  The  work  is  "  flat  "— 
after  the  manner  of  the  new  art — not  of  the  blended,  litho- 
graphy style  obtained  by  chromatic  printing.  The  re- 
duced plate  that  we  show,  however,  is  a  chromatic  key 
plate.  In  the  usual  half-tone  the  coloi-s  would  run  into 
one  another,  with  a  blurring  effect,  but  here  each  tint  is 
closely  defined.  In  the  original,  the  sky  background  is 
blue,  the  water  blue-ffi-eeu.  the  foreground  buff,  the  panel 
yellow,  foliage  green,  wild  roses  pink,  hair  orange,  gar- 
ments white,  wings  yellow  and  black.     You  may  see  for 


yourself  that  each  of  these  tmts  preserves  its  special  color 
value. 


The  New  Art. 

While  the  "new  art"  is  undoubtedly  gaining 
ground — in  fact,  has  established  a  sort  of  niche  for 
itself  in  the  art  world— some  of  the  critics  do  not  like 
it.  Here  is  one  of  the  latest  humorous  criticisms: 

Aubrey  Jteanlslcy'H  Taste. 
Somebody  writes  to  an  English  paper  a  formula  for 
making  the  species  of  art  which  Mr.  Aubrey  Beardsley 
delights  in. 

Take  of  Swinburne's  ballads  three — 

Choose  the  most  erotic — 
Let  them  simmer  in  a  pan, 
Steeped  in  some  narcotic. 
To  this  mixture  he  adds  some  other  disagreeable  things, 
including  "  Several  Green  Carnations,"  and 
.    .     .    when  a  scum 
Thick  and  green  is  on  it, 
Throw  a  scene  from  Maeterlinck, 
And  one  hot  Richepin  sonnet ; 


BY  C.  C.   LISTER,  SADLERS'  B.  &  S.  BUS.  COLL.,  BALTIMORE.  MD. 


Grate  some  cankered  Dead  Sea  fruit, 

And  withered  flowers  of  passion, 
Drench  with  sauce  a  Schopenhaur 

Mixed  in  latest  fashion  ; 
Add  a  paradox  or  two 

(See  they're  Oscar  Wilde-ish) ; 
Sprinkle  in  some  drafstmanship 

Absolutely  childish  ; 
And,  when  all  these  things  you've  mixed 

lu^a  hotch-potch  baleful, 
Chinese  white  and  ivory  black 

Dash  in  by  the  pailful. 
Take  the  mixture  off  the  fire 

When  it's  well  heated, 
Put  it  in  the  sink  to  stand 

Till  it  grows  quite  fetid  ; 
Pour  it  in  a  tainted  mold, 

Like  to  nothing  human, 
Shut  your  eyes  and  hold  your  nose, 

And  serve  the  Beardsley  woman  I   ' 

—The  Book  Biujer. 

The   Chicago   Meeting  of   the    Western 
Penmen's  Association. 

The  tenth  annual  meeting  of  the  Western  Pen- 
men's Association,  which  will  be  held  in  the  rooms  of 
the  Chicago  Business  College,  45  E.  Randolph  street, 
Chicago,  December  2Q  to  ;iU  inclusive,  promises  to 
be  largely  attended,  an  enthusiastic  and  interesting 
meeting. 

We  have  received  the  advance  programme  from 
C.  A.  Faust,  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Commit- 
tee, and  from  a  careful  examination  of  the  subjects 
to  be  discussed  and  the  names  of  the  people  who 
present  the  subjects,  we  feel  that  a  profitable  and 
enjoyable  time  is  ahead  for  all  those  wlio  attend  this 
convention. 

In  the  December  number  of  The  Journal  we 
shall  present  the  ])rogramme  in  full,  giving  names 
of  persons  who  are  to  take  part. 

Chicago's  central  location,  low  railroad  and  hotel 
rates,  coupled  with  the  extra  enthusiasm  this  year, 
will  draw  out  the  largest  attendance  in  the  history 
of  the  Association.  Messrs.  Faust.  Palmer  and 
Brown  of  the  Executive  Committee  are  leaving 
nothing  undone  that  will  make  the  meeting  a  profit- 
able one.  The  correspondence  indicates  a  very  full 
attendance  Every  business  cone.<e  and  shorthand 
college  proprietor,  every  teacher  of  penmanship, 
drawing,  commercial,  shorthand  and  typewriting 
branches  should  be  there.  Lay  your  plan.-*  to  be  on 
hand  bright  and  early  on  the  morning  of  December 
26,  1895.     Begin  to  plan  now.  .    ,  .  ^   ^  i.,. 


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Our   Public   and    Normal   Schools. 

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and  normal  sclimils  have  great  opportunities  and 
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these  linos  desire  to  be  kept  informed  of  what  is 
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practically  all  Superintendents  of  PubUc  Schools 
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BY  A.  F.  NEWLANDS,  ILLUSTRATING  HIS  ACCOMPANYING  ARTICLE  ON  VERTICAL  WRITING. 


'  Old   Tyme    Penmanship  "   and 
of   the    World." 


'  Writing 


Owing  to  lack  of  space,  we  are  obliged  to  omit  the 
articles  on  "Old  Tyme  PenmansHp  "  and  "  Writing 
of  the  World  ' '  from  this  number.  Both  series  will 
be  resumed  in  December  Journal.  We  might  say, 
in  this  connection,  that  we  have  scores  of  bright  arti- 
cles and  hundreds  of  beautiful  and  practical  speci 
mens  to  run  in  early  issues  of  The  Joitrnal. 


y^imoifyv^w^ 


n'ewlands,    supervisor 
kingston,  ont. 


OF     WRITING, 


Te^a  or  Lener  ravins  to  IhrUle  Which  Are  llest. 

9-1.— We  have  carefully  tested  all  known  letter 
forms  in  onr  classes,  not  for  a  day  or  a  week,  but 
until  the  pupils  formed  the  habit  of  making  them 
on  their  regular  work.  In  this  way  alone  could  it 
be  determined  what  the  practice  on  such  forms 
would  produce. 

WlKil  a  Form  Lnian  To,  fa  Ihx  CHIerion. 

{)5. — No  form  has  been  adopted  for  what  it  is  in 
itself,  but  for  what  it  leads  to. 

Modified  Rotnnn  Forms  are  Best. 

96.— In  most  cases  it  has  been  found  that  a  slight 
modification  of  the  Roman  letters  gives,  by  far,  the 
best  results.  Not  only  do  the  primary  pupils  leam 
to  make  the  forms  easily,  but  the  senior  pupils  write 
them  rapidly  and  legibly.  After  leaving  school  the 
pupils  easily  adapt  them  to  the  requirements  of 


their  work  and  the  adaptation  is  usually  a  good  legi- 
ble form. 

the    trrlHng 

97. — A  large  percentage  of  persons  are  imitative, 
and  no  matter  what  style  of  writing  they  learn  at 
school,  when  they  come  under  the  influence  of  others 
of  a  stronger  personality  there  is  a  tendency  to  copy 
them  more  or  less,  some  only  to  the  extent  of  chang- 
ing a  few  of  the  letter  forms,  but  others  change 
their  whole  style  and  model  it  upon  that  of  the  per- 
son by  whom  they  are  influenced. 

98.— Comparatively  few  will  retain  the  exact  style 
in  which  they  were  trained  in  school,  and  therefore 
teachers  need  not  look  at  the  writing  of  the  pupils 
and  exclaim  "  this  is  the  end."  It  is  not.  it  is  sim- 
ply a  stage  in  development. 

Jlaeh  Iiidiuidmil  I'oriii  ti  Basic  I'ortii. 

9J).— Not  only  should  the  style  of  writing  used  as 
a  standard  be  one  that  is  easily  modified,  but  each 
individual  letter  form  in  that  standard  should  be 
merely  a  basic  form;  it  should  have  no  excrescences. 

The  Capitals  fiteen  Ilereu-ith  the  Result  of  Much 
ICjriieritneniinf/. 

too.- Several  readers  of  The  Journal  who  have 
adopted  vertical  writing  have  been  experimenting 
along  the  lines  suggested  in  these  articles,  and  have 
originated  sets  of  letters  from  their  experiments. 
Some  of  the  forms  chosen  are  very  similar  to  those 
we  tiave  adopted  as  oui-  basic  foiius.      They    will 

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243 


now  appreciate  the  complete  set  of  capitals  given 
with  this  article  In  the  (irst  column  we  have  given 
the  skeleton  Roman  letters,  in  the  second  our  typal 
or  basic  forms  and  in  the  third  some  of  the  develop- 
ments of  these  forms  as  seen  in  the  work  .of  some  of 
the  senior  pupils  and  by  those  who  liave  left  school 
and  have  engaged  in  business  pursuits.  Those  who 
claim  thiit  all  should  write  but  one  style  of  letter 
throughout  will  consider  this  development  of  the 
forms  on  the  part  of  the  pupils  a  weakness,  but 
from  our  experience  we  are  satisfied  it  means 
strength. 

Tifpnt  Ftirnis  Brut  for  Teachinif. 

10 1.— Some  may  at  first  thought  choose  some  of 
the  modifications  as  being  better  forms  to  teach  than 
the  typal  forms,  but  e.xperience  has  shown  that 
l)upil«  who  readily  modify  the  typal  form  to  that  in 
column  1  might  not  find  that  in  column  2  at  all 
easy  to  make  Hence  these  would  be  unsafe  forms 
to  adopt  as  a  standard  for  teaching.  The  iV's  and 
Jl/'s  are,  of  course,  modifications  of  the  lower  case 
Roman  letters.  We  found  that  tew  pupils  could 
make  well  the  forms  based  on  the  upper  case  letters. 
In  rapid  WTiting  the  slanting  lines  would  become 
vertical  and  so  mafce  the  A' appear  like  one  form  of 
small  script  t  and  the  M  like  double  (  without  the 
cross  stroke. 

rill-  I  ami  .1. 

lOiJ.  —The  /  and  J  were  interchangeable  until  the 
fifteenth  century,  when  there  was  a  gradual  differen 
tiatioii  in  the  form  of  these  letters,  the  J  was  length- 
laied  and  furnished  with  a  final  curve  turned  to  the 
lett  to  accommodate  the  main  body  of  the  lettering. 

l();j. — Owing  to  the  conventional  script  forms  of  / 
and  -7  there  has  been  much  confusion  with  these 
letters.  The  /  with  its  broad  oval  bottom  retains 
more  of  the  form  of  the  Roman  J  than  does  the 
script  form  of  that  letter  itself  with  its  large  oval 
top  and  small  looped  bottom. 

1 04. — The ./  shown  in  the  basic  cohimn  retains  the 
broad  bottom  of  the  Romaii  letter.  I  have  .seen  but 
one  case  where  a  pupil  has  practiced  this  basic  form 
and  afterward  modified  it  with  a  small  turn,  as  at 
the  bottom  of  our  capital  /. 

Fraternal  Notes. 

—  MiRS  Clara  Banks,  fuinierly  supervisor  of  Kuoxvjllp. 
la,,  is  now  doing  like  work  in  Osage,  la. 

—  Miss  Elizabeth  Garst,  supervisor  of  drawing  and 
writing  in  the  Greeuvillej  O.,  Public  Schools,  is  making  a 
success  of  her  work. 

—  W.  E.  Harsh,  supervisor  of  writing  and  drawing  in 
Helena,  Mont.,  schools,  in  a  late  letter  acknowledging  the 
receipt  of  the  certificates  awarded  his  pupils  in  The 
Journal's  Public  School  Writing  Contest,  says:  "  I  wish  to 
express  my  thanks  to  you  for  the  assistance  you  have  ren- 
dered me  in  arousing  and  sustaining  interest  in  the  subject 
of  penmanship.  The  premium  certificate  for  Ethel  Pleas- 
ants came  to  hand,  and  it  is  a  beauty.  .  .  .  We  try 
the  verticiil  this  yeai-  in  one  of  our  ward  buildings,  and 
shall  follow  its  workings.  .  .  .  For  the  past  week  I 
have  been  engaged  in  instructing  the  teachers  of  this 
county  in  methods  of  teaching  writing." 

—  Miss  L.  Wiseman  is  supervisor  of  writing  in  Colorado 
Springs.  Colorado  CMty  and  Roswell,  Colorado. 

—  In  a  letter  lately  received  from  C.  H.  Pierce,  super- 
visor, Evausville,  Ind.,  he  says:  "  I'm  warming  up,  and  so 
is  Lyon.    .     .    .    The  last  Journal  is  superbly  grand." 

—  Miss  Elizabeth  Ryder,  formerly  supervisor  of  writing 


BV   I-ANODON  S.  THOMPSON.  ACCOMPANYINlI 


.  LHSSON   IN   BLACKBOARD  DRAWING. 


St.  Louis,  Mo,    Her 


—  In  a  letter  received  from  Miss  Jennie  O.  Muth,  special 
teacher  of  drawing  and  writing  in  the  Ottawa,  Kans., 


/-^-^^' 


public  schools,  she  says:  *•  The  Journal  is  just  what  the 
teachers  need,  and  I  shall  tell  them  so.  We  use  Thompson's 
drawing  books  in  our  schools,  and  hi&  illustrations  in  your 
paper  will  be  a  gi-eat  help  to  us.  .  .  .  I  beg  your  par- 
don, but  you  address  me  amiss  when  you  do  not  address 
me  a  miss."  Her  first  letter  to  us  was  yigned  simply  J. 
O.  Muth,  and  the  stenographer  naturally  addressed  the 
letter  Mr.  J.  O.  Muth. 

—  In  addition  to  his  work  in  the  State  Normal  School, 
Cape  Girardeau,  Mo.,  E.  H.  Ealy,  penman  of  that  institu- 
tion, \xB&  charge  of  the  writing  in  the  public  schools  of 
that  place.  Tnousauds  of  pupik  coine  under  his  instruc- 
tions m  the  course  of  a  year. 

—  L.  C.  Rusmisel  is  a  new  special  teacher  of  writing  in 
the  Hoyt,  Kans.,  Public  Schools. 


BUSINESS  WRITINC.  BY  SAM  EVANS.  SPRINGFIELD.  MO,,  NOR.  COLL. 


A    Public    School    Exhibit    at    the    Chicago 

fleeting  of  the  Western  Penmen's 

Association. 

At  the  eleventh  hour  last  year  an  exhibit  of  writinx 
and  drawinf;  of  public  school  jiupils  was  prepared 
by  a  number  of  enterprising  supervisors,  for  the 
meeting  of  the  Western  Penmen's  Association.  This 
impromptu  exhibit  was  such  a  success  that  many 
thought  it  should  be  made  a  permanent  thing.  We 
have  received  the  following  letter  from  Supervisor 
Reister  of  Ceuterville,  la.,  about  an  exhibit  for  the 
Chicago  meeting.  Dec.  26,  27,  2S,  29  and  30,  189.5: 
Centerville,  Iowa,  October  4,  1895. 

Friend  Kinsley  —Can  not  we  aiTunge  for  a  display  ot 
pupils'  work  from  pubUc  schools  during  Chicago  meeting 


244 

of  Western  Penmen's  Association,  and  offer  a  prize  of  a 
certiflcate  or  diploma  for  schools  showing  best  work  either 
as  a  whole  school  or  from  different  departments  of  the 
school— viz. :  primary,  intermediate,  grammar  or  high 
schfxil  departments  * 

I  should  like  to  know  what  some  of  the  other  Super- 
visors are  gettinn  in  the  way  of  results,  as  talking  is  all 
right,  lint  results  from  the  pupils  are  what  we  are  work- 
ing for  and  not  from  a  few  of  the  best,  but  from  every 
one  in  the  school,  good,  bad  and  all. 

I  am  ready  to  show  up  our  1,400  children,  and  if  we  are 
not  as  goo<l  as  some  one  else  we  will  not  get  the  prize, 
and  do  not  want  it,  and  if  we  are  a  little  better  we  would 
feel  pretty  good—  that  is  all. 

Schools  entering  this  contest  should  have  the  same 
chance,  and  work  should  \w  done  in  a  uiiiform  manner, 
and  the  length  of  time  the  siiecial  teacher  has  been  em- 
ployed should  be  taken  into  considenition  by  judges. 

Please  let  me  hear  from  .vou  on  this  subject,  and  if 
practicable  let  us  have  it.  1  merely  offer  this  as  a  sug- 
gestion. Very  truly, 

H.  E.  Reister. 

We  tliink  that  all  of  the  suggestions  made  by 
Mr.  Reister  cannot  well  be  curried  out  this  year,  as 
the  time  is  so  short,  and  the  association  should  pass 
on  the  awarding  of  certificates,  selection  of  judges, 
etc. 

But  wouldn't  it  be  found  to  be  practicable,  at  the 
Chicago  meeting,  to  make  arrangements,  appoint 
judges,  looking  toward  the  awarding  of  diplomas, 
certificates,  etc..  for  'lUi  meeting'/  This  mutter 
should  be  di8cusse<l  at  the  Chicago  meeting. 

In  the  meantime  supervisors  and  special  teachers 
should  prepare  exhibits  for  the  Chicago  meeting. 
It  is  best  to  exhibit  specimens  from  evet^  pupil  in 
each  grade  in  a  city,  or  at  least  from  all  in  each 
grade  in  some  one  building.  The  plan  is  to  show 
the  work  of  «(/  pupils  in  that  particular  grade.  Even 
if  but  one  grade  is  entered  it  will  be  an  interesting 
exhibit. 

Such  an  exhibit  stimulates  pupils,  teachers,  super- 
visors and  cities,  is  of  decided  benefit  to  the  cause  of 
good  writing  and  drawing,  and  helps  the  Western 
Penmen's  Association.  Let  us  have  a  big  exhibit 
this  year. 

RECENT   BOOK    ADOPTIONS    IN    PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS. 

HHIina. 

Dunbar,  Pa.,  Speucerian  Copy-Books. 

Foster,  Pa.,  Normal  Review  Copy-Books. 

Walker  County,  Ala.,  Hansell's  Copy-Books. 

Bloomsbiu-g,  Pa.,  Speucerian        '* 

State  Board  of  Education,  Washington,  A.  Lovel  &  (^o.'s 
(Jraphic  System  of  Copy-Books  (slant),  Nos.  I  to  5, 
Wash,  edition;  the  Common  Sense  Copy-Books  (vertical), 
Nos.  1  to  .'>  Wash,  edition. 

Halodou.  N.  J.,  Vertical  Copy-Books. 

Mill  Creek.  Pa.,  Business-Standai-d  Series  of  Writing. 

Eiist  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  Normal  Review  System  of  Ver- 
tical Writing. 

Kansas  City,  Kau.,  American  System  of  Vertical  WritiUK. 

Shamokin.  Pa, .Vertical  Copy-Books. 

Williainstown.  Maj^s.,  Hurper's  Copy-Books, 

.lersoy  City.  N.  J„  Sheldon's  New  System  ot  Vertical 
Writing,  Hill's  Vertical  Copy-Books, 

Bethel,  Pa.,  Speucerian  Copy-Books. 

Corning,  N.  V.,  Vertical    " 

Ashland,  Wis  ,  Ellsworth  Vevtical  Copy-Books. 

Duryea,  Pa..  Sjiencerian  Copy-Books. 

Wrightsville.  Pa.,      **         " 

Turnersville.  N.  J..  "         "  " 

Pittston,  Pa.,  " 

Mt.  Joy.  Pa.,  Business  Standard  Copy-Books. 

Philivdelphio,  Pa.,  Speucerian  Copy-Books,  and  Payson, 
Dunton  &  Scribner's  covers  for  Copy-Books. 

Allegheny,  Evans  City.  Fairmont  City,  Leechburg,  Ke.vs. 
Marburg,  Hanover,  Pineville,  Rudy,  Halstead,  Pa., 
Speucerian  Copy-Books, 

Hutchinson,  Kan,,  Merrill's  Vertical  Writing, 

fV,iiu.i<.|ri<.(. 

Clevelaud,  O,,  Tildeu's  Com'l  Law,  Hills  Com'l  Law  and 

(^ora'l  (Geography. 
Mouticello,  III,,  Williams  &  Rogers'  Bookkeeping, 
Dubuque,  la,,  Tililen's  Com'l  Geography,    Ward's  Bus. 

Forms, 


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The  New  York  Normal  College  Girls. 

The  Normal  College  girl  and  her  student  sweetheart 
must  part  at  the  extreme  limit  of  the  square  occupied  by 
the  red  brick  fans  of  learning  henceforth,  for  President 
Hunt«'r  does  not  approve  of  schoolgiri  flirtations  and  has 
set  his  face  against  "  philandering,"  as  Mulvaney  would 
say.  He  says  no  girl  has  ever  been  suspended  for  breaking 
this  unwritten  rule  in  the  quarter  of  a  century  he  has 


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ILLUSTRATING  ACCOMPANYING  I.KSSON    FOR  UNGRADED  SCHOOLS  UV   I-'    M.   WALLACE. 


been  at  the  college,  but  after  a  first  offense  he  always 
si)eaks  to  them  on  the  subject.  "  Girls  can  be  truthful  in 
almost  all  other  matters  if  they  wish,"  he  says,  "  but  they 
will  persist  in  having  remarkably  youthful  looking  '  fath- 
ers,' strangely  unlike  'brothers'  and  very  attentive 
'  uncles.'  " 

Poor  Pyramus'  and  Thisbes'  ! — Svw  York  Coinitten-ial 
Ailrerlisrr. 


Speed  —Legibility. 


Legibility— Speed. 


Mountiiins  ' '  seem  to  have  been  built  for  the  hu- 
man race,  as  at  once  their  .schools  and  cathedials; 
full  of  treasures  of  illuminated  manuscript  for  the 
scholar,  kindly  in  simple  lessons  for  the  worker,  quiet 
in  pale  cloisters  for  the  thinker,  glorious  in  holiness 
for  the  worshiper.  They  are  great  cathedrals  of 
the  earth,  with  their  gates  of  rock,  pavements  of 
cloud,  choirs  of  stream  and  stone,  altars  of  snow. 
and  vaults  of  purple  traversed  by  the  continual 
stars." — Ruskht. 

We  have  treated  of  the  repose  of  still  water  in 
lakes  and  seas,  its  agitation  by  the  winds  into  waves, 
its  playful  leap  over  precipices,  its  ascending  column 
shooting  from  open  craters  of  the  earth  and  its  con- 
gelation into  majestic  glaciers  and  icebergs. 

We  are  now  to  consider  "  the  most  rugged  forms 
and  the  most  graceful  outlines,  bold,  perpendicular 
cliffs  and  gentle  undulating  slopes;  rocky  mountains 
and  snowy  mountains,  somber  and  solemn,  or  glitter- 
ing and  white,  with  walls,  turrets,  piimacles,  pyra 
mids,  domes,  cones,  and  spires  !  " 

The  typical  mountain  is  conical  in  shape.  Let  the 
student  begin  mountain  drawing  by  sketching  and 
sliading  a  cone,  Fig.  1.  Here,  again,  we  have  the 
five  degrees  ot  light  and  shade  common  to  objects 
circular  in  section,  and  previously  explained  in  Les- 
son VIII.  After  the  single  cone  draw  a  range  of 
cones.  Fig.  '3.  a  single  mountain.  Fig,  2},^,  and  a  range 
of  mountains.  Fig.  3.  In  Fig.  3  the  tendency  will 
be  to  make  the  separate  mountains  too  nearly  alike. 
Figs.  4  and  5  represent  large  rocks  or  bare  rocky 
mountains. 

In  Fig.  6  the  shading  is  less  decided,  indicating 
distance.  Figs.  7  and  8  represent  volcanoes  in  action. 
Our  earth  affords  no  grander,  more  awful  or  mag 
nificent  spectacle  than  that  manifested  by  a  volcano 
in  full  action. 

The  drawing  of  smoke,  steam,  etc,  will  be  more 
tvilly  considered  in  a  future  lesson,  tmder  the  head 
ot  clouds. 


Heart   Pierced    by  a   Slate-Pencil. 

PirrsBCRGH,  Oct.  '2.5.- Johnny  Gripp,  aged  eight,  was 
ruunmg  home  from  school  to-day,  when  he  fell.  A  slate- 
pencil  that  he  held  in  his  hand  pierced  his  heart,  and  he 
died  in  Ave  minutes. 


A    Suggestion. 

In  the  writer's  estimation  but  two  things  are  re- 
quired of  writers  by  business  men— speed  and  legi- 
bility. Writing  must  be  easily  read  and  rapidly 
written.  Slant,  spacing,  shade,  height  of  letters,  etc, 
are  only  incidentals. 

Let  all  who  desire  to  make  a  test  of  this  matter 
on  any  school  day  in  December.  1895.  give  to  each 
and  every  pupil  in  his  or  her  school  a  sheet  of  legal 
or  foolscap  paper.  Let  the  pupils  write  for  five 
consecutive  minutes  on  this  sentence;  "This  is  to  be 
a  test  of  speed  and  legibility. "  Collect  these  papers 
and  bring  or  send  them  to  the  next  meeting  of  the 
Western  Penmen's  Association,  there  to  be  displayed 
and  judgment  passed  upon  them  in  any  manner  the 
Executive  Committee  may  direct — a  committee  of 
disinterested  business  men,  the  president  of  some 
bank,  the  president  of  some  insttrance  company,  the 
editor  of  some  daily  paper,  as  judges — or  in  any  way 
the  Executive  Committee  think  best. 

The  writer  will  agree  to  furnish  one  hundred  such 
specimens  from  the  high  school  ot  this  place,  to 
compare  with  the  work  from  similar  public  schools. 

Users  of  vertical  copy  books  especially  invited  to 
send  work.  Bro.  John  Jackson  of  England  is 
URGED  to  bring  or  send  specimens. 

Respectfully. 

A.  E.  Parsons. 

Supervisor  of  Writing.  Creston,  Iowa. 


The  Art  of   Writing   Letters. 

The  most  delightfully  worth-while,  writes  Mrs.  Roger 
A.  Pryor  in  the  TMineulnr,  ot  all  accomplishments  is,  to 
my  mind,  that  of  writing  charming  letters.  However 
sweet  a  song  may  be,  it  is  evanescent  as  a  breath,  and 
survives  as  a  divine  memory  only.  Conversation  requires 
the  actual  presence  of  those  who  engage  in  it,  and  the 
pleasure  it  gives  depends  upon  many  things— a  melodious 
voice,  an  attractive  appearance,  may  be  cheerful  rooms, 
congenial  surroundings,  freedom  from  the  cares  and  inter- 
ruptions of  life.  But  it  matters  not  how  cold  and  bare 
a  garret  home  may  be,  nor  how  forbidding  its  outlook 
upon  the  chimney  pots  under  a  wintry  sky,  or  whether 
the  lodge  be  in  a  wilderuess  or  foreign  land— given  some 
measure  of  leisure,  good  stationei-y  and  a  convenient 
post  office,  all  the  world  may  he  ours.  We  may  daily  send 
forth,  on  white  \ving8,  our  highest  thoughts  and  most 
gracious  words,  and  a  full  meed  of  appreciation  will  .surely 
return  to  us. 


One  Exception. 

Teucher  :  •■  Are  there  any  exceptions  to  the  rule  that 
heat  expands  and  cold  contracts  Y  " 

Tommy  :  '■  Yes'm.  The  ice  man  leaves  a  lot  bigger 
twenty -pound  chunk  since  it  got  colder."— /luimnu^jo/is 


Jour 


P.S.  to  the  Lord. 

"  Mamma,  when  you  have  finished  your  prayers,  soid 
amen,  you  know,  and  then  think  of  something  else  you'd 
like  to  ask  the  Lord,  do  you  say,  postscript ':■  "—.Vcif 
York  iVorld. 


It  Didn't  Flatter. 

The  Artist  (referring  to  technique) :  ■■  Looks  a  lot  like 
Millais,  doesn't  if:' " 

The  Lady  (who  is  not  satisfied  with  her  portrait) :  "  It 
may;  I've  never  seen  him;  but  it  certainly  isn't  like  me." 


LESSONS  IN  WRITING    FOR  UNGRADED 
SCHOOLS. 

BY   F.    M.    WAIXACE,  SHENANDOAH.   IOWA. 

No.    9. 

[INITIAL  MADE  IN   JOURNAL  OFFICE.] 

Capttain. 


ORK  much  and  often  on  the  direct 
ovals,  as  the  letters  herewith  are 
all  made  from  that  movement. 
Capitals  are  the  same  height  ahove 
the  lline  as  the  loop  letters— three 
times  as  high  as  the  one  space 
letters. 

Use  a  more  rapid  and  freer  movement  than  for 
small  letters  and  figures.  Make  the  letters  with  the 
same  speed  as  that  used  in  the  oval  exercises. 

lomarm  for  the    Larf/e,    11  hole-arm  for  the  fmtill 
I'lipllH. 

Use  the  muscular  (forearm  movement)  for  large 
students.  Small  pupils  must,  of  course,  use  whole- 
arm  movement.  They  should  use  lead  pencils,  and 
should  not  hold  them  as  the  pen  is  held.  If  any  of 
them  are  able  to  drill  easily  with  the  forearm  on  the 
desk,  promote  them  by  having  them  use  pens  and 
ink. 

Do  not  permit  finger  movement,  as  the  capitals 
cannot  be  made  well  in  that  way. 

Require  the  hand  and  pen  to  move  together— both 
having  the  same  motion. 

Remember  that  when  the  thumb  bends  there  is 
sure  to  be  finger  movement. 

Keep  the  thumb  quiet  and  the  wrist  off  the  paper. 

The  balance  is  easy. 

Moiittau. 

Drill  on  the  direct  ovals  several  minutes. 

Ko.H/i.—Make  six  O's  without  stopping  the  motion. 
Count  "  one."  "  two  "  for  each  letter. 
Tuvsflaj/. 

Practice  the  direct  ovals  as  before. 

Nn. ,«.  -Use the. same coimt  for  C.  Makesixletters 
without  stopping  the  motion,  having  the  first  stop 
a  long  one,  and  use  plenty  of  up  and  down  movement. 

Weil  II,  silail. 

Work  on  the  direct  ovals  faithfully. 

Ifo.  ,w;.— Count  "  one,"  "  two"  for  capital  A.  The 
letter  is  nearly  clo.sed  at  the  top.  Bring  the  second 
downward  stroke  to  the  ruled  line,  on  the  regular 
slant,  and  slacken  the  movement,  making  a  very 
short  turn,  as  in  small  «,  and  finish  one  space  above 
the  line. 

If  the  letter  is  too  wide— a  common  fault— there 
is  too  much  side  movement  to  the  left  on  the  first 
stroke.    Make  that  stroke  with  less  slant.    Tvu-ning 


the  lower  part  of  the  paper  to  the  left  will  tend  to 
correct  the  fault. 

Thumttaii. 

Drill  again  on  the  direct  ovals  a  short  time. 

.Vo.  67.  —For  D  the  time  is  the  same  as  for  A. 
Study  the  form  of  the  letter,  noticing  the  little  hoop 
at  the  line,  and  that  the  turn  on  the  top  is  entirely 
above  the  downward  stroke,  and  to  the  left  of  it. 
and  that  the  lower  part  of  the  turn  is  carried  back 
to  the  right. 

Review  the  oval  exercises  carefully. 

Y„.  ,w.— Count  'one."  "two  "for  capital  E.  It 
may  begin  with  a  dot.  The  lower  part  is  about  twice 
the  size  of  the  upper  part. 

Do  not  permit  any  careless  work,  nor  allow  the 
letters  to  be  shaded.  Be  extremely  particular  at 
all  times.  Remember  to  use  your  hand  board  in 
teaching  the  capitals.  Have  all  pupils  use  the  black- 
board freely,  on  each  letter,  until  it  is  fairly  well 
understood,  before  using  pens,  etc.  One  letter  is 
all  that  should  be  attempted  at  any  lesson.  Renew 
often,  drilling  upon  such  letters  as  are  not  well 
made  by  the  pupils. 

Practice  the  words  given,  beginning  with  the  cap- 
itals, in  this  number.  Introduce  sentence  writing, 
and  have  occasional  speed  contests. 

Normal   School    Penmen. 

D.    H.    FARLEY. 

Dickersoii  H.  Farley,  joint  author  ot  Silver,  Burdett  & 
(^o.'B  Normal  Review  system  of  slanting  and  vertical  writ- 
iug  and  penman  of  the  New  Jersey  State  Normal  School, 
Trenton,  N.  J.,  was  born  in  Weston,  Vt.,  18i;4.  His  ances- 
tors have  been  traced  through  many  generations  ot  the 
family  ot  Farley,  or  Ftar-lea,  as  it  was  first  spelled,  to  a 
Welsh  origin  ot  remote  date.  Mr.  Farley  was  educated  m 
the  Orange  County  Grammar  School  (now  State  Normal), 
Eandolph,  Vt.,  and  in  Lansley's  Business  Colleges,  Rut- 
land and  Poultney,  Vt.  While  conducting  a  commercial 
school  in  Northampton,  Mass.,  he  was  called  to  succeed 
a  A  Gaskell  in  the  Bryant,  Stratton  &  Whitney  Busi- 
ness College,  Newark,  N.  J.  Declining  a  flattering  offer 
to  go  to  Japan,  he  accepted  his  present  position  in  June. 
'7S,  being  now  in  his  twenty-third  year  with  this  same 
institution. 

Mr.  Farley's  one  great  success  has  been  m  his  normal 
work  in  teaching  others  how  to  teach  wi-iting  in  our 
public  schools,  and  the  "  Normal  Review  System  of  Writ- 
ing," both  slant  and  vertical  copies,  is  the  result  ot  that 
experience.  In  the  preparation  of  this  system  he  was  ably 
seconded  by  Dr.  W.  B.  Gunnison  of  Brooklyn.  N.  Y.  Mr. 
Farley's  position  in  regard  to  vertical  writing  is  that  as  a 
normal  school  teacher  he  considers  it  his  duty  to  prepare 
his  students  for  the  conditions  that  may  confront  them 
when  they  enter  upon  their  work  as  teachers.  And  as 
they  are  at  the  present  time  just  as  liable  to  be  called 
upon  to  teach  vertical  as  slanting  writing,  it  is  just  as 


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necessary  to  teach  one  as  the  other.    Hence  it  is  necessary 
to  teach  how  to  teach  both. 

In  addition  to  his  work  in  the  State  NoiTual  School  and 
the  immense  amount  of  work  mcident  to  preparing  his 
copy-books,  he  teaches  during  the  summer  months  in  the 
American  Institute  of  Normal  Methods,  in  the  Eastern 
branch,  at  Providence,  R.  I.,  and  the  Western  branch,  at 
Chicago.  In  addition  to  all  these,  he  does  a  great  deal  of 
institute  work  in  different  States,  and  has  many  more 
engagements  offered  than  it  is  possible  tor  him  to  fill.  As 
a  teacher,  Mr.  Farley  knows  how  to  reach  thi'  true  springs 


<=.Z^?^^^^ 


of  action.  He  aims  high  and  secures  a  high  average  of 
attainment  in  general  class  work.  This  is  the  particular 
point  in  which  he  excels.  As  a  man,  Mr.  Farley  is  cul- 
tui-ed,  genial  and  kind,  and  there  is  a  moral  quality  dis- 
cernible in  his  work  that  declares  the  integrity  of  the  man. 
He  is  beloved  by  pupils  and  teachers,  and  holds  the  high 
regard  of  all  with  whom  he  has  been  brought  in  contact. 
Many  times  in  the  past  we  have  shown  samples  of  Mr. 
Farley's  beautiful  penmanship  in  plain  and  ornamental 
writing,  flourishing,  etc.,  and  take  pleasm-e  in  presenting 
to  our  readers  in  this  number  a  sample  ot  his  vertical 
writing  prepared  specially  for  The  Journal. 

An  Institution  of  Learning. 

'  Has  your  son  learned  much  since  he  went 


to  college  : 
Fa(/icr  : 


•  No  ;  but  I  have."— Pticfc. 


^-N      /~M 


KJJU  LAAAAAXT" 


VERTICAL  WRITING  BY  D.  H.  FARLEY,  STATE  NOR.  SCHOOL,  TRENTON,  N.  J. 


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FOUR  SUCCESSFUL  WOMEN   SUPERVISORS. 


.^C2^ 


A  large  majority  of  teachers  in  our  public  schools  are 
women,  and  we  are  glad  to  see  so  many  successful  super- 
visors of  writing  and  drawing  among  the  fair  sex.  The 
work  done  by  these  women  supervisors  and  special  teach- 
ers is  equal  to.  and  in  many  cases  superior  to,  the  work  of 
the  men.  This  was  plainly  shown  when  three  women — 
Mrs.  Helen  W.  McClean,  Covington,  Ky.;  Miss  L.  Viola 
Waller,  Charles  City,  Iowa  ;  Miss  Esther  Agnes  Mac  Don- 
nell,  Holyobe,  Mass. — were  the  leaders  in  The  Journal's 
public  school  writing  contest. 

The  JoL'RXAL  takes  pleasure  in  presenting  herewith  por- 
traits, autogl'aphs  and  brief  sketches  of  four  of  America's 
bright  women  supervisors. 

Mi»»  lAzzlr  ,r.  imtmnn. 

Miss  Djsman  was  born  near  Philadelphia,  but  most  of 
her  early  life  has  been  spent  in  Ohio.  Twenty-five  years 
have  been  spent  in  Lima,  where  she  wasagraramarschool 
teacher  and  ward  principal  for  many  years.  Deciding  to 
become  a  supervisor,  she  entered  the  Zanerinu  Art  College, 
Columbus,  Ohio,  where  she  studied  penmanship  and 
drawing.  Soon  after  completing  Zanerian  course,  about 
five  years  ago,  she  entered  on  her  work  as  supervisor,  and 
at  present  is  in  her  third  year  as  Supervisor  of  Writing  and 
Drawing  in  the  Mechanicsburg,  O.,  Public  Schools.  In  the 
Ohio  State  School  Commissioners*  Report  we  notice  that 
Miss  Disman  is  the  only  lady  m  the  State  who  holds  a 
Special  Life  Certificate  in  writing,  given  by  the  State 
Board  of  Examiners.  We  believe  there  are  but  five  gen- 
tlemen in  the  State  holding  life  writing  certificates.  Miss 
Disman  writes  a  model  business  hand  and  has  been  a  very 
successful  teacher. 

Mias  I..   VioUi    Wiillir. 

Miss  L.  Viola  Waller  was  bom  in  Darlington,  Wis.,  in 
1872.  While  yet  an  infant  her  parents  moved  to  Charles 
City,.  la.,  which  has  been  her  home  ever  since.  She  re- 
ceived her  education  in  the  Charles  City  public  schools 
and  graduated  from  the  High  School  in  18110.  In  the  fall  of 
that  year  she  entered  the  Western  Normal  College,  Shen- 
andoah, la.,  graduating  in  1891  from  the  commercial  and 
penmanship  courses.  She  received  instruction  in  penman- 
ship from  W.  J.  Kinsley,  and  in  drawing  from  Chas.  W. 
Wallace. 

In  Sepember,  1891,  she  accepted  a  position  as  teacher  of 
bookkeeping,  penmanship  and  drawing  in  the  public 
schools  of  Hampton,  la.  In  '92  she  resigned  this  place  to 
accept  a  like  position  in  the  public  schools  of  Charles 
City,  where  she  is  at  present.    In  the  summer  of  '93  Miss 


Waller  attended  the  Cedar  Rapids  B.  C,  and  studied 
under  L.  Madarasz,  A.  N.  Palmer  and  J.  H.  Richmond. 
She  is  now  entering  on  her  fourth  year  as  supervisor  in 
Charles  City  and  has  given  universal  sati-^faction.  and  has 
made  a  great  success  of  her  work.  At  the  Lincoln  meeting 
of  the  Western  Penmen's  Association  she  had  by  far  the 
most  complete  and  best  arranged  exhibit  of  students' 
work.  It  was  neatly  and  substantially  bound  in  book 
form,  and  made  a  tine  showing  for  the  schools  of  Charles 
City  and  Miss  Waller's  painstaking  work. 

MLts   EstlH'1-  A.  Mnc   nonnelt. 

Miss  Esther  Agnes  Mac  Dounell,  Supervisor  of  Writing 
in  Holyoke,  Ma-ss.,  Public  Schools,  was  bom  in  Boston, 
but  removed  to  Holyoke  at  an  early  age.  She  graduated 
from  the  Holyoke  High  School  and  later  attended  Mt.  St. 
Joseph's  Seminary,  at  Hartford,  Conn.  While  in  Hartford 
she  was  a  student  of  Lyman  D.  Smith  in  penmanship.  In 
1887  she  wjis  appointed  Supervisor  in  Writing  of  the 
Holyoke  Public  Schools,  which  position  she  has  held  ever 
since.  Owing  to  her  energetic  work  and  good  methods 
the  schools  of  that  city  held  an  enviable  place  among  the 
schools  of  the  Bay  State.  A  poem  written  and  illustrated 
by  twenty  seven  of  her  pupils  was  one  of  the  leading  pen- 
manship exhibits  of  Massachusetts  at  the  World's  Fair. 
She  believes  firmly  in  business  writing,  and  teaches  this 
in  her  work  at  Holyoke.  She  is  a  contributor  to  various 
papers,  and  has  written  for  The  Journal. 
Miss    Cora  M.  Slaii: 

Michigan  is  the  birthplace  of  Miss  Cora  M.  Starr,  the 
Supervisor  of  Writing  in  the  Public  Schools  of  Crawfords- 
ville  and  Greencastle,  Ind.  Miss  Starr  graduated  from  the 
Allegan,  Mich.,  High  School,  and  for  a  short  time  follow- 
ing it  in  the  country  schools  of  the  Wolverine  State. 
Following  this  she  did  grade  work  in  the  city  of  Muskegon, 
Mich.  Next  she  attended  the  Ferris  Industrial  School, 
Big  Rapids,  Mich.,  for  a  short  time,  after  which  she 
became  Supervisor  of  Writing  in  Crawfordsville,  Ind.  The 
present  is  her  fifth  year  in  Crawfordsville  and  the  second 
in  Greencastle.  These  cities  are  thirty  miles  apai't.  She 
divides  her  time  equally  between  the  two  places. 

About  six  years  ago  Miss  Starr,  through  the  instmmen- 
tality  of  Mr.  Brock,  then  Supervisor  of  Muskegon,  became 
interested  in  movement  and  the  rational  teaching  of 
writing.  This  interest,  aroused  by  Mr.  Brock,  has  borne 
such  fruit  that  now  thousands  of  pupils  are  receiving  the 
benefit  of  Miss  Starr's  careful  instruction. 


She  Thinks  Vertical  a  Nuisance. 

Editor  Penma.v'  Art  Journal  : 

I  teach  the  slant  in  sis  rooms  of  the  High  School  here  and 
enjoy  the  work.  The  principal  is  in  favor  of  the  vertical 
system,  and  thinks  that,  eventually,  no  other  will  be 
used.  I  do  not  like  the  vertical,  anil  think  that  I  would 
not  be  successful  in  teaching  it.  I  have  had  pupils  come 
into  my  classes  this  year  with  vertical  books,  having  come 
from  other  schools  where  vertical  writing  is  taught.  We 
have  had  special  work  in  this  school  in  penmanship  for 
the  past  six  years,  and  the  results  have  been  good.  I 
think  the  vertical  work  is  a  nuisance,  and  am  sorry  it  is 
being  introduced  into  so  many  schools.     Yours  traly, 

(Miss)  Frank  E.  Goss. 

Commercial  Teacher,  Port  Henry,  N.  Y.,  Public  Schools. 


Bill  Nye  says  he  was  expelled  from  Yale  College  "  for 
refusing  to  divide  a  watermelon  with  the  faculty  :  "  "I 
did  not  take  my  degl'ee,"  he  adds,  "  as  I  left  in  the  night, 
and  in  the  intense  darkness  was  unable  to  lay  my  hand 
on  it.  I  took  some  other  things,  however,  which  did  not 
fit  me,  and  they  have  embittered  my  whole  life  "Schnol 
Jonrnid. 


"  Is  your  son  pursuing  a  profession,  now  that  he  is  ont 
of  college?'  asked  the  visitor.  "  Yes— he  is— but  I'm 
afraid  he'll  never  catch  up  with  it,"  father  replied  sor- 
rowfully.—i/ar7J<?;'s  Bazar, 


Educational    Frills. 

Following  the  prevalent  tendency  of  school  methods, 
the  township  Board  of  Education  of  South  Orange  in  New 
Jersey  has  decided  to  employ  a  teacher  of  cooking,  to  be 
added  to  the  corps  of  teachers  already  employed  in  the 
manual  training  department.  This  is  to  be  taken  as  an 
intimation  that  the  South  Orange  Board  of  Education  has 
already  complied  with  all  the  requirements  of  a  plain  and 
practical  course  of  elementary  instraction.  If  this  is  in- 
deed the  case,  then  are  the  children  of  South  Orange  and 
their  parents  to  be  congratulated .  South  Orange  is  entitled 
to  the  unquestioned  supremacy  as  an  educational  center 
over  all  other  school  districts,  and  the  members  of  the 
township  Board  of  Education  may  justly  claim  pre-emi- 
neuce  over  all  other  educators  of  every  age  and  country. 

We  assume  that  so  diflicult  a  study  as  the  erudite  art 
of  cooking  would  not  be  added  to  the  other  courses  in  any 
curriculum  unless  the  completeness  of  the  instruction  in 
these  courses  left  nothing  to  be  desired.  This  is  a  condi- 
tion of  affairs  which  has  rarely  been  achieved  by  the 
boards  of  education  of  this  country.  Indeed,  thereis  no 
record  of  any  public  school  system  so  admirably  managed 
as  to  be  able  to  add  a  course  m  cooking  to  Ihe  primarj-  and 
essential  branches  of  an  ordinary  education.  Perhaps  it 
might  be  well  even  for  South  Orange  to  inquire  whether 
its  instruction  in  these  branches  is  so  perfect  that  it  has 
"money  to  bum"  in  cooking  leBsons.— ,Veui  York  World. 


Object  of  Education. 

The  object  of  education  should  be  to  increase  the  useful 
ness  of  man— usefulness  to  him  and  others.  Every  human 
being  should  be  taught  that  his  first  duty  is  to  take  care 
of  himself,  and  that  to  be  self-respecting  is  to  be  self-sup- 
porting.—/nf/crso^/. 

Time  for  Lunch  in  Public  Schools. 

The  New  York  Herald  is  conducting  a  canvass  to 
obtain  opinions  from  parents  of  public  school  pupils 
as  to  length  of  the  midday  intermission.  The  const n- 
sus  of  opinion  seems  to  be  that  it  should  he  longer 
than  at  present— not  less  than  one  hour ;  preferably 
one  and  a  half  to  two  hours.  The  New  "York  Com- 
mercial Advertiser  has  the  following  about  the  same 
topic : 

In  spite  of  the  hearty  response  received,  in  favor  of  the 
change  which  Commissioner  Strauss  suggested  (an  extra 
half  hour  for  school  children's  luncheons) ,  the  teachers  and 
the  children,  who  do  not  wish  to  stay  later  in  the  afternoon 
than  three  o'clock,  the  usual  closing  hour,  have  earned 
the  day.  The  report  of  the  Committee  on  By-Laws,  which 
was  appointed  to  investigate  the  matter,  was  read  yester- 
day before  the  School  Commissioners  at  the  regular  meet- 
ing of  the  Board  of  Education.  The  resolution  was  voted 
down.  The  report  said,  apropos  of  the  much  talked  of 
dyspepsia  among  school  children:  "If  there  be  here  and 
there  a  victim  of  dyspepsia  it  is  probable  that  it  is  not  due 
to  the  shortness  of  the  lunch  hour,  but  to  the  character 
of  the  lunch  which  is  provided.  It  the  parents  would  dis- 
continue the  use  of  candy,  sweetmeats  and  cakes,  which 
are  accessory  to  the  child's  luncheon,  there  would  be  no 
plea  of  indigestion.  The  results  show  that  at  least  7.5  per 
cent,  of  the  patents  are  opposed  to  extension.  Of  these 
«0  per  cent,  object  because  the  children  take  lessons  in 
mu^ic  and  other  outside  studies." 

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Editorial  Comment. 

Our  yornial  Selioola. 

The  Imndreds  of  State  and  independent  normal 
schools  in  America  exert  a  greater  influence  on  the 
lives  of  the  people  than  any  other  single  institution 
that  affects  the  body  politic.  In  several  of  these 
schools  from  l.riOO  to  3.500  different  students,  soon 
to  become  teachers,  are  trained  yearly.  Scores  of 
normal  schools  enroll  annually  :iOO  to  500.  Each 
student  when  she  becomes  a  teacher  nill  instruct  at 
least  75  different  pupils  each  year.  Supposing  the 
teaching  life  of  the  average  normal  graduate  is  five 
years  (the  average  teacher  [iiol  normal]  follows  teach- 
ing but  three  years,  ifssaid)  .■*he  will  have  instructed 
in  that  time  375  different  pupils.  An  institution 
enrolling  1,500  students  a  year  would  consequently 
send  out  1,300  teachers,  who  would  instruct  over 
500,000  pupils  in  five  years.  Think  of  the  great 
opportunities  to  make  or  mar  the  future  of  millicns 
of  people  by  good  or  bad  methods  !  Think  of  the 
enormous  responsibility  resting  on  the  shoulders  of 
the  normal  school  specialist  :  It  is  in  his  (or  her) 
power  to  say  the  word  that  will  affect  the  lives  of 


over  500,0(10  of  America's  young  people  even.'  time 
he  talks  to  his  student-teacher  class  of  1,500.  It  is 
not  the  good  or  injury  that  comes  to  the  1,500  alone 
(and  that  is  no  small  matter),  but  to  the  hundreds 
of  thousands  to  be  affected  by  the  teaching  of  these 
young  prospective  teachers  now  so  eagerly  drinking 
all  he  has  to  say  about  methods. 

That  better  methods  of  teaching  writing  and 
drawing  have  not  prevailed  \sith  the  great  mass  of 
teachers  in  our  public  .schools,  and  that  the  teachers 
are  not  able  to  write  and  draw  better,  can  be  traced 
directly  to  our  normal  schools. 


Writing  (Mr.  Marble,  late  Sup't  of  Public  Schools 
of  Worcester  and  Omaha,  to  the  contrary  notwith- 
standing) and  drawing  rlo  have  some  ' '  educational 
significance."   That  point  is  quite  definitely  settled. 

Besides  that,  they  are  bread  and  butter  necessities. 
If  these  facts  are  admitted  (and  who  dares  deny 
tliem  V).  then  these  two  branches  are  entitled  to 
recognition  in  the  curriculum  of  our  great  common 
schools, — and  serious  recognition,  too — not  merely  a 
passing  nod.  Both  branches  are  easy  to  teach  if  the 
right  method  be  used  by  an  enthusiastic  teacher.  A 
teacher  in  a  normal  school  who  can  write  a  good 
hand  and  who  is  live,  and  wide-awake;  who  knows 
the  latest  methods  and  opinions ;  who  is  posted  on 
the  history  of  writing,  its  authors  and  teachers  can 
send  out  every  one  of  the  student-teachers  good 
writers,  with  correct  metJiods  of  teaching.  But  a 
few  years  of  this  kind  of  normal  school  teaching 
would  be  required  to  revolutionize  the  teaching  of 
writing  and  drawing  in  America.  This  work  is  being 
thoroughly  done  in  many  normal  schools  now,  but 
there  are  many  institutions  where  these  branches 
are  given  no,  or  next  to  no,  attention. 


It  requires  no  more  time  (less,  in  fact)  to  teach 
writing  properly  than  it  does  to  go  through  the  form 
of  practicing  called  writing  in  many  schools.  The 
specialist  in  language  work  in  a  normal  school  no 
longer  permits  the  training  class  in  the  model  school 
to  teach  their  little  charges  to  read  by  the  ABC 
method.  Yet  the  50-year  old  method  (?)  of  teaching 
writing  is  allowed.  Great  care  is  exercised  in  select- 
ing specialists  that  are  up  with  the  times  and  meth- 
ods in  language,  number  work,  etc.  When  it  comes 
to  writing  and  drawing,  the  persous  who  do  the  se- 
lecting find  that  their  appropriation,  time,  knowledge 
or  patience  has  ran  out,  and  very  often  a  specialist 
in  another  department  has  the  writing  or  drawing  ( or 
both)  crowded  on  to  him,  with  the  remark  that 
"  Yovi  don 't  need  to  know  much  about  these  branches, 
J\ist  fill  in  a  couple  of  twenty-minute  lessons  each 
week,  the  best  you  can."  The  result  is  that  the 
teacher  sent  out  from  such  institutions  is  not  able 
to  write  a  free,  rapid  hand,  and  is  utterly  unable  to 
give  any  substantial  assistance  to  her  pupils  in  these 
branches— and  these  pupils  are  sent  out  in  the  world 
lacking,  perhaps,  the  one  essential  thing  that,  had 
they  possessed  it,  might  have  made  their  lives  suc- 
cessful and  happy. 


The  secretary  of  one  of  the  largest  manufacturing 
concerns  (which  employs  hundreds  of  hands )  in  one 
of  New  Jersey's  largest  cities,  recently  told  us  that 
they  had  employed  several  young  men  graduates  of 
a  neighboring  high  school,  who  were  kept  in  minor 
clerical  positions  without  much  hope  of  advance- 
ment solfely  because  of  their  bad  writing.  Several 
other  young  men  with  a  poorer  general  education 
liad  forged  ahead  and  occupied  responsible  positions, 
and  all  because  of  their  good  writing. 

The  public  schools  are  at  fault,  but  they  must  not 
alone  be  blamed  for  neglecting  writing  and  drawing; 
we  must  reach  the  fountain  head  of  the  public  school 
system  —the  normal  school. 

The  special  teachers  of  writing  and  drawing  in 
our  normal  schools  should  have  thorough  prepara- 
tion for  the  work,  a  love  for  and  enthusia.sm  in 
teaching  it,  and  a  iierfect  understanding  of  the 
tremendous  responsibility  resting  on  a  teacher  of 
teachers. 

Si<|)<T.i«oi^s  »/■   Hrilina  aud   Drairtn,,  In   ihe    Vi.ltetl 
Statett, 

Great  credit  is  due  our  American  business  college 
for  the  pioneer  work  it  has  done,  and  is  doing,  for  the 


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cause  of  good  writing.  Practically  all  our  special 
teachers  and  Supervisors  have  received  their  in- 
struction, directly  or  indirectly,  from  this  source. 

Business  colleges  reach  but  150,000  young  people 
each  year,  and  this  leaven  works  too  slowly  when 
we  consider  that  there  are  10,000,000  or  more  young 
people  receiving  some  sort  of  instruction  iu  writing. 
There  are  a  dozen  Supervisors  of  Writing  in  the 
United  States  who  mold  the  writing  of  an  equal 
number  (125,000)  of  young  people.  It  is,  then,  to 
the  Supervisor  and  special  teacher  that  we  must  look 
for  the  betterment  of  the  writing  of  the  great  ma.ss 
of  people  in  this  country.  The  business  colleges 
and  special  penmanship  schools  can  be  made  the 
recruiting  schools  for  the  normal  school  teachers 
and  Supervisors,  and  then  on  the  Supervisors  and 
grade  teachers  will  fall  the  burden  of  shaping  the 
writing  of  young  America. 

A 

The  Journal  has,  for  several  years,  been  collect 
ing  a  list  of  the  Supervisors  and  special  teachers  of 
Writing  and. Drawing  in  the  United  States,  and  pre- 
sents herewith  a  list,  arranged  alphabetically,  by 
States.  If  any  of  our  friends  feel  that  their  particu- 
lar States  have  not  received  a  proper  showing,  we 
would  he  pleased  to  have  a  list  of  their  States. 

The  list  presented  here  is  correct  to  the  best  of 
our  knowledge,  and  to  the  knowledge  of  well  posted 
Supervisors  in  the  several  States,  to  whom  it  has 
been  presented  for  revision. 

Writing.  Drawing. 

Alabama i 

California 5  2 

Colorado 3 

Coimecticut [.    0  2 

Georgia 4  2 

Illinois 6  5 

Indiana 12  8 

Iowa 31  31 

Kansas 3  1 

Kentucky 2  1 

Louisiana 1  1 

Maine 7  4 

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Writing.  Drawing. 

Mawachusgetts 1*  .° 

Michigan 80  41 

Minnesota *  „ 

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Tennessee \                 \                   /                                ',                             (i/^^         ^     /^  ,/ 

Texas 3  *  /[^^^l/y^/r^/ff/^  f/frfrd^ 

Vennont 2                ••                                                                                                    ^^ /^' /  ^      V^  7)//7^J- 

Alaska.  Arizona,  Arkansas,  Delaware,  District  of  j^^a  /y!/^ 

Columbia,    Florida,  Idaho,    Indian  Territory,  Mis  y/OuJ  dfCoy??^^  <^»J.i 
sissippi,    Nevada,   New  I  Hampshire,    New  Mexico, 
North  Dakota.  North  CaroUna    Oklahoma    South                                                     engravers'  script  by  charlton  v.  howe,  Chicago; ill, 
Carolina,  Utah,  Virginia,  West  Virgmia,  Wyoming                                                     engravers  scrii  i  by  c 

-"'"»•■•                                -                                                     central  point  around  which  his  career  has  revolved  rallying   day  ?      Send   your   name  to  W.   W.    Fry 

A                                                   has  been  the  securing  of  universal  recognition  of  the  Atlanta  Business  College,  if  you  decide  to  attend. 

No  attempt  has  been  made  in  the  above  list  t«  dis-        dignity  and  usefulness  of  his  profession,  now  happily  Mr,  Fry  writes  as  follows: 

tinLiiish  between  Special  teachers  and  .Supervisors        accomplished,  _       ^    Atlanta,  ua^,  "ctooer «,  lo,..). 

rr.h^:  wral^give  pa.  of  «.  time  to  Book.            The  chief  feature  of  the  proposed  ^^^^^^^  ^■^.r^rrioTo'c^t:,  r  r^tst^fthe  Cotton 

keeping  or  some  other  branch.      Any  teacher  who        handsome  silvei  lovmg «"P,  ^"^^ P'^!^^"*^*'  f  '^ J^^"  States  and  International  Exposition  Company  to  set  apait 

gives  the  greater  part  of  the  time  to  teaching  or        quet.     Few  commercial  school  propnetois  or  teach  ^^^^  to  be  officially  known  as  "  Business  College  Day," 

supervising  writing  or  drawing  has  been  deemed        ers,  we  think,  will  deny  themselves  the  pleasure  or  ^^^  ^^^^  recognize  the  importance  of  commercial  educa- 

cligilile  for  the  list.                                                                   associating  with  so  graceful  a  memento  of  esteem  ^.^^      ^^^^^  writing  us  tor   additional  information  in 

In  about  one-third  of  the  places  the  same  Super-        and  appreciation.     For  the  purpose  of  carrying  out  regard  to  the  matter,  they  sent  us  the  following  letter, 

visor  has  charge  of  both  drawing  and  writing,  hence        the  details  a  committee  has  been  formed  consisting  ^hjei,  ^\\  be  read  with  much  interest  by  every  commer. 

but  two-thirds  the  number  above  are  employed  as        of  Mr.  Chas.  M.  Miller,  101  East  Twenty  third  street,  cial  teacher  in  Amenca: 

teichrrs                                                                                      New.  York,   chairman;  Mr.   Geo.  W.   Brown  of  the  Atlanta,  Ga.,  Oct.  19, 'ft). 

,„                                  Jacksonville.   111.,   Business  College,  and  Mr.  J^R  ^'S.frn'"-!? h^a^t'eTnte^^^d^r  'L  diary  Monday,  De- 

•/■;..■  i.imln-  o/  ««■■  «..»<(.                                 Camell  of  the  Albany,  N.  Y.,  Business  College,    ihe  cember  2d  as  Business  College  Day,  and  have  reserved 

Commercial  tkachers  everywhere  will  be  inter         selection  of  Mr  Miller  as  the  executive  head  of  the  the  auditorium  tor  the  exercises  attendant  thereon  be- 

ested  to  know  of  a  suggestion  now  taking  form  to        ..ommittee  is  peculiariy  fitting  in  that  he  is  typical  t"'^,!^';'^'^"^"^^  °lj;,l"„%»i,e^^tLL^^^     I  remain, 

present  to  Mr.  S.  S.  Packard  a  souvenir  testimonial        ■■  Packardite,"  the  first  graduate   from   the   steno  °                    Very  truly  yours, 

in  recognition  of  his  eminent  services  in  behalf  of        graphic  department  of  the  Packard  College,  and  the  (Signed)  Alex.  W.  ^'JH,^^ 

business  education  during  a  busy  career  ot  more  than        ^^^  ^f  Mr.  Packard's  intimate  friend  and  associate  enera      anagei. 

forty  years.     Mr.   Packard's  70th  birthday  falls  on        j^^      ^rs  Mr.  William  Allen  Miller,  another  of  the  This  is  an  important  letter.    It  is  an  offlcml  mdorse- 

the^Hth  of  next  April.     It  is  proposed  that  the  thou         ,„„Ld  names  on  the  rolls  of  pioneer  business  edu^  '::::^lXZ^.Cllt:ilo:.^:^TJ::TZ 

sands  who  have  gone  out  to  business  from  his  mstruc-        ^^^^^      ^s  Mr.   Camell  aptly  phrases  it  m  a  recent  ^^^^  important  documents  in  the  possession  ot  business 

tion  shall  join  hands  in  a  fitting  celebration  of  this        letter  to  Mr.  Miller,  "  Nobody  is  likely  to  forget  the  colleges. 

event  with  the  thousands  who  are  earning  their  liv-        long  years  of  brotherly  intimacy  that  existed  between  ^^  earnestly  request  that  business  college  men  homir 

ing  in  a  profes.siou  that  owes  so  much  to  the  genius        vour  father  and  Mr.  Packard,  and  how  much  to  us  all  Business  College  Day  by  their  presence  at  the  great  fair. 

„f  l,i«  „»no,.>,l«bin                                                                      •  Ti,            ^  !,„„,.  ■•  Already  we  have  letters  from  a  number  ot  leading  teach- 

of  his  geneialship.                                                ,,      ,          is  the  name  you  bear.                               ,      ,   ,    ,.  ers  stating  that  they  will  he  present.     An  interesting 

Thk  Journal  robs  no  man  of  his  own,  nor  detracts            The  Journal  bespeaks  for  the  Packard  testimo  programme  will  be  prepared  tor  the  auditorium  exercises, 

from  the  eminent  services  of  many  honored  leaders          •  j  ^  whole-hearted,  welcoming  response  all  along  and  nothing  will  be  left  undone  to  make  the  day  worthy 

among  ™,  in  saying  that  of  all  the  li^illg  no  other        j^^  n^^s  of  commercial  educators.  :™Sirh"no'i°ed  oufp'rSio'n.''""*""'                    "°  ''"" 

name  is  so  intimately  associated  with  the  history                                                  Good  accommodations  maybe  obtained  at  $I..50per  day. 

and  development  of  business  education  in  America                nu.ilnc»  College  nay  at  Atlanta  F.ipotition.  xa  who  can  come  will  please  write  us  at  once  in  order 

a«thatof  S  S  Packard-  no  other  fieure  stands  out  so                                               »«'■•  -■  '*»"•  that  we  may  perfect  an-angements.     Let  every  one  come, 

asthatot  h.  b.  i-acKara,  nootnernguresMnusoui  su                                                       .   ,.   i  u  ,„,^i.i,  ;„  c<.if  ox  that  we  may  have  a  great  Southern  convention.    Every 

sharply  in  its  foreground  as  bis  vinle  personality.            The  communication  printed  herewith  is  selt  ex  reader  of  the  Penman's  Art  Journal  is  invited.    All  for 

Beginning  his  professional  career  under  the  tutelage        planatorv.  and  will  be  read  with  interest  by  all  who  Atlanta,  December  2d.           Fraternally, 

ot  the  late  R.  M.  Bartlett,  "  the  father  of  business        have  the  work  of  business  colleges  at  heart.  The  Atlanta  Business  ^College  Co 

education,  "  he  has  followed  the  work  iininterrupt-            Monday.  December  2.  1H9.5,  should  mark  the  open  

edly  since.     He  has  seen  the  field  expand  from  a  sin-        ing  of  a  new  era  for  business  college  work  in  the  Xriichs  fur  thr  .roni-nat  Wanted. 

gle  school  with  a  score  or  so  of  students  to  neariy        South,  and   our   Southern   friends  should  rally  in  Short,  to-the  point,  boiled  down  articles  in  The 

two  thousand  schools  with  an  animal  attendance  of        large  numbers  and  show  their  interest  in  business  journal's    line  of    work   (penmanship,    drawing. 

1,')0,000  students      During  all  these  years  of  broad-        education.    The  time  is  rather  short  to  reach  North.  commercial   and  shorthand  and    typewriting)    are 

ening  and  upbuilding  this  man  and  liis  calling  have        em  business  college  workers,  but  we  leam  of  several  always  acceptable.     School  humor,  news  items,  etc.. 

been  so  closely  interwoven  that  the  one  has  come  to        who  expect  to  attend.      As   hundreds  of  business  can  also  be  used.    All  articles  will  be  carefully  read, 

stand  for  the  other,  not  only  among  his  professional        college  men  and  women  will  attend  tlie  Atlanta  Ex^  ^  VnTe^'xpLt  totelhe^  prodrtsin  piSt'^^ht 

feUows.  but  in  the  mind  ot  the  wide  public.     The        position,  why  not  make  Monday,  Dec.  3,  1S95,  the  ^  ^^^^  after  sending  them  to  us.    We  usually  have 

several  months'  material  ahead.   No  doubt  you  have 

^^''-~-~               y^     )       ^— — -^_ /'^                   —      ^ ~xr          /]  something   of   which  you  would  like  to  unburden 

,^r      y              1/       y  ^Ty^              [A              f        Yf      ^^r\      (/  yourself.     Think  it  over,  write  it  out,  boil  it  down— 

/\/^         J,^C^ y  /i^r"    y^'j:^  then  send  it  in. 

^  ""^-^      '-^^^Cy       V 't^i^C.y^^ ^-^^—-<^^^r  Exhibit   at    the  Chicago   Meeting  of   the 

y^    ^     yj          ^~\                    ^___^^_^         Western    Penmen's  Association. 

y^ — T-jL,          f  /       ^^^J^^'''^        /         /     (^^  J y?y^  1^1^ J y?  .yX^  Manufacturers  and  publishers  of  books  and  sup 

f      ^y             {/_  ^ — "^  I                J                        y/yy            .Jy    ^      V  P''^^  *°''  commercial,   shorthand,   typewriting  aii'l 

^    ^^        ^^\SC~       ^  I      ' — a-^                ^.^^y  f    _^y/     \         y  penmanship  schools  will  find  that  an  exhibit  at  tli.; 

I                   /l^r                      V               ^ -^                    I      "^^  [        ^ Chicago  meeting  of  the  Western  Penmen's  Associii 

^\  ^ -i^^          ^_,^                          ^ — -^        j^             y--\^        /-- X     /'  tion,  to  be  held  December  20  to  :!n  inclusive,  will  be  :i 

yy  (     y^j              1/      J           {^    ^    (    ^^r\  t.^)      /    lyi         d^-^-^  /y  paying  investment  for  the  money,  time  and  troubli 

—      —       J            JL^^^\^ /       '     ^"^y^     \ \^  y       ^"^^/^           yyy^  it  costs.     An  interesting  exhibit  was  made  at  Lm 

^^       ^^r   I     (       \y                  V^                ^^y^            ^^       .^^^y  coin  in  "94  and  found  to  be  a  good  advertisement  f'ii 

* -"^^     I      ^   ^r                ^^                   t--^Z^            ^^  the  exhibitors  and  of  great  interest  to  the  membei- 

\^^--^    ^^  yy^      \              y~~>:          yO  of  the  Association  and  visitors.     If  the  members  I'l 

y^  y^  jy       (     ^^J   y    y^^,yj       y^..^'^  '■''^  Association  will  call  the  attention  of  manufar 

' —      Jf          ^y^      ^^^ ^  yf^^'^  turers  and  publishers  to  this  fact,  it  will  aid  in  hai 

^y_^        <ia^^    '  -'^_,  ing  a  large  exhibit  at  the  Chicago  meeting, 

^       \,^       ^  The  members    of    the   Association   should  coui' 

\      A~- ^  equipped  with  cards,   scrapbooks  of  their  own  an'l 

I  f  students'  work  and  anything  that  will  add  to  tlif  i" 
terest  of  the  Association.  '  Let  each  appoint  him.-^el' 
a  committee  of  one  to  make  the  Chicago  meeting  ^ 

RAPID  WRITING.  MADE  IN  «  SECONDS  BY  C    W.  RANSOM.  LEBO,  KANSAS.  '"S  SUOCeSS. 


'<^enmanl>  Q:^fit' 0^00.1^0^ 


1  iRROTCOFTftEy^     21 


School  and  Personal. 


—  Uooi)  reports  continue  to  reach  The  Journal  from 
nine-tentha  of  the  bunines^  colleges  and  private  schools 
throughout  the  country.  A  few  report  the  continuance 
uf  hard  times  and  decreased  attendance,  but  at  least  nine- 
tenthji  of  the  schools  report  a  much  larger  attendance 
than  last  year,  and  many  report  the  largest  attendance  in 
their  historj-.  Messrs.  Williams,  Rogers  &  Osborn  report 
that  the  Rochester,  New  York,  B.  C.  U.  is  enjoying  the 
largest  patronage  in  its  history.  The  same  report  comes 
from  Packard's  B.  C,  New  York,  and  scores  of  other 
large  institutions. 

—  Among  the  new  schools  on  our  list  are  the  following: 
Plam  View,  Neb.,  Nor.  Coll.;  Nettleton's  C.  C,  Pine 
Bluff,  Ark.,  T.  .S.  Nettleton,  Prmcipal ;  Capital  City  B.  C 

th  street^  Salt  Lake  City,    Utah,  O.  W. 


(il    East  '.M  .South  street,   salt  Lake  City,    Ut 

Dix,  Proprietor-  Seneca  Falls,  N.  Y.,  B.  U.;  Lyons,'  N.'  Y., 
B.  U.;  Office  Employees'  Training  School,  113 'Adams 
street,  Chicago,  conducted  by  Henry  Goldman,  J.  R  Price 
and  D.  KimBall  ;  the  Sweet  &  Eckel  Com'l  Coll.,  lOSB 
State  street,  Erie,  Pa. ;  Com'l  Department,  Ingram  Ins- 
titute, T.  E.  Crenshaw,  A.M.,  Pnncipal;  Farnan  B  C 
Blue  Rapids,  Kan.,  J.  W.  FaiT,  President;  Com'l  Depart 
ment  Pocket,  Moore  County,  N.  C,  School,  W.  P.  &  J 

B.  Cameron,  Proprietors;    lleux's  B.  C,  Pensacola,  Fla  , 

C.  O.  Meux,  Principal;  Willie  Halsell  B.  C,  Vinita,  Ind. 
Per  W.  L.  Chapman,  President,  G.  P.  Clark,  Principal, 
F  L  Spindler,  Penman;  Northwest  B.  C,  New  Watcom, 
Wash.,  August  Wilson,  Principal ;  Keystone  Academy, 
Pactoryvdle  Pa.,  F.  M.  Loomis,  A.M..  Principal  ;  Apple- 
tonsB.  C,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  C.  H.  Appleton,  Prin- 
cipal. A  new  school,  of  which  we  have  not  the  name 
has  been  opened  by  W.  E.  Hartsock  and  Miss  Kate  Hart 
sock  at  1110  Olive  street,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Mr.  Hartsock 
was  formerly  connected  with  Hayward's  B.  C  llie  Cur- 
tis School,  177  West  Seventy-third  street,  N.  Y  has 
added  a  Com'l  Department;  Bliss  B.  C,  Lowell,  Mass., 
C  A.  Bliss  Manager,  E.  L.  Glick  Penman;  Trenton,  Ga., 
Normal  School,  Geo  P.  Welsh,  Principal;  Com'l  Depart^ 
ment  Holy  Cross  Coll.,  cor  Reynes  &  Uauphine  streets. 
New  Orleans,  La.,  Bro.  Elias,  Principal. 

--  Among  the  recent  changes  in  Commercial  and  Normal 
Schools  are  the  following:  O.  T.  Owen  succeeds  A  C 
Uavisson  as  business  manager  and  F.  M.  Hickman  is  the 
new  president  of  the  Kokomo  B.  U.,  Ind  •  Jones'  B  C 
formerly  58'i  West  Madison  St.,  Chicago,  has  removed  to' 
and  become  connected  with,  the  National  People's  Insti- 
tnte,  cor.  Van  Buren  and  Leavitt  Sts,,  Chicago  C  E 
Jones  IS  still  Principal  ;  J.  H.  Everett  and  H.  C  Wall  for- 
merly Principals  of  PeiTy,  Iowa,  B.  C,  are  now  'both 
located  at  Omaha,  Neb.,  Mr.  Everett  being  connected 
with  the  Texas  Colonization  Co.,  and  Mr.  Wall  as  gen- 
eral i»eut  of  the  Duplex  Typewriter  Co.,  1U15  Farnam 
»t. ;  \v  m.  1  arr  is  the  new  Principal  of  the  Perry  B.  C. 

*„r  ""J"  ""'"  "'"'"'"C  Herald  of  a  late  date  contains  a 
two-column    write-up    of   Fairfield,   N.    Y.,   Mil     Acad 

^ItZ     Y\T\>^  ^'^^  '°  '^''P'-  ^  -B-  Furner  who  has 
charge  of  the  Com  1  Dept. 

—  Among  the  recent  visitors  to  The  Journal  office 
were  the  following  :  H.  M.  Rowe,  Baltimore,  Md.;  ML 
Miner  Heffley  School  of  Commerce,  Brooklyn,  N  Y  ■ 
^\yt-t^^^^^'  Plainfleld,  N.  J.,  i.  C;  C.  G  Raynoi^ 
and  W.  E.  Fmnegan,  Brooklyn^  N.  Y..  Polytechnic-  Inst. ; 
K.  A.  Kells,  N.  Y.  B.  C.  -  H  C  Clark  Clnrlf's  R  f 
P''|'-?^lPl»VPa-;  W.  G.  ilo^yrowSm^a'^'ToVafMr: 
aiid  Mrs  E.  Thompson,  South  Framiagham,  Mass  -  D  J 
M"p'S,rn/''R^''^^PT8s,  NY.;  W.  dRamsdell  and  h! 
M.  Penrose  B.  C,  Jersey  Citv,  N  J  -  W  ('  .Sanrtv 
Iv^N^'Y^-^'  High  Scho'ol;  J.'Howard  Eeeler,  Broo^: 
C    N   Y  '  mWer.  Packard's  B. 

w'i7.lm„''\f^,"'„""«^''.S^  the  iTansa,*  GK/,  illustrated, 
W   v„flJf,T"»,  "  •""*  *■""  V<"''™'t"f  andt'lesign  by  E 

J-iclrti'^'ilS' rot'hrATf^r-sLt'i^^r^i^^^^^ 

!S^5a'»'Ser-r„rL5SU»S.S%£S 
com'l  dept.  of  that  institution.  pnnupai  01  tne 

^Zll  ■""'  ^""f  ?'<""*'"■''.  of  Ionia,  Mich.,  of  a  late  date 

exraUent  work.'^  ''''  ""^  "l^'P-^e"*  and  Mr.  Poucher's 
—  Daintily  mitten  cards  from  the  pen  of  G   W  Dix 

sir^s^pttH'^.^^k"  t:^i^.^^K^^  »^-  «•- 

riS^^5."l^?^,';-tularyi°^'L^^^^^^^ 

bif,t°„^?'*Sf  '''^'■'^  '■"•  ">«  railroad  for^he^ostOffl^' 
banks  and  offices  connected  mth  the  govermnent  nftifo 
town.  He  writes  that  within  the  last  two  m™t£  he  his 
obtame.!  upward  of  twenty  positions  for  his™?ud™£ 

^^i^?T£Ti^iJt^^^-,^  l^hplaceof  the 
penman  in  America  who  wasn't  bom  in  a  ftan  ■!«£ 
•TouHNAL  would  be  pleased  to  hear  from  him  ™e  must 
be  a  curious  exception.)     In  the  Fall  of  1S8.%  when  at  wfe 


ij^-eot  4.  Uj.  entered  «  estflel  1  111..  Coll.,  and  graduated 
irom  the  classical  couK*  in  l(,ss.  Three  years  later  he 
received  the  degree  A.M.  from  the  same  institution.  In 
ISW  he  entered  East- 
man College,  Pough- 
keepsie,  N.  Y.,  and  in 
due  time  completed  the 
course.  About  this 
tune  he  first  saw  a  copy 
of  The  Journal  and  it 
inspired  him  with  the 
desire  to  become  a  pen- 
man. In  a  letter  latelv 
received  from  him  he 
says:  '-I  have  been  a 
subscriber  from  1 888  and 
I  always  feel  that  I  have 
done  a  student  a  favor 
when  I  get  him  to  sub 
scribe  for  The  Jouu 
nal."    In  188!)  the  prin- 


BlUELOV 


ci™i«i,i„  „f  *i      1      -  ,       •    '"^'^-      M  l»»y  tne  pnn- 

cipalship  of  the  business  department  of  We-stfleld  Coll  , 
was  tendered  to  Mr.  Bigelow,  unsolicited.  This  place  he 
filled  acceptably  for  two  years,  when  he  resigned  to  accept 

lowa.  Bus  Coll  After  being  absent  one  year,  pressure 
was  brought  to  bear  to  induce  him  to  return  to  his  Alml 
I'Z^'  "^l!""- ,°'  '^*  ''"''-  dept.  and  teacher  in  the  literary 
Zn»■r„^'"'',^?''"■1.-''^'™  '""''^"'  the  satisfaction  of  ail 
Td'^Th'emalrcs.'''^''"'"^  ^'"^""'"'^    ""    bookkeeping 

TH";'^Tn';,»^«,'l',"='''lf""l"i'.  ^'"'5' contains  the  speech  of 
1  he  journal  s  editor  at  the  dedication  ceremony  of  the 
new  school  building  in  Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  recently 

-  With  the  compliments  of  R.  0.  Laird  we  received 
an  invitation  with  stage  tickets,  to  the  3Bth  anniversary 
of  Eastman  Coll.,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  which  occurred 
on  the  evening  of  October  ■-'♦.'^Gen.  John  B.  G^Tdrdelfv 
ered  the  principal  address.  Gen.  A.  D.  Smith  also  spoke 
and  James  S.  fiurdett,  the  well-known  humorist  enter- 
tained the  audience.  The  local  papers  devoted  'siverll 
columns  to  the  celebration.  These  I&stman  anniversaries 
are  great  events  in  Poaghkeepsie. 

i,„7?''°'"'^¥''y/'""'??'  P''°-  Pierce  School,  Philadelphia, 
pSt  confined  to  his  house  with  illness  for  some  time 

-  At  the  recent  Kansas  State  Fair  the  Wichita  C  C 
secured  eleven  blue  ribbons.  Proprietor  E.  H.  Robbins 
secured  first  prize  on  his  own  writing.  Among  the  other 
teachers  securmg  prizes  were  E.  W.  Van  Kirk  J  C 
Temple,  C.  A.  Sowers,  and  J.  J.  Cummins.  A  very  laree 
enrollment  this  season  and  bright  prospects  for  the  yeSr 
IS  Prin.  Robbins  report. 


249 

111"  i,^'  ^1'''  t'oseberry,  formerly  of  Brown's  B.C..  Ottawa, 
111.  has  charge  of  the  bus.  prac.  dept.  and  pen.  in  Brown 
),„s  Jh.^  f^*""";*'  -"'■'  ^cceeding  J.  R  Anderson,  who 
has  retired  from  busine.ss  college  work. 

h,~<JI'  f'  .H^^"  ,!f  PI'?,-  "'  the  com'l  dept.  and  Secy,  of 
he  writ!  ?"^-"^'"™'  ^°"'  ^°8'«''  Utah"^  In  a  late  letter 
he  wntes,  "Five  .yeare  ago  I  became  a  subscriber  for 
your  paper  and  received  as  a  uremium  Dakens' Epitome 
of  Penmanship,  which  has  ever  since  been  a  soSrce^ 
valuable  information  and  of  much  assistance  to  me. " 

—  H.  J.  Williamson,  who  at  one  time  conducted  a  pen- 
manship journal  and  penmanship  school  in  Richmond  Va 
IS  now  located  in  Westville,  Holmes  Co.,  Fla. 

-  ~  ^,-  A.  Potter,  prin.  of  bus.  dept.,  Elgin,  Bl ,  Academv 
IS  a  splendid  writer  and  a  Hue  teacher.  The  school  is  doing 
some  good  luivertismg,  and  we  have  recently  seen  somi 
sjilendid  writing  from  them. 

-  The  following  students  of  Campbell  University,  Hol- 
ton,  Kau,,  have  recently  secured  good  places:  F.  X  Don- 
aldson teacher  of  shorthand  and  penmanship,  Webster 
wS'inJ-T'  ^'  S-  •  ^-  C..  Busmisel,  special  "teacher  of 
writing,  Hoyt,  Kan.,  and  illustrator  of  the  Topeka  Illux- 
Iraled  WeekUj-  1.  L.  Best,  Principal  of  Com'l  Dept.,  Wm 
Mo™Ac^  '  '"''^'  '  ^-  '^■^«^"''  PrincipaV  Noble; 
o7,''',,^,-,°^P"e,at  one  time  part  owner  of  Aydelotte's 
higf 'il"h     "  '         '  '^  """^  '"'""*'*  temporarily  in  Read- 

-  ~  J- Henderson,  18  Park  lane,  Leeds,  England,  in  send- 
!°e  fgjj  °"P"°™  '°  TiJ^  Journal  writes  a  very  interest- 

—  In  that  big  school.  Central  Normal  Coll.,  Danville 
Ind.  of  which  J  A  Joseph  is  president,  the  following 
are  the  special  teachers:  Penmanship,  G.  E.  Johnson  • 
drawing.  Miss  Caroline  E.  Dorsey ;  bookkeeping,  G  e" 
Pattison  and  Alonzo  Norman.  1     (,,      .  i.. 

—  In  a  letter  just  received  from  W.  T.  Parks,  late  prin 
01  the  pen.  dept.  of  the  N.  I.  N.  S.,  Dixon,  111.,  he  coni 
veys  the  inteUigence  that  he  has  settled  temporarily  in 
Mitl;  ""m  '""d'  ,'■''*  physician  says  he  will  pull  through 
all  right.     Mr.  Parks  was  feeling  better  when  he  wrote 

1-  r  ^'^desire  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  from  the  pub- 
lishers, Messrs.  Bemrose  &  Sons,  Limited,  23  Old  Bailey 
London  England,  of  samples  of  Jubilee  drawing  copy 
books,  Bemrose  s  round  style  copy  books,  writing  books, 

—  J.  J.  Hagen,  late  of  Sioux  Palls,  S.  Dak.,  B  C  is  the 
new  penman  in  Archibalds  B.  C,  Minneapolis,  Minn  Mr 
ceSl  teacher  ^^"'  writer,  cultured  gentleman  and  suc^ 


■c^t^r-/^  /^f^ 


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A  MODEL  BUSINESS  LETTER  BY  S,   E.   BARTOW.  ALBANY.  N.  V. 


250 

_     Ain     lutiiu  4rfr*T/i.vr  of  October 

A.  .!.»  «nn,.nl  mectinK  of  the  New  York  State  Chris- 

the  well-known  penman,  was  '^e-«'®™~„!?fi!?''4ieties 
Dewhar^t  eridently  in  kept  busy,  as  he  has  4S8.T  societies, 
with  a(B,i)70  members,  to  keep  record  of. 

-  It  is  said  thnt  most  people  catch  Bsh  with  a  hook  and 
lyin'  but  when  y.m  read  ot  a  fishing  «Pe"ence  m  the 
i„ii,iti  U..r-  i:,ii  the  organ  of  the  Y.  11.  o.  A.,  >"u 
, ,    nr  illv  .M-.  t  to  find  the  truth.     Under  the  caption  of 

;;^r;,;:;i?l  i;^::;^s;^!:;n  s^b^theipL,r|. 
Sk^r  oiii  ±Tt  ^.'i^fSr 

wabass  porgiesaiid  black  flsh,  had  been  taken,  Mr  H 
Rni«.r^f  the  party  took  I'il  with  rod  and  reel.  We  had 
b^  ?n  iivitpd  U>  joiii  the  party,  but  we  are  strongly  of  the 
M.  nio.  hat  their  c^itchof  I.aM  is  owing  entirely  to  our 
absence.  We  have  always  hoodooiKl  every  flshing  party 
we  have  joined. 

Movimenla  o,    Tearlirvn. 

_  r  S  Di.kliut  has  8uc<«..ded  M.  W.  Blankinshij)  w 
1,1111  ofC  ('  <.f  Shurtloff  Coll.,  Upper  Alton.  Ul.- — n.a. 
Sliil.r    forni.'ih'  of  Canton.  111.,  ha*  lecently  joined  the 

fiuultv  c.f  Jlalians  C.  C.  of  Sherman,  Tex. E.  Uippin- 

ger  islhe  new  penman  in  the  Br\'ant  N.  U.,  Stromsburg, 

5,eb. Arthur  Wynnd,  formerly  a  Cedar  Rapids  B.C. 

student,  is  now  in  charge  of  the  pen.  of  Wolf  s  R  C 

Hugerstown,  Md. B.   A.  Peters  is  pnn.  of  the  com  1 

dent    of  the  N.  H.  Conference  Sem.  and  Female  Coll., 

Ti  ton,  N.  H. D.  M.  Keefer  is  now  in  charge  of  the  pen. 

iimnship  of  Beaver  Palls,  Pa..  B.  C.  W.  H./kathews  has 
charge  of  J.  W.  Butcher's  other  school,  known  as  the 
Haleui,  Ohio,  B.  C.  -J.  A.  McLeod,  a  recent  Perns  In- 
dustrial Sch.  student,  has  accepted  a  lucrative  position  as 
a  traveling  man,  and  him  giveu  up  teaching  temporarily. 

,7   p  .Tones  is  the  new  prin.  of  the  com'l  dept.  ot  La 

Porte,  Ind.,   High  School. 0.  R  Payne  has  charge  of 

the  penmanship  at  Washington,  Tenn  <„o"-— :J?™'' 
Boss  late  prin,  com'l  dept.,  St.  Paul  s  Coll  .  St.  Paul  Park^ 
Minn    is  the  new  prin.  ot  com'l  dept.  of  the  Central  Wes- 

leyan'Ooil.,  Warrenton,  Mo. P.  H.  Banker  has  charge 

ol  the  classes  in  penmanship  in  the  Pittston,  Pa.,  If.  M. 

C  A A.  P.  Regal  is  the  new  prin.  com'l  dept.  of  Ateon, 

Ohio  C  C B.  B.  (Hbson  succeeds  H.  O.  Bernhardt  as 

prin.' of  the  bus.  dept..  Harrisburg.  Pa.,  High  School.—- _ 
E  L  (Jlick  of  Cleveland,  O..  and  W.  P.  Macintosh  of 
Toronto,  Ont.,  are  now  connected  with  the  new  Bliss  B.  C., 

Lowell,  Mass. J.  H.  Smith  of  Lancaster,  Pa.,  is  the 

new  teacher  of  Sh.  in  the  Buffalo  Coll.  of  Com. _Miss 

Blanche  Sisler,  Kevtes\ille.  Mo.,  is  the  new  teacher  of  bh. 

in  the  Pittsburg,  Kansas,  B.  C. E.  A.  Bank,  Belfast. 

Maine  has  been  added  to  the  faculty  of  Bradford,  Pa.. 
B  C  — -B.  E.  Avey  of  Fenton,  Mich.,  is  prin.  dept,  of  fine 

art,  El  Dorado.  Kail.,  N.  C. O.  H.  Richai-ds,  late  of  So. 

West  B.  C,  Wichita,  Kan.,  has  taken  up  itinerant  teach- 
ing.    His  permanent  address  is  Winfleld,  Kan. E.  A. 

Hall  is  once  more  connected  with  Hall's  B.  C,  Logansport. 

lud w.  A.  Orr  has  .ioined  the  faculty  of  the  Met.  B. 

v..  Sioux  City,  la J.  B.   Duryea,  pnn.  com'l  dept.. 

Highland  Park,  N.  ('..  Des  Moines.  la.,  will  also  have 
charge  of  the  peu.  during  the  present  year,  succeeding  L. 

M   Kelcimer  in  the  latter  work. A.  S.  Weaver  is  the 

new  teacher  in  the  San  Francisco.  Cal.,  B.  C. Frank 

Dutton,  formerly  of  Jasper.  Fla.,  has  been  added  to  the 

faculty  of  the  So.  Sh.  and  B.  U.,  Atlanta,  Ga. E.  E, 

Bender  is  the  new  penman  at  Actual  B.  C  Canton.  Oliio. 

aiid  succeeds  J.  M.  Schillig. Jay  Laverty.  formerly  of 

Orand  Island,  Neb.,  B.  C,  is  now  located  in  So.  Omaha, 

Neb Wm.  F.  Oibson,  forraerlv  of  Tilton,  N.  H.,  Sem.. 

is  now  prin.  com'l  dept..   Wesleyan  Acad..    Wilbraham. 

Mass.- O.   W.   Henry  of    Highland  Park.   N.   C,   Des 

Moines,  Iowa,  is  now  in  charge  of  the  pen.  and  com'l 
depts.  Perry,  la..  B.  C. — B.C.  Kassel.  late  of  Castell. 

Tex.,  is  now  "located  at  Nunda,  111. A.  J.  Cherryhoines, 

late  of  Hico,  Tex.,  is  now  connected  with  the  Crawford 

Di-y  Ooods  Co.,  Ft.  Worth.  Tex. W.  L.  Alexander  is 

prin.  of  com'l  dept..  Polytechnic  Coll.,  Ft.  Worth,  Tex. 

.1.  B.  Arbuckle,  formerly  of  Calumet,  Mich.,  is  now 

a.ss(K'iate  prin.  and  penman  of  Dexter,  la.,  N.  C. R.  A. 

Kells  succeeds  H.  C.  Spencer  as  penman  of  the  New  York 

B  C C.  L.  Dotv  is  the  new  business  manager  of  Wood's 

B.  ('..  Carboudale"  Pa. W.  S.  Woods,  late  ot  Central 

H  (' .  Toronto.  Out.,  is  the  ne>v  bu.s.  manager  ot  the  New 

York  H  C. E.  P.  Fletcher,  late  ot  Caton's  Coll.,  De- 

t  lull,  Mich.,  has  turned  artist  and  is  located  at  "J.'Vi  W.  1.5th 
SI     N    Y Frank  Foster  is  assistant  Sh.  teacher  in  the 

New  York  B.  C. 

Obituary 
We  have  but  i-ecently  learned  of  the  bereavements  that 
have  come  to  August"  Fischer  of  Phila.     Within  a  short 
time  he  has  Uwt  by  death  his  wife,  his  mother  and  raother- 


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i-law. 


dletown.  Conn,  and  was  graduated  from  the  W«,le\an 
Iln  verStv  He  was  employed  for  thirteen  years  in  Hai- 
Mr'rSw^' and  publicatioh  department,  and  was  the 
SSthor  of  several  school  books.  He  edited  Swintons 
Se?  In  recent  years  he  had  been  the  Brooklyn  and 
Sielsland  agent  tor  the  American  Book  Company.  He 
w^Kly  idfntified  with  the  Henry  George  movement 
and  was  chief  manager  ot  his  Mayoralty  campaign  in  1!»^.. 
He  wai  Secretary  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the 
United  Labor  Party  during  most  of  its  existence.  He  was 
closely  identified  with  the  Anti-Poverty  movement,  and 
w^one  of  Dr.  McGlynn's  champions.  Mr.  Banies  has 
been  suffering  from  paralysis  for  several  months,  and  in 
the  summer,  when  his  death  seemed  imminent,  two  of 
his  daughteii  were  married  at  his  bedside.  He  leaves  a 
widow,  two  sons  and  tour  daughters. 

.Vcc  Calaloijiiti.    School  Journala.  etc. 

-The  annual  catalogue  sent  out  by  proprietor  E.M. 
Huntsinger,  Huntsingers  B.  C.,  Hartford,  Conn.,  is  a 
wrv  handsome  document  that  combmes  good  designing, 
euCTaving,  paper  and  tyflpgraphical  work,  with  good  ar- 
raSemeStand  clear  statement  ot  the  advantages  of  the 
school  Mr.  Huntsinger  is  a  connoLsseur  in  desigiimg,  en- 
graving and  printing  and  the  literatnre  sent  out  from  his 
school  always  evinces  excellent  taste.  A  second  docu.. 
ment  entitled  -  Convincing  Evidence  "  contains  Po"™'** 
of  the  faculty  of  the  business  department,  brief  statement 
ot  the  advantages,  terms,  etc.,  followed  by  some  very 
strong  endorsements  from  the  press,  parents  and  students. 
It  als5  contains  some  samples  ot  wnting  showing  wonder- 
ful improvement  made  by  students.  It  this  kind  of  ad- 
vertising  does  not  produce  results,  then  the  people  of  the 
"  Nutmeg  State  "  are  not  as  sharp  as  we  think  they  are. 

— "  Canada's  Greatest  School  of  Business "  and 
"Canada's  Greatest  School  ot  Shorthand,"  two  sumptu- 
ously priuted  documents  are  sent  out  by  the  Canada  B.C., 
Chatham,  Ont.  Elegant  coated  paper,  good  cuts,  and  fine 
printing  characterize  both  documents,  and  they  should 
prove  splendid  business-bringers.  A  great  deal  ot  money 
was  spent  on  cuts  and  paper.  A  strong  feature  in  both 
documents  is  the  indorsement  from  principals  of  other 
business  colleges,  who  are  gi-aduates  of  the  Canada  B.  C., 
photo-engraved  letters  from  leading  employers,  etc.  Re- 
cently Mr.  D.  McLachlan.  the  founder  and  proprietor  ot 
the  school  admitted  as  partner  into  the  school  his  brother. 
Mr  M  McLachlan,  who  has  been  ossis-ant  proprietor  and 
principal  ot  the  International  B.  C,  Bay  City,  Mich. 

—  In  a  simple  but  stylish  cover  "  The  Annual  Hand 
Book  "  of  Brown's  Business  Colleges,   comes  to  us  this 


SPENO 


At  Louis\ille,  Kv..  on  Oct.  19,  occurred  the  death  of 
Dr.  Ethmi  Speiuer.  father  ot  Mr.  Enos  Spencer,  the  well- 
known  busiu.s-s  educator.  Dr.  Spencer  was  widely  known 
in  Simtheni  Indiana,  hax-ing  been  one  of  the  jiioneers  of 
that  section.  He  was  bom  in  New  York  State  in  18ia. 
When  ijuit^?  voung  he  movinl  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  tor 
many  years  lived  neai-  Bo<iueville,  Ind.  For  the  past  four 
vi^are  "he  has  lived  with  his  son,  Mr.  Enos  Spencer,  at 
LouisWUe,  Ky.  He  was  for  years  a  member  of  the  M.  E. 
Church,  and  "until  old  age  crippled  his  activity,  was  a 
leader  in  every  good  work  headea  by  that  organization. 

liAYBERT  BARNES. 

Gayliert  Barnes  died  recently  at  his  home.  r.Tn  Tenth 
stive"t,  Bnwklyn.  in  his  tsth  year.     He  was  born  at  Mid 


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A   BIT  OF  BEAUTIFUL  AND  DASHY  WRITING   BY    H,    P. 
BF.HRENSMF.YF.R,  GEM  CITY  B.  C,  aUINCY    HI. 

year.  It  is  a  convincing,  well-written,  handsomely  illus 
"trated  document  and  contains  many  cuts,  showing  school 
rooms,  \-iews  of  principal  streets,  buildings,  etc.,  in  the 
various  cities  in  which  the  six  schools  are  located.  As  a 
frontispiece,  the  half-tone  cuts  containing  portraits  of  G. 
W.  Brown  surrounded  by  principals  of  his  six  schools  : 
G  E.  Nettleton,  Jacksonville :  W.  H.  H.  Garver, 
Peoria  ■  W.  F.  Cadwell,  Galesburg  ;  I.  N.  Wright,  Bloom- 
ington ;  H.  M.  Owen,  Decatur ;  G.  W.  Brown,  Jr., 
Ottawa,  111. 

—  The  95-9f)  prospectus  of  the  Mankato,  Minn.,  C.  C. 
printed  in  two  colors  with  embossed  cover,  contains  sev. 
eral  illustrations  showing  buildings,  streets,  bits  of  scenery 
in  and  about  Manktao.  Messrs.  Matter  &  Brandrup,  the 
proprietors,  are  pushing  matters  vigorously. 

—  Annual  catalogue  and  art  souvenir  of  the  Southern  B 
C.  Asheville,  N.  C,  for  95-%  has  on  its  cover  a  view  ot 
Mt.  Pisgah  and  the  building  in  which  the  college  is  located. 
Quite  a  little  space  is  appropriately  devoted  to  descrip- 
tions of  Asheville,  its  chmate  and  scenery. 

—  "  A  Vision  of  Fair  Faces  "  is  the  title  of  a  leaflet 
issued  as  an  advertising  souvenir  for  the  111.  State  Pair  by 
Prin.  D.  L.  Musselman,  of  the  Gem  City  B.  C.  It  gives 
half-tone  portraits  of,  and  testimonials  from,  several  of  the 
Gem  City  bright  and  successful  graduates.  Interior  and 
exterior  views  of  the  magnificent  college  building  are  also 
shown.    It  is  good  advertising. 

—  Among  the  well  printed  school  catalogues  received 
during  the  past  month,  were  those  from  the  following  in- 
stitutions :  Appleton's  B.  C,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.  ; 
Elmira,  N.  Y.,  Shorthand  Coll.  &  Com.  Inst.  ;  Hudson's 

B.  U.,  Charlotte,  N.  C.  ;  Nor.  Bl.  Nor.  Sch.,  Dixon,  HI.  ; 
Fresno,  Cal.,  B.  C.  ;  Atlanta,  Cia.,  B.  C.  ;  Westfield,  111., 
Coll.  ;  Abrahamson  Coll.  of  Bus.  &  Shorthand,  Trenton, 
N.  J.  ;  Central  Nor.  Univ.,  Humeston,  la.  ;  W^atson's  B. 

C.  Memphis,  Tenn.  :  Northwestern  State  Nor.  Sch., 
Edinboro,  Penn  ;  DuBois,  Pa.,  B.  C. 

—  Well  printed  college  journals  have  been  received 
from  the  following  schools  :  Bixler  B.  C  Wooster,  O.  ; 
River  Citv  B.  C,  Portsmouth,  O.  ;  Bliss  B.  C,  Lowell. 
Mass.  ;  Shenandoah  Nor.  Coll.,  Reliance,  Va.  ;  Southwest 
Kans.  Coll.,  Winfleld,  Kans.;  Grand  Prairie  Sem.,  Onarga, 
ni.  ;  State  Nor.  Sch.,  Emporia,  Kans.  :  B.  &  S.  B.  C, 
Louisville,  Kv.  ;  Nor.  111.  Nor.  Sch.,  Dixon,  HI.  ;  Sha- 
mokin.  Pa.,  B".  C.  ;  Mansfield,  O.,  B.  C.  ;  Salem,  Mass.,  C. 
C.  ;  Nashua,  N.  H.,  B.  C.  ;  N.  Y.  B.  C.  Kl  E.  I2.ith  St., 
New  Y'ork  ;  Clinton.  la.,  B.  C.  ;  Heald's  B.  C,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  ;  Western  Nor.  Coll..  Bushnell,  111.  ;  Fort 
Worth,  Texas,  B.  C. 


THE  EDITORS  SCRAP-BOOK. 

I W  is  your  scrap-book  progressing  ?  We 
get  "many  letters  from  connoisseurs 
and  collectors,  telling  the  progress 
of  their  work.  Many  ot  our  most  en- 
thusiastic collectors  have  some  hesi- 
tancy in  putting  their  names  in  the 
list  "ot  exchanges,  because  they  feel 
that  their  penmanship  v^ill  not  eoual 

that  of  other  penmen  with  whom  they 

exchange.  There  can  lie  no  equal  exchange  in  this  matter, 
as  no  two  penmen  have  exactly  the  same  degree  of  skill. 
As  a  rule  each  is  anxious  to  do  his  best  and  will  endeavor 
to  make  as  fair  an  exchange  as  possible.  If  not  equal  in 
quality,  he  will  excel  in  quantity  and  variety.  There  are 
a  tew  who  do  not  desire  to  exchange  specimens,  because 
specimen  making  is  an  important  part  of  their  hread- 
winning.  Specimens  from  these  penmen  can  be  purchased 
at  reasonable  figures  and  added  to  the  collection  from  time 
to  time.  We  trust  to  receive  scores  of  names  to  be  in- 
serted in  the  December  Journal.  Send  in  your  name 
early  In  a  letter  recently  received  from  J.  W.  Hazlett, 
Mullberrv,  Ind.,  he  says  :  "  I  wish  to  enter  my  name  in 
the  '  Professional  Excliange  List.'  I  think  this  is  a  most 
excellent  plan.  I  formerly  taught  penmanshu),  but  am 
now  engaged  as  bookkeeper  and  assistant  cashier  ot  the 
bank  of  this  place.  I  still  take  gieat  interest  in  pen 
work.  " 

—  The  following  names  are  to  be  added  to  the  "  Pen 
men's  Exchange  List  :  " 

AMATEUR. 

H.  A.  Van  Dyck,  S-ili  E.  39th  St.,  N.  Y.  City. 

J.  K.  Spicer,  Taylor's  Island,  Md. 

R.  C.  Bay,  Mechanicsburg,  O. 

H.  L.  Moutan,  332'2  Burt  St..  Omaha,  Neb. 

PROFESSIONAL. 

J.  P.  Hutzler,  Butler,  Penn. 

—  A  beautiful  and  gracefully  written  letter  in  profes- 
sional hand,  comes  from  P.  W  Tamblyn,  811)  Olive  St., 
St.  Louis,  Mo. 

—  A  model  business  letter  is  that  fr 
Kelchner,  Dis 


1  the  pen  of  Ij. 


-  Miss  Alice  Carey  Couffer,  Steubenville,  O.,  sends  a 
letter  in  a  splendid  style  ot  vertical. 

—  Some  business  writing  comes  from  an  anonymous 
r  ource,  marked  "  Telegraph  Operators."  We  cannot  cnt- 
icise  work  without  knowing  who  sends  it. 

—  A.  Peters,  No.  fi  Bayreuther  St.,  Berlin,  Germany, 
sends  a  good  business  letter  and  some  well  drawn  initials 

—  J .  F.  Hutzler,  Butler,  Pa.,  sends  specimens  of  shaded, 
round  hand,  plain,  business  and  ornamental  styles  of 
wnting.     All  good., 

—  H  C  Beatty,  Palgrave,  Ont.,  writes  a  free,  easy  and 
graceful  hand.  In  his  letter  he  states  :  "  Your  paper  has 
been  both  an  inspiration  and  guide  to  me  in  my  efforts. 
Mr.  Thornburg's  lessons  are  priceless  gems  and  have  given 
me  more  mastery  over  movement  than  all  else." 

—  A  halt-tone  reproduction  of  a  handsome  and  well 
executed  piece  of  engraving  has  been  received  from 
August  Fischer,  Philadelphia.  Mr.  Fischer  gives  The 
Journal  credit  for  furnishing  him  with  inspiration  and 
copies. 

—  W.  C.  Henning,  who  writes  a  model  business  hand, 
has  returned  to  his  home  at  Millersville,  Pa.,  from  thi' 
Zanerian  Art  College.  In  his  letter  requesting  the  change 
of  his  address,  he  writes  :  "  I  have  been  devouring  the 
many  good  things  found  m  your  paper  for  some  time.  It 
is  refreshing,  inspiring  and  educating." 

—  Various  styles  of  plain  and  ornamental  writing  we 
have  lately  received  from  Miss  Mary  E.  Miller,  Stras. 
burgh,  Pa.,  show  a  high  degree  of  skill. 

—  Excellent  specimens  of  plain  and  ornamental  wi'iting 
come  from  F.  M.  Laughner,  Marion,  Ind.,  Nor.  Coll.  He 
writes  :  "  Some  will  say  there  is  nothing  like  a  good  home. 
I  say  there  is  nothing  like  The  Penman's  Art  Journal. 

—  From  I.  E.  Dwyer.  Brockton,  Mass.,  B.  C,  we  have 
received  a  photograph  of  a  very  handsome  piece  of  orna- 
mental work,  embracing  wiiting.  flourishing,  lettenng 
and  drawing.  Mr.  Dwyer  also  sends  us  some  plain  and 
ornamental  writing  and  photograph  of  a  large  flonnshed 
lion  from  the  pen  of  Walter  E.  Johnson,  one  ot  his  pupils. 
The  work  is  all  first  cla-ss. 

—  As  Hue  a  lot  of  cards  as  we  have  examined  for  some 
time  are  those  written  by  E.  L.  Glick,  Bliss  B.  C,  Lowell. 
Mass.  Accuracy,  grace  and  delicacy  are  combined  m  Mr 
Glick's  work. 

—  From  C.  H.  Jenkins,  Portland,  Me.,  we  have  received 
a  package  of  splendidly  written  cards  that  show  fine  com 
mand  of  the  pen.     There  is  grace  and  dash  in  every  card 

—  F.  T.  Weaver,  Bayless  B.  C,  Dubuque,  la.,  seiul-^ 
some  finely  written  cards  and  a  splendidly  written  letti  r 

—  Other  well  written  cards  have  been  received  from  A 
P.  Wyand,  Hagerstown,  Md.,  and  M.  H.  O'Brien,  Whdii 
socket,  R.  I. 

—  Handsomely  written  letters  in  professional  style  hnv. 
been  received  from  the  following  people  :  J.  J.  Hageii 
Minneapolis,  Minn.  ;  S.  M.  Sweet.  Sharon,  Pa.  ;  T.  Court 
ney.  North  Adams,  Mass,  ;  L.  J.  Egleston,  Rutland,  \  t 

—  Finely  written  letters  in  business  style  have  coiin' 
from  the  following  :  J.  P.  Byrne.  Erie,  Pa  ;  Thos.  li 
Pound,  Columbus,  O.  ;  A.  Tjamell,  Holyoke,  Mass  ;  )• 
L.  Haeberle,  Millersville,  Pa.  ;  Miss  Susie  McGmty,  Chn"- 
cothe  O.  ;  C.  W.  Kitt,  Vinton,  la.  ;  P.  W.  Costello,  Scruii 
ton,  Pa.  :  J.  C.  Rundle,  Hartford,  Conn.;  August  Pischei 
Philadelphia,  Pa.  ;  H.  D.  Long,  Reading,  Pa.  ;  W.  •! 
McCartv.  Scio,  O.  ;  B.  P.  Hendricks,  Plymouth,  HI 
James  "Gunning.  Columbus,  O.  ;  M.  W.  Blankinshiji 
Columbus,  O.  ;  Miss  Ella  D.  Davis,  Mechanicsburg,  O.  .  ■' 
A.  Elston,  Canton.  Mo.  ;  Walter  N.  Currier,  Augurf" 
Me.  ;  A.  C.  Sloan,  Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y'. 


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The  Jol'rnal's  friends  have  been  active  and  liberal  in 
club  work  during  the  pa«t  month.  We  have  received  many 
calls  for  sample  copies  and  club  rates.  There  are  thousands 
of  our  readers  who  could,  by  a  few  words*,  secure  good  lists 
of  sulwcribers  for  The  Journal.  To  those  who  desire  to 
aid  in  extending  the  circulation  of  The  Jocrxal— which. 
of  course,  means  helping  the  departments  of  work  which 
The  JouitNALmakes  a  hobby  (penmanship,  dra%viiig,  com- 
mercial and  typewriting) — may  have  as  many  sample 
copies  as  they  can  judiciously  use  and  also  may  obtain 
our  special  club  rates  upon  application.  Right  now  is  the 
time  to  say  a  good  word  for  The  Journal.  Send  in  ytmr 
club. 


The  Sadler-Rowesystfui  of  Bookkeepers' Office  Practice 
and  Business  Practice  has  been  adopted  by  100  schools 
located  in  thirty-two  different  States,  as  well  as  several 
Canadian  provinces,  and  all  this  since  August  Ist,  1895. 
This  tells  its  own  story.  This  system  combines  theory 
and  practice,  and  is  so  logically  arranged  as  to  be  mind- 
developing  as  well  as  business-training.  It  is  published 
Ity  W.  H.  Sadler,  Baltii 


Bookkeepers,  bank  clerks  and  business  men  who  have 
much  figure  handling  are  more  exhausted  by  it  than  by 
any  other  kind  of  work.  Mrs.  A.  complained  to  Mrs.  B. 
that  Mr.  A.,  on  account  of  his  sedentary  occupation  (he 
was  a  bank  bookkeeper),  was  not  in  good  health.  Mrs.  B. 
remarked:  "  I  have  heard  you  speak  so  many  times  of  Mr. 
A.  being  constantly  '  running  up  columns  '  I  should  think 
this  would  give  him  plenty  of  exercise."  Of  course  it 
makes  a  diflerence  the  kind  of  columns  one  runs  up.  Those 
who  have  added  a  few  miles  of  figures  know  how  brain-ex- 
hausting this  work  is.  H.  Fowler  &  Co.,  Clintonville, 
Conn.,  have  placed  on  the  market  "  The  Perfection  Add- 
ing Machine,"  a  simple  little  machine,  convenient  to  han- 
dle, very  accurate  and  a  great  mind  and  brain  saver. 
Business  men  and  students  having  much  to  do  with  figures 
should  have  one.  For  a  two-cent  stamp  they  will  send  you 
circulars. 


The  Educational  Publishing  Company.  (W  Fifth  avenue. 
New  York,  have  placed  on  the  market  Augsburg's  Draw- 
ing System,  which  is  meeting  with  great  favor.  It  is  the 
work  of  an  experienced  teacher,  has  been  tried  in  the 
schoolroom,  and  since  its  first  publication  has  been  tried 
and  revised.  As  a  result  of  these  trials  it  has  been  brought 
right  down  to  date.  They  will  be  glad  to  send  descriptive 
circulars  to  those  interested. 


Typewriter  ribbons  at  5Uc.  each  are  generally  supposed 
to  be  a  very  poor  ai'ticle,  but  those  advertised  in  another 
part  of  The  Journal  by  Chas.  T.  Beavis,  Box  Sixteen, 
«50  Third  avenue,  New  York,  are  made  of  a  splendid  qual- 
ity of  linen,  well  inked,  and  are  full  length  ribbons.  They 
are  warranted  absolutely  non-fiUing  and  to  give  perfect 
satisfaction.  The  writing  pads  for  pen  and  pencil,  adver- 
tised by  Mr.  Beavis  are  marvels  of  cheapness.  He  also 
handles  letter  copying  books  and  other  supplies  of  like 
nature.  Schools  and  business  houses  and  other  large  cou- 
eumers  of  these  goods  would  find  it  to  their  advantage  to 
communicate  with  Mr.  BcaWs,  He  makes  special  rates 
for  ijuantities. 


().  M.  Powers,  7  Monroestreet.  Chicago,  111.,  has  been  in 
the  schoolroom  for  many  years  as  teacher,  and  is  an  ex- 
pert accountant  of  wide  experience.  With  the  assistance 
of  several  commercial  teachers  and  bookkeeping  experts 
be  has  prepared  a  series  of  commercial  text-books  that  are 
widely  known  and  much  used  He  will  be  glad  to  send 
you  particulai-s  if  you  aie  interested. 


Supervisoi-b  and  wnting  teachers  in  general  oftentimes 
find  an  artificial  help,  in  the  way  of  a  pen  guide,  to  be  of 
decided  advantage  to  their  pupils.  C.  H.  Allard,  Quincy. 
111.,  has  a  very  practical  article,  the  Penman's  Ring,  that 
has  met  with  large  sale.  Supervisors  and  writing  teachers 
will  be  interested  in  examining  Mr.  AUard's  invention. 
Send  "25  cents  for  a  sample, 


Col.  Geo,  Soul^,  St.  Charle-s  street.  New  Orleans.  La., 
is  one  of  America's  best  informed  bookkeeping  experts. 
He  has  investigated  every  phase  of  expert  accounting,  and 
IS  the  life  of  the  New  Orleans  Accountants'  Association. 
We  notice  that  at  nearly  every  meeting  he  is  on  the  pro- 
gi-amme,  or  is  specially  requested  to  elucidate  some  partic- 
ularly knotty  point.  Those  who  have  heard  him  discuss 
accounting  and  mathematics  at  the  Business  Educators' 


Association  know  how  deep  is  his  knowledge  along  these 
lines.  His  two  books.  "  Philosophic  Practical  Mathemat- 
ics "  and  "  New  Science  and  Practice  of  Accounts,"  are 
veritable  encyclopedias  of  knowledge  in  these  special 
fields.  They  should  be  in  the  library  of  every  commercial 
school,  commercial  teacher,  and  bookkeeper,  and  should 
be  owned  by  all  who  expect  to  teach  those  branches,  or 
who  exi>ect  to  become  bookkeepers  or  business  men. 


Williams  &  Rogers,  text-book  publishers,  Rochester,  N. 
Y.,  and  Chicago,  111 .  are  great  patrons  of  the  fine  printer. 
They  get  out  dozens  of  handsome  brochures  and  pam- 
phlets each  year,  and  the  same  good  taste  characterizes  all 
their  printing,  whether  advertising  or  books.  Their 
latest  pamphlet  contains  testimonials  from  teachers  who 
have  used  their  publications.  It  is  a  well  printed  little 
document  and  convinciug  withal.  The  phrase  ''  Books 
that  Teach  "  is  the  product  of  the  fertile  brain  of  J.  E. 
Kmg,  their  energetic,  hustling  advertising  manager.  By 
the  way.  he  writes  some  of  the  clearest,  most  ccnvincing 
advertisements  I  have  ever  read. 


The  American  Counting  Room,  Louisville,  Ky.,  are  pub- 
lishing "Trial  Balances  and  Short  Cuts  in  Figures  and 
Bookkeeping."  a  number  of  bookkeeping  helps— things 
that  will  be  of  help  to  business  men,  expert  bookkeepers, 
students  of  bookkeeping,  and  the  office  worker  as  well. 
L.  Comingor,  the  head  of  the  concern,  is  an  expert  book- 
keeper and  business  man.  and  well  quahhed  to  plan  books 
to  help  those  desiring  assistance  in  the  rough  road  of  busi- 
ness. For  particulars  see  advertisement  in  another  column 
of  The  Journal. 


Twice  a  day  for  severiil  months  1  have  been  whirled  by 
the  iewelry  factory  of  Wm.  C.  Finck,  Elizabeth.  N.  J., 
and  have  seen  the  sign  on  the  building,  stating  that  he 
raaniifactm-ed  pins,  medals,  badges,  etc.  I  was  astonished 
to  find  the  trade  there  is  in  this  line  and  surprised  to  know 
what  a  large  share  of  it  Mr.  Finck  has.  He  makes  badges, 
pins,  medals,  etc.,  for  schools,  lodges,  societies,  etc.  The 
Anti- Cigarette  League,  whichhasamembei'ship  of  250,000 
boys,  uses  a  pin  manufactured  by  Mr.  Finck.  Schools 
desiring  school  pins,  medals,  or  anything  m  this  line 
would  do  well  to  write  to  him. 


"  Typewriting  by  Touch  "  is  the  name  of  a  work  put  on 
the  market  by  E.  E.  Childs,  Springfield,  Mass..  Bus.  Coll. 
There  is  no  more  successful  school  of  typewriting  in  the 
country  than  that  over  which  Mr.  Childs  presides.  A 
great  deal  of  attention  is  given  to  typewriting,  and  we 
personally  vritnessed,  when  on  a  visit  to  Mr.  Childs'  school, 
thirty-five  students  operating  as  many  machines  and  writ- 
ing, ".sight  unseen."  His  book  is  the  result  of  the  ex- 
perience of  himself  and  his  shorthand  and  typewriting 
teachers  in  his  own  school,  and  that  of  expert  typists  all 
over  the  country.  Certainly  he  has  produced  good  results 
in  his  own  school,  and  if  instructions  in  the  book  are  fol- 
lowed  good  results  will  be  obtained  by  the  user. 


Thi'  Lawyer  and  Credit  Man,  published  by  the  Wins- 
borough-Irvine  Company.  Times  Building,  New  York,  is 
a  paper  that  should  be  subscribed  for  by  every  business 
college  teacher.  It  will  be  found  to  be  specially  benefi- 
cial for  commercial  law  students  and  all  who  are  inter- 
ested in  the  subject  of  credit. 


The  Consolidated  Typewriter  Exchange,  24;)  Broadway, 
New  York,  make  a  specialty  of  handling  new  and  second 
hand  machines  of  lUl  makes,  typewriter  supplies,  etc.  F. 
Lyman  Browne,  manager,  is  also  publisher  of  the  Scott- 
Browne  System  of  Shoi'thand.  A  handsome  colored 
price-list  is  sent  frt-e. 


Located  as  they  are  in  the  heart  of  the  jewelry  district 
of  America,  Attleboro,  Mass,,  Messrs.  McRae  &  Keeler 
have  specially  fine  facilities  for  carrying  on  their  business 
as  manufacturers  of  badges,  pins,  etc.  Schools  and  or- 
ganizations desiring  anything  in  this  line  would  do  well  to 
write  to  this  firm  for  prices. 


No  improvement  in  pens  in  twenty-five  yeare  has  ever 
been  so  practical  and  popular  as  that  made  by  J.  W. 
Stoakes,  Milan,  O.,  the  inventor  of  the  Automatic  Shad 
ing  Pens.  The  pen  is  easy  to  manipulate,  and  with  very 
few  hours'  practice  any  one  can  master  it.  A  great  many 
distinctive  and  brilliant  shades  can  be  made  from  the  bril- 
liant colored  inks  sold  by  Mr.  Stoakes,  and  the  pens  are 
particularly  adapted  for  plain  and  ornamental  lettering 
of  all  kinds,  and  can  be  made  use  of  by  students,  book- 
keepers, artists,  clerks  and  penmen  in  general.  The  pens 
are  made  in  sizes  vaiying  from  '/j-j  to  %  of  an  inch  in 
width.    There  are  three  kinds  of  pens:  plain,  for  making 


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backgrounds,  tints,  etc. ;  marking,  for  making  sohd  plain 
marks;  shading,  for  making  two  colors  at  a  single  stroke. 
Inks  of  various  colors,  adhesive  ink  for  plush  work,  gold- 
sizing,  metaUic-s,  bronzes,  diamond  dust,  pearl  dust,  mica 
crystals,  lettering  outfits,  copy-books,  alphabets,  practice 
paper,  etc.,  all  are  sold  by  the  manufacturers.  The  firm 
name  is  the  Automatic  Shading  Pen  Company,  Milan,  O. 
Price-list,  circulars,  etc.,  are  sent  on  apphcation. 


Some  time  since  The  Journal  reviewed  "  The  Educa- 
tional and  Business  Typewriting,"  published  by  D.  Kim- 
ball, 113  Adams  street,  Chicago,  111.  In  a  conversation  I 
had  with  The  Journal  reviewer  he  says  he  vrill  not  take 
back  his  assertion  that  it  is  a  first-class  typewriting  book, 
whether  used  as  textbook  or  in  business  office.  Mr. 
Kimball  also  publishes  '•  Business  and  Educational  Short- 
hand." Whether  for  home  student,  college  or  office,  these 
works  will  be  found  decidedly  practical  and  businesslike. 
Write  Mr.  Kimball  for  pai'ticulars. 


The  copy-books  published  by  Silver,  Burdett  &  Co., 
Boston,  Mass.,  are  the  product  of  the  i)ens  and  brains  of 
those  two  well-known  penmen  and  educators,  D.  H.  Far- 
ley and  W.  B.  Gunnison.  In  another  part  of  The  Jour- 
nal a  sketch  will  be  found  of  Mr.  Farley  and  his  work. 
The  public  schools  of  Chicago  are  using  the  vertical  copy- 
books published  by  this  firm.  ''The  Normal  Course  in 
Drawing  "  is  a  series  of  scientific,  practical  and  artistic 
drawing  books.  This  firm  publishes  hundreds  of  text- 
books of  recognized  merit. 


J.  A.  Willamette,  Vanderbilt  Building,  NashN'ille,  Tenn., 
conducts  a  very  successful  teachers'  agency,  and  places 
many  teachers  in  Southern  schools. 


The  Creamer  Penmanship  Company.,  Washington  C, 
H.,  O^  have  revised  Creamer's  Scientific  System  of  Pen- 
manship and  have  made  of  it  a  very  attractive  system. 
The  copies  are  well  engraved,  copious  movement  exercises 
are  given  throughout  the  work,  and  form  and  movement 
are  taught  at  the  same  time.  They  also  publish  practice 
pads,  ruled  specially  for  copy-book  practice,  that  will  be 
found  specially  beneficial.  Supervisors,  supei-inteudeuts 
and  others  contemplating  change  of  systems  can  get  de- 
scriptive circulars,  etc.,  upon  application. 


The  University  Publishing  Company,  43  East  Tenth 
street.  New  York,  are  publishers  of  "  The  American  Ac- 
countant," which  has  been  adopted  for  the  schools  of  New 
York  and  Newark.  It  is  a  lucid  teacher  of  the  science  of 
accounts,  and  is  the  outcome  of  years  of  experimenting 
by  a  leading  teacher. 


T.  Nelson  &  Sons,  33  East  Seventeenth  street.  New 
York,  publish  several  systems  of  copy-books,  vertical, 
round  hand,  angular,  etc.  A  number  of  fashionable  pri- 
vate schools  have  adopted  their  books,  and  many  who  like 
the  round,  accurate  English  hand  are  introducing  these 
systems.  Millions  of  these  books  have  been  sold  abroiul. 
Messrs.  Nelson  &  Sons  will  be  pleased  to  send  circulars 
upon  application. 


For  several  years  Perfection  Pens,  sold  by  D.  L.  Mussel- 
man.  Gem  city  Bus.  Coll.,  Quincy,  HI.,  have  been  a 
standard  with  users  of  fine  pens.  They  are  superb  for 
clean-cut  shades  and  delicate  hair  lines.  The  beautiful 
little  specimen  shown  in  this  issue  was  written  by  Mr. 
Behrensmeyer  with  a  "Perfection"  pen.  Schools  and  col- 
leges using  them  in  quantities  can  get  rates  by  address- 
ing Mr.  Musselman. 


Ginn  &  Company,  the  well-known  publishers,  Boston, 
Mass.,  pages  of  whose  beautiful  slant  copy-books  were 
shown  m  The  Journal  some  time  ago,  have  a  vertical 
series  of  copy-books  now  on  the  market  that  is  meeting 
with  a  warm  reception.  This  firm  is  noted  for  the  tasti- 
ness  displayed  in  everything  they  publish. 


J.  C.  Witter  &  Co..  853  Broadway.  New  York,  are  now 
publishing  two  editions  of  their  "  Art  Education,"  one  for 
special  teachers,  artists,  etc.,  the  other  for  the  grade 
teacher.  This  publication  has  met  with  a  very  warm 
reception  at  the  hands  of  the  public.  Full  particulars 
will  be  found  in  our  advertising  columns. 


The  commercial  text-books  published  by  D.  L.  Mussel- 
man.  Quincy.  111.,  are  used  in  a  large  number  of  our  best 
business  colleges.  Mr.  Musselman  understands  running 
a  successful  school,  and  his  thirty  years'  teaching  and 
business  experience  has  shown  him  what  business  colleges 
want.     Write  him  for  circulars  and  prices. 

I  have  personally  examined  the  nine  beautiful  pen  and 
brush  designs  o3'ered  for  sale  by  C.  C.  Rearick.  Box 
K-A..  Dixon,  111.,  for  50  cents,  and  can  say  that  the  designs 
are  fine,  the  execution  splendid,  and  that  each  piece  alone 
is  worth  more  than  50  cents.  These  specimens  would 
adorn  any  school,  and  will  furnish  inspiration  for  any  pen- 
man. This  is  a  splendid  opportimity  to  add  to  your  col- 
lection of  fine  pen  designs. 


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By  Profs.  D.   H.  FARLEY  and  W.   B.  GUNNISON. 

SLANTING  COPIES.  VERTICAL  COPIES. 

Each  Method  includes  Rej^ular  Course,  Tracing  Course,  and   Business 
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Every  supcrinteTnlent.  teac'her  and  school  officer  who  would  have  the  best  work 
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REVIEW  SYSTEM  OF  WRITING. 

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Xess  complicated  and  cumbersome  than  any  other  system,  and  therefore  more  pruc- 
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Form  and  analysis  made  scientific  facts. 

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hlghei 


typewriting, 
higher  math,,  i^     ,,, 

graduate  of  Lt/uun, 
berllu  and    Hfr^a 
College.  Cleveland. 
"    Ight  5  ft.  11  In,     R  . 
id  pres'ts  of  Oberlln 


height  5  ft. 
Prefers  Normal  ( 


VARRE," 

A  TEACHER  of  eight  years' experience,  5  In  bus. 
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engagement.  Can  teach  pen.,  bookkeep.,  shorthand, 
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AgeSri ;  married  ;  strong  references;  moderate  salary, 
with  good  school.  Ready  at  any  time  but  prefers 
Jan.  I.  Address  "PAUL,"  care  Penman's  art 
Journal. 

TEACHEIt  of  seven  jears'  experience  In  all 


writing,      bl>ii 


W. 


J.   KIKSLB 


•    ■vinrt»j&".    eve  uruauway,  «ew    vofk, 
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FOR 


Good 


ALE.    cheap,  n  good    buslui 


WHAT  AM  IOFP'EREI>for»500(parvaIuel 
of  stock  lu  a  well  established,  well  conducted 
business  college  In  a  beautiful  ludlaua  city  ?  School  is 
Incorporated  :  right  man  can  be  iimuager  or  teacher 
In  school.    I'm  In  another  school  aud  ^vlll  sell  cheap 

to  a  good  man.    Who  wants  this  a ''    ° — ' ■-'-  ■ 

"ROSEVILLE."care  Pf.nsi.\s's  Ai 


p?    Speak  quirk! 


ORSAi  h  < 


i'.ityof 


I.^OIt  ^Al.E.-Hiilf  Interest  In  the  best  equipped 
t.iisluc.-vs  collfKc  In  ihe  East.    City  of  75.000  In- 
lol   oc- 


School 

tiBL  _. 


matlon  address  dENTRAL  COMMERCIAL  COLLEOE, 
Cumberland,  Md. 

FORP<ALE.-.A  liu-ln.-s.-.T.ll,..r,Mi.  Fn^lfi-n  city  of 
^       IH.OOO.     Att,-,.,l .,.1 -J.  I.,  .'iiM     ,.,,al.lls1l0d 

188"  ;  fine  short ii i     i   ,         .  .    :      ,  ,    ,    -..lendld 

town  and  fine  sm       ,;,  m  i       ,,  ^^  iik-h  to 

wlllsellriii  If.  ■■:■  '.  I  .      .,-  i,: uwner 


;  Penman's 


fers  to  W.  J.  Kiii^i.y.  v\.  ^,,  KuL-KiiKiii  a 
Want-s  moderatL-  salary  with  good  ^.Lhuul 
two  weeks'  notice.  Address  "WATERS," 
MAN  s  Art  Journai.. 


buslne.ss  college,  shorthand  Inst,  ti  i  n  -    li 

Graham    and    Dement     shorthaii>i     ■ 

couri  law  aud  com'l    arlth..  chit  -  ,    i  ' 

physiology,  hygiene,  anatomy,  i-i  ,  n  ivi,,: 
writing  and  correspondence.  Ih  iiiiiud.a  ^vaii  W  s 
R,  and  Jenkin  &  Smith  systems.  Stron"  t('<tliniiiilals  ■ 
moderate  salary  ;  ready 'Nov.  15th.     Aadi-ess  '  ROSE  '' 


UeacbecB  MantcO. 


of  the  falling  health  of 
__  —  ^e  of  the  Shorthand  De- 
partment, I  have  decided  to  sell  my  (controlling)  In- 
terest In  a  good  Business  College  and  shnpfTinnd 
School.  But  little  competition  and 
eputatlon.  In  a  c 
i  splendid  chance  L_ 
shorthand.     Address  *' .1.  H.  L..' 


Jfor  Sale  or  irraJ)e, 


H^ 


'  works  on  penmanship, 


s  column  will  talk  to  the  largest 
,  uiiu  iiiusi.  BcicuL  audience  Interested  In  things  of  this 
I  kind  that  It  Is  pciislble  to  find.  You  may  have  some 
I  dead  property  on  hand  that  yov  "  '     ' 


n  East- 


WA  N  TED.— For  business  college  work 
em  city,  an  experienced  and  competeui.  n-atmer 
of  bookkeeping,  penmanship  and  arithmetic.  Proper 
salary  will  be  paid  for  a  competent  person.  Address, 
giving  references  and  salary,  "TEACHER," care  Pen- 
man's Art  Journal. 

WANTEI>.— An  assistant  teacher  who  Is  qualified 
to  teach  elTlclently  penmanship  from  the  black- 
board, Isaac  Pitman  system  of  shorthand  aud  English 
Srammar.  A  normal  school  graduate  preferred. 
Iu.st  be  a  good  disciplinarian  and  have  no  physical 
defects.  Address  "ENGLISH  TRAINING  SCHOOL," 
care  Drawer  5ul,  New  Orleans.  La. 

WANTKO.-Yi.unL'   man  m    u-^oh    n....kl,-.-..pi„g 


rpEAOHERH    WANTED.    American  Teachers' 
■■■     Bureau,  St.  Louis,     luth  year. 

JSustness  ©pportunltles. 

IE  yOI'  WANT  to  reach  penmen,  commercial 
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.;ooo  people.  The  cost  is  ridiculously 
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PREHIUnS. 


A  Beautiful  Stick  Pin. 

HE.IOrHNAL  hiLs  had  speciully  nmmi- 
factiired  from  its  own  design  a  \ery 
neat  stick  pin.  to  offer  as  a  premium 
to  subscribers.  It  is  made  in  solid 
silver,  also  in  solid  gold. 

Thb  silvek  pin  has  the  quill  of  solid 
sterlinif  silver,  and  the  stick  pin  part 
of  German  silver. 

The  OOI.D  PIN  is  solid,  14  karat,  ex 
ccpt  the  stick  part,  which  is  German 
silver,  kuM  plated. 

Far  one  iloUar  we  {oiUsend  The  Jour- 
NAhforone  uear.anti  the  solid 


Foro 
aitr.r  our  suh..  n 
ooLD  PIN  (M  premium. 

Fnr  two  dollars  ivc  will  srml  two  copies  of  The 
JoUHNAi.  (to  different  nddi-esses,  if  desired). 
for  one  year,  and  the  soijd  ooi.d  pin.  Or  we 
will  send  The  Jouhnal  for  hto  years  and  the 
solid  f^old  pin. 


Or.  for  those  dc-iji 
mancnt  list  ffir  t\^-> 
gold  pin  as  pronnui 
The  other  dollar  tn 


I'lacod  on  our  i>er- 
uill  pend  the  solid 
litiiinceof  Slnow. 
cd  at  end  of  firet 


year.  Pi-esent  subscribers  may  have  their  sub- 
scriptions extended  and  thus  avail  themselves  of 
this  offer  at  (»nce.  A  Jeweler  would  charge  at 
least  81. ■>"  for  tliepold  pin. 

Works  of  Instruction  In  Penmanship. 

AmcN'  C;ulde  to  Seir-ln«iriictlou  In 
Prniileal   and  Artistic  PeninaiiKlilp.— 

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1 05,  —In  brining  this  series  of  lessons  to  a  close, 
wi;  deem  it  unnecessary  to  add  to  the  many  hints 
and ,  suggestions  that  have  been  thrown  out  from 
time  to  .time,  as  we  have  walked  together  through 
the  tangled  underbrush  of  the  chirographic  wood 
during  the  year  just  closed.  Yet,  fully  realizing 
and  ^appreciating   the  weight  and  influence  that  a 


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that  deserves  special  consideration  on  the  part  of 
teachers  and  learners,  and  that  fact  is  the  im- 
portance of  the  compact  exercises,  in  Plate  1.  to- 
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spacing,  explained  and  illustrated  in  the  January 
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during  his  six  or  nine  months'  commercial  or  short- 
hand course.  These  exercises  were  originated  and 
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measure  to  judicitms  practice  on  these  foundation 
exercises.  Nothing  is  more  encouraging  to  the 
writer  than  to  note  that  the  plan  advocated  has  been, 
and  is  being,  adopted  by  many  of  our  progressive 
teachers,  some  of  whom  at  first  maintained  that 
they  were  able  to  see  in  it  but  little  more  than 
«  waste  of  time  which,  in  their  minds,  could  be 
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close  of  a  delightful  visit  with  friends  who  have 
shown  you  every  consideration  kind  hearts  could 
suggest  that  the  writer  now  brings  this  series  of 
lessons  to  a  close.  We  have  been  made  to  feel  that 
our  work  has  been  for  and  among  friends,  and  warm 
ones,  too. 

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on  your  photo. 

A  letter  to  Miss  S.  L,.  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  was  returned  un- 
claimed. Twenty-iive  cents  m  stamps  received  from  Jas.  L. 
K.,  but  no  address  given, 

Brma.  John  B.,  W.  t.  P..  J.  S.,  W.  M.  J..  C  S.  H.,  W.  R.  M., 
W.  P.  S..  Margaret  C— Movement  slow  Form  not  good. 
Work  page  after  page  of  Plates  1,  :l  and  .50.  Bub  arm.  Work 
hard  and  long.  Yes.  you  m,ay  take  les.sons  by  mail.  Enroll 
early.  Money  refunded  if  no  improvement. 

R,  C.  B.  and  Delia  B,— Movement  and  form  on  small  letters 
good.  Study  details.  More  time  on  figures  and  set  of  cap- 
itals.   Send  on  your  pupils'  work  for  review. 

P.  L,  F,— You  can't  be  reached  through  printer's  ink.  Let 
me  try  the  telephone  on  you.    See  Chas.  C.  C. 

W.  E,  P.— Loops  too  long,  stiflf  and  slow.  Figures  poor. 
Do  your  best  once. 


their  appreciation  of  the  efforts  put  forth  to  in- 
struct in  terms  unmistakably  kind  and  sincere.  It 
is  with  grateful  feelings  that  we  acknowledge  the 
numerous  favors  and  kind  words. 

The  keen  interest  and  appreciation  displayed  by 
the  student-readers  in  this  series  of  lessons,  as 
manifested  chiefly  through  the  marked  improvement 
made  by  many,  has,  indeed,  been  a  most  potent 
factor  in  furnishing  us  with  renewed  inspiration 
from  month  to  month  for  the  preparation  of  each 
new  lesson.  While  we  are  glad  to  feel  that  the 
course  has  been  well  received,  we  are  compelled  to 
admit  that  it  has  fallen  far  short  of  what  we  had 
hoped  to  make  it.  Many  of  the  lessons  were  prepared 


C.  E.  D.— '■  My  teacher  dous  not  like  your  position."  AnS. 
— Does  he  like  tne  results  we  get  from  such  position  V 

Teacher.— No.  I  would  not  have  a  class  to  begin  on  fltrnres 
without  morement  drills.  Neither  would  I  teach  shorthand 
without  rapid  drills  on  Plates  1  and  50. 

Armos.  E.  M.  M.,  Roy  K.  and  Winnie.— Travel  slow  or  fast; 
you  are  on  the  wrong  road.    Seemingly  you  have  no  fixed 

Eurpose.    Speed,  unless  properly  directed,  is  not  progress. 
et  me  tell  you  something  "  under  seal." 
Orlando. — "  1  know  tobacco  injures  my  nerves  and  I  have 
tried  to  break  the  habit  but  can't  ;  used  it  too  long."    Ans. — 
'"  The  diminutive  chains  of  habits  are  generally  too  small  to 
be  felt  till  they  are  too  strong  to  be  broken." 
Geo.  D.  and  Others.— Have  you  good  h<:ilri.       i  ,    ,,,,  iii..y 

Any  sand?    A  strong  desire  to  succeed  1    \\ .     .   ,r   -  ni.r 

grumble?    Not  too  stingy  to  pay  a  few  doll, !■  "■   it 


rt'hich  refunds  t 


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V  prepared  to  accommodate  a  limited  number  ut  pupils. 
More  than  thirty  criticisms  are  crowded  out  this  month. 


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About  Miss  Prescott's  Specimen. 


In  some  uuaOL-ountable  manner  one  of  Miss  Prts- 
cott's  specimens  was  lo.'^t  and  as  the  note  under  her 
specimen  in  the  November  Journal  referred  to 
both  specimens,  it  was  somewhat  confusing 


264 

LESSONS    IN    PROFESSIONAL  WRITING. 

BY  C.    P.  ZANEB,  COLUMBUS,   O. 

>'o.  II. 

[IMTIAL  MADE  IN   .lOUKNAL  OFFICE.] 

t'otnMnationti. 

HE  ability  to  "join  capitals  "  and 
to  invent  and  produce  "  combi- 
nations ' '  is  one  of  the  aspirations 
of  nearly  every  young  penman. 
At  least,  I  found  it  to  be  so  with 
me,  and  I  have  found  it  to  be  the 
same  wifh  many  more.  In  fact, 
I  have  heard  many  say  that  they  would  rather  in' 
vent  and  i)r()iluce  combinations  than  eat,  but  I  never 
care  enough  for  them  to  delay  eating  when  hungry. 
But  there  is  a  delight  to  be  had  in  joining  capitals 
that  at  some  time  or  other  in  a  penman's  life  is 
traly  pleasurable.  And  this  delight  is  due  to  two 
things;  the  one  is  the  result  of  peculiarly  and  har- 
moniously blended  curves,  and  the  other  comes  from 
the  exhilarating  ability  to  produce  them. 

Itiniilu  in   Ciirvrit  lAnrs. 

One  of  the  chief  essentials  in  learning  this  class 
of  work  is  to  recognize  the  beauty  there  is  in  curved 
lines.  For  there  is  beaiity  in  mere  lines,  and  espe- 
cially those  lines  which,  by  their  peculiar  delicacy, 
Htrength,  s'noothness  and  curve,  are  the  result  of 
skill.  .Skill,  in  this  sense,  and  almost  any  other, 
meaning  the  result  nf  no  small  amount  of  training. 

strong,  tlfttrn/iil,    Writ  Arvangeft   Curtyes. 

But  curve  of  line  is  not  all.  Relationship  of  lines 
is  quite  as  essential.  Not  only  must  the  curves  be 
graceful,  full,  delicate  and  strong,  but  they  must  be 
arranged  harmoniously.  They  must  not  crowd  eacli 
other,  nor  must  they  appear  distant  and  disinter- 
ested. Instead,  all  lines  must  appear  to  be  a  part  of 
the  whole  and  without  which  others  would  be  in- 
complete. 

Contrtuita  ftiid  S/iades, 

Then  there  is  contrast  to  be  taken  into  consider  a- 
tion.  We  might  have  the  lines  all  curved  beautifully 
and  arranged  harmoniously,  yet  lack  a  certain 
beauty  which  only  sparkling  shades  can  give.  For 
shades  are  the  life  of  combinations.  They  give  tone, 
snap  and  vitality  to  the  work. 

Spacittff  ai'tt   Jotiiinff. 

To  secure  these  several  results  you  must  first  see 
that  your  capitals  are  spaced  well — about  equally 
distant  one  from  the  other.  Then  you  must  see  that 
the  joinings  are  such  as  to  not  detract  seriously 
from  any  of  the  forms.  The  shades  should  be  ad- 
,iu8ted  so  that  two  will  not  be  very  close  and  others 
very  distant.  Nor  should  the  shades  dififer  much  in 
size  and  weight. 

Joinhm  not  Alwai/a  Xeceasnri/. 

It  is  not  necessary  that  all  the  capitals  be  joined 
continuously  one  to  another  to  produce  the  best 
results.  In  fact,  it  is  usually  best  not  to  do  so.  The 
main  thing  is  to  liave  them  placed  near  each  other 
with  one  part  ovei  lapping  another  or  weaving  in 
with  it.     ,'  ust  so  tlie  eCfect  is  ple.ising  and  whole. 

For  my  part,  I  think  .1  J  O  and  G  M  C  quite  as 
pleasing  as  those  which  are  more  complex  and  con- 
tinuous. Seek  for  the  simplest  manner  possible  for 
producing  the  desired  effect  rather  than  the  most 
Qomples  and  intricate  way.  The  F  Tf  A' combina- 
tion is  .simply  an  old  timer  of  mine  and  is  run  in 
here  to  show  what  one  of  my  old  "  flames  "  looked 
like  when  fancy  curves  were  my  chief  delight. 

Itou-   /(■»    Itonr. 

Make  the  stem  of  the  F  first  (  mFM  H).  then 
the  .Uand  first  part  of  H.  and  then  the  finish  'of  the 
F  and  H.  In  the  J  L  H  design  begin  the  L  with  the 
<mder  flourish  near  the  shade  and  crossing  of  the  J, 
and  make  the  first  part  of  H.  Go  back  and  catcli 
on  to  the  end  of  the  i  and  produce  the  J.  I  raise 
the  pen  after  producing  the  shaiie  of  L.  Make  the 
D  with  a  good  sized  lateral  oval.  Make  a  plain  /  in 
the  center  of  the  oval,  join  the  ends  of  1  and  D 
which  it  is  (luite  likely  will  not  be  far  apart.  Catcli 
the  first  stroke  of  the  /  near  its  shade  and  proceed 
with  the  .S.  Make  the  stem  of  the  F  and  its  flourish 
overhead  Begin  at  the  origin  of  the  stem  and  form 
two  small  loops  within  the  laige  ones  and  go  on  to 
the  W  and  X  as  usual, 

I'lcA-lnff  r,.  B,.„A-,.„  ti„,,    ||-,-„,„,„  Showing  Bi-mA-, 

The  ability  to  begin  at  the  end  of  a  line  so  as  to 
produce  a  continuation  of  it  without  making  a 
noticeable  break  reciuirw  sureness  of  movement  not 


BY  C.  f.  ZANER,  ILLUSTRATING  HIS  ACCOMPANYING  LESSON  IN  PROFESSIONAL  WRITING. 


acquired  by  spasmodic  practice  nor  cranky  move- 
ments, either  in  theory  or  practice.  Nothing  but  a 
thorough  mastery  of  all  the  muscles~from  the  tips  of 
the  fingers  to  the  body  will  enable  one  to  do  it  suc- 
cessfully time  after  time. 

Iti'coine  Mantel'  of  All  Movement!-. 

Therefore,  be  master  of  movement,  of  all  the 
movements  used  in  writing,  for  there  are  many 
movements  required.  For  you  can-tio  more  write 
with  one  movement  (or  the  movements  of  one 
muscle)  than  a  duck  can  fly  with  one  wing.  You 
could  not  walk  well  without  using  the  toe,  ankle, 
knee  and  thigh  joints,  neither  can  you  write  well 
without  using  the  finger,  wrist,  elbow  and  shoulder 
joints.  And  to  use  these  you  must  use  all  the  mus- 
cles a  little.  Sometimes  one  set,  sometimes  another, 
sometimes  all, 

Crittctsmtt. 

A.  B.  J.,  S,  C. — Yes,  many  do  hold  the  pen  too  loosely — 
as  many,  perhaps,  as  hold  it  too  tightly.  For  shaded 
writing,  such  as  heavy  capitals  and  round  hand,  one  must 
grip  the  holder  more  firmly  than  for  husjness  writing. 
For  flourishing  the  pen  should  be  grasped  about  as  tightly 
as  for  professional  writing.  Yes,  hold  the  pen  "  lirmly  " 
is  better  advice  than  to  hold  it  "loosely."  But  it  de- 
pends upon  the  way  in  which  a  pupil  grasps  the  holder  as 
to  what  advice  to  give.  If  a  pupil  grips  it,  then  loosely 
will  do;  if  he  holds  it  loosely,  then  Jinnhi  is  the  word. 

J.  D.  v.,  Jr.,  Pa. — The  "connective"  slant  means  the 
slant  of  the  up  strokes  in  small  letters.  The  first  strokes 
in  )i,  i.  etc.,  are  on  the  connective  slant.  If  you  write  a 
running  hand  the  connective  slant  is  much  more  nearly 
horizontal  than  in  compact  writing.  Your  capitals  are 
excellent.  Y'our  flourishes  are  shaded  shghtly  where  they 
should  be  light,  such  as  fli-st  stroke  of  C,  S,  etc.  Your 
small  letters  contain  angles  where  there  should  be  turns; 
make  a  nice  distinction  between  them.  Your  work,  on  a 
whole,  is  quite  professional. 

P.  H.  H.,  ni.— Y'our  wi-iting  is  not  quite  forceful 
enough.  Secure  a  little  more  grace  by  encouraging  an 
easier  action.  1  think  it  would  pay  you  to  take  a  course 
in  penmanship.  You  can  become  an  excellent  penman  by 
proper  practice  and  instruction. 

H.  C,  K.,  Ind. — Y'ou  have  an  excellent  movement,  but 
not  yet  fully  under  control.  Loop  of  L  and  Q  is  too  large. 
Raise  the  pen  if  you  cau't  control  the  action.  The  same 
is  true  also  of  the  Z.  Your  small  letters  are  a  trifle  wild 
and  sxiasmodic.  Your  movement  goes  too  much  by  jerks 
in  the  small  forms.  Practice  small  letter  forms  and 
exercises  with  a  firm,  smooth  movement  rather  than 
with  a  rapid  one,  as  in  business  writing. 

W.  M.  E.,  Pa.— Yom-  capitals  are  excellent  in  quality  of 
Ime.  hght  and  shade,  and  movement.  Y'our  A's.  C's,  O's 
and  It's  need  special  attention  in  fonn.  The  loop  in  Q 
and  L  s  too  large.  Loop  in  D  is  too  small.  On  a  whole, 
you  have  done  well. 

W.  B.  C,  Tenn.— You  ought  to  use  better  stationery. 
Y'our  shades  on  the  reverse  oval  when  made  near  the  base 


hne  are  not  as  good  as  your  work  in  general.  Some  look 
as  though  they  were  a  little  slow.  Your  forms  are  coming 
to  the  front  in  many  ways — keep  it  up.  Your  G'a  are  not 
up  to  your  other  letters.  You  twist  last  part  of  li  too 
much.  Zaner. 


"  Puzzled   Penman's "  Plaintive   Plea. 

Editor  Journal  : 

I  have  used  a  whole  box  of  'pens  land  sprained  my 
wrist  in  trying  to  master  the  H-1  combination  given  in 
Zaner's  capitals  for  November.  Is  the  shade  made  on  an 
upward  stroke  or  is  the  pen  reversed  ?  I  am  a  penman 
of  some  repute,  and  believing  that  there  is  always  a 
chance  to  rise  higher,  I  faithfully  practice  the  lessons 
given  in  The  Journal  from  month  to  month.  But  that 
combination  is  a  sticker.  It  is  a  mysterious  kink  that  I 
can't  understand.  A  Puzzled  Penman. 


A  Little  Boy's  Trouble. 

I  thought  when  I'd  learned  my  letters 

That  all  my  troubles  were  done  ; 
But  I  find  myself  much  mistaken— 

They  only  have  just  begtm. 
Learning  to  read  was  awful. 

But  nothing  like  learning  to  write, 
I'd  be  soiTy  to  have  you  tell  it. 

But  my  copy-book  is  a  sight. 

The  ink  gets  over  my  fingers  ; 

The  pen  cuts  all  sorts  of  shiues, 
And  won't  do  at  all  what  I  bid  it ; 

The  letters  won't  stay  on  the  lines. 
But  go  up  and  down  and  all  over, 

As  though  they  were  dancing  a  jig  ; 
They  are  there  in  all  shapes  and  sizes, 

Medium,  little  and  big. 

There'd  be  some  comfort  in  lejirning, 

If  one  can  get  through.     Instead 
Of  that  there  are  books  awaiting. 

Quite  enough  to  craze  my  head  ; 
There's  the  multiplication  table, 

And  grammar,  and — oh,  dear  me  ! 
There's  no  good  place  for  stopping. 

When  one  has  begun,  I  see. 

My  teacher  says,  little  by  little 

To  the  mountain  top  we  climb  ; 
It  isn't  all  done  in  a  minute, 

But  only  a  step  at  a  time. 
She  says  that  all  the  scholars, 

All  wise  and  learned  men, 
Had  each  to  begin  as  I  do  ; 

If  that's  so — Where's  my  pen  ? 

—Heformed  Church  Messt 


I 


Pastor  ; 
Johunie 
Pastor  : 
Johnnie 


Unexpected  Always  Happens. 

'  Does  your  mamma  make  you  work  :' " 

"  No  sir  ;  she  makes  us  play." 
'  Makes  you  play  ? ' ' 

"  Yes,  sir.    She  says,  '  Run  away  and  pin 


DOW,  or  I'll  have  to  punish  you.'  " — Chicago  Record. 


t      \yeAjnaA^  QyViCQycu.trui0 


265- 


The     Business    Writing    Teachers'     Open    Court. 


In  addition  to  the  regular  course  of  lessons  in  business  writing,  The  Journal  will  present  from  month  to  month  carefoUy  arranged  and  graded  exercises  for  all 
grades  of  writing  ability,  from  the  student  just  starting  who  needs  practice  in  movement,  up  to  the  advanced  student  or  teacher  who  has  completed  some  regular 
series  and  desires  other  copies  to  supplement  his  work.  The  instructions  accompanying  these  copies  will  be  brief,,  because  in  the  regular  series  of  lessons  and  many 
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schedule  V 


BY     A.      K.      NEWLAND.S,      SUPERVISOR      OF     WRITING, 
KLNOSTON.    ONT. 

J»o.    10. 
IJ/Hna  the   Hin. 

105.— A  careful  and  somewhat  exhaustive  study 
of  ;the  handwriting  of  persons  widely  different  in 


^.VKRTICAl.  WRITING.— Tm 


■^D 


to 


A 


temperament,  age  and  occupation  leads  to  some 
rather  curious  observations.  Among  these  is  the 
tendency  or  habit  of  disconnecting  the  letters  within 
a  word.  This  is  most  noticeable  in  the  writing  of 
two  classes  of  persons,  viz.:  young  children  just 
learning  to  write  and  mature  adults  working  under 
the  strong  impulse  of  thought,  as  editors  and  au 
thors.  Ou  the  other  hand,  persons  whose  work  is 
more  mechanical,  mere  clerical  work,  copying,  etc., 
write',a  much  more  continuous  hand.     The  reason 

VERTICAL  WRITING.  — Bv  Con.n   Dolus,   thb  Novll.st. 

tor  these  distinctions  is  obvious.  In  the  case  of 
young  childern  it  may  be  inferred  they  have  not  yet 
become  sufficiently  accustomed  to  writing  move- 
ments to  make  continuous  lines,  but  this  does  not 
apply  to  the  other  class.  Must  it  not  be  that  it  is 
more  natural  to  lift  the  pen  frequently,  but  that  the 
copyist  makes  tiis  penning  more  artificial  v 


Ar-%2 


ycfen. 


J)lo/ir\Lj^^ 


inc/vx^viVV  o(  On  0|/yeLLoi^ 

VERTICAL  WRlTlNG.-Anoc«»ms  of  Ceiebratso  Men. 


VERTICAL  WRITING.— By  a  Telegraph  Operator. 
Ufipttl    Wrllrra   Lift   llie  Pen. 

106.— Many  of  the  most  rapid  writers  lift  the 
pen  the  most  frequently,  and  the  slowest  writers  are 
generally  the  most  careful  about  continuity. 

.1  Case  in   I'oinl. 

107.— In  speaking  along  this  line  with  the  editor 
of  a  New  York  educational  paper  who  has  given 
much  attention  to  penmanship,  he  remarked:  "  That 
is  all  nonsense;  I  have  always  been  considered  a 
very  rapid  writer  and  I  frequently  join  several  words 
wthout  lifting  the  pen."  Afew  minutes  afterwards 
he  wrote  me  a  letter  of  introduction  to  a  friend 
which  I  did  not  have  occasion  to  use.  In  the  train, 
on  my  way  home.  I  happened  to  pull  his  letter  with 
some  other  papers  from  my  pocket,  and  remember, 
ing  our  conversation  I  was  pricked  with  curiosity 
to  see  how  far  his  writing  carried  out  his  contention. 
I  found  the  letters  in  many  of  his  words  disconnected ; 
in  some  words  of  three  letters  he  unconsciously  lifted 
his  pen  once:  in  the  word  ■'  familiar  "  the  pen  was 
lifted  four  times,  after  the  '■  f,"  the  "  m,"  and  each 
"i."  In  some  cases  words  were  joined,  but  it  was 
just  after  and  before  a  lift  of  the  pen.  For  example, 
in  the  words  "  to  introduce,"  he  joins  "  toin,"  but 
lifts  his  pen  and  writes  "  troduce "  connected. 
Some  months  after  this  I  met  him  again,  and  men- 
tioned what  I  had  found,  when  he  said:  "  Oh  !  I 
write  anyway  at  all,  just  as  my  pen  happens  to 
touch  the  paper."  That  is,  he  wrote  with  perfect 
freedom;  neither  movement,  letter  forms,  joining, 

"  ""vtRTi(~AI,  WRITING.-Bv  Uviversitv  Stuuest. 

nor  spacing  had  made  him  their  slave,  as  they  have 
many  who  are  trained  under  the  ' '  muscular  move- 
ment "  fiend. 

Another   Rtipiii    ttrittnff  Kditor   Lifts  His  yen. 

108  — I  have  seen  several  letters  by  the  editor  of 
one  of  the  most  prominent  U.  S.  educational  jour 
nals.  who,  I  have  been  assured  by  parties  who  knew 
him  well,  is  an  unusually  rapid  writer,  and  his  let- 
ters are  as  disconnected  as  those  of  Mr.  Edison. 

limn   a    Unleersitu   ftmlent  Js  «   "  Lifter. " 

lOU. — Some  time  ago  I  heard  of  a  gentleman  who 
was  considered  the  most  rapid  writer  of  hundreds  of 
students  in  a  university.  I  secured  part  of  a  private 
letter  from  a  friend  of  his,  of  which  we  give  two 
lines  with  this. 

.Ind  Still  Another  Editor. 

I  lO. — One  of  the  most  rapid  writers  I  know,  the 
editor  of  a  daily  paper,  rarely  joins  more  than  two 
letters  at  a  time.  The  lines  shown  were  traced  from 
a  manuscript  written  by  him. 

Authors,  Too. 

Ill . — The  lines  of  writing  by  Lewis  Carroll  were 
traced  from  a  fac  simile  page  of  his  writing  given 

■■Qf    t/v»     „>us/,room;'  SQ.d    i-U    ^^t.rp.llur, 
j^it     a,      ij.      sU     /.uj.  "a»/(ci    ii-    i,lo^d,and 
,7,     uno7(,.r       momt^-f-      It    M  as    o.^t  o/  S.^/Et, 
VERTICAL  WRITING.— Bv  Lewis  Carroil. 

in  the  back  of  one  of  his  books.  This,  together  with 
the  Thomas  Bailey  Aldiich  and  Conan  Doyle  speci- 
mens, are  worthy  of  study.  It  will  be  noticed  that 
Carroll  and  Aldricb,  except  in  the  signature  of  the 
latter,  separate  all  their  letters.  Doyle  does  not 
join  more  than  two.  Zola'  separates  nearly  all  his 
letters,  but  occisionally  joins  two  or  three.  We 
find  few  literary  men  who  join  more  than  four. 
The  Dryden,  Locke,  Darwin  and  Longfellow  illus. 
tr:itions  are  tracings  from  fac-isi miles  of  their  auto- 
graphs. We  do  not  wish  to  imply  that  all  persons, 
even  if  they  were  trained  to  it.  would  write  more 
rapidly  with  all  their  letters  disconnected.  We 
belie%'e  many  would  make  connections  in  letters  and 
words  just  as  those  who  have  been  trained  in  con- 
tinuity disconnect  them  in  many  places,  but  the 
connection  or  the  skip  should  be  natural :  it  should 
not  be  forced.    The  connection  or  disconnection  will 


depend  much  upon  the  position  of  the  arm,  hand 
and  pen,  and  the  tension  or  relaxation  of  the  muscles. 

Same  Comlnnallons   Hrltlen  in  Same   Haj/. 

112.— In  the  case  of  a  very  rapid  writer  we  usu- 
ally find  the  same  combination  of  letters  written  in 
the  same  way,  and  yet  sometimes  connected  in  one 
place  and  disconnected  in  another.  For  example, 
take  the  words  "  relative  to,"  which  I  clipped  from 
the  same  page  of  an  account  book  written  by  a 
U.  S  telegrapher— the  nationality  implies  the  prob- 
ability that  he  was  trained  in  the  Spencerian  style 
in  the  orthodox  way,  and,  despite  the  training,  shows 
the  natural  tendency  to  make  disconnected  upright 
letters.  It  will  be  noticed  that  in  the  word  "  to  " 
the  letters  are  disconnected  each  time,  that  the  word 
"relative"  is  the  same  twice,  but  the  third  time 
there  is  a  change  in  the  "  ve" 

113.  —We  often  see  letters  chained  together  which 
are  practically  disconnected;  the  paper  has  a  tend- 
ency to  follow  the  pen  when  raised  and  thus  the  ink 
flows  on  the  the  paper  and  forms  a  weak  connection. 

iVo   More  Reason  for   Letters    Than    Hords. 

114. — There  is  no  more  reason  as  regards  ease 
and  speed  for  connecting  all  the  letters  in  a  word 
than  for  connecting  every  word  in  the  line. 


'i:va. 


VI  KTICAL  WRITING. —Bv  Thomas  Baiuev  Ai  riRiCK. 
Liftiny  the  ren    Dttes   not  Stop    Yoar    ll'ritinff. 

115.— Many  will,  no  doubt,  confuse  the  term 
"  lift  the  pen  "  with  "  stop  and  lift  the  pen,"  The 
pen  does  not  stop  any  more  than  a  bird  running  along 
the  ground  stops  to  lift  its  wings  to  assist  its  legs. 
Metaphorically  speaking,  the  pen  simply  uses  its 
wings. 

1 1«>  —It  is  much  easier  for  those  who  lift  the  pen 
frequently  to  connect  the  letters  than  it  is  for  those 
who  have  been  trained  in  continuity  to  lift  the  pen. 
Unless  the  latter  be  of  an  independent  nature,  intent 
upon  finding  out  for  himself  the  easiest  and  best 
way  of  doing  things,  or  unless  his  work  is  such  as  to 
occupy  his  complete  thought  and  thus  allow  his  hand 
to  work  in  the  natural  way,  his  writing  will  then 
gradually  become  more  upright  and  disconnected. 

liidietiloas  to   Compel  All  Children  to   Write   Vertieallu. 

117. — The  contention  that  children  should  be 
trained  to  write  the  vertical  style  continuously  is 
as  ridiculous  as  would  be  a  claim  that  they  should 
be  trained  to  write  disconnectedly  the  Spencerian 
forms  on  a  slope  of  .52  degrees  with  the  orthodox 
position  of  hand  and  movement.     As  an  Irishman 


L-k» 


K-... 


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said  about  making  a  whistle  out  of  a  pig's  tail: 
"It  could  be  did,  but  it  would  spoil  good  tail  and 
make  a  moighty  poor  whistle." 


Fraternal  notes. 

—  J.  H.  Barns,  formerly  teacher  of  penmanship  in  the 
Charles  City,  la.,  Coll.,  is  now  Supvr.  of  Writing  and 
Drawing  in  the  Norfolk,  Neb.,  Public  Schools.  Mr. 
Barns  is  at  work  on  a  System  of  Drawing  also  a  System 
of  Writmg.  He  is  doing  much  misBionary  work  in  attend- 
ing teachers'  institutes.  Besides  all  this  he  is  giving  a 
series  of  lessons  in  drawing  in  the  .XmeHcan  Joui-naL  of 
Ediiealion,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

—  Supvr.  J.  D.  Bond,  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  has  been  invited 
to  read  papers  on  Vertical  Writing  at  the  State  Educa- 
tional Associations  of  Wisconsin  and  Minnesota.  Mr. 
Bond  does  much  missionary  work  in  this  direction. 

tl  I.    t.^(^    ux    VUii/lt^     EWt<t  ^l*-\ 

5     •/    IcyK 

VERTICAL   WRITING.— By  Emiee  7.0la. 


267 


—  J.  A.  Cbristman,  teacher  of  Writiug  and  Coml 
branchee  in  the  New  Mexico  (;oll.  of  Agri.,  Mesilla  Park, 
N.  M.,  lately  read  a  paper  on  writing  before  the  Teach- 
ers* Institute  of  Dona  Ana  Co.,  N.  Hex. 

—  The  Ft.  Worth,  Tex.,  Gazelle  devotes -a  column  to 
an  account  of  the  prize  winners  among  the  city  school 
pupils,  who  exhibited  work  at  the  Texas  State  Fair.  In 
the  departments  of  penmanship  and  drawing  the  Ft. 
Worth  Hchools  carried  off  most  of  the  prizes.  The  Gazette 
is  very  complimentary  in  its  remarks  about  this  work. 
Fifteen  or  twenty  gold  medals  and  other  prizes  were 
awarded  for  drawing  and  writmg  specimens,  and  Supvr. 
R.  F.  Moore  has  reason  to  feel  proud  of  the  showing  made. 

—  Q.  \V.  Ware,  Supvr.  of  drawing  and  writing  of  the 
city  schools,  Dallas,  Texas,  captured  first  prize  at  the 
recent  State  Fair  for  the  best  exhibit  in  drawing  made 
by  any  pupil,  and  Miss  Jennie  Underwood  was  awarded 
a  gold  medal  for  the  work.  The  Journal  has  shown 
examples  of  Miss  Underwood's  drawing.  By  the  way, 
Mias  Underwood  captured  no  less  than  eight  medals  ana 
prizes  at  the  Fair,  both  in  the  Forth  Worth  and  Dallas 
exhibits. 

—  Emmet  T.  Zerkle,  Thackery.  Ohio,  is  much  interested 
'  in  penmanship  and  has  charge  of  the  writing  department 

of  the  township  in  which  he  resides,  besides  teaching 
school.  He  hopes  to  become  a  full-fledged  Supervisor 
soon. 

—  In  an  interesting  letter  recently  received  from  R.  O. 
Waldron,  Supvr.  of  McKeesport,  Pa.,  inclosing  a  list  of 
subscriptions,  he  writes  as  follows  :  '*  This  is  my  foui*th 
year  in  this  city  and  my  work  is  moving  along  nicely. 
Our  teachers  now  see  that  teaching  writing  is  a  science, 
and  to  teach  it  well  one  must  be  a  student  of  the  subject 
as  well  as  a  close  observer  of  human  nature  in  order  that 
he  may  get  the  best  effort  from  his  pupils.  I  have  charge 
of  eighty-five  rooms  in  writing  and  conduct  the  commer- 
cial department  in  the  High  School.  I  also  have  an  inter- 
esting class  at  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  where  I  teach  Penmanship 
and  Arithmetic.  I  hand  you  copy  showing  manner  in 
which  we  present  work  to  teachers." 


In  the  last  lesson  we  attempted  lo  reach  and  illus- 
trate the  manner  of  drawing  single  mountains.  But 
the  teacher  will  often  find  occasion  to  show  the 
modeling  of  a  large  scope  of  country,  including  sin- 
gle, double,  and  triple  ranges  of  hills  or  mountains; 
or  to  show  a  broad  valley  or  plain  between  ranges 
of  mountains,  and  the  river  system  which  drains  it. 
Sometimes  such  ranges  of  mountains  as  referred  to 
above  will  be  somewhat  parallel ;  oftener  they  will 
be  converging  or  diverging. 

From  the  illustrations  in  plate  XII  it  -will  be  seen 
that  geographical  drawing  for  the  illustration  of  the 
topography  of  a  cotmtry  need  not  be,  and  frequently 
cannot  he,  an  actual  scene  from  a  particular  point 
of  view.  In  short,  much  of  geographical  drawing 
must  be  coiiveptiojinl  rather  than  jyiciorial.  For 
instance,  so  simple  a  diagram  as  a  map,  if  it  repre- 
sent a  large  city,  township,  or  county,  to  say  noth- 
ing of  a  state  or  a  country,  must  be  a  conception  of 
its  real  shape  or  form;  it  can  never  represent  what 
any  eye  has  ever  seen  or  can  see  at  one  view.  The 
great  use,  then,  of  illustrative  drawing,  in  connec- 
tion with  geography,  is  to  help  give  the  children 
conceptions  instead  of  perceptions. 

Fig.  1  is  given  to  show  the  manner  of  handling 
the  crayon  so  as  to  vary  the  surface.  The  marks 
show  that  the  work  is  to  be  done  with  the  side  of 
the  crayon,  an  inch  and  a  half  or  two  inches  long. 
Press  on  the  crayon  firmly  at  the  beginning  of  each 
stroke,  gradually  diminsbing  the  pressure  as  the 
movement  is  made  toward  the  right.  In  this  way  a 
rugged  appearance  can  be  rapidly  presented. 

Fig,  'i  shows  a  rocky,  irregular  and  barren  looking 
region  of  considerable  extent.  Avoid  too  much 
sameness  or  mannerism  of  any  kind.  It  is  not  neces- 
sary, nor  perhaps  even  desirable,  to  copy  the  exam- 
ples; try  to  get  the  spirit  of  the  method,  and  then 
vary  the  forms  of  expression. 

Fig.  3  represents  long  parallel  and  converging  or 
diverging  ranges,  opening  out  in  the  distance  into 
valleys  or  plains,  showing  watersheds  and  river 
systems. 

Fig  4  sliows  a  broad  valley  or  plain,  between  ranges 
of  hills  or  mountains,  with  its  river  system. 

Fig.   5  is  pictorial  in  style,  rather  than  concep- 


BY  LANGDON  S.  THOMPSON.  ACCOMPANYING  HIS  LESSON  IN  BLACKBOARD  DKAWINC 


tional.  By  whitening  the  top  of  the  conical  moimt- 
ainat  the  left  it  may  be  made  to  appear  snow  capped. 

Fig.  (i  is  a  more  elaborate  attempt  than  Fig.  4  to 
show  a  broad  valley  or  plain.  In  such  a  drawing 
there  is  danger  of  too  great  formality.  The  mount- 
ains are  liable  to  be  too  formal,  too  much  alike,  as 
if  made  to  order.  There  is  danger,  also,  of  confusion 
from  the  inti'oduction  of  too  many  objects.  The 
drawing  in  tlie  plate  is  not  entirely  free  from  these 
objections. 

The  successful  illustrator  must  be  content  to 
show  only  a  few  things  in  each  drawing,  but  he 
must  show  these  clearly  and  boldly.  Too  much 
extraneous  matter,  even  too  much  beauty,  or  skill  in 
execution,  may  detract  from  the  value  of  an  illus- 
trative drawing. 

A    SEPARATE    ORQANiZATION     FOR 
PUBLIC  SCHOOL  SPECIALISTS. 


my  work.  1  am  of  the  opinion  we  will  organize  a  good 
section  at  the  W,  P.  A.  this  year  and  have  a  very  profit- 
able meeting.  In  writing  I  have  asked  for  srbjects  they 
would  like  to  have  discussed  and  on  a  separate  sheet  I 
send  you  a  partial  list,  most  of  which  have  been  assigned. 
I  shall  make  exhibit  of  both  "  general  and  special  "'  pen- 
manship work  at  the  W.  P.  A.  1  shall  also  help  Bro. 
Parsons  out  in  the  "  Speed  ring.'' 
Very  truly, 

J.  H.  Bachtenkircher, 
Supervisor  of  Writing, 
Lafayette,  Ind. 


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Some  weeks  ago  I  started  a  movement,  the  object  being 
to  find  out  who  favored  an  organization  of  special  teachers 
of  writing  engaged  in  public  school  work.  I  am  now  in 
conmiunication  with  quite  a  number  of  supervisors  and 
all  do  not  hesitatfe  to  say  that  so  far  they  have  received  no 
benefit  from  the  meetings  of  the  W.  P.  A.  so  far  as  their 
work  in  the  public  schools  is  concerned.  Some  favor 
making  the  organization  a  section  of  the  \V.  P.  A.,  some 
making  it  a  part  of  the  Western  Drawing  Teachers'  Asso- 
ciation, which  meets  once  a  year  during  the  Easter  vaca- 
tion. The  majority  favor  a  separate  organization.  I 
have  the  W".  P.  A.  programme  for  this  year  and  I  am  sure 
there  is  very  Uttle,  if  anything,  there  that  will  help  me  in 


Public   School   Section    of   the   Western 

Penmen's-  Association. 

The  public  school  speciahsts  seem  to  feel  that  they 
should  have  a  special  pro-am  and  a  special  section  in  the 
Western  Penmen's  Association.'  The  Executive  Commit- 
tee have  assigned  a  special  room  and  the  following  special 
Erogram  has  been  prepared  by  J.  H.  Bachtenkircher, 
upr.,  Lafayette,  Ind.  Mr.  Bachtenkircher  is  in  com- 
munication with  a  large  number  of  Supervisors  and  a 
rousing  meeting,  and  big  attendance  of  the  specialists  is 
assured.    It  will  be  a  two-ring  circus.     Here  is  the 


PROGRAM. 

1.  Vertical  Writing. 
'■  Movement  ]l"'">'"f:raaes? 
\  Fig^ures. 


4.  A  Uniform  Standard   of   ExceUence.    Why   have    it  f 

What  should  it  be  * 
.■>.  The  fitness  of  the  specialist. 
(J.  Position,  Movement  and  Exercises. 
7.  The  Use  and  Abuse  of  the  Copy  Book   in   the  Public 


^c/enjn£Ui^Q^CCL^(UA£L& 


«  How  early  shouia  pnpUfl  be  aWe  to  use  or  wriM'with 

mnw-uUr  or  forearm  movement  in  Pablic  Schools  r 

g   How  can  a  cr>od  position  in  every  sense  be  secnred  at  aU 

■      times  in  writing  work.  out«ide  of  wntrng  lesson  ?  0  ^ 

10  The  basil!  of  the  work  in  First  and  Second  Year. 

11.  Manner  of  examining  pupils- work  done  under  regular 

teacht-Ts'  instruction. 


Normal   School    Penmen. 


On  a  farm  near  Grand  Rapide.  Mich..  May  H,  lH51i,  tbe 
subject  of  this  sketch,  C.  A.  Wessel,  principal  of  the  Pen- 
manKhip  and  Commercial  departments,  Ferris  Industrial 
School.  Big  Rapids,  Mich.,  first  saw  the  light.  A  few  years 
later  his  parents  moved  to  Iowa,  where  Mr.  Wessel  gradu- 
ated from  a  High  School  at  the  age  of  seventeen  and 
immediately  began  the  career  as  a 

"  Brisk  wielder  of  the  birch  and  rule, 
The  master  of  the  district  school." 

He  taught  variuuH  schools  in  Iowa,  Nebraska  and  Kan- 
sas, being  in  charge  of  the  High  School  at  Blue  Springs, 
Nebraska  for  four  years. 

His  first  lesson  in  muscular  movement  was  received 
from  his  father,  with  a  leather  strap  at  a  very  high  rate 
of  speed. 

lu  1H76  he  graduated  from  the  Bryant  &  Stratton  Bus. 
Coll.,  Davenport,  luwa,  then  under  the  management  of  D. 
R.  Lillibridge,  from  whom  he  received  his  inspiration  and 
love  of  penmanship.  In  1888  he  took  a  course  in  penman- 
ship under  A.  N.  Palmer  and  later  took  work  under  C.  P. 
Zaner  and  L.  Madarasz. 

At  one  time  he  held  a  position  as  head  bookkeeper  for  a 
largo  lumber  firm  in  Blue  Springs,  Neb.  He  was  also 
Deputy  County  Clerk  of  Lincoln  County,  Kansas.  In  1888 
he  accepted  his  present  position  and  Mr.  Ferris  states 
that  :  "  Mr.  Wessel  has  shown  extraordinary  ability  in 
hie  commercial  work,  and  his  leputation  as  a  practical 
and  painstaking  teacher  is  well  established." 

Mr.  Wessel  bolongs  to  the  Odd  Fellows,  Masons,  and 
Kuights  of  Pythias.  He  is  Past  Master  of  Tyra  Lodge, 
No.  T().  A.  F.  i&  A.  M.,  and  past  High  Priest  of  Hiram 
Chapter  No.  'JH  ot  Blue  Springs,  Neb.  and  Past  Grand, 
Big  Rapids  Lodge,  No.  111.  Odd  Fellows.  He  has  been 
presiding  officer  of  tbe  I.  O  Foresters  for  sis  years,  and  sis 
times  was  elected  as  representative  for  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  Foresters  of  the  State  of  Michigan.  Lust  Febi-uary  he 
was  elected  by  this  body  as  a  representative  to  the 
Supreme  Body  that  held  its  sessions  in  London,  Edinburgh 
and  Glasgow  in  August,  1895.  Mr.  Wessel  is  a  strong, 
vigorous  writer,  a  firm  believer  in  movement  and  speed 
and  impresses  his  faith  in  business  writing  upon  the  hun- 
dreds of  students  and  student-teachei's  with  whom  he  is 
brought  in  contact  each  year. 

LE5S0NS  IN  WRITING    FOR  UNGRADED 
SCHOOLS. 

UY    F.    M.    W.M.i  ACE.   SHENANDOAH,    IOWA. 

No.     10. 

[INHIAL   MADE   IN    JOUKNAL   OFFICE.] 

l;Hi,Hi„f,rf,    I'rfutici: 

RACTICE  the  Hat  tracing  oval  to 
secure  lateral  movement.  Drill 
much  and  many  times  with  tbe 
indirect  tracing  oval,  making  the 
rotations  at  the  rate  of  about  150 
per  minute — tliey  should  be  made 
faster.     Work  very  mucli  on  the 

running  ovals,  usiug  tbe  same  sjjeed  as  when  tracing 

them. 
Make  tbem  three  luled  lines  in  higlit. 

PrarHet'   " Sujht    r»serit.'* 

Practice,  fretiuently,  one  minute  without  looking 
at  the  paper.  When  tbe  mind  and  muscles  act  in 
harmony,  very  nearly  as  good  work  can  be  done  as 
when    looking    carefully  at   the   paper.      Properly 


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ILLUSTRATING  ACCOMPANYING  LESSON  FOR  UNGRADED  SCHOOLS,  BY  F.  M.  WALLACE. 


managed,  this  is  an  excellent  device  to  secure  atten 
tion.  Pupils  will  be  siirprised  with  the  results  of 
their  efforts— and  the  teacher  will  be  surprised  also. 
Begin  these  ovals  at  the  line,  and  thus  make  the  up 
stroke  first.  Let  the  pen  come  on  and  off  the  paper 
while  the  hand  is  in  motion.  Use  an  easy,  rapid, 
strong,  rolling  motion. 

C'fij>itats   Agnin. 

No.  SO.  M.  Make  the  turn  at  the  top  with  a  small 
rolling  motion,  bringing  the  down  stroke  straight 
to  the  line;  make  a  short  stop,  retrace,  and  make 
the  turn  at  the  top  a  little  shorter  than  the  first,  and 
a  little  narrower,  raising  the  pen  while  the  hand  is 
in  motion  in  making  the  finishing  stroke  in  all  capi- 
tals. 

If  the  turns  are  too  wide,  yo\ir  speed  is  too  great ; 
slacken  the  rate  of  motion. 

If  they  are  not  wide  enough,  your  pen  is  moving 
too  slow ;  increase  the  speed. 

Write  many  pages  of  each  letter  before  practicing 
the  next  one. 

No.  uo.  To  make  good  il/'s,  stopbrietiy  at  the  line 
with  the  first  and  second  down  strokes,  long  enough 
at  least  to  make  sharp  points.  Make  the  turns  at 
the  top  vf-ry  short,  thus  keeping  the  down  strokes 
close  together. 

No.  91.  Capital  W  should  be  commenced  with  a 
rolling  movement.  The  other  strokes  are  made  up 
and  down,  having  varying  directions.  Stop  at  the 
line  on  the  two  downward  strokes,  and  finish  the 
last  stroke  one-half  the  hight  of  the  others. 

No.OJ.  The  A"  has  the  first  part  different  from 
the  iV,  since  the  stroke  slants  more,  and  stop  at  the 
bottom  before  raising  the  pen.  Bring  the  second 
stroke  so  that  it  will  touch  the  first  one — not  cross 
it — near  the  center,  and  finish  the  small  oval  at  the 
bottom  while  the  hand  is  in  motion. 

No.  u.'i.  Make  the  first  stroke  of  the  H  the  same 
as  X.  Notice  that  the  second  stroke  is  longer  than 
the  first,  and  that  it  has  the  curve  made  towards 
the  left.  Pause  at  the  base  line,  then  make  the  fin- 
ishing strokes. 

No.  U4.  Make  the  long  down  stroke  in  iT  a  straight 
line  on  the  main  slant,  commencing  with  a  small 
rolling  motion,  and  pausing  tx  the  ruled  line  before 
lifting  the  pen.  Use  an  iip  and  down  movement  in 
both  pirtsof  the  last  stroke,  decreasing  the  speed 
while  making  the  small  loop,  which  should  enciicle 
the  first  stroke  about  two-thirds  of  its  hight  from 
the  bise  line.  Give  words  and  sentence  writiug 
due  attention. 

MafiL'   lour  Onn   I>nU{f  rrotftamme. 

To  save  space  the  work  for  each  day  is  omitted, 
and  it  is  presumed  that  those  who  have  been  inter- 
ested in  the  former  outlines  will  understand  that 
but  one  letter  should  be  practiced  at  any  lesson, 
and  that  it  often  occurs  that  several  successive  les- 
sons should  be  given  upon  a  certain  letter  before 
taking  up  another  one. 

A  Call  for  a  Public  School  Writing  Teachers' 
Association. 

Fclfow  Teachers— Ave    you  in  favor  of  a  Union 
Public  School    Writing    Teachers"    Convention  or 
association  V    If  so  will  you  please  send  your  name 
to  the  Penman's  Art  Journal  for  publication.  How 
large  a  list  can  we  raise  by  January  publication  '! 
J.  H.  Bachtenkircher. 
Special  Writing  Teacher, 
La  Fayette  (Ind.)  Public  Schools. 


A   Correction. 


The  types  made  us  say  in  the  November  Journal  that 
D.  H.  Farley  was  bom  in  1864.  We  disUke  to  make  Mr. 
Farley  any  older,  but  as  we  stated  that  he  began  teaching 
in  1S73,  we  miist  add  a  few  years  to  show  that  he  didn't 
begin  teaching  at  the  tender  age  of  nine.  He  was  bom  in 
184tJ— not  1864.    The  figures  46  were  simply  transpcKed. 


Well-Known  Supervisors. 


CHAN'DLER  H.    PEIRrK. 

Chandler  H.  Peirce,  at  present  Supervisor  of  Writing 
of  Public  Schools,  Evansville,  Ind.,  left  the  old  farm  m 
Clark  Co.,  Ohio,  at  a  very  tender  age  without  the  consent 
of  his  parents.  He  entered  the  Union  Army  during  the 
fall  of  1863,  and  on  the  memorable  New  Year's  night  of 
18fj4  when  100  mules  were  frozen  to  death  at  Camp  Nel- 
son, Ky.,  Mr.  Peii'ce  slept  in  a  wagon. 

While  in  the  Army  he  did  clerical  work  for  the  Captain 
and  Adjutant.  His  fine  penmanship  attracted  the  atten- 
tion of  Major  General  Meigs,  Quarter  Master  Gen.  of  the 
United  States  Army.  Dming  the  fall  of  1864  Mr.  Peirce 
wrote  passes  and  did  clerical  work  for  General  Meig.^. 
January  11,  1865,  Mr.  Peirce  was  captured  at  Beverly,  W. 
Vr.  After  two  months'  confinement  in  Libby  Prison  he 
was  exchanged.  For  keeping  records  of  the  prison,  he 
received  double  rations  and  fair  treatment.  The  braes 
plate  bearing  his  name,  etc.,  is  on  the  door  of  a  room 
on  the  first  floor  of  the  Libby  Prison  Museum  now  at 
Chicago. 

He  attended  the  National  Normal  University,  at  Lel>- 
anon,  Ohio,  after  which  he  taught  district  school  for  sev- 
eral terms.  While  a  student  in  the  Normal  and  afterward 
he  conducted  penmanship  classes.  He  graduated  from 
the  pen.  dep't  of  Eastman  Col.,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  in 
the  fall  of  1870.  One  year  later  he  secured  the  position  of 
Supervisor  of  Writing,  Keokuk,  Iowa,  City  Schools,  which 
position  he  held  for  twenty-three  years.  For  a  good  part 
of  the  same  time  he  conducted  the  Keokuk  Business  Coll. 

Mr.  Peirce  is  author  of  a  system  of  writing,  and  various 
works  on  penmanship.  His  system  is  based  on  individual 
instruction,  and  individual  advancement.  His  "Phil'i 
sojihical  Treatise,"  which  was  issued  in  1884,  has  had  a 
large  sale.  Since  1880  he  has  been  a  liberal  contributor 
to  penmanship  literature,  and  an  active  worker  in  all  as 
eociations  looking  to  the  advancement  of  penmanship  an<  1 
business  education.  He  has  taught  a  large  number  ol 
students,  and  has  produced  splendid  results. 

lu  whatever  he  engages  he  always  does  his  best,  and  i- 

fenerous  to  a  fault.  He  is  the  life  of  any  meeting  which 
e  attends,  and  has  always  striven  to  advance  and  ennobi' 
his  chosen  calling.  As  an  author,  teacher  and  artist,  li' 
stands  in  the  fore-front  of  the  profession. 


A.  H.  Andrews  &  Co.,  Chicago,  111.,  one  of  the  larget^t 
and  oldest  manufacturers  of  school  and  oflBce  furniture, 
failed  December  5th.  Resources,  ^rtW^um  to  $tiOO,l)()n 
liabilities,  «350,000  to  *400,000. 


SIX  BRIGHT  WOMEN   PEN  WORKERS. 


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A  tew  yeiirs  ago  a  specimen  of  pen  work  by  a  woman 
was  looked  upon  as  a  great  curiosity  and  something  to  lie 
marveled  at,  but  the  new  woman  has  made  her  way  into 
the  penmanship  field,  and  to-day  she  has  representatives 
in  the  work  who  are  equal  in  skill  to  her  brothers  in  the 
profession.  Herewith  The  Jourxal  presents  portraits, 
autographs  and  brief  sketches  of  six  of  America's  best 
women  pen  workers. 

MRS.    r.    M.    WALLACE. 

Mrs.  F.  M.  Wallace,  nfc  Jennie  A.  Bailey,  is  a  native 
of  Carroll  Co.,  Illinois.  She  graduated  from  the  Shenan- 
doah,  la..  High  School  in  1884.  She  afterward  became  a 
student  in  the  Western  Normal  College,  Shenandoah, 
Iowa,  taking  music  and  literary  studies,  and  while  there 
she  received  her  first  instructions  in  penmanship  from  W. 
J.  Kinsley,  now  of  The  Journal.  He,  at  that  time,  had 
charge  of  the  penmanship  and  commercial  work  in  the 
Western  Normal.  Mrs.  Wallace  took  up  a  business  course 
in  the  same  school,  but  before  completing  the  work  was 
called  to  accept  the  position  of  assistant  in  the  commer- 
cial department  of  the  Breck  School,  Wilder,  Minn.  She 
afterward  was  made  principal  of  this  department,  and 
had  charge  of  the  penmanship  work  as  well.  At  this 
time  she  taught  classes  that  had  an  enrollment  of  100  and 
over,  and  the  business  practice  department  contained 
seven  offices  which  carried  on  the  work  by  the  intercom- 
munication system.  Mrs.  Wallace  is  the  author  of  a 
system  of  "  Exponential  Outlines  in  Geography."  The 
field  of  work  covered  by  Mrs.  Wallace  is  broad.  .She  is  an 
unusually  good  elocutionist  and  received  a  thorough  train- 
ing in  the  Delsaj-te  system.  Mrs.  Wallace  is  equally  at 
home  in  business  writing  and  flourishing  and  shows  great 
orginality  in  designing.  She  has  decided  to  enter  the  pro- 
fessional field  and  will  devote  her  time  to  card  ivriting 
and  artistic  pen  work. 

December  ■»,  18111.  she  was  imited  in  maniage  to  Prof. 
F.  M.  Wallace  of  Sterling,  Dlinnis,  now  a  member  of  the 
faculty  in  the  Western  Normal  College,  Shenandoah, 
Iowa.  Here  they  have  a  lovely  home  and  enjoy  a  very 
extensive  acquaintance. 

MISS  KATE  SEAMAN. 

Miss  Seaman  was  bom  at  Big  Rapids,  Mich.,  in  isri. 
She  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  that  city  and 
graduated  from  the  High  School  in  IS'.W.  A  few  months 
ago  she  was  elected  to  the  position  of  Supervisor  of  Writ- 
ing and  Drawing  in  the  Big  Rapids  public  schools.  In  1890 


she  took  a  course  in  the  ;Perris  Industrial  School  of  Big 
Rapids  and  graduated  in  1891.  She  was  elected  Supervisor 
of  Writing  in  the  public  schools  of  Belding,  Mich.,  where 
she  taught  one  year.  She  returned  to  the  Industrial 
School  to  take  special  work  in  drawing  and  penmanship. 
During  the  fall  and  winter  of  1893  and  1893  she  was  em- 
ployed as  boakkeeper  in  a  prominent  real  estate  office  in 
that  city.  In  1893  she  completed  the  public  school  course 
of  drawing  and  penmanship  in  the  Zanerian  Art  College. 
During  1H91  she  taught  penmanship  and  bookkeeping  in 
the  Manistee,  Mich.,  Bus.  Coll.  Miss  Seaman  is  one  of 
America's  finest  women  pea  artists.  Her  pencil  and 
charcoal  drawing  are  equally  good.  She  is  an  excellent 
teacher  of  her  specialties,  and  has  made  a  success  of  her 
work  wherever  she  has  been. 

MISS  ELLA   E.    CALKINS. 

Miss  Calkins  was  born  in  Illinois  and  is  proud  of  her 
Revolutionary  ancestry.  She  early  became  interested  in 
penmanship  and  drawing.  After  receiving  a  general  edu- 
cation she  taught  in  public  schools  for  a  few  years.  She 
was  a  student  in  a  Normal  course  at  the  VS^estem  Normal 
College,  Shenandoah.  Iowa,  where  her  first  lessons  in 
writing  were  received  from  W.  J.  Kinsley.  Later  she  en- 
tered the  penmanship  department  Highland  Park  Nor- 
mal College,  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  where  she  received 
instruction  from  J.  B.  Duryea  and  L.  M.  Kelchner.  While 
a  student  at  this  school,  she  also  took  special  lessons  in 
drawing.  Miss  Calkins  is  now  in  her  country  home. 
Shadow  Place,  near  Lacelle,  in  beautiful  Southern  Iowa. 
At  present  she  is  engaged  in  mail  order  work.  Her  writ- 
ing is  so  creditable  that  she  has  built  up  quite  a  trade  in 
this  line.  She  is  a  member  of  the  M.  E.  Church  and 
Epworth  League.  As  an  amateur  painter  in  oil  she  has 
received  many  compliments  from  artists. 


Morgan  Co.,  Ohio,  which  has  produced  so  many  distin- 
guished penmen  and  pen  artists,  is  the  birthplace  of  Miss 
Anna  M.  Hall,  the  present  Supervisor  of  Writing  and 
Drawing  of  Malta,  Ohio.  She  is  a  graduate  of  the  McCon- 
nellsville,  Ohio.  High  School  and  was  for  some  time  a 
student  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  and  after  that 
Oberlin  College  of  Busine.ss  and,  finally  the  Zanerian  Art 
College,  Columbus,  Ohio,  of  which  last  named  institution 
she  is  a  graduate.  Miss  Hall  is  a  cultivated  and  accom- 
plished lady,  quiet  in  manner,  not  only  talented  in  the 
line  of  penmanship,  but  is  an  excellent  scholar,  worker  in 


crayons  and  oils,  as  well  as  a  brilliant  pianiste.  Her  writ- 
ing is  plain,  clear  and  strong,  equal  to  that  of  many  of 
our  best  penmen. 

MISS   LUCIA  CHAMBORDON. 

Noblestown,  Allegheny  Co.,  Pa.,  was  the  birthplace  of 
Miss  Chambordon  and  the  time  was  1870.  As  she  did  not 
begin  life  on  a  farm  she  feels  she  will  never  become 
famous  in  the  line  of  pen  work.  Her  fears  are  groundless 
in  this  line,  however,  as  her  work  is  already  known  far 
and  wide.  After  receiving  a  public  school  education  she 
graduated  from  Ingleside  Academy,  McDonald,  Pa.,  and 
attended  Curry  Univeisity,  Pittsburg,  Pa.  For  seven 
years  she  has  been  teaching  in  a  public  school  two  miles 
from  Pittsburg.  In  1893  she  attended  the  Zanerian  Art 
College,  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  returned  to  this  institution 
in  1894  to  continue  her  work  in  penmanship  and  drawing. 
Her  success,  she  states,  she  owes  to  Messrs.  Zaner  and 
Bloser,  and  her  ambition  is  to  write  as  well  as  Mr. 
Bloser.  She  is  equally  at  home  in  the  various  styles  of 
writing,  and  her  work  is  in  a  large  number  of  profea 
sional  scrai)  books. 

MISS  ANNA  STUTT. 

Scott  Co.,  Iowa,  was  the  birthplace  of  Miss  Anna  Stutt. 
She  spent  nearly  all  her  lite  in  the  country.  Her  educa- 
tion was  secured  in  the  district  schools.  She  took  a  course 
in  penmanship  under  the  instruction  of  C.  E.  Webber,  of 
the  Davenport,  Iowa,  Bus.  Coll.,  now  of  San  Jose,  Cal. 
Later  she  took  a  coui-se  in  the  special  penmanship  depart- 
ment of  the  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa,  Bus.  Cell.  She  has  given 
much  attention  to  pen  drawing  and  general  illustrating 
work,  and  possesses  considerable  ability  in  this  line.  Her 
writing  is  strong,  bold,  accurate  and  delicate.  She  has 
furnished  many  illustrations  for  journals  and  catalogues, 
and  at  present  is  employed  in  the  office  of  Frank  McLees 
&  Bros.,  the  well-known  engravers,  90  Fulton  St.,  New 
York. 


Four  Illustrious  Ink  Bottles. 

Pour  illustrious  ink  bottles  are  to  be  shown  at  an  exhi- 
bition of  reli<»  in  Paris.  They  belonged  to  Hugo,  La- 
martine,  George  Sand  and  the  elder  Dumas,  and  to  the 
last  is  attached  a  certificate  from  Dumas,  written  in  1800, 
in  which  he  says  that  it  held  the  ink  for  his  last  fifteen 
works.  If  it  contained  the  ink  for  the  "  Three 
Musketeers  "  Stanley  Weyman  ought  to  take  a  look  at  it 
and  stimulate  his  imagination  a  little  thereby. 


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furnlHbed  on  application.  So  advertisement  taken  for  leas  tliau  »a. 
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otir  new  book  nnd  pi-einium  cntiiloKiiOt  with  combination 
rnleN  in  connection  with  ".louriinl"  MUbMcription*.  both 
nrw  nnd  rpnewnlx,  ninilr  nod  in  cinbn.  Aa  nr  KiTe  the 
anbncrlbrr  brncSl  ol  the  Inrucal  wholesnle  reduction  on 
the  hoolia  In  connection  with  the  comblDation  oiler,  it 
froauently  hnpvenn  Ihnt  he  1»  enabled  to  obtain  booit 
nnd  paper  at  conaidernblr  lean  thnn  the  book  nione 
wonid  coat  of  nny  dealer.  It  will  pay  any  Intellinenl 
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IHnny  vnlnnble  nnnKeiilionn  for  holidny  preaents. 

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Editorial  Comment. 


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MERRY  CHRISTMAS! 

May  this  joyous  season 
find  all  Journal  read- 
ers enjoying  peace, 
plenty  and  liappiness. 
We  trust  that  as  Father 
Tim  6  drops  the  last 
IJ^^/  leaf  of  i95"s  calendar  into  memory's 
^  '"  waste  basket  nothing  but  pleasant 
thon:fhts  remain  of  poor  old  '95.  He's 
just  about  gone,  and  while  he  wasn't 
such  a  bad  old  chap,  yet  from  what 
we  leam  of  the  ancestors  of  '96,  we  are  expecting  '96 
to  excel  '95  in  every  way.  But — Chiistmas  comes 
but  once  a  year— Christmas,  '95.  will  never  return. 
Then  let  us  all  have 

A  MERRY  CHRISTMAS  ! 

Tfif  <'liicfiffti    UteptiHi/   Wvntrrn    penmen's   Association. 

A  LARGE  attendance  and  profitable  time  is  assured 
at  the  Chicago  meeting  of  the  Western  Penmen's 
Association.  The  younger  members  will  get  an 
immense  amount  of  information  from  the  papers 
and  discussions.  A  well  known  supervisor  told  us 
but  recently  that  the  information  he  obtained  by 
attending  the  meetings  of  the  W.  P.  A.  doubled  his 
salary.  Looking  at  it  from  a  financial  point  of 
view  it  will  pay.  Then  there  is  the  social  side.  To 
meet — rub  up  against  some  of  the  leaders  in  the 
profession,  to  form  fi*iendships  that  will  last  through 
life — all  go  to  compensate  for  the  time  and  money 
it  costs.  Resolve  to  be  at  Chicago  Dec.  26-30  no 
matter  what  the  cost,  and  you  will  never  regret  it. 

On  to  Chicago  ! 


TWO  EDITIONS  OF  THE  JOURNAL. 

For  a  long  time  the  conductors  of  The  Penman's  Art 
Journal  have  l>een  engaged  in  careful  study  of  a  problem 
that  aflfects  it  very  closely  and  to  a  certain  extent  touches 
the  interests  of  every  person  who  has  anything  in  com- 
mon with  its  ends  and  purposes.  That  is  the  nice  problem 
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thousands  who  have  given  The  Journal  a  cordial  and 
generous  support,  it  seems  fitting  that  the  matter  should 
be  treated  with  the  utmost  frankness. 

When  The  Journal  was  started,  nineteen  years  ago 
the  subscription  price  was  fixed  at  one  dollar  a  year,  and 
has  so  remained  ever  since.  We  thought  then 'that  the 
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ence to  The  Journal  of  to-day.  Prices  oif  periodical 
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The  Journal  of  to-day  is  a  very  different  paper  from 
The  Journal  of  ISM.  At  the  begmning  of  every  vear 
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started-and  have  been  with  us  ever  smce— will  appre- 
ciate the  force  of  what  we  say.  This  single  issue,  for  in 
stance,  though  not  exceptional  in  point  of  expense,  cost 
fully  as  much  as  The  Journal  cost  during  an  entire  year 
at  the  beginning. 

It  is  one  thing  to  throw  a  paper  together  haphazard, 
employ  cheap  help,  use  cheap  materials,  cater  to  imma- 
ture judgment  by  crude  and  fiashy  matter  ;  and  quite 
another  thing  to  do  these  things  in  a  thorough,  workman- 
like, dignified  and  journalistic  way  and  spend  monev 
freely  in  the  making  of  a  paper  that  bases  its  appeal  to 
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enough  teachers  and  school  proprietors  who  are  properly 
discriminating  and  think  the  best  none  too  good,  to  justify 
all  the  effort  and  expense  that  may  be  involved  in  main- 
taining a  high  standard. 

We  do  not  wish  to  be  understood  as  criticising  either 
our  professional  brethren  or  our  journalistic  brethren, 
whose  good  work  we  are  not  slow  to  appreciate  or 
commend.  The  Journal  is  big  enough  and  broad 
enough  not  to  be  influenced  by  any  mean  spirit  of  busi- 
ness competition.  We  are  looking  to  the  future-- to  com- 
paratively unexplored  fields.  The  heart  of  the  matter 
is—there  are  hundreds  of  thousands  who  read  no  paper 
like  The  Journal,  but  to  whom  a  paper  of  the  kind 
should  appeal  with  just  as  much  promise  of  benefit  as 
to  the  tens  of  thousands  who  are  readers  now. 

It  has  seemed  to  us  that  the  substantial  reduction  we 
have  made  for  subscriptions  taken  in  clubs  brings  the  cost 
to  so  low  a  figure  that  it  would  not  prevent  any  one  sub- 
scribing, provided  he  was  convinced  that  the  paper  would 
be  of  real  benefit :  also  that  the  difference  between  this 
cost  and  anything  cheaper  would  be  necessarily  so  slight 
that  it  could  not  seriously  affect  the  decision  of  an  intelli- 
gent person,  even  of  very  restricted  means — always  pro- 
vided he  is  convinced  that  the  loiver  price  -means  some  loss 
of  value.  It  is  proper  to  say  that  this  point  of  view  has 
been  warmly  indorsed  by  very  many  members  of  our  pro- 
fession, whose  loyal  friendship,  attested  year  after  year 
in  the  most  practical  manner,  has  never  yielded  to  the 
seduction  of  flapdoodle  inducement. 

The  problem  that  confronts  us  is  this  :  Can  ree  produce 
a  strictly  first-class  paper  and  sell  it  at  a  living  profit  at  a 
substantial  reduction  from  the  present  price  ? 

We  have  studied  this  matter  for  months  past  in  every 
minute  aspect.  We  have  sought  the  opinions  of  a  number 
of  The  Journal's  friends  in  schools,  in  order  to  get  a  full 
and  fair  view  of  the  matter  from  the  other  side.  Most  of 
the  opinions  expressed  have  been  decidedly  adverse  to 
making  such  an  attempt.  It  has  been  stated,  we  think 
with  a  great  deal  of  force,  that  such  subscriptions  as  come 
through  a  teacher  are  taken  upon  hiS  advice  and  that  if 
the  teacher  puts  any  heart  in  the  matter  and  is  not  afraid 
to  tell  the  pupil  what  he  regards  as  the  best  for  his  inter- 
ests, a  few  cents  more  or  less  will  make  little  if  any  differ- 
ence. On  the  other  hand,  some  of  our  friends  have  taken 
a  decidedly  different  view,  based  upon  their  own  experi- 
ence. They  contend  that  when  approached  on  a  matter 
of  this  kind,  many  students  are  listless  and  indifferent ; 
that  to  all  such  any  variation  of  price  is  an  important 
factor;  that  after  the  student  takes  a  paper  and  becomes 
interested  in  the  work,  he  has  then  reached  the  discrimi- 
nating period  and  would  not  permit  a  reasonable  differ- 
ence of  cost  to  prevent  his  getting  what  he  regarded  as 
the  best  for  him  to  have.  It  is  argued  by  those  who  take 
this  view  that  a  subscriber  started  in  this  way.  even  at 
no  profit,  is  likely  to  develop  into  a  permanent  and  profit- 
able patron— and  it  Is  a  fact  that  a  large  percentage  of 
those  who  are  em-olled  on  our  Permanent  or  Professional 
List,  at  one  dollar  a  year,  were  recruited  from  club  sub- 
scribers at  a  lower  figure. 

Frankly,  we  are  not  convinced  as  to  the  best  mode  of 
procedure,  but  have  determined  upon  a  year's  experiment 
as  being  the  best  practical  test.  For  ISJ*6  we  shall  publish 
two  editions  of  The  Journal.  The  price  of  one  edition 
will  be  5U  cents  a  year.  This  will  be  of  precisely  the  same 
appearance  and  form  as  The  Journal  now  is  except  that 
the  purely  news  features— School  and  Pei-sonal,  and  pos- 
sibly a  little  miscellany  (but  nothing  in  the  line  of  instruc- 
tion)—will  be  omitted.     The  other^edition  will  be  known 


as  the  News  Edition.  The  price  of  this  will  be  as  now. 
$1  a  year  with  premium.  It  will  be  precisely  similar  to 
the  regular  edition,  with  the  news  features  retained  as  at 
present.  In  a  word,  those  who  feel  sufficient  interest  in 
their  profession,  who  have  the  proper  esprit  de-corps,  to 
want  -to  keep  pace  with  what  is  being  dene  by  other 
schools  and  teachers,  and  are  willing  to  pay  for  it,  will  bt* 
under  the  necessity,  as  at  present,  of  taking  the  News 
Edition  of  The  Journal.  Those  who  are  not  specially 
interested  in  the  news,  but  want  only  the  instruction 
feat  ares,  will  have  an  opportunity  of  getting  them  at 
some  reduction  of  cost.  We  give  on  page  27ti  clubbing 
prices  for  each  edition.  Doubtless  many  of  our  old  patrons 
will  continue  to  exert  their  influence  in  behalf  of  the 
larger  form,  but  this  is  a  matter  of  cu'cumstances  and  in- 
dividual judgment. 

This  is  the  best  scheme  we  have  been  able  to  devise, 
without  sacrifice  of  quality.  The  success  of  the  plan  i^ 
dependent  upon  an  increase  of  at  least  25,000  subscrip 
tions,  and  to  this  end  we  earnestly  invite  the  Co-operation 
of  all  school  proprietors  and  teachers  who  are  in  sjtu 
pathy  with  the  views  we  have  expressed. 

The  promise  is  made  to  give  a  better  paper  the  coming 
year  than  we  have  ever  given,  regardless  of  price. 


Editors  Calendar. 


F.  W.  Tambltn's  Home  iNSTRrcTOR  in  Writing  and 
Pen  Art.— Board  cover,  64  pages.  Publifihed  by  F. 
W.  Tarablyn,  810  Olive  Street,  St.  Louie. 
Mr.  TarnhlvTi  has  preimred  quite  a  complete  work  on 
peiimauship,  indudiDK  everj-thing,  from  preparatory 
movement  exercises  up  to  and  including  pen  designs 
such  as  marriage  certificates,  etc.  The  work  is  divided 
into  five  parts.  Part  1  being  devoted  to  instructions,  dis- 
cussions and  suggestions.  Part  2  to  lessons  in  business 
writing,  and,  by  the  way,  these  lessons  are  very  fine,  the 
instructions  are  clear,  precise,  and  the  writing  is  photo- 
engraved  from  Mr.  Tambl\-n's  best  off-hand  work,  which 
is  as  plain  as  jirint  and  a  model  huwiness  hand.  Part  3 
in  devoted  to  artistic  writing  and  has  many  beautiful 
examples  with  brief  instructions.  Part  4  is  devoted  to 
flourishing.  It  opens  with  a  few  instructions  showing 
position  of  hand,  designs  of  birds,  swan,  etc.,  and  follows 
with  more  elaborate  designs  including  large  eagle,  lion, 
horse,  and  stags  in  combat.  Part  5  is  de\ot«d  to  lettering 
and  engrossing.  The  whole  is  well  printed  and  arranged 
and  is  a  creditable  work.  It  should  be  in  the  library  of 
every  teacher  and  in  the  hands  of  every  student. 

Thb  American  Accountant.— By   W.  C.   Sandy,  Prin. 

Cora'l  Dept.  Newark,  N.  J.,  High  School.     Pub.   by 

University  Pub.  Co.,  43-47  East  Tenth  Street,  New 

York  City.    Cloth,  273  pages. 

While  this  work  has  lately  been  placed  on  the  mar- 
ket, it  has  been  used,  revised  and  revised  again  by  Mr. 
Sandy  in  his  work  in  the'cominercial  department  of  the 
Newark  High  School.  It  was  used  for  several  years  in 
manuscript  form,  and  such  changes  as  were  necessary  to 
make  it  a  teachable  work  were  made  from  time  to  time. 
It  is  now  put  on  the  market  in  a  very  substantial  manner 
and  Mr.  Sandy  and  the  University  Pub.  Co.  are  to  be  con- 
gratulated upon  its  general  appearance"  and  practical 
utility.  It  has  received  commendations  not  only  from 
public  school  and  business  college  teachers,  but  from  bank 
presidents  as  well.  It  is  a  most  admirable  work  for  refer- 
ence or  as  a  text-book. 

Corporation  Bookkeeping.— By  A.  H.  Eaton,  Attomey- 
at-law  and  consulting  accountant,  Prest.  Eaton  &  Bur- 
nett's Business  College,  Baltimore,  Md.  Flexible 
cloth,  62  pages.  Published  by  A.  H.  Eaton,  Balti- 
more, Md. 

It  is  rare  to  find  so  much  information  in  so  small  a  space 
as  is  found  in  this  little  work  on  Corporation  Bookkeep- 
iug.  It  contains  not  only  bookkeeping,  but  the  general 
laws  of  corporations,  distinction  between  a  corporation 
and  a  partnership,  formation  of  joint  stock  companies, 
articles  and  constitution,  subscription  list,  all  the  various 
books  in  use,  how  a  partnership  may  be  changed  into  a 
corjioration,  the  difference  between  "bookkeeping  for  pri- 
vate and  partnership  and  coi-poration  companies,  how  to 
open  the  books,  dividends,  surplus  capital,  etc.  In  fact, 
tne  work  is  teeming  with  information  in  regard  to  corpo- 
rations, the  law  covering  them  and  corporation  bookkeep- 
ing. 

Pitman's  Abridged  Shorthand  Dictionary  with  Com- 
plete List  of  Grammalogues  and  Contractions.— 
Pub.  by  Isaac  Pitman  &  Sons,  33  Union  Square,  New 
York.  Flexible  cover,  cloth,  224  pages,  S  x  3  inches. 
Price  50  cents. 

Mention  was  made  several  months  ago  in  The  Jour- 
nal of  this  work,  which  was  then  being  issued  in  parts 
It  is  now  handsomely  bound  in  flexible  cloth  and  is  com- 
plete. The  present  work  is  an  abridgment  of  "  A  Pho- 
nographic and  Pronouncing  Dictionary  of  the  English 
Laguage,  by  Sir  Isaac  Pitman."  It  is  desig:ned  to  furnish, 
in  a  compass  suitable  for  pocket  use,  a  guide  to  the  best 
phonographic  forms  for  the  more  common  words  in  the 
English,  language.  The  words  are  given  in  the  corre- 
sponding style  of  phonography.  In  addition  to  this  it 
contains  an  alphabetical  arrangements  of  all  the  Gram- 
malogues and  Contractions  used  in  phonography.  It  is 
a  work  that  no  writer  of  the  Isaac  Pitman  system  can  do 
without  and  no  doubt  will  be  found  in  the  libraries  of  all 
shorthand  writers. 


WESTERN  PENMEM'S  ASSOCIATION. 

.Innital   Convrntion  -Verrmber  2G,    'i7,  2H  and  30. 

Saturday,  Novomber  9,  C.  A,  Faust.  Chicago;  Q.  W.  Brown, 
Jacksonville.  lU,.  and  A.  N.  Palmer.  Cedar  Rapids.  Iowa,  the 
Executive  Committee  of  the  Western  Penmen's  Association. 
.„_i. ;.- ^11..-  _^^      nsummated  arran^emets  for  the  nest 


I.  indicate  that  the  _  _    

iinti  meeting  than  there  has  been 
tlie  association,  and  many  of  the 


entiou.  jiromisiug  t 


1  attendance. 


THE  PROGRAMME. 

A  Special  effort  has  been  put  forth  on  the  part  of  the  Execu- 
tive Committee  to  secure  from  each  prospective  participant 
111  the  programme  a  positive  pledge  of  attendance,  and  in  this 
they  have  been  more  than  usually  successful.  With  four 
exceptions,  all  whose  names  are  given  below  have  promised, 
li'^-.''^^^  reservation,  to  attend  and  do  the  work  assigned. 
WTiile  the  f  oui*  referred  to  are  unable  at  this  time  to  give  the 
positive  promises  desired,  they  are  quite  .sure  they  will  re 
spond  when  called  upon  at  the  convention. 

Thuusdav,  Decembeb2«.  1805. 
10,110  a.m. -Organization. 

lo.a;  a.m.— Address  of  welcome.  A.  C.  Gondring.  Chicago. 

li.iKi  a.m.— General  discussion  of  movements  used  in  writing 

Participants  limited  to  ten  minutes. 

Lunch. 

l.m  p.m.- Rapid  ('ali'ulntioiis.  C  C.  Reari.-k.  Dixou,  111.   Dis- 

3.*  p.m.— Business  Capitals  and  Best  Methods  of  Teaching 
Them.  G.  E.  Nettleton.  Jacksonville.  HI,     Dis- 


't^cAjfuuvA  QJ^iktQy(?(ctAa0 


271 


C cKKToxA  IO-^uXj  (Q-'ruuj  Cb  vuxxhj , 


'',^gyzAc-^c^i^^.,^>^'i>t>'^s^^ 


//l.~£..^    ..<£^^'C-'l£/ 


BUSINESS  WRITING  SYMPOSIUM. 


;  PENMAN-S  ART  JOURNAL  or  BUSINESS  JOURNAL, 


President's  Address,  W.  J.  Kinsley,  New  York  City.    Intro- 
ductions and  social. 

Friday.  Dec.  27. 
9.00a.m.— Theory  and  Practice  in  Teaching  Accounts,  S.  S. 

Packard,  New  York  City.    Discussion. 
10.00  a.m.— Intercommunication  — Business  Practice.     S.  H. 

Goodyeart.    Discussion. 
11.00  a.m.— Bookkeeping— Office  Practice,  W.  H.  Sadler,  Balti- 
more, Md.    Discusson. 

Lunch. 
l.IJO  p.m.— Business  Writing.  L.  M..  Thornburgh.  Cedar  Rap- 
ids. Iowa. 
2.30  p.m.— Engrossing  and  Illuminating,  C.  L.  Ricketts.  Chi- 

3.;J0  p.m.— Simplified   Penmanship,  C.  P.  Zaner.  Columbus, 
Ohio. 
Business  Corres 
Moines,  Iowa. 


30— Vertical  Writing,  C.  H,  Peirco,  Evansville.  Ind. 
Free  for  all  discussion. 
Saturday.  Dec.  ':^ 
Copy   Books  :  What  the  Average  Business  College 
Penman  Knows  About  Them.  H.  Champlin.  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio;  A.  E.  Parsons,  Creston.  Iowa.    Dis- 


SPECIAL  INFORMATION. 


■  THOSE    WHO  CONTEMPLATE 


WESTEHN  PENMEN'S  ASSOCIATION. 

The  initiation  fee  to  new  members,  admitting  them  to  all 
privileges,  is  two  dollars.  This  amount  also  includes  the  first 
annual  dues  of  one  dollar. 

It  is  not  necessary  to  be  a  penman  or  a  business  educator 
to  beconie  a  member.    Any  one  who  is  enough  interested  in 
the  subjects  under  discussion  to  attend  may  become  a  mem- 
All  of  the 


TheNe 
dolph  street  and  Fifth  i 


has  been  selected  i 


9.00 


A.  W.  Dudley,  Chicago. 


1.30  p.m.— Commercial  Arithmetic,  O.  P.  Kinsey,  Valparaiso, 


Those  who 

and  where  t  ^ 

day  for  each  person.    It  is  safe  to  sta'te  that  good  meals 

be  had  at  from  15c.  to  25c.  each,  while  those  who  have  ple- 
thoric pocket  books,  with  appetites  to  match,  and  leanings 
toward  delicate  viands,  can,  in  Chicago,  find  ample  oppor- 
tunities for  spending  large  chunks  of  gold  in  satisfying  the 

ABOUT   RAILnOAD  RATES. 

Read  Carefully. 


4.00  p.m.— Figures,  C.  N.  Ci-andle.  Chicago.  DI.    Discussion. 


3.4,5  p.i 
4.30  p.i 
5.00  p.i 


11.4;-) 

1.30  p. 
2.00  p. 
3.00  p 
3.30  p, 
4.00  p. 


Work  a 
Milwaukee.  Wis. 
— Ornamental  Writing,  M,  K.  Bussard,  Cedar  Rapids. 


Webb.  Nashville. 


-Public  School  Draw 

Tenn. 

—Business  Writing,  J.  W.  McCaslin.  Chicago. 
(No  session  will  be  held  Saturday  night.) 

MONDAY.  Dec.  30. 
-A  Method  of  School  Government.  W.  H.  H.  Garver. 

Peoria.  111. 
-My  Hobbies,  ' 
-Advertising  ; 

Wis. 
-tJnfliiished  discussions. 


-Business  from  Start  to  Finish.  Carl  C  Marshall, 
Battle  Creek.  Mirh      Discussion. 

hip  Teaching  of  the  Past,  Thog. 


irder  to  secure  the  full  benefit  of  the  holiday  rates.  Those 
who  live  within  two  hundred  miles  of  Chicago  can  secure  the 
holiday  rates  without  any  trouble,  as  all  railroads,  under 


E.  Hill.  ' 
— Itiut'rant 

P.  J.  Tolaud.  La  Crosse,  Wis. 
—The  Gospel  of    Debit  and    Credit,  J.   W,   Warr, 


ship  Teaching  of  the  Present, 


round  trip  ticket  at  the  reduced  rate  for  the  first  two  hun- 
dred miles  of  the  trip,  purchasing  another  round  tri]»  ticket 
from  that  point  to  Chicago.  If  the  distimr..  is  nmir  tli;in  four 


commodating.  as  nearly  all  ; 


.    ,  I  than  one  and  one-third  fare  for  the 

round  trip. 

The  Executive  Committee  pledges  itself  to  render  all  possi- 
ble assistance.  Write  to  any  member  at  any  time  relating  to 
anything  connected  with  the  Western  Penmen's  Association, 
and  particularly  the  next  meeting,  and  rely  upon  prompt 
reply. 

C.  A.  Faust,  4.5  East  Randolph  St..  Chicago,  111.. 


Executive  Committee. 


^^^S^nmiuiii!27tU>0^tunaS 


School  and  Personal. 


—  We  are  always  glad  to  get  school  and  news  items,  and 
we  truHt  our  friends  will  keep  uh  in  mind  when  changes 
occur.  While  we  desire  to  publish  every  item  of  news 
tluit  will  jin,-sitily  interact  workers  in  our  line,  yet  we  do 
not  cart;  to  jiubl'ish  anything  derogatorj'  to  any  school 
workr-r.  Tiik  Jimrxal  will  not  shrink  from  publishing 
any  genuine  news  item  that  will  do  the  profession  at  large 
any  good,  but  it  will  not  publish  articles  that  are  dictated 
by' mere  spitfl.  Recently  we  have  had  some  very  lengthy 
letters  (one  of  17  pages)  from  school  men  exposing  what 
they  call  "shady'*  transactions  of  some  competitors  in 
the' same  field,  and  asking  that  The  Journal  print  an 
fixpnsA  of  these  competitors.  Accompanying  this  request 
was  another  saying,  *'  Please  consider  this  confidential 
and  do  not  mention  us."  In  the  following  mail  came  a 
30-page  letter  from  the  accused  person  making  an  accusa- 
tion against  his  accuser,  and  requesting  The  Journal  to 
show  up  "shady  transactions"  of  the  other  side.  The 
same  request  came  with  this,  of  "  Please  consider  this 
confidential  and  do  not  use  my  name."  Neither  knew 
the  other  had  written  to  The  Journal.  Now,  The 
Journal  does  not  care  to  be  drawn  into  any  local  fac- 
tional quarrels,  and  even  were  one  or  both  of  the  accused 
persons  guilty  we  can't  see  that  the  publication  of  the 
facets  in  The  Journal  would  benefit  the  profession  at 
large,  or  business  college  work.  In  fact,  we  feel  that  pub- 
lication of  such  items  is  a  detriment  all  around. 

—  During  the  past  month  we  have  received  several  un- 
marked copies  of  local  papers,  and  as  a  vigorous  search 
failed  to  bring  to  light  commercial  or  penmanship  items, 
we  were  unable  to  make  mention  of  what  was  probably 
intended  when  the  papers  were  sent  us.  In  this  connection 
we  de.sire  to  nsk  our  friends  to  very  cai*efully  mark  what 
they  want  us  to  see,  and  also  write  at  the  same  time  call- 
ing our  attention  to  the  fact  that  papers  have  been  mailed 
us.  In  the  hundreds  of  papers  that  come  as  exchanges  and 
otherwise,  and  the  hundreds  of  catalogues  sent  us,  a  cata- 
logue or  pai>er  may  very  easily  get  lost.  Please  mark  any 
items  in  the  future  and  call  our  attention  to  them  particu- 
larly. 

''  —  Rev.  J.  J,  Graham,  pastor  St.  'Joseph's  Church, 
Nashville,  Tenn..  in  a  letter  renewing  subscription  after 
a  lapse  of  several  years,  says,  "  Please  let  my  subscription 
begin  with  last  January  and  send  the  back  numbers  as 
soon  as  possible.  I  am  glad  to  see  that  The  Journal  is 
as  good  as  it  used  to  be.  Its  visit  to  me  looks  like  the 
renewal  of  an  old  acquaintance." 

—  Among  the  new  schools  for  the  month  are  the  follow- 
ing :  Va.  B.'C,  Richmond,  Va.,  B.  A.  Davis,  Jr.,  Prest. 
This  school  will  open  January  1,  18ii6 ;  the  Lynchburg 
School  with  which  Mr.  Davis  has  been  connected  will  be 
conducted  by  J.  W.  Giles  as  Prest.  and  Mr.  Davis  will  re- 
tain an  interest ;  the  Albion,  N.  Y.  Bus.  Univ.,  with  A.  J. 
Taylor,  formerly  of  Taylor's  B.  C,  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  as 
Pnn.  :  Hope.  Ind..  Nor.  &  Bus.  Sch.,  G.  W.  Thompson, 
normal  dept.,  C.  E.  Kagey,  Bus.  Dept.  ;  C.  A.  Johnson 
has  severed  his  connection  with  the  Ala.  Prac.  B.  C.  and 
has  opened  Johnson  Com'l  Sch..  21  Dexter  Ave..  Mont- 
gomery, Ala  ;  W.  C.  Ramsdell.  of  Drake's  Jersey  City  B. 
C,  will  open  the  Middletown,  N.  Y.,  B.  C.  Jan. "30,  1896 ; 
G.  W.  Dix  has  closed  the  Provo,  Utah.  B.  C,  and  opened 
a  new  school— the  Capital  City  B.  C,  Salt  Lake  City, 
Utah  ;  W.  H.  Bun-ett.  Prin,,  Atlantic,  la..  B.  C,  has 
opened  another  school  at  Nebraska  City,  Neb. 

—  The  following  schools  have  discontinued  :  Chillicothe, 
111.,  B.  C.  ;  Shenango  Valley.  B.  C,  New  Castle.  Pa.  ; 
Sayre's  B.  C.  Cleveland.  Ohio  ;  Lincoln.  Neb..  Polytech- 
nic Inst.  ;  Newton.  Kan..  Bus.  Coll.  ;  Cooper  Memorial 
B.  C,  Sterling.  Kan.  ;  College  Citv.  Cal.,  C.  C.  ;  Clark 
B.  C'.,  Phila.,  H,  C.  Clark.  Prop.,  has  been  merged  into 
the  Spencerian  B.  C,  T.  H.  McCool.  Prop.;  Kansas  City, 
Mo.,  B.  U.,  has  been  merged  in  the  Spalding  C.  C.  of  that 
city. 

—  The  Muscatine,  la,.  B,  C,  has  been  strengthened  by 
the  addition  of  W.  A.  Rickeubrode,  lately  of  Greensburg, 
Pa.,  who  has  purchased  a  half  mterest  in  the  school.  He 
IS  now  priuciiml. 

—  The  McLachlan  Bus.  Univ.  is  a  new  name  adopted 
by  what  wius  formerly  known  a.-^  the  Canada  Bus  Coll., 
Chatham,  Ont.  Messrs.  D.  &  M.  McLachlan  are  proprie- 
toi-s. 

^,~  Among  recent  visitors  at  The  Journal  office  were 
the  followmg  :  W.  J.  Amos,  Merrill  College,  Stamford, 
(  onn.  ;  Capt.  W.  H.  Dailey,  noted  swimmer  and  life 
saver.  Boston.  Mass.  ;  P.  W.  Costello.  Scranton.  Pa  ■  W 
E.  Denms,  Brooklyn.  N.  Y.  ;Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  L.  Starkey, 
Paterson,  N.  J,  ;  W.  H.  Vernon.  Centenary  Coll.  Inst.. 
Hackettstown,  N.  J.  ;  A.  S.  Dennis.  Unioii  B.  C .  and 
Uennis  Addmg  Machine  Co.,  Des  Moines,  la.  ;  Hobart 
VVebster,  Prm.  Com*]  Dept..  Elizabeth,  N.  J..  High 
School ;  J.  E.  McBurney.  Pratt  Inst..  Brooklyn,  N  Y  • 
I  '  ^-  "^whmds,  Supvr.  of  Writinc,  Kingston,  Ont.  • 
Isaac  H.  Bate>s.  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  an  old-time  penman, 


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THIS  IS  HOW  THEY  WRITE  AN  ORNAMENTAL  HAND  AT  THE  GEM  CITY  BUSINESS  COLLEGE. 


formerly  connected  with  Eastman  Col.,  Poughkeepsie,  N. 
Y.  He  made  the  large  drawing  of  "  Saint  George  and 
the  Dragon,"  which  still  holds  the  fort  as  the  largest  piece 
of  pea  work  in  the  country. 

—  W.  H.  Vernon,  formerly  of  Uniontown,  Pa.,  has  re- 
cently taken  charge  of  the  Com'l  Dept.  Centenary  Coll. 
Inst.,  Hackettstown,  N.  J.,  and  has  fully  equipped  the 
department  with  furniture,  desks,  etc.,  and  has  organized 
a  very  successful  school. 

—  Amos  W.  Smith,  273  Prospect  Ave..  Buffalo,  N.  Y., 
is  conducting  a  private  commercial  school.  His  plan  is  to 
have  students  come  to  his  house  where  he  has  a  studio. 
Instruction  is  entirely  private.  It  baa  succeeded  beyond 
his  expectations.  In  a  late  letter  he  says  :  "  The  Journal 
improves  with  acquaintance ;  I  enjoy  it  more  each 
month." 

—  The  Sydney.  la.,  Sun  devoted  a  full  page  to  a  write- 
up  of  the  Western  Nor.  C,  Shenandoah,  la.,  and  we 
notice  that  our  friends,  F.  M.  Wallace.  W.  G.  Bishop  and 
R.  H.  Beck,  are  given  a  due  share  of  praise  for  their  part 
of  the  work. 

—  We  have  received  from  Pnn.  Brubeck  a  ticket  to  a 
course  of  six  lectures,  given  by  the  New  London,  Conn., 
B.  C.  The  opening  lecture  "we  notice  is  on  "  Savings 
Banks."  This  is  an  excellent  plan  to  convey  instruction 
and  amusement  at  the  same  time. 

—  From  the  Morning  Herald,  Anderson,  Ind.,  wo  get 


quite  an  extended  account  of  the  very  interesting  com- 
mencement exercises  of  the  Indiana  Bus.  lust,  of  that 
city.  J.  A.  Payne  is  Prin.  and  Propr.  and  A.  D.  Foster, 
Penman. 

—  E.  C.  A.  Becker,  Becker's  B.  C,  Worcester,  Mass., 
must  be  a  very  busy  man.  In  addition  to  conducting  his 
large  day  school,  he  has  a  successful  evening  school,  and 
he  also  teaches  in  the  English  High  School  and  in  the 
Evening  High  School. 

—  In  the  Stevens'  Point,  Wis.,  Daily  Jommal,  we  find 
an  article  about  the  popularity  and  prosperity  of  the 
Stevens'  Point  B.  C,  under  the  direction  of  Prin.  Allen, 
This  institution  has  the  largest  enrollment  in  its  history. 

—  In  a  letter  lately  received  from  Geo.  P.  Lord  of  the 
Salem,  Mass.,  Com'l  Sch.,  he  states  that  this  institution 
has  found  it  necessary  to  increase  its  capacity  since  the 
opening  of  the  present  year  by  the  annexation  of  a  new 
room.  He  says  :  "  We  introduced  last  spring,  in  fact 
were  one  of  t'e  first  to  use,  the  Sadler  System  of  OflSce 
Practice,  Wo  cannot  speak  too  highly  of  it.  You  cannot 
commend  it  too  higbly  in  your  paper." 


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—  R.  R.  Steele  of  Spalding's  B.  C,  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  is 
he  new  principal  of  the  Com'l  Dept.  of   the  Holmes  B. 

;;.,   Portland.   Oregon,    succeeding    R.   F.   Barnes. D, 

•f.   Knauf,  Calla,  O.,  is  preparing  to  return  to  the  peu- 


FOOT  PIECE,  BY  C,  F.JOHNSON,  OF  THE  lOURNAL  ART  DEPARTMENT. 


manship  field. C.  G.  Price,  lato  of  the   Sollivau   & 

Crichton  B.  C,  at  Atlanta,  Ga.,  is  the  new  penman  of  the 

Knoxrille,  Tenn.,  B.  C. Miss  Estelle  Porter  succeeds 

M.  S.  King  as  principal  of  the  Com'l  Dept.  State  Uni., 

ColumbuB,   Mo. W.  C  Bostwick,  late  secretary   and 

penman  of  the  Clark  B.  C,  Phila.  has  6ecur.ed  a  position 

with  the  Provident  Life  and  Tmst  Co.,  Phila. \".  S. 

Bennett  is  the  new  penman  of   the  Soule  0.   C.   New 

Orleans. C.  W.  Kitt  of  Vinton,  la.,  is  the  late  addition 

of   the  faculty  of  the  Sou]6    School,   New  Orleans. 

D.  T.  Walker,  formerly  of  Watertown,  S.  D.,  is  a  new 
member  of  the  faculty  of  the  Curtiss  C.   C,  St.  Paul, 

Minn. C.  T.  Cragin  has  severed  his  connection  with  the 

Spence  &  Peasley  B.  C,  Salem,  Mass.,  owing  to  poor 
health.  The  doctors  have  ordered  him  to  rest  for  sev- 
eral months. F.  H.  Criger,  late  of  the  Wood's  B.  C, 

Scranton  and  Wilkes  Barre,  Pa.,  has  become  penman  of  the 
Williams  B.  C  ,  Pa-sadena,  Cal.     He  was  presented  with  a 

cane  on  leaving  Wilkes  Barre. Miss  Florence  Mayhew  is 

the  new  teacher  of  Phonography,  of  the  La  Porte,  Ind., 
High  School. B.  Mamix,  late  of  Norfolk,  Va.,  is  tem- 
porarily engaged  as  penman  of  the  Rider  B.  C,  Trenton, 

N.  J. Clayton  B.  Walkey,  a  Zaneriau,  is  penman  of  the 

Frecport,  111.,  Coll.  of  Com. J.  E.  McBurney,  formerly 

Ksnman  State  Nor.  Sch^  Millersville,  Pa.,  is  taking  the 
ormal  Art  Course  in  Pratt  Inst.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Howard  W.  Pears  is  pres't  and  I.  P.  Clem'mgr  of  the 
Lima,  O,  B.  C. 

Oblluaru. 
J.   C     BUNDLE. 

In  Hartford.  Conn  ,  on  Sunday,  Nov.  10,  J.  C.  Rundle , 
teacher  in  the  Huntsinger  B.  C,  passed  away.  Mr.  Run- 
die's  home  was  at  Nishnabotna,  Mo,  and  he  had  been  a 
teacher  in  the  Huntsinger  B.  C.  since  September  1.  He 
had  completed  the  commercial  course  and  took  some  pen- 
manship work  in  the  Western  Nor.  Coll.,  Shenandoah,  la  , 
several  years  ago  and  later  had  completed  the  penmanship 
course  of  the  Highland  Park  N.  C,  Des  Moines,  la., 
under  L.  M.  Kelchner.  He  was  thoroughly  prepared  for 
commercial  school  teachmg  and  life  seemed  to  have  much 
in  store  for  him.  He  was  quiet,  earnest  and  thorough  in 
all  work.  Ti>  his  parents  and  friends  we  extend  our  sin- 
cere condolence. 

MRS.   J.   J.    HAOEN. 

The  many  friends  of  Mr.  J.  J.  Hagen  of  Archibald's 
Bus.  Coll.,  Mmneapolis,  Minn.,  will  sympathize  with  him 
in  the  bereavement  that  has  come  to  him  in  the  death  of 
his  wife,  which  occurred  recently. 

WILLIAM  M.   SWAYZE. 

We  have  recently  learned  of  the  sad  bereavement  which 
has  come  to  Mr.  G.  A.  Swayze,  the  well-known  commer- 
cial teacher,  Belleville.  Ont.,  iu  the  death  of  his  son,  which 
occurred  on  Oct.  30.  He  was  twenty-three  years  of  age 
and  had  been  married  about  one  year.  It  came  with  par- 
ticularly crushing  force  to  Mr.  Swayze,  Senior,  as  at  that 
time  he  himself  was  confined  to  his  l)ea  by  severe  illness. 
We  are  glad  to  report  Mr.  Swayze,  Sr.,  as"improving. 
Uijmeiienl. 
SAUNDERS-TILLEY. 

At  Arkadelphia,  Ark.,  on  Nov.  13,  Mr.  I.  W.  Saunders, 
Prest.  of  the  Actual  B.  C.  of  that  city,  was  married  to  Miss 
Sarah  Tilley.  Whitesboro.  Texas. 

Our  congratulations  are  extended  to  the  happy  couple. 
New  Catttlouui:,,   School  .JoiirnnlH.  etc. 

—  The  new  catalogue  of  the  N.  W.  CoU.  of  Com.,  Grand 
Forks,  N.  D..  shows  that  this  school  is  steadily  advancing 
Prin.  J.  J.  Swengel  lately  associated  with  him  as  the 
principal  of  the  shorthand  dept.  his  brother,  B.  S  Swenael 
and  Geo.  Elerding,  formerly  of  Breck  School,  Wilder, 
Minn.,  is  the  teacher  of  English  and  Mathematics. 

—  "  A  Few  Facts  About  a  Fascinating  Art  "  is  the  way 
the  Metropolitan  School  of  Shorthand  and  Typewriting  of 
l.Mi  Fifth  Ave.,  N.  Y.,  word  it  ou  the  cover  of  their 
pamphlet. 

£■  T '^,'"'„."  ^^'^™'*  Catalog"  of  the  Ferris  Industrial 
School.  Big  Rapids,  Mich.,  is  a  very  plain,  handsomely 
printed  document. 

—  Other  catalogues  and  circulars  have  been  received 
from  the  following  institutions  :  The  Tampa,  Fla  B  U  ■ 
Draughon's  Practical  B.  C.  Nashville,  Tenn.  ;  State 
Normal  Coll.,  Troy.  Ala.;  Dakin's  B.  C,  Syracuse,  N.  Y  • 
North  Western  Coll..  Naperville,  HI.  ;  Mahan's  C  C 
Sherman,  Tex.;  Clark  B.  C.,  Lockport,  N.  Y.  ' 

—  G.  W.  Temple,  Prin.  of  the  Champaign,  111.,  B  C  isa 
very  bnght  advertiser.  He  is  getting  out  a  very  hand- 
somely Illustrated  college  journal,  eight  pages  and  cover. 

■- The  Springfield,  Mo.,  Normal  (?ii(i;(,.,-/i,  has  some  ex- 
cellent plain  and  ornamental  penmanship  work  from  the 
penman  of  the  institution,  Sam  Evans. 

—  Spalding's  C.  C,  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  is  sending  out  an 
eight-page  journal,  teeming  with  information  about  this 
old  reliable  institution. 

—  Mahan's  C.  C,  Sherman,  Tex.,  is  doing  some  bright 
ailvertising  in  a  very  solid  and  well  arranged  and  hand- 
somely illustrated  four-page  journal. 

—  D-  L.  Musselman,  Pres.  of  the  Gem  ttty  B.  C , 
ljuiucy  m.,  has  always  believed  in  good  advertising  and 
good  Illustrations.  He  is  sending  out  a  very  attractive 
eight-page  joumid  that  should  bring  him  hundreds  of 
students. 

■-■  The  Bryant  &  Stratton  Col.,  Camden,  N.  J  ,  G  W 
b<-bwartz,  Pres.  and  Penman,  has  issued  a  very  handsome 
•eight-pilge  lournal  and  several  bright  circulors. 

—  Aniong  the  other  well  printed  college  journals  fre- 
ceived  during  the  month  are  those  from  the  following 
mstitutions  :  Freeport  Coll.  of  Com.,  Freeport,  Dl.  ;  Bry- 
ant i.;  Stratton  B,  C,  Louisville.   Kv.  ;  The  Berea,   Ev 

te  Al,;'-  wf™i?'  ^if'"'  ?■  ':  •  **'"*«  Normal  C6i, 
Tioj ,  Ala.  Wi.  Bus  Uni  La  Crosse,  Wis.  ;  Woodbury 
Coll.,  Los  Augele.«,  Cal.  ;  The  Stanberrv,  Mo .  Normal 
School ,  Fort  Smith,  Ark.,  C.  C.  ;  Ocalk,  Fla  b  C  ' 
state  Normal  S;-hool,  Emporia.  Kan.  ;  Steubenvllle,  6  ' 
B.  C.  ;  Heald  s  Coll.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  ;  Stockton,  Cal., 
B.  C. ;  Salem,  Mas.s.,  Com  1  Sch.  ;  Ferris  Industrial  School 


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ENGRAVERS'  SCRIPT  BY  J.  F.  BRILEY 


Big  Rapids,    Mich.  ;    Simpson    Coll.,    ludianola,    Iowa  ; 
Shenandoah  Nor.  Coll.,  Reliance,  Va.  ;  Atchison,  Kans., 


The  EDITOR'S  Scrap-book. 


flMTIAL  BY  D.   L.   STODDARD,    INDIANAPOLIS, 


f  OW  is  that  scrap-book  progressing  ? 
A  great  interest  is  being  luani- 

fested  in  The  Journal's  scrap- 

(  ^B^H^^fl  \  book  offer,  but  it  seems  to  us  that 
V  ^M^^^^Hl  •  moreinterest  mightbemanifested 
•  ^*  ^^■''■nWl  in  the  "Penmen's  Exchange 
Department."  Many  who  write 
in  say  that  they  feel  their 
work  is  not  quite  good  enough  to 
exchange.  However,  if  they  were 
enlisted  under  the  head  of  ama- 
teurs, most  of  them  would  be  able  to  send  out  very  ac- 
ceptable work.  We  can  imagine  uo  more  fascinating 
occupation  for  the  winter  evenings  than  preparing  speci- 
mens of  work  to  exchange  with  brother  quill  drivers 
grouping,  pasting  in  and  securing  an  artistic  arrangement 
of  specimens  of  pen  work  from  various  penmen.  A  well 
arranged  scrap-book  with  a  few  hundred  specimens  will 
furnish  a  never-ending  source  of  inspiration  and  instruc- 
tiou  to  any  penman— and  to  the  young  penmen  desirous 
of  securing  models  from  which  to  practice,  nothing  can 
equal  it.  A  penman's  scrap-book  is  a  far  more  sensible 
idea  than  any  stamp  collector's  scrap-book.  We  trust 
that  several  hundred  others  among  The  Journal's  read- 
ers will  send  in  their  names  to  be  added  to  either  the 
professional  or  amateur  list  in  the  "  Penmen's  Exchange 
Department."  There  is  no  charge  whatever,  no  red  tape. 
Send  in  your  name. 

professional. 
W.  W.  Terry,  Auditor's  Otflce,  Van  Wert,  O. 
J.  C.  Bowser,  Bus.  Coll.,  Watertown,  N.  Y. 
B.  R.  Shafer,  Fayette,  O. 

AMATEUR. 

W.  M.  Engel.  1317  No.  Ninth  .St.,  Reading,  Pa. 
Miss  Lillian  J.  Butts,  110  E.  Highland  Ave.,  St.  Joseph, 
Mo. 

—  From  W.  L.  Dick  of  Pierceton,  Ind.,  we  have  re- 
ceived quite  a  variety  of  work,  embracing  plain  and  orna- 
mental writing,  cards,  off-hand  fiourishing,  automatic 
lettering  on  board  and  ribbon,  hat-bands,  etc.  We  also 
received  a  large  photograph  of  his  pen  design  "  Life's 
Voyage."  Mr.  Dick  has  achieved  quite  a  reputation  in 
his  section  of  the  country,  and  is  making  his  bow  to  the 
general  public  through  The  Journal's  advertising 
columns. 

—  A  photograph  of  a  well  executed  pen  drawing  in  line 
and  stipple  or  a  handsome  voung  lady  comes  from  C.  A. 
Bemhard,  Effingham,  Kans.' 

—  Some  dashy,  professional  writing  that  shows  great 
improvement  has  been  received  from  O.  A.  B.  Sparboe, 
Jewell,  la. 

—  A  variety  of  work,  including  pen  drawing,  business 
writing  and  writing  iu  a  dozen  other  styles,  has  been  re- 
ceived from  Miss  Ella  Calkini!,  Lacelle,  la.  Miss  Calkins 
has  considerable  ability  in  all  lines  of  work,  as  the  speci- 
mens before  us  plainly  show. 

—  From  T.  Courtney,  Bliss  B.  C,  North  Adams,  Mass., 
we  have  received  (juite  a  variety  of  plain  and  ornamental 
work.  Mr.  Courtney  is  master  of  a  splendid  business  style 
and  is  rapidly  improving  in  his  dashy,  ornamental  work. 
His  cai'd  writing  is  extremely  well  done. 

—  W.  L.  McCullough.  Shamokin,  Pa.,  favoi-s  us  with  a 
number  of  finely  written,  ornamental  style  cards.  He's 
a  splendid  writer. 

—  A  beautifully  written  letter  in  professional  style  and 
some  very  dashy  cards  have  been  received  from  A.  R. 
Merrill,  Supervisor  of  Writing,  Saco,  Me.  Mr.  Mer- 
rill's work  is  very  fine  indeed. 


-  J  O.Gordon,  Supervisor  of  Writing,  Rocky  River, 
p.,  submits  some  cards  written  in  a  splendid  protessiona 
hand,  and  others  in  delicate  lady's  script. 

-  We  have  received  some  excellent  business  and  pro- 
fessional writing  in  the  card  line  from  L.  B.  D'Armond 
Danville,  Va  With  the  exception  of  one  monthT"ul 
struction  under  R  S.  Collins,  Mr.  D'Armond  says  he 
has  received  all  of  his  instruction  from  The  Journal 

—Excellent  plain  and  ornamental  writing  in  various 
styles  comes  to  hand  from  J.  E.  Thornton,  Carrollton,  Ga 

-  M.  H.  Fox,  Atlanta^  Ga.,  lato  of  New  York,  sends  a 
weU  wntten  protessiona!  letter. 

-  C  L.  Ortmann,  Utica,  N.  Y.,  in  a  letter  ordering  a  %r, 
wrffin  combination  .sends  some  dashy,   oraament^l 

-  Excellent  .specimens  of  ornamental  writing  in  vai  ioua 
styles  have  been  received  from  W.  M.  EugeH  Reading, 
The  J^uSl  received  all  his  instniction  froS 

ivT~i^' /j, '''"'^™.''>  Oivasso  Mich..  B.  C.  ;  F.  L  Tower 
North  Adams,  Mass.  ;  J.  Ward  Wells.  Virden  ill  ■  w' 
W^  Merriman,  Bowling  Green,  Ky.,  and  B.  Mariiix,  Tren: 
suSal  style.  splendidly  written  letters,  profes- 

.t;;rATi!!  J"""'''"^,**  °^  ^n  ™tton  letters,  business 
style,  received  recently,  we  mu.st  mention  C  S  Dickhut 
Upper  Alton,  111.  ;  W.  L.  Smith,  Olive  Branch  Ncp' 
a  Heath,  Concord,  N.  H.  ;  J.  A.  Elston,  Canton,  Mo  ■  A 

t^™"pr'.  ^uS>.^\°\  \  \\'  E-«-  Rider,  Elizabeth 
town.   Pa  ;    Michael  H.   Fackler,   Enhaut,    Pa  ■   P     T 

ton^^R'  g"'S"l"«'  /-N'^J',?-  Wilson,  Seattle,  V^ashing 
ton  F.  E.  Reppert,  Wichita,  Kans.;  J.  H  Bachten 
kircter.  La  Fayette,  Ind.  ;  W.  S.  Turner  HartforJ^onn 
Sam  Evans  Springfield,  Mo.  ;  W.  J.  Ives,  Victoria^  II"' 

hilTon  n  (>'  'S^T"?''"'"''  "^"i-i  ^''."^  ^-  'Steele,  Wash 
ington.  D.  C.  ;  H.  D.  Long,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  ■  W  H 
Barr,  Youugstown,  O.  ,   ■• .   u 

fuhlic  School  Work. 

r^f'  have  received  from  Miss  Harriet  Blood,  Supvi- 
ot  Writing  and  Drawing  in  the  Public  Schools  of  Council 
Bluffs,  la  ,  several  hundred  practice  sheets  in  the  writine 
classes  of  the  Eighth  Grade  pupils  in  the  Council  Bluffs 
schools.  This  work  is  so  uniform  throughout  (and  uni- 
formly excellent  that  it  might  lead  a  casual  examiner  to 
believe  the  work  wi^  from  the  pen  of  one  student. 
The  first  few  lines  of  each  page  are  devoted  to  tracing 
exercises,  followed  by  spiral  ovals,  capital  O  combined 
exercises  followed  by  capital  O  and  below  that  some 
word  and  sentence  writing,  giving  in  oil  a  very  good  idea 
of  what  each  student  is  capable  of  doing.  The  precision 
and  dash  shown  in  the  oval  exercises  indicate  that  con 
siderable  time  has  been  spent  in  foundation  work  Good 
movement  and  speed  are  shown  in  every  line  '  In  the 
word  and  sentence  writing  everv  letter  is  as  plain  as  print 
and  the  style  of  writing  is  such  that  it  will  stand  a  great 
deal  ot  speed  without  getting  '•  mushy  "  or  indistinct. 
When  we  consider  that  this  work  is  from  eighth  grade 
pupUs  and  that  their  writing  cannot  help  but  improve  for 
several  years  yet,  we  can  readily  see  the  debt  of  gratitude 
owed  by  the  thousands  ot  pupils  in  the  Council  Bluffs 
public  schools,  as  well  as  their  parents  and  fnends,  to 
Miss  Blood  for  her  excellent  work.  Miss  Blood  started 
right,  getting  a  thorough  preparation  for  her  special  work 
and  followed  this  up  by  attending  various  summer  schools' 
the  Western  Penmen's  Association  and  other  organiza- 
tions, and  by  keeping  in  touch  with  the  best  ideas  by  sub- 
scribing to  penmanship  and  drawing  publications  and  in 
every  way  endeavoring  to  keep  in  the  fore-front  of  the 
P.™iession.  We  doubt  if  there  is  any  other  work  in  Coun- 
cd  Bluffs  schools  that  pays  such  big  returns  for  the  monev 
inyested  as  the  special  work  in  drawing  and  writing 
Miss  Blood's  salary  is  a  mere  bagatelle  compared  with  the 
enormous  benefits  accruing  to  the  thousands  of  voung 
people  who  received  instruction  from  her  We  wish  that 
every  city  in  America  had  a  Supervisor  of  writing  and 
fiTTi?^  ""c?  ""  f™'**  ^^'^  ""era  nothing  better  than 
that  these  Supervisors  were  all  as  competent  enenzetic 
and  enterprising  as  Miss  Blood  oucgcn. 


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'C^^nma/iiiQTU^QjS'euna/^ 


THE   PENMAN'S   LEISURE.  HOUR. 

BY  E.  L.  CLICK,  BLISS   BUS.  COLL.,  LOWELL,   MASS. 


™5»JESSMA]yfAGER'$ 

Tho  ''Scrap-Book"  offer  made  by  The  Journal  ha 
been  found  a  very  taking  thing,  at  least  a  great  many 
people  have  taken  advantage  of  it.  We  have  thousands 
of  specimens  of  American  and  foreign  peuuien,  engraved 
specimens,  copy  books,  etc.,  and  can  fill  a  large  number  of 
orders  in  that,  lino.  Our  supply  of  back  numbers  of  The 
Journal,  however,  is  limited.  Those  who  desire  back 
numbers,  and  especially  those  who  want  particular  num- 
bers, should  send  in  their  orders  early.  The  advertisement 
will  be  found  in  another  column  of  The  Journal.  In  a 
recent  letter  to  The  Journal  Mr.  S.  G.  Snell.  prin.  Suell's 
Bus.  Coll.,  Truro,  N.  S.— and,  by  the  way,  he's  a  connois- 
seur in  line  penmanship— says :  *■  Your  Scrup-Book  scheme 
is  the  best  thing  yet.  I  have  been  looking  for  it  for  sev- 
eral years— expecting  it,  in  fact.  I  would  like  to  get  some 
of  your  specimens  from  the  very  best  of  the  great  penmen 
to  show  my  school  what  cnn  be  dcme  by  the  experts;  prac- 
tice from  them  myself." 


Probably  no  man  in  America,  in  the  last  twenty-fivo  years, 
has  taught  and  influenced  so  many  people  in  writing,  and 
sent  out  so  many  teachers  of  writing,  as  D.  L.  Musselman. 
Prps't  of  the  Gem  City  Bus.  Coll..  Quincy.  111.  The  Normal 
Penmanship  Dept.  of  this  well  known  school,  in  charge  of 
that  elegant  pen  artist.  H.  P.  Bernsmeyer.  is  sending  out 
many  fine  writers  and  teachers.  Mr.  Mus.selman  has  placed  ou 
the  market  a  compendium  of  penmanship,  containing  a  large 
variety  of  work,  and  students  will  find  this  an  excellent  thing 
from  which  to  practice  and  well  worth  the  Jl  it  costs. 


Our  trade  with  the  Simnish  speaking  countries  has  grown 
to  enormous^iiroportious  and  calls  for  business  men  trained 
to  »peak  and  write  Spanish.  Chaffee's  Phonographic  Insti- 
tute and  Bus.  Coll..  Oswego.  N.  Y..  makes  a  specialty  of 
teaching  Spanish.  The  teacher  is  a  native  Spaniard.  Mr. 
Chaffee-  has  arranged  Graham's  Shorthand  System  in  the 
Spanish  language.  His  school  is  a  great  recruiting  ground  for 
shorthand  teachers.  Warren  Wood  of  Middlebourne,  W.  Va.. 
is  a  new  addition  to  the  Chaffee  faculty. 


Geo.  W.  M.  Hanley.  3929  Sansom  street,  Phila.,  Pa.,  has  i 
excellent  Bookkeeping  Chart   that  contains  the  i 
bookkeeping  in  a  nutshell.    Price  igl, 


The  International  Dictionary  (formerly  Webster's),  pub- 
lished by  G.  &  C.  Merriam,  Springfield.  Mass..  is  the  Amer- 
ican standard.  It  is  used  to  settle  "  wordy  "  disputes  in  The 
Journal  office. 


C.  R.  Wells,  Supervisor  of  Writing,  Syracuse.'  N.  Y.,  has 
had  remarkable  success  with  his  ■'  Movement  System."  O. 
W.  Bardeen,  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  has  recently  put  this  system  on 
market. 


The  Pernin  System  of  Shorthand  is  making  great  headway, 
and  is  being  introduced  in  the  schools  in  all  parts  of  America. 
Its  writers  and  teachers  are.  wonderfully  enthusiastic  over 


Williams  &  Rogers,  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  are  always  up  to 
something,  and  their  latest  is  an  accurate  folding  pocket  map 
of  New  York  State.  It  makes  a  splendid  permanent  adver- 
tisement. 


I  have  seen  no  better  business  writing  than  that  which 
comes  from  the  pen  of  F.  W.  Tamblyn,  810  Olive  street,  St. 
Louis.  Mo.    His  professional  writing  is  superb. 


The  series  of  text  books  published  by  O.  N.  Powers,  Chicago. 
HI.,  are  especially  arranged  with  reference  to  their  teach 
ability,  but  are  excellent  as  reference  as  well.  Mr.  Powers 
has  had  many  years'  experience  in  teaching  and  experiment- 
ing along  various  lines,  and  his  books  are  the  restUt  of  his 
experience  and  experiments. 


I  have  recently  had  the  pleasure  of  looking  through  the 
large  scrap  books  of  Frank  McLees  &  Bros.,  general  engrav- 
ers. 96  Fulton  street,  New  York  City,  and  was  surprised  at 
the  large  variety  of  work  which  they  do.  Letter-heads,  bill- 
heads, copy-books,  copy-slips,  ornamental  pen  work,  signa- 
tures, etc..  seem  to  aU  come  within  their  Une.  The  new 
cerotype  process,  by  means  of  whit-h  the  cut  may  be  used 


upon  an  ordinary  printing  press,  is  one  of  the  improvements. 
It  produces  a  copper  platn  effect  when  handled  by  an  ordi- 
nary printer.  The  special  hold  of  the  McLees  Bros.  (and.  by 
the  way,  it  is  the  best  test  known  to  good  engravers)  is  in 
the  line  of  fac-simile  signatures,  In  addition  to  their  work 
being  perfection  in  form  the  lines  are  clear-cut.  delicate,  and 
the  whole  is  given  a  life-like  gracefulness.  Any  penman  who 
has  a  signature  engraved  by  McLees  has  the  best. 


The  Peirce  Manual  of  Bookkeeping,  The  Peirce  Manna 
of  Business  Forms,  The  Peirce  Manual  for  the  Typist,  have 
been  adopted  by  the  Philadelphia  Board  of  Public  Education. 
"The  Peirce  Writing  Slips  and  Business  Forms"  by  A.  P 
Root  are  having  a  very  large  sale.  All  of  those  works  are 
prepared  with  extreme  care,  printed  on  the  finest  paper,  and 
the  mechanical  work  is  of  the  very  best.  Any  one  who  has 
seen  any  of  Mr.  Peirce's  publications  will  know  something  of 
the  uniformly  excellent  style  in  which  they  are  issued.  They 
are  all  publi-shed  by  Thomas  May  Peirce.  Record  BuildiuK, 
Philadelphia.  Pa. 


It  is  impossible  for  Thio  Journal  to  furnish  any  of  the 
numbers  for  1S9.5.  except  the  December  number,  as  sample 
copies  or  single  copies.  AU  the  back  numbers  of  the  present 
year  have  been  exhausted,  except  a  very  few  complete  sets, 
which  can  be  furnished  at  SI  per  set. 


A    Feast   with    Rare   Old  Books. 

Hail,  mistick  Art  !  which  men  like  angels  taught. 
To  si)eak  to  Eyes,  and  paint  unbodyVl  Thought  ! 

~J.  Champion,  1740. 
Xiinther  4. 

"  The  Eight  Beatitudes,"  written  and  engraved  hy 
Wni.  Alexander,  and  published  by  Wm.  Jackson. 
London,  has  no  date  to  indicate  when  it  was  pub- 


linhed — a  common  fault  with  old  books.  Judging  by 
the  quality  and  style  of  pen  work  and  engraving, 
we  Would  place  it  about  1800. 

The  dedication  is  somewhat  unusual  for  a  work 
on  penman.ship.  and  we  copy  it:  'To, Her  Royal 
Highness,  The  Duchess  ot  Clarence,  This  Work, 
Sanctioned  by  Her  Royal  Highness's  Approbation, 
is,  with  Her  most  Gracious  Permission  humbly 
dedicated  By  Hkr  Royal  Hioh.vksss  most  obedient 
and  very  liuinble  servant,  William  Alexander. " 

This  Ixjok  contains  eight  plates,  besides  the  title 
page  and  dedication,  the  pages  measuring  U  i  14 
inches.  Quite  a  variety  of  lettering  is  introduced, 
and  the  Oferman  and  Old  English  are  not  neglected. 
The  flourishing  is  used  merely  to  ornament  the  let- 
ters. Occasionally  there  is  a  line  of  script.  The 
entire  work  is  of  a  high  order,  and  tlie  engraving  is 
particularly  well  done. 

"  Law  Penmanship,"  published  in  I80S,  contains 
eight  plates,  three  lines  on  a  plate,  of  something  a 
cross  between  the  old  slanting  round-hand  and  the 
present  vertical  style.  It  very  much  resembles  what 
is  known  in  England  as  the  "civil  service  "  hand. 
The  names  of  the  author  and  publisher  are  not  in 
the  copy  in  our  possession. 

In  W'fi  the  London  Council  of  Education  author 
ized  the  i)ublication  of  a  "Manual  of  Writing," 
founded  on  "  Mulhaiiser's  Method  of  Teaching  Writ- 
ing," which  was  originally  published  at  Geneva, 
(Switzerland,  in  1831. 

M.  Mulhaiiser  was  appointed  in  1829  to  inspect 
writing  classes  under  the  superintendence  of  the 
(ieneva  Commission  of  Primary  Schools.  His  report 
was  the  basis  for  the  new  method.  This  manual 
deals  witli  the  method  of  instruction  rather  than 
with  copies  for  practice.  Much  of  the  iiisti-uction 
is  the  same  as  given  to  day. 


rliriniir  o/   Time—IJ3!)-40. 

L^NiTED  St.\tes  Pension  Aoency. 
Boston,  Sept.  25,  181W. 
Til  the  Eililnr  (j/The  Penman's  Art  Journal. 

The  author  of  an  iu-ticle  entitled  "  Olde  Tyme  Penman- 
ship "  (see  page  aOII,  Sept.  issue)  states  that :  "  The  mu- 
tual admiration  society  continued  its  meetings  evidently, 
and  on  Januai-y  V,  ITSB  (note  tlie  evident  error  in  date:  it 
must  have  been  intended  for  1740) Chapman  replied,"  etc., 
etc. 

As,  under  the  sj'stem  of  chronology  then  in  use,  the 
year  1740  did  not  begin  until  March  2.i  1741,  present  sys- 
tem, the  date  Jan.  7,  1739,  o.  s.,  should  be  written  Jan. 
7,  17311-40.  and  perhaps  the  author  can  see  where  he 
stiuubled. 

The  present  system  was  not  in  general  use  until  1752, 
and  a  few  minutes'  study  will  make  the  whole  system 
Pli^i"-  Very  i-espectfully, 

G.  H.  Chapin. 


Facts   About    Paper. 

Sheets  of  paper  four  or  five  miles  long  are  now  com- 
monly made  for  the  use  of  newspaper  press. 

The  process  ot  beating,  cutting  and  grinding  rags  into 
IMper  palp  occupies  from  three  to  tour  hours. 

The  pulp  from  the  grinding  and  cutting  of  the  rags  is 
Ueached  white  by  the  u.se  of  chloride  ot  lime. 

Even  the  finest  bank  note  paper,  both  in  this  country 
and  Europe,  is  made  by  mechanical  processes. 

In  Japan  paper  coats,  oiled,  and  thus  made  waterproof, 
have  been  in  use  for  at  least  ten  centuries. 

The  annual  issue  ot  books  is  estimated  at  85,000,000  of 
volumes,  cousuming  6.5,000  tons  of  sized  paper. 

The  boilers  used  in  the  manufacture  of  straw  paper  will 
contain  from  2,0IH)  to  3,01H)  pounds  of  straw  at  a  time. 

Water  pijies  made  of  paper  will  keep  the  water  from 
freezing  much  longer  than  a  metal  or  earthen  pipe. 

It  is  stated  by  some  authorities  that  the  wood  of  the 
Anieiiiau  pjplar  makes  the  best  variety  of  wood  pnper. 

Over  4(K1  pMtent.i  have  been  taken  ont  in  England  for  the 
inaimfactnre  of  jiaper,  and  more  than  500  in  this  country. 

Kolls  of  paper  seven  feet  wide  and  fourteen  miles  long 
have  been  made,  the  completed  roll  weighing  ovei-  2,600 
pounds. 

Manvof  the  paper  making  machines  of  the  present  day 
are  over  100  feet  long,  and  require  a  building  to  them- 
selves. 

Blotting  paper  is  wholly  unsized,  the  lack  of  sizing 
euahling  it  to  take  up  and  retain  the  ink  of  the  writina 
on  which  it  is  laid. 

The  cutters  in  factories  where  .vood  is  used  for  making 


275 


OLDE  TYME  PENMANSHIP  (See  Pace  274).     "  Law  Pe' 


paper  are  capable  of  chopping  up  foi-  use  aboutlforty 
cords  of  wood  a  (lay. 

In  many  parts  of  China  paper  shirts  are  used  by  the 
natives.  They  are  said  to  be  much  warmer  iu  cold 
weather  than  cotton. 

There  are  said  to  be  m  the  United  States  about  1,000 
paper  mills,  having  more  than  3,000  machines  in  almost 
constant  operation. — A^  1'.  ConCl  Adxi't. 


An    Invitation. 


In  the  year  188(1,  in  the  rooms  of  the  Iowa  Business  Col- 
lege, Des  Moines,  the  Western  Penmen's  Association  was 
organized  and  the  first  convention  held,  and  we  shall  ever 
feel  proud  to  claim  an  interest  in  the  organization  and  its 
perpetual  welfare.  We  desire  and  respectfully  request 
the  privilege  and  the  honor  of  entertaining  the  Associa- 
tion at  the  annual  meeting  in  1896.  We  extend  our  pater- 
nal arms  and  with  a  glad  welcome  invite  the  prodigal  to 
return  to  the  scenes  of  its  birth,  after  an  absence  of  one 
decade. 

We  have  a  floor  space  of  8,712  square  feet,  with  glass 
partitions,  and  an  a.'^sembly  room  with  a  seating  capacity 
of  300.  We  have  good  blackboards  and  ample  facilities 
for  comfortably  accommodating  all  who  might  attend  the 
convention  of  1896. 

Owx  building  is  located  diagonally  across  the  street 
from  the  Savery,  and  the  Aboru.  Kirkwood,  Morgan, 
Munger  and  Sabin  Hotels  are  all  within  three  blocks  of 

Des  Moines,  with  her  many  railroads,  is  easily  accessible 
from  every  point  of  the  compass.  With  fond  recollections 
of  the  organization  and  first  convention,  we  again  extend 
a  most  cordial  invitation  to  the  Association  to  meet  with 
us  in  189:i.  Jennings  &  Moore.  Managers. 

L.  D.  Teter,  Penman. 


Pen   and   Poesy. 

Under  the  captioii  "  Wonderful  Work  of  Art." 
the  Pierceton.  Ind. ,  Record  has  the  following  to  say 
about  a  pen  design.  They  evidently  appreciate  pen- 
men in  that  neck  o'  the  woods.  Here's  the  extract: 
There  is  on  exhibition  at  the  post  office  a  fine  piece  of 
artistic  pen  work  in  form  of  a  picture,  entitled,  "Life's 
Voyage.''  The  artist  is  our  townsman.  Prof.  W.  L.  Dick. 
This  picture  is  23  x  28  inches  in  size  and  is  made  of  fif- 
teen different  colors  of  ink,  and  the  entire  design  was  done 
with  a  common  steel  pen.  The  colors  used  in  this  artistic 
work  give  it  a  richness  which  cannot  be  described,  and 
the  striking  and  truthful  lifelike  way  in  which  Mr.  Dick 
has  illustrated  his  subject  is  beyond  our  comprehension. 
These  illustrations  represent  the  voyage  of  life  from  the 
cradle  to  the  grave  ;  and  so  true  to  nature  is  each  part 
portrayed,  that  it  seems  impossible  we  should  not  hear 
the  persons  speak  from  the  paper  ;  see  the  angels  move 
through  the  skies,  hear  the  song  of  the  birds,  or  smell  the 
fragrant  perfumes  of  the  flowers.  Thi.s  subject  and  the 
masterly  way  in  which  Mr.  Dick  has  illustrated  it,  is  in- 
teresting lieyond  description  and  furnishes  quite  a  broad 
field  for  deep  thought. 

Following  we  give  you  a  description  of  the  picture,  as 
we  have  learned  it.  by  close  observation,  from  the  day  of 
its  most  incipient  form  and  from  Mi-.  Dick's  generous 
information.     .    .     . 

Twenty  days  of  ten  hours  each  was  required  to  com- 
plete this  great  piece  of  art,  seven  days  of  which  were 
required  to  complete  the  earth  and  sky,  which  consists  of 
a  succes.sion  of  fine  dots  made  by  the  point  of  the  pen, 
known  as  stippling  and  the  rapidity  with  which  Mr.  Dick 
turns  out  his  fine  work  and  the  almost  endless  amount  of 
it  embodied  in  the  great  picture  can  readily  be  imagined 
by  the  following.  He  says  :  "  By  computing  a  day's  work 
of  ten  houi-s  length  base  1  upon  the  number  of  these  fine 
dot^  I  make  in  one  minute,  I  find  that  1  have  made  180,- 
000  dots  in  one  day."  Ti-uly  is  the  pen  mightier  than  the 
sword,  especially  is  this  so,  when  In  the  hands  of  an  artist 
like  Mr.  Dick.  Word-  will  uot  express  our  admiration  of 
this  great  work  of  art.  You  must  t^ee  it  for  yourself,  and 
as  for  Mr.  Dick,  well,  we  are  proud  of  him  and  glad  to 
have  him  with  us  as  a  citizen  of  Pierceton. 


Answers  to  Correspondents. 


Questions  of  interest  to  Jouknal  readers  will  be  answered 
throagh  this  column  of  TheJoubnal.  Questions  of  interest 
to  the  writer  alone  will  be  answered  by  letter  if  stamp  is  en- 
-.1 — A     WT ^  ^g^jjg  valuable  space  to  print  "  '" 


Would  you  inform  me  who  invented  "  Rapid  Writing,"  if 
any  such  thing  was  ever  invented  y  If  I  am  not  mistaken, 
Mr.  Foster  of  Albany,  N.  Y.,  taught  m<  '    ' 

P.  R.  Sjiencer  published  his  first  system. - 
port.  Ind. 

Answer.— We  don't  believe  there  is  anj 
who  first  tautjht  "Rapid  Writing."'  Tl 
disjmt.-  ..v.-r  wli..  tir-t  n-^.'.)  oiwl  t-tn-bt 
B.F,r..M,.,     I.,.,.  |:,„n   ,.  i.     ...,.  .      -n,,,,;,      I 


authentic  record  of 

ore  has  been  much 

..!•. -nni  movement. 

nl  iiiilished  inBos- 

I    I     -r,  the  Art  of 

■  I'll  that  he  de- 

ricly  did  not 


Rapi 


don,  England,  was  the  first  tea 
arm  movement.    In  1816  he  puMi-:! 
entitled  "  New  Method  of  Rapid  Wi 


I  notice  that  yuu  use  the  word  "  writing  "  rather  tha 
word  ••  penmanship"  when  referring  to  snixM-vi^i.-i-*  mu 
cial  teachers  in  public  schools.    Why  is  tl.  i  -     1      1    >     \  '■■ 

Answer.— Wethinktheword  "penmaii--ii  1,   r.i 

the  word  "writing"  is  specific.    A  Ukv  i,        '    1 


Writing  of  the  World. 

Owing  to  the  crowded  condition  of  our  columns 
this  mouth,  we  thought  it  best  to  hold  over  the 
"  Writing  of  the  World  "  article  until  the  January 
number.  The  next  in  the  series  will  be  Japan,  and 
it  will  be  illustrated  with  a  variety  of  Japanese 
brush  writing  as  well  as  English  pen  script.  We 
have  material  on  hand  from  a  number  of  countries 
and  can  promise  some  very  interesting  articles. 


AUTOGRAPHS  OF  WELL-KNOWN  PENMEN. 


276 


The  Penman  s   Art  yJournal  for 
1896  (Twentieth    Year). 


Hllve  Pen  Work— A  Scrtes  of  Saperb  Platca.— EnRrossin^  for  framinK.  album 

.F.JOHX 


work,  diplu 


rcial  desitrainfr,  1 


s  JouRNAi/s  home  staff  artists ;  ChaklesRol- 
.  Pellett.  John  F  BKiuiv.  m,  j.  schweitzei 
Mabi-att.  and  by  C.  P.  Zaxeh,  W.  E  Dennii 


briiuch  or  peni 
The  Jof  k> 

portant  factors 


lauHblp  br  eminent  iipecialislii. 

Al,  Will  not  devote  itself  to  one  special  hobby   to  the  exclusion  of  other 
in  the  line  of  special  training,  of  which  it  has  beeii  an  exponent  for  •— 


pos^i^l!<- 


not  hiiie-bound  and  does  not  arrogate  to  itself  all  the'wisdom  or  talent 
.adly  representative  of  the  entire  profession,  alert  to  do  the  greatest 


all  the  vai'ious  interests  involved,  and  thoroughly  in  touch  with  modern 
thuds.  Each  of  its  editors  and  contributors  will  do  the  particular  work 
Bs^iuncd  hull  uixurding  to  his  best  iudgment  and  ability  in  the  way  that  will  make  it  most 
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ITS  USE: — To  demonstrate  Letters,  parts  of  Letters,  and  Movement  Exercises. 


OXLEY  (J.  IflArOONALD).  In  the 
Uilds  ol  tbe  West  Coast.  ByJ.  Mnc- 
donald  O.vley.  author  of  "Diamond  Rock," 
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...  It  Is  a  fresh  bright,  enjoyable  book,  and  no 
boy  Into  whose  hands  It  falls  w^Ill  be  wlltlny  to  lay 
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Literary  World. 
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New  Illustrated  Catalogue  on  application. 
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using  these  eopleswUh  classes  the  teacher's 

fiosltIo^  and  free  nlo^ 
■aln  the  eye  and  hand.    These 
copies  are  used  without  coat  for  pens.  Ink  or  paper. 

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private  home  practice  will  be  sent  on  receipt  of  sixty 

:  ADDRESS  : 

Prof.  A.  H.  HINMAN,  Worcester,  Mass. 


2  78 

Scboo[0- 

iRebrasha. 

OHAHA  BUSINESS  COLLEOE,  corner 

Vnrnixm  Omatm.  »b.  Olrli-st.  larpst  i 
ihi'  Wi'or  Full  Iju^Iix'^^w.  ^horthaiitl.  poi 
maiixlil|i  iind   t«.-!f«rttph  wurws.      F.  !■ 


VUZ'OAtCZAO^ 


1 5th  and 

net  l>e»t  in 

.     ROOSK. 


fnOtana. 

INDIANAPOLIS    BUSINESS   UNIVERSITY.     E»- 

UMlMlred  IKftO.  Buslnciw,  Shnrthaml.  FeoiDaoMblp, 
di^nlT u"mlia'llv  "opi-n  all  vear.  Writ*-  for  full 
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Ucxas. 

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Acndcinv      sh<irrhanii,  Typewriting  and  Telegraph 
Iniiiniite.     Bfiiil    for    eafnlogiie.     San    Antonio, 

IRasbville,  ITenn. 

DRAUQHON'S    PRACTICAL    BUSINESS    COL- 

J.KOK  and    School    of     V  "       " " 

Tyj.cwrirlnn.  TeleRrapliy. 


Penmannhli>,   Shortliand, 


©eorflta. 

SULLIVAN    &    CRICHTON'S    BUSINESS    COL- 

I,K()K,    fUclioul     of    Shorthand    and     TcUgraphy, 


Connecncur, 

MERRILL  BUS.  COLL.  AND  SCHOOL  OF  SHORT- 

- " "" Stamford,    Conn. 

Rnnklng,  Penman 

Telegraphy,    Eiig 

Terms  of  tuition 

.    M.A.MERBILL. 


aalitornta. 

GARDEN     CITV     BUSINESS     COLLEGE,      San 

.[,.>..'■  I'al.  oiii'  i>f  lilt' best  established  and  most 
Ml.  I  .■.'.rill  r.hir.iilnnal  Institutions  of  the  Pacific 
sln(M-  sp.iLii  liiiriianshlj)  Department  lu  charge 
,,i  I     I     \\  M  ii  I:      II.  B.  WORCESTER.  Pres. 


MEAI  I 


-  111!'  largest  nrlvate  school  wesi 
I  iDrmer  pupils  now  prosperous 


IkentuchB. 


alogue    free. 


Mest  IDlrointa. 

WHEBLINQ  BUSINESS  COLLEQB,  PHONO- 
GRAPHIC SCHOOL  AND  SCHOOL  OF  ENGLISH, 
WhcolliiB,  W.  Vii.  J.  M.  FRASHEB.  Prln.  ond 
Proprietor. 

©bto. 

MIAMI  COMMERCIAL  COLLEOe.  Dayton,  Ohio. 

A-  I>.  WILT.  Prcsldpiit .     LoiiB  pstnblistied.    Thor 

TtlE  NEW  PENROD  TRAINING  SCHOOL.    For 

F.  M.  CHOlUIILI.SlillaKerrcillumrmroTto 

-Off£ff£//\L 


SPALDINOS  COMMERCIAL  COLLEOE.  K«i>M 

itlK'Olde-it  largest.  b«st  business  col- 
n'est  Thorougn  Instruction  given  In 
.  shorthand,  typewriting,  telegraphy. 
ogue  free.  Established  1865.  J.  F. 
,  A.M..  Prest. 

doloraOo. 

WOODWORTH'S     SHORTHAND     AND     COM- 

^',?ir'com'w„ed''c;,i'A'^.™Tr.!!.fc»l'°gbo''r'iha"d 
om<e  W  A.  WOODWORTH,  President.  W.  A 
JicPHER-SON.  B.  A-  IfaiiaH^^r.  I'^-y 

IRortb  Carolina. 

CHARLOTTE  COM.  COLL..  Charlotte,  N.  C. 


jflori^a. 

MEUX'S   BUSINESS  COLLEGE  and  School    of 

Shorthan<l.  Typewriting.  Penmanship.  Telegraphy 
and  English  Branches.  No  Vacation.  Day  and 
ultflit  session.    Pensacola.  Florida. 

Xouisiana. 

UNIVERSITY  SCHOOL.   New  Orleans,   La.    The 

Ifading  school  lu  the  South  for  Penmauship.^Its 
English  and  Com'l  Cou; 


Com'lDept, 

irnstructton  :fiSs  /IDail. 

Bortkkceplne.  office  roitf Inp  fall  def allsi.  commercial 

text-bonk-      I  ■  '-■      ■■■!■■■    I  '      '■     ' !  ■■■'■I 

and  Ijusiii'  -    J    ;■        I   ' 


1)C    >     < 

IPcnmen. 


R.  RUNNELLS.  9630  Bell  Avenue,  Station  P. 

Chicago.  An  elegant  C.  E.  Pledge,  14  i  IfS  Inches 
sine  etching  from  penwork.  lOc.  12  cards,  any 
name.  20c.    My  record  In  8  years  100.000  cards. 

,  B.  S.  PETERS,  Storm  Lake.  Iowa.    Send  two 

dimes  and  get  one  Year's  subscription  to  <\>mm*T- 
cial  Rffietc:  Flourish  :  Ink  Recipe ;  Method  Ruling 
Cards:  total  value91. 1)0.  ISlessons  in  plain  peii- 
maushlp.  8l.;iO.  Lessons  In  Shorthand  bv  mall  In, 
exchanjce  for  books  or  anything  of  value.  Send 
stamp  for  particulars  or  penmanship  circular. 

.    D.    TAYLOR    will  send    you    his    National 

Course  of  Twenty  Lessons  In  Writing  for  only  Ten 


Justness  i^pportuntttes* 


rF  YOl'   WANT 


ich  penmen,  c 
c..  The  Journal's 


D.     TAYLOR. 


Bus.     Unl.,    Galvesto 


M.  JONES.  Pen  Artist, 

irgh.  P,        - 


Pittsburgh,  Pa.    One  doz.  assorted  cards,  a! 
-  rk.2.'   —     ■- 


Mary  St..  S.  S. 

;  resolutlon>, 


ARTISTIC  PENWORK.— EnerosslnE  of  Resolu- 
tions. Testimonials,  etc.,  a  specialty.  Every  dc 
sertptlou  of  ornamental  pen  work  to  order.  Reso 
lutions  engrossed  from  $3.50  upwards.  Corre 
ondeuee  solicited.  A.  E.  DEWHURST,  UUca 
7- J 
Business    College,  Lowell 


E.  L.   GLICK. 


icthlng  fie 


crly    ad.lu.'itril,    -I'-r.     I.^.r;.-. 

Half  stick,  ^u,.     v^  k.-.^oiLs 

or  Klourlshlng.  .?.5.00.   El.'k-i 

Instruction.     12  lessons  in 

By  taking  one  of  the  above  named 

make  wonderful  Imprt 

auteed.    Samples  10  ce 


Ink. 


iitun 


i-itiug 


ting.  ¥4,1" 
Satisfaction  gua 


one  dozen  written"  cards  I 

a  specialty.  1 

"Mant"  aj)0. 

In  anmoering  advertisements giotied  by  a  nom-de~ 
plume,  deiaj/fl  and  mistakes  are  avoided  hu  nealing 
and  nlami)ing  the  replies  ready  /w  maUino  and 
•  wrUing  the  nnm-d&-plume  in  a  comer,  then  inclos- 
ing such  sealed  revUes  in  an  envfXnpe  addressed  to 
The  Penman's  An  Journal,  sos  Broadway.  New 
York.  Postage  must  he  sent  for  forwarding  Cata- 
loffues,  Newspapers,  Photnffrap)i»,  Ac. 

Situations  mante&. 

I      EKV   BI'KI-AI  .      I- ,.M-|.:|..   .Mil, 


Possibly  yo _  ^  _ 

of  the  kind  to  put  on  the  market. 

partner  for  some  business  enterprise,  etc.     i  nis  is  me 

colunm  to  put  you  In  communication  with  the  right 

The  price  it>  ^'^..'^O  ench  iusertlou  tor  ndH. 

not  to  exceed  one  inch.  If  two  iu»erlions 
e  paid  for  in  ndvnuce  (85)  the  advertiser 
ill  be  entitled  to  n  third  insertion  free,  if 

desired. 

VKTNEH  WA\'TEI>.-I  wl^h  to  form  a  part- 


FUK  SALK 
advertised 
Copper  plate  » 

selllnn     .    M  'Ti ' 


of  dollars  spent 


Vddress  "WRIT- 


W.  ■';-,';,:^:,"„, 


y  *i  y 

Schools  jfor  Sale. 


_ ._  ..  __  small  capl 

^  Penman's  Abt  Journal. 

r  0\V  fV  one  of  the  best  equipped,  beat  ndvertUed.  and 
I     .  ^ J„^l'..__,_,„....«,ygj     city 

.'ontlnual 


1  of  small  capital.     "X.  M.. 


nlzerl  business  snhools  in  the  West.    City 


-111  In- 
i<.lted 


Ouah. 


POSTTIO 
years'  ex^ 


tlou    invited.      Inclose    b: 

write.      Address    "  RETIft tUJ,"    ci 

Journal. 

r;(»irrTiii\(;  ',vfn?T!T  ni 


WAiSTED    by 

■    •        "ep't 

Cltyi, 


of  an 
11..  with 


experience  in  bus.  dep't  of  class,  coll..  with 

.       .   .  _..    ',y),penar(     " 

education, 
R.  texts, 
e  salary. 


Refers    -r;.^.,.  . 


sltk  rlt 
book  mark  s 


silk  ribbon,  made  li 


Ink  receipt.   2; 

;olors  with  pen, 
ihove.  81 


lot  for  . 

;  for  S! 


f  duplicator  printing.    No  stamps  w 
ELLA    B.  CALKINS,    Lacelle,  Iowa.      12  cards. 
2.'ic,     '2  styles.  :Wc,    Xnias  or  New  Year's  draw 
lug.  2.^c. 
WRITING  LESSONS  BV  HAIL.     By    special  re- 
'  many  who  have  been   followlna  mv  les 
The  Journal.  I  have  decided 

Pe"  so 
...--..  ,«  ,   =,...ftle  lessons.  2.^  cents  each, 
BURGH.  Cedar  Rapids.  Iowa. 
D.    S.    HILL.  Penman,  riarlon,  Ky.,    beautiful 

flourish    M)    cents,    caps,    business  and  fancy  10 
cents,  mall  course  ?3  Oi-,  cards  15  cents.     All  kinds 


quest  of  many  who  1 

limited 

term.  I2  lessons.  J3: 


.  the  folio 


iRew  13orJ?. 

CHAFFEE'S  PHONOGRAPHIC  INSTITUTE.  Os- 
wego. .\  V.  (i„o.l  ,„.m7m.,u-  secured  all  short- 
hand pupils  when  comiici.m,     Bookktepinu  and 

penmaiMhip  by  lirst  i-lass  i.>a.lier.  Span&h  taught 
by  n  native  snaniiud  fmn,  spam.  AU  these 
orBiiPhe*  tniniht  hii  :>niil.  aUn  Spanish  shorthand 


ud  /re. 


faoltory  assistant  v. 
petrnt  students.    Tv 

Catalogue  free.  CM 


(IS  fl  NIITIOH  Rmericans  Wani  me  Besi. 

Underbill's  Rapid  Phonography 


^r-  THE  DSB  OF  CUTS  on  thit  page  or  anv 
departure  from  the  general  ttyle  o/duplau  will 
cttst  60  per  cent,  extra. 


"'^RE  go!" 

..-f.-rncilyMr 
.^chUslU'il 


A     TEA<'H 


HAVK  been 
_    Oberlln  O 
schools.    Can  teaci 
re  22  ;   un 
small  salary.    Addi 


i  ART  Journal. 

if  7  years'  experience  in  bus.  coll, 
.  sch,  and  bus.  coll.  training,  will 
ifiit  Jan.  1.  Con  teach  plain  and 
;'u.  Lorrespondence.  spell.,  com'l 

Itli  Ellis  and  standard    systems. 

.  height  II  ft.;  single.  Is  a  fine 
I  'irnamental  work.  Wants  mod- 
Lddrcss  "PRICE,"  care  Pensias's 

Zanerlan,    Hillsdale,    Mich 
.  student.     Can    refer 
plain  and  ornamental 

■  Penman's  Art 


Sale  or  Xlra^e. 

HAVE    Y<nf  some  rare  works  on  penmanship, 
some  valuable  pen  specimens,  some  penman'» 
supplies,  or  anything  that  you  want  t 


ladv't  In  this  column  will  talk  1 


select  audic] 


thin 


4  of  this 


larrted  ;  ready  1 


Vill  take 


JOURNAL. 

E  bad  12  years' experience  In  teaching  and 

Ileal  bus.  life.     Have  good  English  education, 

of    Rochester,  N.  Y.  Bus.  Unl.;    can 

I.,  bus.  writ.,  com'l  arlth..  com'l 'aw, 

londence,  all  of  the  bus.  and  English 

_  ;__    ._h  ;  age  H5  :  unmarried 

R,  B.  Uni.  and  other 


am  u  graduate 
teach  book-keei 

branches.      Good  hi 
toR,  B.  Uni, 
ready  any  ' 


■  SHAI-T." 


xreacbers  'Kaantc&. 

TIIKPENMAN'S  ARTJOrnNALTEACH. 
ERS'    Itl   Kl-Ar.     !-''Tini,iii^hfi*,'-nmni.Tclal 


Itals,  busi 


R.  I.    Your 

business  cau- 
I  souvenir,  all 


Lettering  and  i 


of  Writing 

lourisning.    uan'i  neir  ■     -     • 

NO,  F.SIPLE,  care  Barti 

A.  E.    PARSONS,  Creston,  Iowa,  Sticks  to  the 

'"   '*"■''  text,  which  has  been  a   helpful  sui^ireji. 
thousands.     LEARN    TO   WRITE    Y 


NAME.    Send 

ou~n  band,  pi 
extended  tm 

ne€d  apply. 


1  full,  niHl 


WA\T|.;i>.-  I".'ninm 
a    ynnd    Engl     " 


.oihcr.sucua  apijl 
NAL    TEACHERS 

with  a  \ 
liege  m 
thorough 
Opening  J_. 
and  salary  1 


nanshlp.    Opening  Jan. 


W*?„T, 

Ushed  and 
healthful  \ 


'  right  party 


hlng  you  can  use.    Try  an 
ch  insertion  lor  ndH, 


be  paid  for  in  ndi 
will  be  entitled  i< 
deaired. 

ANTED.— To  correspond  with  s 


School  iFurniture  or  SuppUci" 
Ipor  Sale  or  Ercbaiioc 


V": 


"NATIUN.iL.' 


i  Q7fiCQ^tUAJL& 


27» 


SCHOOL  5UPFUE5. 

\\/'E  have  received  .so  many  calls  for  supplies  for  peiimeu.  artists  and  schools  that 
we  have  dec^ided  to  furnish  these  goods  to  Journal  readers  aud  their  friends. 
Onr  officte  is  right  in  the  heart  of  the  paper  dealers',  pen  mamifactnrers'.  artist  ma- 
terial dealers'  and  school  furnishers'  district  in  New  York  and  we  have  exceptional 
opportunities  to  select  the  hest  goods,  which  we  shall  furnish  at  lowest  New  York 
prices. 

HOW    TO   0RDI:B.    Send  money  by  P.  O.  Money  or  Express  Money  Oi-dor.  Registered 

Letter  or  liank  Draft.  Stumps  taken,  but  are  at  risk  of  remitter.  Sfate  cxpUcittu  what  is  wanted 
and  whether  to  lie  sent  by  mail  or  express.  Goods  can  be  sent  by  express  only  unless  a  mailing 
price  isjflven  Inks  and  other  liipiids  are  mailed  in  a  patent  case  (approved  by  the  P.  O.  Dep't)- 
which  prevents  broakaa:e.  Write  name.  post-ofTiee.  express  office,  express  company  and  State 
very  plainly.  No  accounts  opened,  no  goods  sent  C.  O.  D.  unltss  a  substantial  remittance  on 
account  (not  leas  than  83'  accompanying  the  order.    Money  must  accompany  the  order. 


SILICATE    WALL    BLACKBOARDS. 

iv(a<le  of  best  mntoriiil.  thorouprhly  seasoned.    Framed  to  allow  shrinkage  i 
raarkinff  surttices  of  "  Black  Ditiniiniil  Slatinu  *'    >ize8  and  prices  below. 
Ppeclal  and  larger  sizes  made  to  order  at  60  cents  per  square  foot. 


swellinj?.     Both 


i:..nlii  M.i.L    SI  V 

ze  li^x  2     feet,  tinislied  on  both  sides  (!fi\  i 

■•  2Hx  m 


11 .1X1 

r.no 
]4.-to 

16  80 


No. 3  Roll  Blackboard' 


ROLL   BLACKBOARD. 

A  perfect  flexible  blackbouid  for  Lecturers,  Tet 
Sunday  >choDls.  etc. 

Rolls  tightly  like  a  map  without  injui-j'. 
(By  Express  or  Freight.) 

No.l,Si7,e2    x3    feet fiiOOeaeh. 

*'   I-    **    2^x2"^    ■•   1.50     ■' 


6.      '    4    x7       "    461)      " 

'*    7.     •■    4    xH       "    5.00     " 

■■    **.  4    x9       •'    600      *■ 

SLATED    CLOTH  (Flexible  Silicate 

Blackboard). 
I'.-rt.-.f  Hhickboard  for  Lecturers,  Teachere,  Sunday 
II  ks  iiiiri\   111]  both  sides  with  chalk, 


ayon  or  soap 
impervious  to 


SIZE  3  x  4-  FEET. 


.  has  a  jet  blacksurface,  .„  ..... 

;r,  is  durable  and  may  be  cut  easily 

6asily  fastened  to  wood  o 
thin  paste. 

(By  Express 


.'  place. 


■  wall  surface  with  tacks  < 


ches  wide. 


•  Freight.-) 
PRICES. 

rking  sui-fuce,  per  linear 


2  00. 


BLACKBOARD    DIVIDERS 

These  dlvidei-s  are  IS  inches  long  and  ad  justiible  to  hold  schonl  c 
■  -   -        ^liPheadistltted  withastrongironsetscrewwithsufflcientsurface  ...  .......h  ■- «..".. 

I  steel  and  rubber  point,  which  may  be  inserted 

PRICE    EACH,   75   CENTS.    (Mail. 90 cents.) 


Crayons.  Silicate  IViblets,  Iv 
Colored  Crayons.  Bhtckboard  Ere 
at  lowest  New  York  prices  the  sa 


i'%*^'^*^-.:.^"'?^^'"'*f  ^^^  Slates,  Blackboard  Pointers. 
;rs.  Tripoid  Easels.  Drawmg  Models  and  Solids,  etc..  furnished 
e  day  order  is  received. 


For  PENS  (Writing.  LetterluK.  Drawlug.  Soenneeken.  etc  1    LIUTID  INKS 
805.  Journal.    For  STICK  INK,  INK  »SLAUS.]NK  EKAl>lCATOK!^ 


1805.  JOI'RNAI.. 
asLOctolier  Joi 
®ee  pugf  253,  Nt 


page  181,  August. 
September, 
pape 


<.l..l?»»  AND    Rl  BBEK  INK  WEM.S,   INK   UKI.l.  FILLER-*,  vtv 

AMES  &    ROLLINSON   CO..  202  Broadway.  New  York 


MORE  TEACHERS  and    Students  of   Penmanship,   D^rawing,  Com- 
mercial   and    Shorthand    and   Typewriting    branches    read    The 
Journal    than    read    any   dozen   other  educational  publications. 
Advertisers,  see  the  point? 


I  The  Jockna 


of  standard  make  and 


are  act  a  cheap  inferior  pen. 

(leal  put  us  In  possession  of  a  few  pens 


>  turn  them  Into  cash  at 


92  Fountain  Pen  i 


V  S2..''>ii  Fountain  Feu  and  1 


J  A  Practical  Present 

^      jiiKl   1.   iR-atiriful  one,  too.  Is  a   fountain 


■rlption  to  either  Pb.nm 


-S  ARTJOtntNAL 

Pen  and  1  year's  sub- 


Full  Pearl,  very  handsome)  and  1 
subscrliftion     to    either   Penman's 


Quality  10  k,  gold  peas  and 


._id  satisf action  guaran- 
t  useful,  practical,  and 


newals.  and  pen  and  subs. 


t  be  sei 
!ceplal> 


Christmas  presen 

AMES  &  ROLLINSON  CO., 

SOS  lirontl irrn/. 

yim    loiiii 


AAAAAAAAAAAA 


To  Write  Well 


ALWAYS  USE 


ESTERBROOK'S 

Al     Professional     Pen. 


For  a  fine  elastic  pen  it  is  unex- 
celled, the  penman's  favorite. 

Also  makers  of  the  celebrated  Falcon 
Pen  No.  048. 

Out  of  their  150  other  styles  writers 
cannot  fail  to  be  suited. 

Ask  your  stationer  for  them. 

The  Esterbrook  Steel  Pen  Co., 

26  John  St.,  New  York. 


^^^ 


pERFECT-3r-l 

J7       #     *     ^     ^      QUALITY 
ASK  YOUR  STATIONER  FOR  THEM 
pie  card 


ECLECTIC    PEN   CO. 

100  William   Street,  New  York. 


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commereial  teachei-s.  Those  who  contemplate 
teachintf  the  commercial  branches  or  teacliei-s 
who  wish  to  prepare  for  better  positions  should 
write  for  particulars.  Beautiful  catalogue  and 
ulai'ssent  upon  request. 


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The  Cigarette  must  go. 
The  Public  School  Boys  ( 
say  so. 

Th,>  first  of  the  Anti-C 


'sfitns  aii'I  -^UiiiiKis  for  l.mlBcs  ( 
(lescTlpilnns  .■li..-.  ifull.v  riirnlslie 
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PERNIN    SHORTHAND. 

Why? 


do  thoujandg  of  " 


e  allotben  to  be  Uugbt  In  the  Brooklyo 
udylDK  It? 
f)  of  the  lett'ilng  Universities,  Colleges, 
tvlthln  the  pa«t  5  or  fi  years  ? 
nnienil  It  eDthualastlcally  everywhere  ? 

1  systems  chanKlntr  o(f  to  the  PERNIN? 
(  PAIR  award  of  MEDAL  and  DIPLOMA  ? 


, JS  BhorthBii'l  selec'l«l  i 

h  School  where  4»t>  pupils 
It  bppn  adopted  by 
h  Scbo(»l8  of  the  countrj-  i 

«.„w~ A-nographert 

"hundred*  of  wrt(er»  of  the  old  Hhaded  and  poaltloi 
did  11  rcrelve  the  exclaMve  WORLD'S  FAIR  award  of 

>The  school   Poard  was  convinced  of  Its  SUPERIOR  MERITS  and  adopte.1 
SOLELY  on  thai  8T0un«l. 
..^  .     ^  .   .    ^<       *      It  IR  a  COMMON    SENSE   shorthand,    quickly  learned,    READ    LIKE    PBI> 
'CV-'CW*»J^    ♦     "ap„bIeof  thehlKhest  speed,  and  adapted  alike  to  the  comprehension  of  \ 
child  and  the  adult. 
It    ha^   no  SHADING,  no   POSITION,    few   word   slffiis.  vowe^^foUowj 
BECAUSE  It  can  l>e  learned  for  practical  use  In  H  to  1^  l 
They  r«el  the  need  of  a  more  facile  and  IcRlble  shorthand. 


I'i  W'EEKS  instead  of  MONTHS  and  YEARS. 


It  * 


.  adJudKwl  the  BEST  of  all  shorthand  s 


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ritrCTOR.  «a,0(>.    Money  refumtetl  If  unt  siitutartory.    Lc 


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on  Scientific  Principles. 

Ilv  tills  mitliod  the  stuilpnt  in  n  short  tiroe  becomes  eapnlile 
riiiiiK  without  the  aid  of  the  eves  in  locating  the  keys.  iiii<i 
)  iloiiij?  can  Kive  more  attention  to  the  matter  copied  and 
accciiiTplish  more  worli. 

'  TYPEVVRITINQ  BY  TOUCH  "  is  the  result  of  experience, 
it  li;is  provnl  so  piin-c^sfol  that  it  is  deemed  advisable  for 

l.,f  i]i,,u^  ml-     f   Tin-nnt  operators  and  the  lar^e 

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nt  to  Business  and  Shorthand  schools 


QUEER 


What  reasons  are  given  by  some  shorthand  publishers  in 
favor  of  introducing  their  systems.  Queerest  of  all,  per- 
haps, the  moss  back  claim  that  "  Ours  is  best  because  it 
has  not  been  revised  for  over  thirty  years  !  " 

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schools  of  to-day  !  Thirty  years  ago  there  were  only  one 
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of  teaching  shorthand.  To-day,  The  Journal  tells  us, 
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in  the  U.  S.  and  Canada — and  the  rest  are  coming  to  it. 

Day's   Complete   Shorthand    flanual 

iColumbian    Revision     16th    Edition) 

Embodies  the  science  of  shorthand  writing  brought 
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old  systems  plus  additions  and  emendations  suggested  by 
the  experience  of  eminent  practitioners  of  our  time.  It 
is  built  to  do  the  business  of  to-day.  The  Live  Schools 
— the  Live  Writers — are  coming  to  it. 

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The  Benn  Pitman 
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Is  the  only  System  of 
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Which  for  more  than  forty  years  has  been  the  standard  of  American 
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Which  has  been  called  by  the  National  Bureau  of  Education  The 
American  System  of  Shorthand,  and  which  is  shown  by  detailed  statis- 
tics issued  by  the  Bureau  to  be  taught  as  extensively  in  American 
schools  as  any  other  three  systems  combined. 

Which  has  been  adopted  as  the  standard  of  instruction  in  the  public 
schools  of  Boston,  Lowell,  Quincy,  Fitchburg,  Hyde  Park  and  Worces- 
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A  Beautiful  System  of  Penmanship 
for  Self-Instruction. 

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(.'orres|j(.>iiilini  r  .iihI  l.ii-.iiiiss  purposes. 

The  OriMi  iM.-iiial  -fiics  consists  of  a  beautlfu, 
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Nine    Magnificent 
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DESCRIPTION. 

No.  1.— A  beautiful  specimen  of  lettering  and  pen  drawing  by  W.  H.  Beacom,  size  IS  x  24  Inches.  A  gem  and 
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nittceut  piece  of  work.  Elegant  ^vrltlng,  beautiful  lettering  ami  several  brownies  are  sti'ong  points  m 
the  d.-slgn.    Size  14  x  JO  Inches. 

•'     ■'      ■    "      ■  -•---*'■  ------  you  oblivious  of  vour  surnmntiliigs  for  hours.    One  of 

-  - -  ■ '—     "'-— -  -  -^nnr  to 


strong  points  I 
E.  Dennis'  chaste 


Inches, 
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No.  4.— By  C.  P.  Za-ver.    Is  that  not  enough  to  recommend  It?    Variety  lettering,  pen  drawing,  and  writing. 

Size  la  X  10  Inches. 
No.  5.— Another  by  G.  W.  Waij,ack.    Black  background.    White  lettering.   Wlilte  writing.    White  scroll  work. 

■White  and  black  all  through,  the  black  predominating.    Yon  probably  never  saw  anything  like  It.    Size 

No.  li.— The  liHailliii;  t-inbraces  some  very  clever  scroll  work  and  lettering,  and  Is  the  feature  that  makes  thla 

i'.  -iLii  .  -1"  .  I  iii\  ,ii tractive.    Size  12  x  15  Inches. 
No.  :      '  I  ■     !     I    ■   I'liiit,' by  C.N.  Cranole.     It  covers  the  entire  field,  lettering,  pen  drawing  and  writing. 

No.  s      M       ,.  .    •  iLANDLE  specimen.    Fine  design  ;  Hne  execution,  and  attractive  throughout.    Another 

-. ^..  n  .    Ill  r.tlon.    Slze  13  1 18  Inches. 

No.  ij.-iii.-  i,iMd  r^  i  luyer.    Pen  drawing  and  lettering  by  C.  C.  Rearicic.    Size  II  x  12>i  Inches. 

These  specimens  are  fine  Indeed,  worth  many  times  fifty  cents  to  any  admirer  of  artistic  pen  work.  Students 


win  find  them  especially  helpful  as  models. 

I  can  cheerfully  recommend  every  reader  of  the  PexMAi 
must  have  cost  hundreds  of  dollars.    Mr.  Rearlck's  offer  1; 


.   BUSSARU, 

Prln.  Cedar  Rapids.  la.,  school  of  Penmanship, 
avest  50  cents  In  these  specimens    The  originals 


school,  and  will  furnish  insiiiration  for  any  penman.    This  is  a  splendid  opportunity  to  add  to 
your  collection  of  fine  pen  designs.  W.  J.  Kinslev. 

Nine  maKniflcent  specimens  of  ornate  lettering,  drawing  and  wvitinsr  have  been  carefully 
examined  by  me.    Each  one  of  these  designs  is  well  worth  the  price  asked  for  the  lot. 

L.  ^l.  Kelchneh. 
Prin.  No.  111.  Coll.  of  Pen  Art  and  Drawing,  Dixon.  III. 

Upon  receipt  of  50  cents,  all  of  the  above  described  designs  will  be 
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JOSEPH  GILLOTT'S 

STEEL  PENS. 

GOLD  MEDAL,  paris  exposition,  1889, 

AND  THE  CHICAGO  EXPOSITION  AWARD. 

THE  MOST  PERFECT  OF  PENS. 


nrlety  of  pens  Tor  all 

writing,  which  have 

ale  for  over  flfty  years,  we  make  ihe  followff 


strictly  professli 


ic'h  have  1 
al  pens,  or  which  ! 


of  three 


I  that  ^REE  SAltl- 


No.  1000{the  most  delicate  pen  made),  six 
The  cost  of  these  pens  Is  sii  '     '    " 
PLES  are  II>I  POSSI  BLE, 

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FOR  THE  LEFT  EYE. 

You  are  too  busy 

Thinking  about  Christmas  Presents 
and  other  Holiday  matters  to  care 
to  give  much  thought  to  anything 
we  might  want  to  say  about  our 
books  in  this  space  this  month, 
therefore  we  shall  not  mention 
them. 

We  have  something 

to  say,  however,  on  another  subject. 
We  desire  to  express  to  you  our 
grateful  acknowledgments  for  your 
generous  patronage  during  the  past 
year,  and  to  respectfully  solicit  a 
continuance  of  your  favors. 

We  further  desire 

to  cordially  wish  you  a  very  Merry 
Christmas  and  a  Happy  and  Pros- 
perous New  Year. 


December,  1895. 


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After  the  Holidays 

Your  thoughts  will  naturally  revert 
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